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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milo Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akuma Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage comes to the cage accompanied by P.E.P.E: Shadilay. Tanaka has chosen Akuma's Theme as his entrance music. Akuma Tanaka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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199 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Milo Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akuma Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage moves into the clinch successfully.
Tanaka can't find room to land a body shot as Savage controls the action.
Savage breaks the clinch.
Savage gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Savage breaks the clinch.
Tanaka throws the left hand but Savage avoids the punch easily.
Tanaka's coach down at Hard Knocks Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tanaka's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Savage throws a head kick but Tanaka moves out of range.
Tanaka misses with a series of wild punches.
Savage clinches with his opponent.
Tanaka tries to break the clinch but Savage is controlling the position.
Savage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage throws a nice head kick!
Tanaka tries to clinch up but Savage circles away and keeps his distance.
Tanaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Savage circles away.
Tanaka misses with a leg kick.
Tanaka tries to clinch up
and Savage counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage lands a head kick. Tanaka smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Savage pushes Tanaka up against the cage in a clinch.
Savage manages to break the clinch.
Savage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tanaka throws out the jab.
As Tanaka tries to get set, Savage tries to push him back and clinch up but Tanaka manages to avoid the attempt.
Tanaka moves in looking to clinch but Savage pushes him off.
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Savage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Savage misses with a wild combination.
Tanaka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Savage lands a high kick!
Savage moves away from the strike by Tanaka.
Savage rushes Tanaka and presses him up against the cage.
Savage gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tanaka.
Tanaka looks winded!
Tanaka looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is fighting off a takedown attempt but Savage is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tanaka to the mat. Tanaka regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savage tries to free his leg and advance position but Tanaka is retaining full guard.
Tanaka keeping moving, preventing Savage from controlling successfully.
Savage stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Savage lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Savage fakes the leg kick and cracks Tanaka in the body.
Tanaka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Savage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Savage clinches with his opponent.
Savage manages to break the clinch.
Tanaka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka wants to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Savage.
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch but Savage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tanaka is looking to clinch but Savage is avoiding it.
Akuma Tanaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savage drives through and clinches with Tanaka against the cage.
Savage changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tanaka fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tanaka misses with a series of wild punches.
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Savage sprawls well. Savage wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tanaka gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage throws a one two combo.
Savage avoids the head kick by Tanaka.
Savage lands a high kick!
Good leg kick by Savage there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tanaka gets tackled into the cage by Savage. Savage maintains the clinch.
Savage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savage lands a damaging elbow.
Tanaka has a couple of punches blocked by Savage.
Tanaka misses with a body punch.
Savage manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Savage dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Savage keeps the fight on the outside.
Savage gets a clinch.
Tanaka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Savage takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Savage fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tanaka, pushing him back against the cage.
Savage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Savage moves into the clinch.
Savage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Savage gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Savage has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Savage breaks the clinch.
Savage clinches with his opponent.
Savage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tanaka has Savage up against the cage in a clinch.
Savage managing to block the knees to the body from Tanaka.
Savage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tanaka is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Savage circles away.
Tanaka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Savage throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tanaka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Milo Savage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch but Savage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Tanaka tries to get set, Savage tries to push him back and clinch up but Tanaka manages to avoid the attempt.
Tanaka tries to clinch up.
Savage keeps the fight on the outside.
Savage instigates a clinch.
Savage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Savage moves into range and clinches up with Tanaka.
Savage avoiding damage as Tanaka throws knees to the body.
Savage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Savage tests Tanaka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Savage has closed the distance and engaged Tanaka in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanaka takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Savage swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanaka.
Milo Savage is winning the standup battle so far.
Tanaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Savage throws a combination. Tanaka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Savage darts in and clinches Tanaka up against the cage.
Savage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Savage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Savage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tanaka takes a swing at Savage's ribcage but misses.
Savage throws a head kick that misses.
Savage clinches with his opponent.
Savage is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tanaka pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Savage.
Tanaka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Savage walks away with a smile on his face. Tanaka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Savage fakes the leg kick and cracks Tanaka in the body.
Tanaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Savage throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tanaka.
Savage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tanaka misses with a two punch combination.
Savage has taken the fight to the clinch.
Savage manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Savage breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka looks to clinch
and Savage counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Savage moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savage with a knee to the head.
Savage manages to break the clinch.
Tanaka tries to clinch up but Savage circles away and keeps his distance.
Tanaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tanaka throws a sloppy head kick and Savage moves out of range easily.
Savage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tanaka can do to turn this around?
Savage gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tanaka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tanaka is looking to clinch.
Savage lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tanaka misses with a hook
and Savage makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tanaka tries to clinch but Savage is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Savage dominated that second round.
That's time! Savage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Savage lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Savage.
Savage keeps the fight on the outside.
Savage pushes Tanaka up against the cage in a clinch.
Savage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Savage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Savage gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Savage breaks from the clinch.
Savage misses with a few strikes there.
Savage clinches.
Savage breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage lands a high kick!
Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Savage circles away from the clinch attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Tanaka misses.
Tanaka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Savage rushes Tanaka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka is working for takedown but Savage is calmly controlling the position for now.
Milo Savage has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Savage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Savage.
Savage darts in and clinches Tanaka up against the cage.
Savage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Savage lands a knee to the head.
Savage breaks from the clinch.
Tanaka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Savage throws a head kick that misses.
Savage has taken the fight to the clinch.
Savage breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Savage.
Savage misses with a wild combination.
Tanaka misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savage moves into the clinch.
Tanaka can't get the takedown.
Savage manages to pull guard.
Savage looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tanaka won't allow Savage to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage has control of Tanaka's left arm, preventing Tanaka from doing any damage.
Savage looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Tanaka has picked Savage up and slammed him! Savage can't keep hold of the triangle and Tanaka manages to pass to side control!
Tanaka in side control lands a decent elbow.
Savage tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tanaka wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tanaka trying to control the position but Savage is working away.
Savage wants to control but Tanaka postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tanaka grinds an elbow into Savage's temple.
Tanaka has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Savage wants to clinch up but Tanaka keeps it at a distance.
Milo Savage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tanaka tries to clinch up but Savage circles away and keeps his distance.
Savage seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tanaka tries to clinch there but Savage circles away.
Savage thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tanaka if he has to take too many more of those.
Tanaka pushes Savage up against the cage in a clinch.
Tanaka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tanaka gets through Savage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tanaka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Savage walks away with a smile on his face. Tanaka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Milo Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akuma Tanaka.
Tanaka throws a lazy uppercut
and Savage counters with a one-two to the body.
Akuma Tanaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Savage lands a head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milo Savage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Savage has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milo Savage!
An out of breath Milo Savage thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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