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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Mitichyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitichyan comes to the cage accompanied by Highlight and Demo Reel. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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169 lbs
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278 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roman Mitichyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Salcedo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salcedo moves into the clinch successfully.
Mitichyan wants to stall.
Salcedo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mitichyan.
Mitichyan is trying to break the clinch but Salcedo is controlling him.
Salcedo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Salcedo misses with a knee to the head.
Mitichyan avoiding damage as Salcedo throws knees to the body.
Salcedo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Salcedo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mitichyan has a couple of punches blocked by Salcedo.
Mitichyan working aggressively here.
Salcedo throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Salcedo.
Salcedo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Salcedo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mitichyan.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Salcedo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Salcedo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mitichyan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mitichyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mitichyan looks to clinch
and Salcedo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mitichyan really felt that one!
Salcedo swings for the body but Mitichyan moves out of range.
A punch combination from Mitichyan misses.
Salcedo wants to clinch.
Mitichyan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Salcedo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Salcedo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitichyan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mitichyan swats away the attempt to clinch by Salcedo.
Mitichyan has his takedown stuffed
and Salcedo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Salcedo.
Salcedo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mitichyan is breathing heavily.
Salcedo lands an elbow just above Mitichyan 's eye.
Mitichyan tries to pull guard but Salcedo won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Mitichyan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Salcedo misses with a knee to the head.
Salcedo lands an elbow inside that Mitichyan shrugs off.
Salcedo with a knee to the head.
Mitichyan takes an elbow to the temple.
Mitichyan tries to break the clinch but Salcedo is controlling the position.
Mitichyan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Salcedo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mitichyan's defenses.
Mitichyan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Salcedo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Mitichyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitichyan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Salcedo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mitichyan tries to keep at a distance but Salcedo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Salcedo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Salcedo - that landed with a thud.
Salcedo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Salcedo lands a body punch.
Salcedo scores a nice knee to the body.
Salcedo lands a hook that snaps the head of Mitichyan backwards.
Salcedo scores a nice knee to the body.
Salcedo works on Mitichyan's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Salcedo.
Salcedo scores with a knee to the head.
Salcedo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Salcedo scores with a knee to the head.
Mitichyan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mitichyan has had enough of the clinch but Salcedo keeps him there for the moment.
Mitichyan looking to throw knees to the head but Salcedo is blocking nicely.
Salcedo scores with a knee to the head.
Salcedo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mitichyan.
Salcedo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Salcedo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Salcedo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mitichyan's efforts to push away.
Mitichyan working hard to break the clinch.
Mitichyan is looking to break free of the clinch but Salcedo has double underhooks.
Mitichyan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Mitichyan does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitichyan throws a combination that misses
and Salcedo counters by moving into the clinch.
Salcedo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mitichyan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Salcedo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mitichyan's efforts to push away.
Salcedo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mitichyan is looking to break free of the clinch but Salcedo has double underhooks.
Salcedo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mitichyan backwards.
Mitichyan takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice left hand lands by Salcedo.
Salcedo lands a nice elbow.
Mitichyan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Salcedo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Salcedo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Salcedo lands a good knee to the midsection. Mitichyan won't want to take too many of those.
Salcedo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mitichyan backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Salcedo.
Salcedo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mitichyan backwards.
Salcedo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mitichyan backwards.
Mitichyan is trying to break free.
Mitichyan pushes Salcedo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Salcedo lands with a short shot to the head.
Salcedo tries a knee to the head but Mitichyan blocks it.
Mitichyan jumps guard but Salcedo stands there with Mitichyan around his waist. Mitichyan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mitichyan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Salcedo has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mitichyan managing to block the knees to the body from Salcedo.
Mitichyan swings wildly with an uppercut but Salcedo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitichyan misses with a knee strike.
A body shot lands from Salcedo.
Salcedo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mitichyan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mitichyan controlling the action here for a moment.
Salcedo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mitichyan tries to stall but Salcedo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Salcedo landing knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Salcedo fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Mitichyan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Salcedo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mitichyan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Salcedo up against the cage.
Mitichyan takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salcedo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mitichyan.
Salcedo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mitichyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mitichyan misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Salcedo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mitichyan tries to close the distance and clinch but Salcedo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mitichyan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mitichyan tries to clinch up.
Roman Mitichyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mitichyan looks to land a combination but Salcedo avoids it well.
Mitichyan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Salcedo.
Nice sprawl there from Salcedo as Mitichyan shoots in.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salcedo. Mitichyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Salcedo clinches up with Mitichyan and pushes him back against the cage.
