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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Bass (ranked 1420 p4p, 2569 weight class) and Owen Savage (ranked 78 p4p, 114 weight class). Savage has chosen Purge announcement as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Bass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Owen Savage!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bass avoids the head kick by Savage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Savage.
Bass scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Owen Savage has been cut.
Bass takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bass moves away.
Savage misses with a low kick.
Savage pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bass has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ubergym in the buildup to the fight.
Savage scores with a jab to the jaw.
Savage throws a leg kick which misses Bass's front leg but catches the back leg as Bass tries to avoid it.
Savage throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bass connects with a body shot.
Bass throws a lazy right hand but Savage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Savage fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bass has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savage looks for the body kick but Bass saw that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of Bass 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Savage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Savage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Savage.
Savage moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Bass misses the target.
Savage scores with a leg kick.
Savage lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Savage throws a jab when Bass was well out of range.
Savage takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Savage with a nice calf kick.
Savage swings widly with a right hand
and Bass counters with a series of strikes. Savage will be more careful next time no doubt.
Savage tries to close the distance and clinch but Bass swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Bass on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Savage.
Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savage tries to land a leg kick but Bass saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Savage is looking to slow Bass down with leg kicks.
Savage looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bass dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Savage looks winded!
Bass lands a really nice looking cross but Savage seems unphased.
Savage misses with the body kick
and Bass counters with a left to the body.
Bass misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bass lands with a hook. Savage tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Savage throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bass seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Savage lands with a shot to the body.
Bass takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Savage throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Savage scores with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Savage 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 Bass has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bass and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass moves into range and connects with a jab.
Savage tries to clinch there but Bass circles away.
Bass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Savage fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Savage avoids the body shot from Bass.
Savage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bass.
Bass avoids a kick to the body.
Savage swings for the body but Bass moves out of range.
Bass swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Savage turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Savage fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bass.
Savage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Savage scores with a nice strike.
Savage gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bass.
Bass misses with a hook. Savage ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bass throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Savage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Bass bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Savage! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Bass showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bass's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savage is controlling Bass's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sam Bass will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Owen Savage's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Savage gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Savage tries to clinch up.
A counter left hand to the body from Bass misses its target.
Bass catches Savage napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Savage to the canvas!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bass pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Savage is keeping the position for now.
Bass controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Savage controlling the position.
Bass controls from within his opponent's guard.
Savage looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage is continuing to stall.
Bass pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Savage is keeping the position for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bass circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Bass counter with a right hand.
That has opened up Owen Savage's cut even more.
Bass throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Savage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Savage.
Savage ducks under a wild hook from Bass.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bass. Savage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Savage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bass manages to avoid it.
Savage throws a front kick aimed at Bass's knee but Bass avoids it well.
A jab from Savage misses.
Bass swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Savage finds it's way through Bass's defenses.
Bass blocks a head kick by Savage.
Bass swings for the body but Savage moves out of range.
Savage gets tackled into the cage by Bass. Bass maintains the clinch.
Savage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bass throws the left hand but Savage avoids the punch easily.
Bass scores with a body shot.
Savage moves away from the strike by Bass.
Bass is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Savage can do to turn this around?
Savage takes a swing at Bass's ribcage but misses.
Savage scores with a jab to the body.
Bass misses with a few strikes there.
Sam Bass is winning the standup battle so far.
Bass works Savage's body with a nice hook.
Bass throws the left hand but Savage avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage tries to clinch up.
Savage lands a leg kick that knocks Bass off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Bass throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Savage slips a straight right by Bass.
A head kick misses from Savage.
Savage lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bass takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bass tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bass cracks Savage with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Savage throws a solid leg kick but Bass takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Savage.
Bass closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bass checks a leg kick.
Bass was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bass misses with a straight right.
Savage buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Bass dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Owen Savage's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Savage.
Bass is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Savage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bass throwing a counter right hand but Savage manages to avoid it.
Savage throws a sloppy head kick and Bass moves out of range easily.
Savage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bass moves out of range of the leg kick from Savage.
Bass was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bass misses with a double jab
and Savage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bass closes the distance and clinches.
Savage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bass avoids the head kick by Savage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bass paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bass is looking to land body kicks.
Bass looks to score with a jab to the body but Savage is just out of range.
Nice shot by Savage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass misses with a straight right.
Savage slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Savage stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Savage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bass was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Savage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bass.
Savage thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bass if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Savage moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bass fails to land.
Savage breaks from the clinch.
Savage throws a head kick but Bass moves out of range.
Savage throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Savage throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bass stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Owen Savage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bass takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bass misses with a right hand
and Savage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savage has Bass up against the cage in a clinch.
Savage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bass lands with a light punch inside.
Savage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bass working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bass misses with the head strike.
Bass lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bass misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bass misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bass misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bass struggles to land a body shot inside as Savage controls his hands.
Bass throws a punch but it's blocked by Savage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass lands a left hand that snaps the head of Savage backwards.
Bass tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Savage's elbow.
Savage lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bass backwards.
Bass throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bass.
Bass softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bass misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Savage.
Savage is trying to break the clinch but Bass is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bass.
Savage blocks a body shot from Bass.
Bass lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Savage.
Savage blocks a body shot from Bass.
Savage leaning against his opponent.
Bass tries a body shot but Savage blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bass struggles to land a body shot inside as Savage controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Bass.
Bass fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bass fails to land.
Bass misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bass misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bass fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bass throws a punch but it's blocked by Savage.
Bass throws a punch but it's blocked by Savage.
Savage lands a body shot.
Savage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Sam Bass has been cut.
Savage cracks Bass with a nice body shot.
Savage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Savage stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Savage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Savage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Owen Savage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bass 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sam Bass!
A very excited looking Sam Bass made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Owen Savage stepped up to the mic, 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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