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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronny Sizemore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage comes to the cage accompanied by Guns Of Brixton. Sizemore is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Who Told You? by Reprazent. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronny Sizemore!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage moves into the clinch successfully.
Sizemore manages to break the clinch.
Sizemore tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Savage holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sizemore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Savage pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sizemore is out of range and Savage settles back down.
Sizemore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sizemore throws a sloppy head kick and Savage moves out of range easily.
Savage avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Savage connects with a solid leg kick.
Sizemore tries to land a front kick but Savage steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Savage has Sizemore up against the cage in a clinch.
Savage stalling in the clinch.
Savage goes for a takedown attempt but Sizemore pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sizemore clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sizemore is keeping busy.
Sizemore lands a good knee to the midsection. Savage won't want to take too many of those.
Savage stalling against the cage.
Sizemore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Savage tries to clinch up but Sizemore circles away and keeps his distance.
Sizemore closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Savage stalling the fight.
Sizemore lands an elbow inside that Savage shrugs off.
Sizemore tries to break the clinch but Savage is controlling the position.
Savage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Savage trying to control the position but instead, Sizemore has worked for underhooks and has pushed Savage into the cage.
Sizemore landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore crunches a lovely knee into Savage's ribcage.
Sizemore breaks from the clinch.
Sizemore chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sizemore clinches but Savage breaks the clinch
and Savage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Savage shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sizemore is trying to defend but Savage finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sizemore pushes Savage off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sizemore closes the distance looking to clinch
and Savage counters with a three punch combo that has Sizemore backing up. Sizemore nods at Savage to acknowledge the strikes.
Sizemore closes the distance but Savage moves to the side
and Savage counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore tries to land knees in the clinch but Savage avoids the damage to the body.
Sizemore breaks from the clinch.
Savage looks to clinch
and Sizemore holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sizemore just misses with a elbow thrown towards Savage's brow.
Sizemore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sizemore darts in trying to clinch
and Savage counters by moving into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sizemore as Savage tries to tie him up.
Savage displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sizemore up against the cage.
Sizemore lands a knee to the body.
Savage is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sizemore tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sizemore throws an elbow but misses.
Sizemore lands an elbow inside.
Savage is trying to drag Sizemore to the mat but Sizemore just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sizemore lands an elbow just above Savage 's eye.
Savage managing to block the knees to the body from Sizemore.
Savage tries to land knees in the clinch but Sizemore avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Sizemore.
Sizemore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Savage throws a series of punches but Sizemore avoids them all with ease.
Ronny Sizemore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sizemore wants to clinch but Savage slips to the side
and Savage counters with a stiff right hand.
Sizemore clinches but Savage breaks the clinch
and Savage counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sizemore tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Savage counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ronny Sizemore will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Savage misses with a kick to the body.
Sizemore tries to clinch up
and Savage counters with an inside leg kick.
Sizemore wants to clinch but Savage slips to the side
and Savage counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sizemore tries to clinch up
and Savage holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Savage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sizemore avoids it.
Sizemore tries a knee to the head but Savage blocks it.
Sizemore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Savage throws a head kick but Sizemore moves out of range.
Sizemore closes the distance looking to clinch
and Savage counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Ronny Sizemore has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage tries to clinch there but Sizemore circles away.
Sizemore closes the distance looking to clinch
and Savage counters with a left to the body.
Savage is looking to land body kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sizemore lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Savage has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Savage and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Savage tries to clinch up but Sizemore circles away and keeps his distance.
Savage moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sizemore tries to clinch
and Savage counters with a shoot takedown. Sizemore fights it but they end up in guard.
Savage looking to pass the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sizemore can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sizemore pushes Savage off and gets back to his feet.
Sizemore is breathing heavily.
Savage takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savage closes the distance and pushes Sizemore back into the cage.
Savage looking to slow down the pace here.
Savage blocks an elbow strike from Sizemore.
Sizemore will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Savage up against the cage.
Savage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sizemore lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Savage controlling the action here for a moment.
Sizemore using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Savage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Savage takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Savage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sizemore misses with a body kick.
Sizemore darts in trying to clinch
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Savage counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sizemore using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Savage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Savage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Savage is pushing Sizemore up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sizemore wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sizemore is trying to break the clinch but Savage is controlling him.
Savage is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sizemore is keeping busy.
Savage content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sizemore throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Savage looking to stall.
Savage's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sizemore blocks the elbow strike.
Sizemore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sizemore wants to clinch
and Savage holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sizemore lands an elbow inside.
Savage is trying to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sizemore.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savage manages to break the clinch.
Sizemore tries to clinch but Savage moves away
and Savage counters by moving into the clinch.
Sizemore has had enough of the clinch but Savage keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Savage dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ronny Sizemore's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Savage.
Sizemore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Savage throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sizemore stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Savage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savage shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sizemore pinned against the cage. Sizemore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Savage will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Savage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sizemore tries a low kick but Savage avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sizemore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Savage closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sizemore just misses with a elbow thrown towards Savage's brow.
Sizemore scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sizemore breaks from the clinch.
Sizemore goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sizemore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Savage fails with a takedown attempt.
Ronny Sizemore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savage tries to clinch
and Sizemore makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Savage really felt that one!
Savage circles away from the clinch attempt
and Savage counters by moving into the clinch.
Sizemore is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sizemore throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sizemore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sizemore takes the fight into the clinch.
Savage takes an elbow to the forehead.
Savage takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sizemore up against the cage.
Sizemore throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sizemore will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Savage up against the cage.
Savage looking to stall.
Savage fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sizemore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sizemore thows a leg kick but Savage checks it
and Savage counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sizemore's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savage works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sizemore is trying to control but can't.
Savage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sizemore keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore trying to control here.
Sizemore is trying to stand up here but Savage is controlling him well.
Savage seems to be working for a kimura but Sizemore defends the submission attempt.
Sizemore is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sizemore closes the distance looking to clinch
and Savage counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sizemore lands an elbow inside that Savage shrugs off.
Savage avoiding damage as Sizemore throws knees to the body.
Savage blocks the elbow strike.
Savage fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sizemore lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sizemore obliges.
Sizemore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sizemore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Savage.
Sizemore misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick by Sizemore misses
and Savage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Savage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronny Sizemore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sizemore has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronny Sizemore!
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