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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jd Almanez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brody Savanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almanez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is My Cool by Adam Tensta. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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175 cm
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185 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jd Almanez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brody Savanis!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savanis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Savanis leaves Almanez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Savanis misses with a double jab
and Almanez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Almanez shoots in looking for a takedown. Savanis tries to sprawl out of it but Almanez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Savanis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Savanis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Almanez shoots in looking for a takedown but Savanis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Almanez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jd Almanez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Savanis.
Savanis is looking to slow Almanez down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savanis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Almanez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jd Almanez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almanez misses with a two punch combination.
Almanez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Almanez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Almanez moves into range and clinches up with Savanis.
Savanis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almanez lands with a short shot to the head.
Savanis wants to break free but Almanez has control.
Almanez working aggressively here.
Savanis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Savanis has had enough of the clinch but Almanez keeps him there for the moment.
Almanez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Almanez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Almanez tries for a takedown but Savanis manages to get underhooks.
Almanez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Savanis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Almanez breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almanez tries to clinch up.
Almanez shoots in but no luck this time.
Almanez tries to close the distance and clinch but Savanis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Almanez is looking to clinch but Savanis is avoiding it.
Almanez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Almanez tries to clinch
and Savanis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Savanis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almanez moves in looking to clinch but Savanis pushes him off.
Savanis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Almanez tries to clinch but Savanis moves out of range.
Savanis digs a good hook to Almanez's body.
Savanis throws a head kick that misses.
Almanez forces Savanis back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savanis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Almanez closes the distance but Savanis moves to the side
and Savanis counters with a nice body kick.
Almanez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Savanis but Savanis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Savanis!
Savanis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Almanez.
Almanez closes the distance but Savanis moves to the side
and Savanis counters with a left to the body.
Almanez is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savanis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Savanis throws a series of punches but Almanez moves out of range.
Almanez shoots in for a takedown but Savanis shows good takedown defense.
Savanis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Jd Almanez has been cut.
Savanis scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almanez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Savanis is out of range.
Almanez is looking to clinch but Savanis is avoiding it.
Savanis tries to work over Almanez's front leg with a kick but Almanez checks it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Almanez. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Savanis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Almanez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Almanez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Savanis has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Savanis stands up and beckons Almanez to his feet.
A left lands for Savanis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Savanis.
Almanez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Savanis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Almanez darts in trying to clinch
and Savanis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brody Savanis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jd Almanez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Savanis tests Almanez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Almanez darts in trying to clinch
and Savanis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Savanis works over Almanez's head and body with a nice combination.
Almanez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown by Savanis or perhaps it was just good defense by Almanez which made him look bad.
Savanis misses with the combination.
Almanez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice inside leg kick there by Savanis. That's going to slow Almanez down.
Almanez wants to clinch.
Almanez tries to clinch but Savanis is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almanez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Savanis swivels and escapes.
Almanez blocks a head kick by Savanis.
Almanez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Savanis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Almanez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Savanis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Almanez tries to avoid it but Savanis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Almanez to the ground. Almanez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Almanez looks to clinch
and Savanis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Almanez's guard now.
Savanis pushes down on Almanez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Savanis controlling the pace.
Almanez is refusing to be controlled, as Savanis sits in half guard.
Almanez is trying is best to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savanis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brody Savanis was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Almanez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Savanis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Almanez tries to clinch there but Savanis circles away.
Almanez tries to clinch up.
Almanez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savanis.
Savanis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Savanis throws a good cross that connects.
Savanis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Almanez tries to clinch up.
Savanis keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almanez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Almanez lands a nice shot that snaps Savanis's head back.
Almanez dives in and grabs Savanis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Savanis pushes down on Almanez's head and hops out.
Almanez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Savanis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Savanis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Almanez wants to clinch.
Brody Savanis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Savanis tries to bum rush Almanez with a series of wild strikes but Almanez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Savanis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Savanis counters with a solid body kick.
Almanez tries to clinch up
and Savanis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Almanez thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savanis throws a sloppy head kick and Almanez moves out of range easily.
Almanez blocks a head kick by Savanis.
Almanez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Savanis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jd Almanez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almanez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Savanis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Almanez tries to close the distance and clinch but Savanis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Almanez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Almanez tries to clinch up but Savanis circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savanis clobbers Almanez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Almanez blocks the body kick.
Almanez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brody Savanis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jd Almanez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Almanez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Savanis is out of range.
Almanez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Savanis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Savanis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Almanez at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Savanis. No joy for Almanez on that attempt.
Almanez clinches.
Savanis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Savanis stops a takedown attempt from Almanez.
Savanis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Almanez moves in looking to clinch but Savanis pushes him off.
Almanez rushes Savanis and presses him up against the cage.
Savanis blocking some punches.
Almanez wants to break free but Savanis has control.
Almanez misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almanez lands a left hand.
Almanez has a couple of punches blocked by Savanis.
Almanez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Almanez gets caught flat footed, as Savanis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Almanez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Almanez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Savanis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Savanis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Almanez is on top in guard.
