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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage comes to the cage accompanied by OH YEAH!!!. Anderson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Simon Says kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Randy Savage has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Randy Savage seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Brown 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mason Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Anderson.
Savage waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Anderson.
Savage throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Randy Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson scores with a nice head shot.
Anderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Savage. Savage circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Anderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Savage should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Savage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to de liver by Anderson. Beautiful body shot.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Anderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Anderson wants to take a breather but Savage is having none of it.
Savage looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anderson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Savage knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Savage gets full guard.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savage looking for a sweep. Not yet Savage, not yet.
Savage bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anderson's guard.
Anderson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Savage manages to get himself to full guard.
Anderson trying to control but Savage is working from the bottom.
Anderson won't allow Savage to sweep him here.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Savage keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Savage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
Anderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Anderson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Savage looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Savage looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Savage!
Savage working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Anderson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Anderson tries to bench press Savage off him but Savage keeps the position.
Savage is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anderson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Savage throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Anderson sneaks back into half guard.
Savage slips a nice elbow through Anderson's hands, connecting with Anderson's forehead.
Savage seems to be working for a kimura but Anderson defends the submission attempt.
Savage working Anderson over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is doing well to control the position and prevent Savage from advancing to side control.
Savage is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Anderson missing with punches from the bottom.
Anderson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Anderson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Savage's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Savage's back!
Savage tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
BOOM! Anderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Savage holds on for dear life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Anderson 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 fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to de liver by Anderson. Beautiful body shot.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Savage takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anderson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Savage looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Savage is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Anderson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Savage stops Anderson from passing to mount.
Savage is looking to reverse the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Savage sneaks back into half guard.
Anderson trying to control from half guard but Savage is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson moves nicely into side control.
Anderson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Savage, who protects the arm well.
I wouldn't like to be where Savage is right now.
Savage striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Savage is looking to reverse the position.
Anderson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Savage to see if he's OK.
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.
Savage tries to escape but Anderson is in control.
Anderson trying to control the position but Savage is working away.
Savage tries to bench press Anderson off him but Anderson keeps the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Savage misses with a wild combination.
Anderson defending well as Savage loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Savage misses.
Savage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson punishes Savage's body with a nice straight punch.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Savage scores with a sloppy right hand. Anderson should have avoided that one.
Savage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Savage throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Savage.
Anderson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Anderson lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Savage is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Anderson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Anderson preventing the sweep.
Savage is working hard here to advance position.
Savage wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Anderson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Savage's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Savage wants to stand but Anderson is controlling the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Savage bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Savage waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Anderson.
Savage is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Savage misses with a straight right.
Savage shoots and misses
and Anderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Savage throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Savage avoids nicely.
Savage on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Anderson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Anderson showed some decent athleticism there.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anderson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Savage wants to get back to his feet.
Savage wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Savage is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Anderson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Anderson's back!
Anderson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Savage's guard. Nice work there by Anderson.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Savage is keeping the position.
Mason Anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Savage keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savage has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anderson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson trying to control but Savage is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anderson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Savage looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Savage tries for a takedown but Anderson circles away easily
and Anderson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Savage's guard.
Savage throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson postures up and lands a big shot to Savage's brow.
Savage looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Savage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Anderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Savage tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Savage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Savage controls Anderson momentarily but Anderson frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Anderson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Savage dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Savage fails with the takedown
and Anderson counters with a right hand to the body.
Savage looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Savage throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Randy Savage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Savage lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Anderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anderson.
Randy Savage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Savage momentarily.
Anderson throws a series of strikes that have Savage backpedaling.
It looks like Randy Savage has been cut.
Nice shot by Anderson.
Nice jab there from Anderson.
The crowd cheers as Anderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Savage doesn't seem phased though.
Savage looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Savage throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savage throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Savage moves out of range.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Savage.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Savage avoids nicely.
Mason Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Savage.
Anderson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson wants to control but Savage is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Savage looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anderson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Anderson!
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