Minowa battles Bob ‘The Beast’ Sapp

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Japan has a rich history of making ‘interesting’ match-ups in combat sports. In 2009 the ‘Beast’ Bob Sapp was matched up with Ikuhisa Minowa at Dream 9.

It was an entertaining fight to say the least, and it was Minowa who walked away with the submission win against a much larger opponent.

Sapp was a former University of Washington football player who entered combat sports in April of 2002 when he debuted in Pride. Two months later, Sapp made his professional kickboxing debut for K1, but was DQ for punching on the ground. Sapp would continue to fight both kickboxing and MMA, but stopped fighting mixed martial arts in August of 2013 after losing twelve consecutive bouts. His record was 11-18.

In professional kickboxing, Sapp continues to fight and holds a 12-17 record.

ABOUT IKUHISA MINOWA

Ikuhisa Minowa (born January 12, 1976 in Hashima, Gifu) is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler currently competing in IGF as Minowaman. He was a longtime veteran of PRIDE and Pancrase and has also competed in other mixed martial arts promotions such as K-1 Hero’s, Cage Rage, UFC, DREAM, and DEEP. He is the former DREAM Super Hulk Tournament Champion.

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About Bob Sapp

Robert Malcolm “Bob” Sapp (born September 22, 1973) is an American professional wrestler, actor, comedian and former American football player best known for his career as a kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is currently under contract with Rizin Fighting Federation. Sapp has a combined fight record of 22–35–1, mostly fighting in Japan. He is well known in Japan, where he has appeared in numerous commercials, television programs, and various other media, and has released a music CD, It’s Sapp Time. He also appeared in an episode of the HBO program Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel. He is currently working sporadically for various MMA promotions in the U.S., Japan, and Europe.

source: wikipedia.com