Almanez tries to free his leg and advance position but Savanis is retaining full guard.
Almanez throws a strike but Savanis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savanis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savanis throws a nice looking combination but Almanez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jd Almanez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Savanis misses with a double jab.
Savanis throws a leg kick
and Almanez counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Savanis as Almanez shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jd Almanez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savanis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Almanez manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Savanis. That snapped Almanez's head back.
Savanis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Almanez has managed to clinch.
Almanez gets through Savanis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Almanez fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savanis is trying to break free.
Almanez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Almanez misses with a two punch combination.
Almanez closes the distance and clinches.
Savanis breaks from the clinch.
Savanis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Savanis moves forwards but Almanez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Savanis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Almanez.
Almanez wants to clinch but Savanis slips to the side
and Savanis counters with a body kick.
Savanis fails to land with a series of punches.
Savanis throws a head kick but Almanez moves out of range.
Savanis throws a solid leg kick but Almanez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Savanis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savanis keeps the fight on the outside.
Almanez is looking to clinch but Savanis is avoiding it.
Savanis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Almanez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Almanez shoots in but Savanis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Savanis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Savanis throws a head kick that misses
and Almanez counters with a shoot takedown. Savanis fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almanez throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Almanez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Savanis's head.
Savanis keeping full guard, as Almanez tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jd Almanez clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jd Almanez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A head kick by Savanis misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Almanez misses with a hook.
Almanez pushes Savanis up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Almanez.
Almanez is trying to pull guard but Savanis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Savanis is trying to break the clinch but Almanez has him pressed against the cage.
Almanez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Savanis letting Almanez take a breather here.
Savanis blocking some punches.
Almanez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Savanis prevents it.
Almanez is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almanez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jd Almanez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savanis being controlled against the cage.
Almanez working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Almanez fails to land.
Savanis wants to get back to striking at distance but Almanez won't allow it.
Savanis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Almanez has him pressed against the cage.
Almanez looking to slow down the pace here.
Savanis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jd Almanez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almanez breaks the clinch.
Almanez doesn't manage to clinch there - Savanis circles away.
Almanez throws a leg kick that misses.
Almanez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Savanis dodges the punch combination from Almanez.
Savanis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Almanez lands with a cross.
Almanez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Savanis swats away the attempt to clinch by Almanez.
Almanez is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almanez throws a lazy right hand but Savanis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Almanez moves to clinch but Savanis breaks away
and Savanis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Savanis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Almanez's sensitive parts.
Almanez tries to clinch but Savanis moves out of range.
Savanis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Savanis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Savanis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Almanez looks to clinch
and Savanis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Savanis misses with a wild combination.
Almanez fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almanez tries to clinch but Savanis moves out of range.
Almanez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Savanis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Savanis tries for a takedown but Almanez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Almanez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savanis misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Savanis.
Savanis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Almanez moves in looking to clinch but Savanis pushes him off.
Almanez tries to clinch up but Savanis circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice takedown defense from Almanez. No joy for Savanis on that attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Almanez tries to close the distance and clinch but Savanis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Almanez tries to clinch up.
Savanis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Savanis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jd Almanez had his way with Brody Savanis in that round.
The cut man is working on Jd Almanez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Almanez doesn't manage to clinch there - Savanis circles away.
Savanis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Almanez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Savanis.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Almanez is defended easily by Savanis.
Savanis misses with the combination.
Almanez leaves Savanis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Almanez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Savanis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Savanis. That's going to slow Almanez down.
Savanis connects with a solid leg kick.
Almanez tries to clinch there but Savanis circles away.
Almanez tries to close the distance and clinch but Savanis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Savanis throws a lazy uppercut
and Almanez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Almanez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Savanis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Almanez.
Almanez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Savanis looks to land a combination but Almanez avoids it well.
Savanis is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Savanis throws a body punch but Almanez moves out of range.
Almanez tries to clinch up.
Almanez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Savanis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almanez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Savanis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Savanis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good leg kick by Almanez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Savanis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horrible takedown by Savanis or perhaps it was just good defense by Almanez which made him look bad.
Almanez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Savanis looks to land a combination but Almanez avoids it well.
Almanez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almanez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Savanis dives on top into guard.
Brody Savanis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Savanis preventing the sweep.
Savanis won't allow Almanez to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savanis preventing the sweep.
Almanez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Savanis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Savanis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Savanis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Savanis trying to control the position from guard on top but Almanez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almanez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Brody Savanis wasn't active enough on the ground.
Savanis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Almanez tries to clinch up but Savanis circles away and keeps his distance.
Almanez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savanis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Savanis counters with a stiff right hand.
Savanis keeps the fight on the outside.
Almanez wants to clinch but Savanis slips to the side
and Savanis counters with a nice uppercut.
Savanis tries to keep at a distance but Almanez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Savanis blocking some punches.
Almanez manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savanis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Almanez moves into the clinch successfully.
Savanis breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jd Almanez.
I think Almanez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 48:47
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jd Almanez!
Jd Almanez is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Jd Almanez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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