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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Chino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mason Chino told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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199 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mason Chino!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Chino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Savage closes the distance and clinches.
Savage dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chino blocks a body shot from Savage.
Chino tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Savage prevents Chino from breaking the clinch.
Savage gets through Chino's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Savage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chino.
Chino looking to slow down the pace here.
Savage lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Chino is looking to break free of the clinch but Savage has double underhooks.
Chino taking a breather.
Savage taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage lands a left hand.
A bit of stalling here from Savage.
A short left from Savage.
Chino can't find room to land a body shot as Savage controls the action.
Savage scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chino working hard to break the clinch.
Savage throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Savage.
Chino tries to throw a body punch but Savage avoids it by throwing Chino back against the cage.
Savage trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Savage as Chino tries to tie him up.
A shot in the inside from Savage.
Savage controlling the action here for a moment.
Chino wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chino.
Chino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Savage keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chino's efforts to push away.
Chino tries to break free but Savage pushes him back against the cage.
Chino blocks an elbow strike from Savage.
Chino is trying to push Savage away but Savage has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Savage has Chino pushed against the cage.
Savage lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Savage.
Chino is trying to stall.
Savage lands a body punch.
Savage leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Savage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Savage takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chino trying to stall but Savage improves his position.
Savage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chino gets tackled into the cage by Savage. Savage maintains the clinch.
Chino tries to break free but Savage pushes him back against the cage.
Chino takes a shot to the head.
Chino is trying to break free.
Savage is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chino is defending well.
Savage breaks from the clinch.
Savage clinches with his opponent.
Chino stalling in the clinch but Savage improves position.
Chino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Savage avoids the body shot from Chino.
Savage throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Savage forces Chino back against the cage and clinches.
Chino tries to pull guard but Savage holds him up against the cage and eventually Chino drops back down to his feet.
Savage blocks a body shot from Chino.
Savage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savage has managed to clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Savage.
Savage digs a right hand underneath Chino's ribcage. Chino let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Savage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chino is trying to pull guard but Savage turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Savage lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Savage.
Chino looks winded!
Savage jumps guard but Chino stands there with Savage around his waist. Savage gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chino tries to break the clinch but Savage is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Savage dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Savage clinches with his opponent.
Savage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chino can do to turn this around?
Savage lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Savage looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Savage looking to throw knees to the head but Chino is blocking nicely.
Chino avoiding damage as Savage throws knees to the body.
Savage looking to throw knees to the head but Chino is blocking nicely.
Savage tries to land a knee to the head but Chino blocks with his arms.
Savage lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Savage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chino's elbow.
Savage makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chino wants to get back to striking at distance but Savage won't allow it.
Chino can't break the clinch.
Chino lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chino is trying to stall.
Savage lands a shot to the body.
Rocky Savage has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Savage keeps control of Chino as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chino wants to break free but Savage has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chino is looking to break free of the clinch but Savage has double underhooks.
Savage prevents a body shot from Chino.
Savage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Savage lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chino backwards.
Savage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chino.
Chino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Savage clinches.
Chino tries to pull guard but Savage forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Savage makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Savage stalling against the cage.
Savage slowing the pace effectively.
Savage tries to land knees in the clinch but Chino avoids the damage to the body.
Savage can't get the takedown.
Chino tries to break the clinch but Savage is controlling the position.
Savage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Savage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chino tries to close the distance and clinch but Savage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chino has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Savage is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Savage takes the fight into the clinch.
Chino wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Savage has him pressed against the cage.
Savage effectively controlling the action here.
Savage missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Savage just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chino's brow.
Chino pulls Savage into guard.
Savage has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Savage controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chino wants to stand but Savage is controlling the position.
Chino can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Savage controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Chino for as long as he can get away with.
Chino is trying to keep Savage in close.
Savage drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Chino dives on top into guard.
Savage pulls Chino in close to his closed guard and prevents Chino from doing any damage or advancing position.
Chino missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
Chino throwing strikes but missing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Savage holds on and takes a little breather.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chino trying to control but Savage is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Savage lands with a shot to the body.
Savage rushes Chino and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Savage lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Savage dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Savage pushes Chino up against the cage in a clinch.
Chino tries to break free but Savage pushes him back against the cage.
Chino is trying to break the clinch but Savage is controlling him.
Chino misses with a punch on the inside.
Savage lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Chino's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chino managing to block the knees to the body from Savage.
Savage stalling against the cage.
Savage trying to land knees to the body.
Savage presses Chino against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Savage stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from Savage.
Savage is pushing Chino up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Chino avoiding damage as Savage throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chino to keep the fight standing.
Come on Savage - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Chino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rocky Savage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Savage clinches with his opponent.
Chino tries a body shot but Savage blocks it.
Chino tries to break the clinch but Savage is controlling the position.
Savage holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Savage.
Savage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chino tries to clinch but Savage is having none of it.
A counter left hand to the body from Savage misses its target.
Savage closes the distance and pushes Chino back into the cage.
Savage lands a hook to the side of the head.
Savage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chino avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chino wants to clinch.
Savage connects with a body shot that sends Chino's belly button to the back.
Savage clinches.
Savage tries a body shot but Chino blocks it.
Savage lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chino is looking to control Savage's arms but Savage gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chino has his back to the cage.
Savage prevents Chino from breaking the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Savage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savage's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Chino avoiding damage as Savage throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Chino uses from the top position.
Savage knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chino on the ground.
Savage striking off his back but it's not causing Chino any problems.
Savage controls Chino momentarily but Chino frees himself.
Savage has control of Chino's left arm, preventing Chino from doing any damage.
Chino has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Savage is proving hard to escape from.
Savage is looking for a triangle but Chino pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savage is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chino working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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 looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rocky Savage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Savage stands up from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Savage!
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hype
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pop
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