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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fuego Salsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Fuego Salsa has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Fuego Salsa seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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152 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
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150 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fuego Salsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benny Jones!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salsa wants to clinch.
Salsa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Salsa sees coming a mile off.
Salsa wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Salsa.
Salsa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but Salsa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Salsa is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Salsa prevents Jones from standing back up.
Salsa is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
Salsa working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Jones's thigh. Jones counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones 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.
Jones pulls Salsa in close to prevent any damage.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Salsa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fuego Salsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salsa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jones looking to control.
Salsa trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salsa stays in close to Jones's body and controls the position.
Salsa preventing the sweep.
Jones wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Salsa is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jones is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jones has escaped and now he's on top!
Salsa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Salsa isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jones stacks Salsa on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jones!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working away.
Salsa is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jones off and has taken his back!
Jones is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Salsa misses with a punch to the head.
Salsa looking for the choke but no joy.
Salsa throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Jones rolls, trying to escape but Salsa keeps control of the position.
Salsa is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Jones turns into Salsa and is now in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to stand up but can't free himself from Salsa's guard.
Jones trying to control but Salsa is working from the bottom.
Salsa 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.
Salsa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.
Salsa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fuego Salsa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Salsa tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salsa.
Salsa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Salsa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fuego Salsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Salsa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Salsa gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salsa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salsa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salsa gets the takedown into side control.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Salsa trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones prevents Salsa from improving position.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salsa tries to score with some ground and pound. Jones controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Salsa remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Salsa shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Salsa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salsa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Salsa is looking to stall here but Jones recovers full guard.
Salsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salsa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Salsa is controlling him.
Jones looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Salsa puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Salsa is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salsa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
Salsa passes to full mount!
Salsa working for a submission but Jones is keeping him at bay.
Salsa works his way to his opponent's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to roll but Salsa sticks to his back.
Salsa slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Jones looking very determined here, making life difficult for Salsa.
Salsa is hanging on to Jones's back as he tries to escape.
Jones defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Salsa seems keen to control Jones's posture.
Jones won't allow Salsa to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fuego Salsa dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Salsa shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Salsa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Salsa circles away.
Salsa shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Salsa shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fuego Salsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salsa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Salsa gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salsa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones gets back to full guard.
Salsa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Salsa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Salsa has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salsa trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Salsa is really struggling to control Jones but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Salsa tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Salsa.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
That's two 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.
Salsa wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side
and Jones counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Salsa fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
Salsa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones counters with a body kick.
Fuego Salsa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Salsa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jones wants to stand but Salsa is controlling his posture from full guard.
Salsa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Salsa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salsa wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones wants to stand but Salsa is controlling his posture from full guard.
Salsa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Salsa working a defensive guard but Jones manages to pass into side control anyway.
Salsa gets back to half guard.
Salsa gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Salsa looking for a sweep. Not yet Salsa, not yet.
Jones would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Salsa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jones!
Salsa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Salsa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Fuego Salsa!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Fuego Salsa!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Fuego Salsa!
Fuego Salsa wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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