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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between BIg Cholo (ranked 1608 p4p, 2233 weight class) and Owen Savage (ranked 86 p4p, 107 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Savage's choice of entrance music: Purge announcement. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, BIg Cholo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Owen Savage!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage defending well as Cholo loads up on a big left hand.
Cholo looks to land a left hand but Savage moved out of range nicely.
Cholo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cholo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big left from Cholo misses.
Cholo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Savage misses with a hook
and Cholo counters with a straight right hand.
Cholo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Savage feints and then cracks Cholo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cholo down.
Savage looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Savage fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cholo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cholo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Savage lands with a straight right. Cholo didn't see that one coming.
Savage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid body kick from Savage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cholo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savage manages to avoid it.
Savage moves into the clinch successfully.
Cholo swings wildly with an uppercut but Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cholo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cholo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cholo.
Cholo struggles to land a body shot inside as Savage controls his hands.
A short left from Cholo.
Savage breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Savage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cholo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cholo looks to land a right hand but Savage moved out of range.
Cholo moves out of range of the leg kick from Savage.
Savage doesn't manage to clinch there - Cholo circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Savage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cholo moves out of range of the leg kick from Savage.
Cholo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cholo just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cholo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Savage pushes Cholo away with a front kick.
Savage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cholo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Savage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cholo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savage misses with a head kick.
Cholo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cholo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Savage doesn't manage to clinch there - Cholo circles away.
Savage tries to work over Cholo's front leg with a kick but Cholo checks it.
Savage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cholo.
Savage motions for Cholo to come forward. Savage throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Savage throws a shot from downtown. Cholo moves away and avoids it.
Cholo looks to throw the jab but Savage is out of range.
Savage throws a chopping leg kick but Cholo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Savage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cholo.
Savage throws a head kick that misses.
Cholo throws the left hand but Savage avoids the punch easily.
Savage tries to score with a low kick but Cholo moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage tries a head kick but it misses.
Cholo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Savage is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cholo lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Owen Savage has been cut.
Cholo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Savage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cholo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Savage blocks a head kick by Cholo.
Savage tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cholo is able to avoid easily.
Savage lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cholo takes a step back to recover.
Danga de danga de dang - Cholo scores with a four punch combination!
Savage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Savage looks to score with a jab to the body but Cholo is just out of range.
Savage tries to work over Cholo's front leg with a kick but Cholo checks it.
Cholo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savage takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good standup being displayed there by Cholo as he connects with a hook.
Cholo throws a hook but Savage avoids it easily.
Cholo lands a right hook to the body.
Cholo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cholo jabs Savage to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cholo scores with a jab. Savage acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Savage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Savage lands a really nice looking cross but Cholo seems unphased.
Savage misses with a body kick.
Cholo lands with a shot to the body.
Savage connects with a nice looking jab.
Donk. Cholo catches Savage right on the button with a cross.
Cholo tries to bum rush Savage with a series of wild strikes but Savage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cholo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Savage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cholo.
Cholo lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cholo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cholo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cholo throws a big shot that misses.
Cholo lands with an uppercut that bounces Savage off the cage and back into range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
BIg Cholo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Owen Savage's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cholo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Savage misses with a wild body shot.
Cholo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Savage throws a leg kick but Cholo checks it.
A low kick lands for Savage.
Cholo scores with the left hand. Savage knows he should have avoided that one.
Cholo tries to bum rush Savage with a series of wild strikes but Savage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A leg kick checked by Cholo.
Savage lands with a cross.
Cholo throws a hook but Savage avoids it easily.
Savage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Cholo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cholo. Savage does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage connects with a solid leg kick.
Savage moves into the clinch successfully.
Cholo slows down the pace here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savage throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cholos head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cholo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Savage breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Savage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Cholo misses.
Cholo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Savage throws out the jab.
Savage wants to land a leg kick but Cholo is out of range.
A slow jab from Cholo misses its intended target.
Cholo swings for the body but Savage moves out of range.
And Savage responds with a good body kick, but Cholo manages to step out the way in time.
Savage avoids the body shot from Cholo.
Savage blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Savage.
Savage clinches with his opponent.
Cholo swings wildly with an uppercut but Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cholo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cholo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cholo swings wildly with an uppercut but Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cholo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Savage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Savage misses with a low kick.
Savage avoids the head kick by Cholo.
Savage is looking to land body kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Cholo misses the target.
