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Tue Oct 06, 2009 8:56 am EDT

Giving up 126 pounds, 'Minowaman' takes out 7-foot-2 Choi

By Steve Cofield

In a street fight, 7-foot-2, 319-pound Hong Man Choi would whip most men on the planet, but technique almost always trumps size in mixed martial arts. Ikuhisa "Minowaman" Minowa proved that in the semifinals of the Super Hulk Tournament at DREAM 11 in Japan. Minowa took Choi's best knees and punches over the course of 10 minutes in the first round. When he finally got to a dominant position in the second, Minowa was able to score a heel hook submission to gain the win at 1:27.

The 193-pound Minowa (43-30-8) will face Bob Sapp (341 pounds) or Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (220 pounds) in the Super Hulk final, ensuring another matchup of giant versus tiny heavyweight.

The first round was bizarre with Minowa running much of the time and shooting occasionally for single-leg takedowns. He did get it to the ground midway through the round and did some solid damage from side control where he landed roughly 40 knees and punches to Choi's side.

Final round video after the jump.

Minowa, a legend in Japanese pro wrestling as well, played to the crowd after the fight. HDNet play-by-play voice Michael Schiavello had the line of the night during the prefight:

"Not since Nikolai Volkov have we seen junk presented so well in red trunks"

Schiavello called Minowaman the "Hulk Hogan" of Japan.

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  1. Rob R
    1. Posted by Rob R Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:05 am EDT

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    How great would that be if Minowa could go through Sapp, HMC, and Sokoudjou to win that thing?
    ...I can't see him beating Soko though.
  2. Mainevent
    2. Posted by Mainevent Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:29 am EDT

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    Whoa, is Genki Sudo back? or is he just announcing? and who was that fata$$? so many questions.
  3. Steven W
    3. Posted by Steven W Tue Oct 06, 2009 11:56 am EDT

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    i'm definitely rooting for minowaman in that one.....and i think he stands a chance, but he'll probably just make a stupid decision and stand with him as he tends to do sometimes.
  4. marshmachine
    4. Posted by marshmachine Wed Oct 07, 2009 12:00 am EDT

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    Piston Honda got his ass kicked by Little Mac!
  5. Steven W
    5. Posted by Steven W Wed Oct 07, 2009 12:21 am EDT

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    hahahaha, piston honda. was it called the hundred hand slap?
  6. sunny_mann24
    6. Posted by sunny_mann24 Wed Oct 07, 2009 12:33 am EDT

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    damnnnnn lol thatz just sad
  7. kerry
    7. Posted by kerry Wed Oct 07, 2009 12:37 am EDT

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    The thing about these "Giants" is that they're all crippled up,and not mobile enough.They are in reality disabled....
  8. Da dude
    8. Posted by Da dude Wed Oct 07, 2009 12:46 am EDT

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    Nah... Piston Honda is Nintendo's Honda, not Street Fighter's...
  9. GoodIdea
    9. Posted by GoodIdea Wed Oct 07, 2009 12:49 am EDT

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    I know and have trained MMA and that looked a little fixed to me. Japanese love their heroes and their fixed fights, even in MMA.
  10. bshaun
    10. Posted by bshaun Wed Oct 07, 2009 1:05 am EDT

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    HMC isn't like the other freaks though. sapp, giant silva guys like that. HMC knows how to fight and is extremly mobile for a man that big. This isn't really that big of news though, fedor ended this guy super quick with a sweet armbar not long ago
  11. Suck This
    11. Posted by Suck This Wed Oct 07, 2009 1:51 am EDT

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    that fight was sooo rigged..gimme a break..it was fixed from the beginning
  12. yuehan
    12. Posted by yuehan Wed Oct 07, 2009 2:03 am EDT

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    Was the big guy even trying?
  13. Ian
    13. Posted by Ian Wed Oct 07, 2009 6:34 am EDT

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    haha, this giant choi is very poor on training, you can see it the way he throw punches, i can even throw a better one than him, hahaha. lol
  14. bozkit
    14. Posted by bozkit Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:48 am EDT

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    UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
    WHo cares. Not a sport.
    Just a holes. LOL
  15. Rob R
    15. Posted by Rob R Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:06 am EDT

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    I won't go so far as to say the fight was fixed, though Minowa's escape from the ground looked a little too easy...same with the way he just pushed HMC onto his back.
    I don't think it has anything to do with training, Ian. The guy beat Semmy Schilt (and many others) in K1.
    I'm going to chalk it up to HMC just being too big for his own good. The pituitary thing didn't help.
    For those that don't know...He was supposed to fight Brock Lesnar in mid-2007, but couldn't get licensed because they found a tumor on his pituitary gland.
    Before tumor: 10-3 K1, 1-0 MMA
    After tumor: 2-3 K1, 1-3 (if you consider Canseco a win) MMA
    Then again...in his 3 K1 losses post-tumor, he went the distance with LeBanner and Sefo and to the 4th with Hari.
  16. colonel klink
    16. Posted by colonel klink Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:07 am EDT

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    The dude gave up. He could have grabbed the Minnow and crushed him. Are we thinking this thing is FIXED like Pro-wrestling or sports entertainment? Probably.
  17. terrymcgillm...
    17. Posted by terrymcgillm... Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:09 am EDT

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    Looked fake to me i wouldn,t pay to see that crap
  18. Meda
    18. Posted by Meda Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:10 am EDT

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    Fixed fight he clearly just let the guy do what he wanted when then got to the ground he could have overpowered him at any time he wanted to
  19. stevemcghee@...
    19. Posted by stevemcghee@... Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:19 am EDT

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    Choi is crap... always has been.
  20. Brizzle T
    20. Posted by Brizzle T Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:30 am EDT

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    joenamath54, who has a douche bag condition which cause him to excrete retarded comments, fellates donkeys in Juarez for free just because he loves it so much.
  21. Rob R
    21. Posted by Rob R Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:33 am EDT

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    JoeNamath: Are you saying Lesnar and Couture have thyroid conditions? (And isn't it actually a pituitary condition?...I don't know endocrinology nearly as well as you.)
  22. Maddie
    22. Posted by Maddie Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:57 am EDT

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    What the hell man he is like a fricken giant man how the hell did he get beat up by a shrimp!!!!!! he is such a damned man!!!!
  23. James C
    23. Posted by James C Wed Oct 07, 2009 11:01 am EDT

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    Dudes, it was not fixed and hey, Japanese MMA ain't for everybody. The whole night and especially this fight were super entertaining. It was kinda moving to see the little guy win this.
  24. Steven W
    24. Posted by Steven W Wed Oct 07, 2009 6:17 pm EDT

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    LOL @ Maddi3e.....such a damned man
  25. Wez H
    25. Posted by Wez H Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:33 am EDT

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    Ian post 13
    "haha, this giant choi is very poor on training, you can see it the way he throw punches, i can even throw a better one than him, hahaha. lol "
    his punches created a few dints on Fedors head when they fought...I only assume that these hurt
    :oS

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