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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isamu Minowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage comes to the ring accompanied by Macho Man Theme. Minowa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. One Minute in Heaven kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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198 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
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196 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Isamu Minowa!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minowa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Minowa grinds an elbow into Savage's temple.
Savage wants to get back to his feet.
Savage is trying to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Minowa's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Minowa tries to advance to mount but Savage denies him.
Savage tries to improve position but can't.
Savage wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Savage is not content to let Minowa control the position.
Minowa passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Savage!
Savage is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Minowa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Minowa looking to finish Savage with some ground and pound. This is bad for Savage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minowa looking to control but Savage is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Minowa is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Minowa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Minowa cracks Savage with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Savage is looking to get to half guard.
Minowa wants to control the pace but Savage is squirming around nicely.
Savage is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Savage flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Minowa cracks Savage with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Minowa is landing with some decent strikes but Savage is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage can't escape the position.
Minowa is landing with some decent strikes but Savage is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Minowa trying to control but Savage is having none of it.
Minowa blocks Savage's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Savage is bucking up trying to escape but Minowa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Savage regains half guard.
Minowa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Savage wants to control but Minowa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Minowa trying to mount his opponent but Savage defends it.
Savage tries to roll over but Minowa keeps him under control.
Minowa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minowa working over Savage with some ground and pound. Savage looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Savage tries to roll over but Minowa keeps him under control.
Minowa wants to pass the guard but Savage is defending well.
Savage is looking to improve his position.
Minowa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Minowa there.
Minowa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Savage missing with punches from the bottom.
Savage misses with some strikes from the bottom.
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.
Minowa controlling the action here.
Minowa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Savage keeps working.
Savage is trying to stand.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Minowa in particular looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Isamu Minowa was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Savage misses with a takedown
and Minowa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Minowa.
Savage is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savage throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Minowa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Minowa stands and throws Savage's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isamu Minowa dominated that round.
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.
Savage takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Savage lands with a nice combination. Minowa backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Isamu Minowa has been cut.
Minowa moves in looking to clinch but Savage pushes him off.
Minowa shoots for a double leg takedown but Savage sprawls well. He's pushed Minowa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Minowa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Minowa.
Savage tries to clinch up
and Minowa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Minowa gets underhooks to prevent Savage's takedown attempt.
Savage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Minowa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Savage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Savage misses with a takedown
and Minowa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minowa shoots in for a takedown but Savage shows good takedown defense.
Minowa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Savage closes the distance and pushes Minowa back into the ropes.
Minowa can't get the takedown.
Randy Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isamu Minowa.
Minowa is breathing heavily.
Minowa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Savage tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Minowa just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Minowa goes for a takedown attempt but Savage pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Savage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Savage throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Minowa tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Savage is in Minowa's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minowa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Savage is one step ahead there.
Savage is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Minowa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Savage scoring with some ground and pound.
Savage in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Minowa controls Savage momentarily but Savage frees himself.
Minowa keeping moving, preventing Savage from controlling successfully.
Minowa looking for a sweep. Not yet Minowa, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minowa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Savage really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Minowa working the ground and pound effectively.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Minowa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Minowa controlling from mount.
Minowa prevents Savage from getting the reversal.
Savage is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Savage tries to hold on but Minowa pushes him away.
Savage really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Minowa landing strikes, looking to finish!
Minowa landing shots from mount.
Minowa landing strikes from the mount and Savage is in trouble!
Minowa tries to control but Savage wriggling away.
Savage is desperately trying to improve his position but Minowa has a good base and remains in mount.
Minowa blocks Savage's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Minowa looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Randy Savage will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Isamu Minowa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Savage misses with a takedown attempt
and Minowa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Savage looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Minowa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Randy Savage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Minowa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Minowa showed some decent athleticism there.
Minowa trying to control from half guard but Savage is working away.
Minowa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Minowa uses his free foot to push down on Savage's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Savage.
Minowa looking to control but Savage is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Minowa landing punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Savage wants to get back to his feet.
Savage flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Minowa is looking to advance position but Savage won't allow it.
Minowa lands strikes from half guard.
Savage is trying to get back to full guard.
Minowa trying to control the action but Savage is working from the bottom.
Savage tries to get to full guard but Minowa has control of the leg.
Minowa wants to take a breather but Savage is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Minowa trying to mount his opponent but Savage defends it.
Savage keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Minowa lands strikes from half guard.
Savage is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Savage on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Savage is refusing to be controlled, as Minowa sits in half guard.
Savage punching from the bottom.
Savage wants to get back to full guard.
Savage actively working from the bottom here.
Minowa blocks the strikes from Savage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage tries to roll over but Minowa keeps him under control.
Still in half guard, Minowa seems content to control.
Isamu Minowa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Savage misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Minowa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Savage defends it well.
Minowa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Savage does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Well, if Minowa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Savage actively working from the bottom here.
Savage punching from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Minowa wants to control but Savage is keeping him busy.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Savage is looking for a sweep. Minowa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Minowa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Savage is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Minowa pulls his head out easily.
Savage misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Minowa works his way into side control.
Savage is not content to let Minowa control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Minowa advances to mount.
Minowa looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isamu Minowa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Minowa 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isamu Minowa!
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