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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zabit Sharipov (ranked 1521 p4p, 181 weight class) and Macho Man Savage (ranked 1673 p4p, 198 weight class). Man Savage has chosen Hey Freakshow! as his entrance music. Macho Man Savage is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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152 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zabit Sharipov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Macho Man Savage!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharipov misses the body punch
and Man Savage counters with a straight right hand.
Man Savage throws a big shot that misses.
Sharipov lands an overhand right.
Man Savage moves out of range as Sharipov strikes.
Man Savage throws out a loose jab but Sharipov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharipov is looking to counter the offense by Man Savage and move into the clinch.
Sharipov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Man Savage digs a good hook to Sharipov's body.
Sharipov drives through and clinches with Man Savage against the cage.
Man Savage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sharipov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sharipov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man Savage looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sharipov tries to work over Man Savage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sharipov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man Savage struggles to land a body shot inside as Sharipov controls his hands.
Man Savage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sharipov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sharipov tries to work over Man Savage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharipov has a couple of punches blocked by Man Savage.
Sharipov has a couple of punches blocked by Man Savage.
Man Savage swings wildly with an uppercut but Sharipov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharipov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Man Savage lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sharipov backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sharipov fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man Savage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sharipov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Man Savage blocking some punches.
Sharipov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Man Savage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Man Savage lands a left hand.
Man Savage misses with the head strike.
Sharipov blocks an uppercut.
Man Savage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Savage blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Man Savage fails to land.
Sharipov throws a punch but it's blocked by Man Savage.
A head punch on the inside from Sharipov fails to land.
Sharipov lands with a right to the head.
Man Savage digs a right hand underneath Sharipov's ribcage. Sharipov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Man Savage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sharipov blocks an uppercut.
Man Savage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sharipov.
Man Savage lands a right hand.
Sharipov tries a body shot but Man Savage blocks it.
Man Savage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Man Savage.
A head punch on the inside from Man Savage fails to land.
Sharipov stalls.
Man Savage misses with the head strike.
Man Savage stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man Savage throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharipov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sharipov.
A head punch on the inside from Sharipov fails to land.
Sharipov blocking some punches.
Man Savage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man Savage lands with a light punch inside.
Man Savage misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man Savage.
A nice left hand lands by Man Savage.
Sharipov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sharipov lands a nice shot to the body.
Sharipov blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sharipov.
Man Savage lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sharipov misses with the head strike.
Sharipov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man Savage lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharipov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Man Savage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharipov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sharipov gets through Man Savage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Man Savage lands an uppercut.
Sharipov can't find room to land a body shot as Man Savage controls the action.
Sharipov struggles to land a body shot inside as Man Savage controls his hands.
Sharipov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Man Savage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man Savage lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sharipov.
Sharipov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Man Savage or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man Savage.
Sharipov lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Man Savage.
Man Savage tries to circle away but Sharipov has him pinned against the cage.
Sharipov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macho Man Savage dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sharipov looks to score with a jab to the body but Man Savage is just out of range.
Man Savage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Man Savage connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sharipov's hands.
Sharipov forces Man Savage back against the cage and clinches.
Man Savage digs a right hand into Sharipov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sharipov's gas tank.
Man Savage lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sharipov backwards.
Macho Man Savage seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sharipov scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man Savage.
Sharipov blocking some punches.
Sharipov misses with a punch to the body.
Sharipov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man Savage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharipov lands with a short shot to the head.
Sharipov pushes Man Savage back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sharipov blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharipov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Sharipov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Savage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sharipov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Man Savage as Sharipov tries to tie him up.
Sharipov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Man Savage backwards.
Sharipov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man Savage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sharipov.
Nice body punch from Man Savage - that landed with a thud.
Sharipov blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man Savage.
Sharipov looking to stall.
Man Savage misses with the head strike.
Man Savage throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharipov.
Sharipov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Savage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man Savage lands with a right to the head.
Sharipov blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sharipov.
Man Savage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sharipov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man Savage's elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Man Savage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sharipov blocks an uppercut.
Man Savage lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man Savage lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Man Savage makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Sharipov - that landed with a thud.
Man Savage throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharipov.
Sharipov pushes Man Savage back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man Savage misses with some punches.
Man Savage lands a nice uppercut.
Sharipov looking to slow down the pace here.
Man Savage can't find room to land a body shot as Sharipov controls the action.
Man Savage swings wildly with an uppercut but Sharipov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharipov trying to control the position but instead, Man Savage has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sharipov into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Man Savage.
Man Savage is trying to break free.
Man Savage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sharipov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sharipov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man Savage misses with some punches.
Sharipov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Man Savage is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sharipov.
Man Savage is leaning against Sharipov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sharipov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Man Savage blocking some punches.
Sharipov can't find room to land a body shot as Man Savage controls the action.
Man Savage lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Man Savage.
Sharipov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man Savage swings wildly with an uppercut but Sharipov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharipov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharipov working aggressively here.
Man Savage misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Sharipov.
Man Savage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Sharipov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macho Man Savage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sharipov moves out of range as Man Savage strikes.
Sharipov is looking to counter the offense by Man Savage and move into the clinch.
Man Savage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Man Savage does it's job there.
Man Savage misses with a hook.
A big right from Man Savage misses.
Sharipov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man Savage.
Sharipov closes the distance and clinches.
Sharipov cracks Man Savage with a nice body shot.
A short right from Man Savage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharipov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Man Savage lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sharipov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Savage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Man Savage.
Sharipov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sharipov gets through Man Savage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Man Savage misses with the head strike.
Man Savage lands an uppercut.
A short right from Man Savage.
Sharipov stalling the fight.
Sharipov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man Savage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sharipov.
Sharipov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man Savage throws a head punch that misses.
Man Savage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sharipov tries to throw a body punch but Man Savage avoids it by throwing Sharipov back against the cage.
Man Savage tries to work over Sharipov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man Savage misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Savage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man Savage blocks a body shot from Sharipov.
Man Savage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharipov throws a head punch that misses.
Sharipov has Man Savage pushed against the cage.
Sharipov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Man Savage lands a left hand.
Man Savage lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sharipov swings wildly with an uppercut but Man Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharipov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Man Savage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sharipov working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sharipov stalling.
Sharipov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man Savage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man Savage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man Savage prevents a body shot from Sharipov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sharipov.
Sharipov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Man Savage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zabit Sharipov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Macho Man Savage is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Man Savage tries to throw a body punch but Sharipov avoids it by throwing Man Savage back against the cage.
Sharipov is trying to maintain a safe position but Man Savage gets an underhook and turns Sharipov into the cage.
Sharipov trying to control the position but instead, Man Savage has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sharipov into the cage.
A hook to the body from Sharipov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man Savage throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharipov.
Man Savage lands with a light punch inside.
Man Savage working aggressively here.
Sharipov pushes Man Savage back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sharipov pushes Man Savage back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man Savage blocks an uppercut.
Sharipov tries to throw a body punch but Man Savage avoids it by throwing Sharipov back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sharipov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Man Savage tries to break free but Sharipov pushes him back against the cage.
Sharipov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sharipov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Man Savage backwards.
Man Savage tries to throw a body punch but Sharipov avoids it by throwing Man Savage back against the cage.
Sharipov throws a head punch that misses.
Sharipov misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Macho Man Savage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Man Savage has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macho Man Savage!
During a confident post fight interview, Macho Man Savage thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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