Savage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cholo throws the left hand but Savage avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savage lands with a hook. Cholo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cholo scores with a nice right hand.
Cholo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Savage misses with a low kick.
Savage's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cholo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Savage scrambles back to his feet.
Savage scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cholo scores with a jab.
Cholo lands a glancing blow to the side of Savage's head.
BIg Cholo is winning the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Savage.
Savage throws a head kick that misses.
Cholo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savage circles away quickly and effectively.
Cholo lands a nice shot that snaps Savage's head back.
Cholo cracks Savage with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cholo throws a jab but it's blocked by Savage.
Savage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cholo was well out of range. Poor timing from Savage.
Cholo lands with a shot to the body.
Cholo throws a head kick that misses
and Cholo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cholo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cholo missing with a left hand there. Savage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cholo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Savage can do to turn this around?
Cholo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savage.
A telegraphed right hand from Cholo misses the target.
Savage with a hook.
A slow jab from Cholo misses its intended target.
Savage throws a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cholo with a nice cross.
Cholo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savage moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Savage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cholo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cholo misses the shot to the body.
Savage throws a big shot that misses.
Cholo looks to land a right hand but Savage moved out of range.
Savage appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cholo checks the leg kick.
Savage throws a sloppy head kick and Cholo moves out of range easily.
Savage moves out of range of the strikes.
Savage throws a counter combo.
Savage moves out of range of the strikes.
Savage on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cholo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Savage's head.
Cholo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Savage. Savage obviously looking to wear him down.
Savage throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cholo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cholo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Savage on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that BIg Cholo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Owen Savage's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cholo misses with a looping right.
Cholo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savage.
Savage scores with a punch to the head.
Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cholo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Savage can pounce on him.
A left lands for Cholo.
Savage takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cholo tries to bum rush Savage with a series of wild strikes but Savage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Savage misses with a hook
and Cholo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Savage does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cholo loads up on a big right hand but Savage slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Savage.
Savage throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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!
Savage rushes Cholo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Savage trying to land knees to the body.
Savage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Savage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Savage throws a head punch that misses.
Cholo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cholo scores with a hook to the body.
Cholo's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Cholo throws a punch but it's blocked by Savage.
Cholo misses with a punch on the inside.
Cholo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Savage manages to break the clinch.
Savage throws a chopping leg kick but Cholo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cholo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Savage tried to score with a low kick but Cholo checks it.
Savage walks into a stiff left hand from Cholo.
Cholo swings for the body but Savage moves out of range.
Cholo throws a body punch but Savage moves out of range.
Savage has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big left from Savage misses.
Good exchange - Cholo coming out on top.
Owen Savage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cholo digs a good body shot into Savage's ribs.
Cholo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the liver by Cholo. Beautiful body shot.
Cholo takes a swing at Savage's ribcage but misses.
Savage fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cholo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cholo misses with an uppercut
and Savage counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Savage throws a chopping leg kick but Cholo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Savage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cholo throws a sloppy head kick and Savage moves out of range easily.
Cholo connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Savage misses.
Savage rushes Cholo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cholo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Savage is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Savage is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Owen Savage seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Savage tries to stall but Cholo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Savage takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Savage avoids the head kick by Cholo.
Cholo swats away the attempt to clinch by Savage.
Cholo feints a jab promting Savage to slip. Cholo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Savage slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cholo misses with an uppercut.
Savage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cholo lands with a right hand.
Cholo throws a head kick that misses.
Savage misses with a right hand
letting Cholo counter with a right hand.
Savage with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cholo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Savage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Cholo scores with a nice right hand.
Cholo throws a hook but Savage avoids it easily.
Savage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cholo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Savage takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cholo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savage throws a hook to the side of Cholo's head but Cholo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cholo is looking to counter punch.
Cholo missing with a left hand there. Savage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cholo throws a head kick that misses.
BIg Cholo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Savage throws a low kick, looking for Cholo's leg but Cholo calmly moves out of range.
Savage misses with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Cholo - just one landing.
Cholo misses with a straight right.
Savage takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Savage throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cholo throws out a loose jab but Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cholo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Savage.
And that's the end of the fight!
BIg Cholo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cholo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BIg Cholo!
A less than humble BIg Cholo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Owen Savage spoke after the fight, saying 'I feel great, that was a great win for me. I'd like to thank my sponsors for making this victory possible. I'm ready for my title shot.'.
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