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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greyson Welp (ranked 4365 p4p, 4008 weight class) and Matrin Salvador (ranked 486 p4p, 461 weight class). Matrin Salvador will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Greyson Welp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matrin Salvador!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvador doesn't manage to clinch there - Welp circles away.
Salvador will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Welp looks to land a body kick but Salvador moved away.
Welp throws a nice looking combination but Salvador bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Salvador tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Welp closes the distance and clinches.
Salvador jumps guard but Welp stands there with Salvador around his waist. Salvador gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Welp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Welp tries to land a front kick but Salvador steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Salvador scores with a head kick.
Welp throws a right and a left that both miss.
Welp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Salvador's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Matrin Salvador seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salvador avoids the head kick by Welp.
Welp gets a double leg takedown into Salvador's guard.
Salvador looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Welp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Welp showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welp looking to pass the guard.
Welp stands up and waves to Salvador to follow him.
Welp misses with a combination
and Salvador counters with a two punch combo.
Welp throws a half hearted mid kick.
Welp looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Welp tries to free his leg and advance position but Salvador is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welp controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Welp chips away with some ground and pound.
Welp looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Welp seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Salvador for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welp wants to pass the guard but Salvador is keeping the position.
Welp is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Salvador tries to clinch but Welp is having none of it.
It looked like Welp was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Welp fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Salvador, pushing him back against the cage.
Salvador misses with an elbow strike.
Welp missing with knees to the body.
Salvador throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Welp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salvador avoids a kick to the body.
Welp gets a double leg takedown into Salvador's guard.
Salvador can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Welp controls the pace.
Welp has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Welp gets to his feet - Salvador follows without any prompting.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Welp closes the distance and pushes Salvador back into the cage.
Welp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid body kick from Welp.
Salvador takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greyson Welp dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Welp throws a sloppy head kick and Salvador moves out of range easily.
Salvador fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Welp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Welp throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Welp looks for the body kick but Salvador saw that one coming.
Welp lands a jab to Salvador's midsection.
Salvador tries to sprawl but Welp drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Welp thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Welp not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Welp is controlling the pace.
Welp continues to stall.
Salvador is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welp scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Welp controlling the action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Salvador on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Salvador moves out of range as Welp throws a body kick.
Welp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salvador can do to turn this around?
Welp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Welp throws a body kick that misses.
Welp rushes Salvador and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Welp breaks from the clinch.
Welp closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Salvador's guard.
Salvador avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Welp showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Welp scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welp controlling from the top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Matrin Salvador is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Welp digs a good hook to Salvador's body.
Welp misses with a body kick.
Welp has Salvador up against the cage in a clinch.
Welp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Salvador tries to close the distance and clinch up but Welp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Welp throws a one two combo.
Welp lands a nice looking kick to the body. Salvador takes a step back to recover.
Welp pushes Salvador away with a front kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greyson Welp dominated that second 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. 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.
Salvador takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Welp lands a left and a right that send Salvador crashing to the mat, dazed. Welp thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Salvador is rocked!
It looks like Matrin Salvador has been cut.
Welp dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Salvador has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Greyson Welp!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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