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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mick Foley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnaud Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage has chosen BLUNT- as his entrance music. Mick Foley is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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201 lbs
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193 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mick Foley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Arnaud Savage!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foley misses with a double jab.
Foley throws an overhand right that lands on Savage's shoulder, as Savage tries to avoid the shot.
Savage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Savage moves out of range of the strikes.
Foley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Foley gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Savage to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Foley looking to control.
Savage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Foley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Foley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Savage trying to control but Foley is working from the bottom.
Savage looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage controlling from the top position.
Savage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Savage is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Foley is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Foley has escaped and now he's on top!
Foley trying to control the position from guard on top but Savage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Savage working for a triangle but Foley defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Foley throws a big elbow that misses.
Savage controls Foley momentarily but Foley frees himself.
Savage bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Foley's guard.
Foley wants to sweep but no luck.
Savage wants to control from the top but Foley keeps moving.
Savage tries to free his leg and advance position but Foley is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savage is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Foley keeping moving, preventing Savage from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley keeping full guard, as Savage tries to pass.
Foley trying to control the position here.
Savage is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Arnaud Savage wasn't active enough on the ground.
Foley throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Foley misses the target.
Savage closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Foley.
Savage blocks an elbow strike.
Foley tries a body shot but Savage blocks it.
Savage tries to land a knee to the head but Foley blocks with his arms.
Foley misses with an elbow over the top.
Savage throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Foley avoids a wild elbow strike from Savage.
Savage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Foley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Savage trying to land knees to the body.
Savage throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Savage avoids a wild elbow strike from Foley.
Savage has Foley pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Foley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savage lands an elbow that stopped Foley in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Mick Foley has been cut.
Savage lands an elbow inside.
Foley misses with a punch on the inside.
Foley working hard to break the clinch.
Savage has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Foley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnaud Savage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mick Foley's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Savage checks a leg kick.
Foley motions for Savage to come forward. Foley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Foley misses with an uppercut
and Savage counters with a good, hard body kick but Foley shrugs it off.
Foley throws a hook but Savage blocks it.
Foley with a hook.
Savage connects with an inside leg kick.
Foley misses with a looping right.
Foley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Savage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Foley.
Foley stuffs the takedown.
Foley misses with a wild body shot.
Foley blocks a head kick by Savage.
Mick Foley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Foley misses.
Foley misses with a two punch combination.
Savage checks the leg kick nicely there.
Foley motions for Savage to come forward. Foley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Savage fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Foley.
A big left from Foley misses.
Savage tries to score a power double leg takedown but Foley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Savage somewhat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Savage can pounce on him.
Foley connects with a jab.
Savage misses with a body kick.
Foley blocks a head kick by Savage.
Foley thows a body shot but no joy.
Foley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Foley throws the left hand but Savage avoids the punch easily.
Savage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Foley moves out of range as Savage strikes.
Foley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mick Foley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Savage misses with a straight left.
Savage thows a body kick. Foley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Savage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Savage drives through with a takedown into Foley's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Savage tries to free his leg and advance position but Foley is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Savage is one step ahead there.
Savage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savage drops back looking for a leg! Foley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Foley manages to kick Savage off! Savage jumps back into Foley's guard.
Foley keeping moving, preventing Savage from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley trying to control the position here.
Savage looking to pass the guard.
Savage postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Savage won't allow Foley to sweep him here.
Foley keeping full guard, as Savage tries to pass.
Foley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foley wants to control the position but Savage says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Savage is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Foley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Savage.
Foley trying to hold on to Savage's head to control him but Savage postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savage is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnaud Savage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mick Foley's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Foley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Foley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Foley misses the shot to the body.
Foley misses the jab.
Savage closes the distance and clinches up with Foley, looking for a takedown. Savage pushes Foley against the cage but Foley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Foley gets caught flat footed, as Savage shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Foley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Savage on the ground.
Savage preventing the sweep.
Savage trying to control but Foley is working from the bottom.
Foley trying to control the position here.
Foley keeping full guard, as Savage tries to pass.
Arnaud Savage has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Savage. That's going to slow Foley down.
Foley misses with a straight right.
Foley misses with a looping right.
Savage slips a straight right by Foley.
Savage shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Savage trying to control but Foley is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage tries to free his leg and advance position but Foley is retaining full guard.
Savage slips nicely into half guard.
Savage is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Savage slips nicely into half guard.
Savage frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage fails to advance to Foley's back.
Savage scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Foley?
Savage wants to control the pace but Foley is squirming around nicely.
Savage content just to control the position here.
Savage looking to secure an arm triangle but Foley defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage fails to advance to Foley's back.
Savage moves to the back position.
Mick Foley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Foley rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foley is in trouble now - Savage has advanced to mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Arnaud Savage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Savage winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnaud Savage!
Arnaud Savage managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Australian Xtreme - All 159 Video Proof., into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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