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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jrock Mandela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage comes to the cage accompanied by OH YEAH!!!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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195 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful |
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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
8 - 4 - 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
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jrock Mandela!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Jrock Mandela has been cut.
Mandela throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Savage to counter with a crisp jab.
Savage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Savage fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mandela swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Savage counters with a head kick.
Savage throws a sloppy head kick and Mandela moves out of range easily.
Mandela throws a combination that misses
and Savage counters with a thumping low kick.
Mandela throws a hook to the side of Savage's head but Savage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savage gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savage working the head and body with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Savage.
Savage scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mandela to see if he's OK.
Savage controlling the position from side mount.
Mandela taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage controlling the position from side mount.
Mandela tries to bench press Savage off him but Savage keeps the position.
Savage trying to control the position but Mandela is working away.
You can see the frustration on Mandela's face as Savage controls the position.
Savage creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mandela sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Savage has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Savage postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Savage working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mandela is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Savage is staying active.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Both fighters circling a little - Savage finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mandela closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mandela looks gassed!
Mandela wants to lay and pray for a moment but Savage keeps working.
Savage sneaks back into half guard.
Savage wants to improve his position but Mandela is controlling well.
Mandela is trying to control. Savage wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Savage tries to roll over but Mandela keeps him under control.
Mandela wants to control but Savage is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Savage keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Savage manages to get to full guard.
Savage keeping moving, preventing Mandela from controlling successfully.
Savage wants to sweep but no luck.
Savage keeping moving, preventing Mandela from controlling successfully.
Mandela stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Savage swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Savage is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Savage working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mandela.
Mandela got a little sloppy there for a moment and Savage has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mandela has managed to get both his arms back between Savage's legs - danger averted.
Savage is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Savage is looking to pass Mandela's guard but actually Mandela recovers to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mandela looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Savage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jrock Mandela's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Savage scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Savage lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Savage frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mandela is in all sorts of trouble here.
Savage tries to control but Mandela wriggling away.
Savage lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mandela hang on?
Savage putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Savage trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Savage raining down shots from the mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage landing strikes, looking to finish!
Savage takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Poor strikes thrown by Savage there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Savage lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mandela is in a horrible position here. Savage smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mandela tries to hold on but Savage postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mandela?
Mandela is wriggling around trying to escape.
Savage landing strikes from the mount.
Mandela is in a horrible position here. Savage smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mandela tries to lock up and control but Savage gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mandela really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Savage is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage lands a big elbow.
Savage cracks Mandela with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Savage punishing his opponent with strikes.
Savage in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Savage lands with some strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savage controlling the position easily from mount.
Savage raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savage working Mandela over with strikes here.
Savage misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Savage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mandela can do to turn this around?
Savage controlling his opponent.
Savage lands a big elbow.
That has opened up Jrock Mandela's cut even more.
Savage avoids the attempt from Mandela to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savage has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mandela's face.
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 Jrock Mandela's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mandela moves out of range as Savage throws a body kick.
Savage throws a series of strikes that have Mandela backpedaling.
The cut above Jrock Mandela's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Savage goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Savage gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mandela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Randy Savage has been cut.
Mandela takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mandela misses with an uppercut. Savage saw that one coming.
Savage shoots in for a takedown but Mandela shows good takedown defense.
Savage slips under a jab from Mandela.
Savage's corner calls for a 1-2. Savage obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Savage throws a right hand that Mandela ducks under and follows up with a left that Mandela also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Savage lands with a cross.
Mandela fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandela takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jrock Mandela's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Mandela throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mandela leaves Savage with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Savage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick from Savage lands but Mandela takes it in his stride.
Savage fails with the takedown.
Randy Savage is winning the standup battle so far.
Mandela throws out a loose jab but Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Savage fails to land the takedown.
A slow jab from Mandela misses its intended target.
Savage shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mandela as he avoids it easily.
Savage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mandela.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage throws a front kick that sends Mandela stumbling back into the cage.
Mandela swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Savage finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Savage closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mandela to the mat! Mandela manages to get full guard.
Savage wants to control from the top but Mandela keeps moving.
Mandela wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mandela is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Savage throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mandela trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage throwing strikes from guard but Mandela blocks nicely.
Savage looking to sit in guard and control but Mandela gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mandela throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Savage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mandela is one step ahead there.
Savage is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mandela is aware though and is defending well.
Savage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
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.
Savage throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Jrock Mandela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mandela lands a couple of elbows.
Mandela loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Savage throws the kick towards the body but Mandela avoids it.
Savage misses with a body kick.
Savage tries for a takedown but Mandela circles away easily
letting Mandela counter with a right hand.
Savage gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mandela is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Savage off and has taken his back!
Savage has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Mandela.
Randy Savage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mandela has Savage flattened out and is raining down punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Savage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Savage has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Savage!
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energy
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