Salcedo lands a body punch.
Mitichyan is trying to break free.
Mitichyan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Salcedo has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mitichyan pushes off an throws an elbow but Salcedo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mitichyan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mitichyan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mitichyan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Salcedo working Mitichyan over with knees to the body.
Salcedo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Roman Mitichyan has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo lands a shoulder strike.
Salcedo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Salcedo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mitichyan's face.
Mitichyan is rocked!
Salcedo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mitichyan is defending well for now.
Salcedo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Salcedo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Salcedo crunches a lovely knee into Mitichyan's ribcage.
Mitichyan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Salcedo walks away with a smile on his face. Mitichyan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Mitichyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Salcedo checks a leg kick.
Salcedo forces Mitichyan back against the cage and clinches.
Salcedo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Salcedo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mitichyan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mitichyan missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Salcedo.
Nice body punch from Mitichyan.
Mitichyan throws an elbow but it misses.
Salcedo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mitichyan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mitichyan misses with a knee strike.
Mitichyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mitichyan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Salcedo circles away.
Roman Mitichyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitichyan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo slaps away a takedown attempt from Mitichyan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Salcedo forces Mitichyan back against the cage and clinches.
Salcedo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Salcedo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good body shot from Mitichyan.
Mitichyan misses with a knee strike.
Mitichyan looking to stall.
Salcedo connects with a knee to the head.
Salcedo prevents Mitichyan from breaking the clinch.
Salcedo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Salcedo obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salcedo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Salcedo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Salcedo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Salcedo digs a right hand underneath Mitichyan's ribcage. Mitichyan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Salcedo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mitichyan avoids it.
Mitichyan tries to break free but Salcedo pushes him back against the cage.
Mitichyan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Salcedo blocking some punches.
Jose Salcedo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitichyan lands a right hand.
Salcedo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Mitichyan - that landed with a thud.
Salcedo keeps control of Mitichyan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mitichyan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mitichyan tries to circle away but Salcedo has him pinned against the cage.
Salcedo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Salcedo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Salcedo digs a right hand underneath Mitichyan's ribcage. Mitichyan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mitichyan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Salcedo is defending well for now.
Salcedo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Salcedo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mitichyan backwards.
Salcedo lands a nice elbow.
Mitichyan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Salcedo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mitichyan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Salcedo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Salcedo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mitichyan.
A bit of stalling here from Mitichyan.
Mitichyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mitichyan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Salcedo checks it well.
Mitichyan looks to clinch
and Salcedo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mitichyan catches Salcedo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Salcedo pushes Mitichyan up against the cage in a clinch.
Salcedo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mitichyan backwards.
Salcedo blocks an uppercut.
Mitichyan misses with a punch to the body.
Salcedo gets underhooks to prevent Mitichyan's takedown attempt.
Salcedo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mitichyan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mitichyan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Salcedo.
Salcedo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Salcedo lands an elbow inside that Mitichyan shrugs off.
Salcedo lands a knee to the body.
Salcedo lands a nice knee to the body.
Mitichyan has had enough of the clinch but Salcedo keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Salcedo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Salcedo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mitichyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mitichyan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Salcedo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mitichyan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mitichyan tries to clinch
and Salcedo counters with a head kick.
Mitichyan throws a sloppy head kick
and Salcedo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Salcedo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roman Mitichyan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Jab from Salcedo.
Mitichyan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Salcedo counters with a head kick. That will keep Mitichyan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mitichyan wants to clinch
and Salcedo counters with a nice body shot.
Mitichyan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Salcedo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitichyan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mitichyan misses with a double jab.
Mitichyan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Salcedo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Salcedo.
Salcedo scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Salcedo.
Salcedo lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Salcedo scores with a knee to the head.
Salcedo lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salcedo lands a good knee to the midsection. Mitichyan won't want to take too many of those.
Salcedo scores a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Salcedo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitichyan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Salcedo is leaning against Mitichyan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Salcedo.
Mitichyan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mitichyan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Salcedo connects with a knee to the head.
Salcedo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mitichyan.
Salcedo landing knees to the head.
Mitichyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salcedo throws a sloppy head kick and Mitichyan moves out of range easily.
Mitichyan darts in trying to clinch
and Salcedo moves into the clinch.
Mitichyan tries to circle away but Salcedo has him pinned against the cage.
Mitichyan breaks from the clinch.
Mitichyan misses with a head kick.
Mitichyan wants to clinch.
Jose Salcedo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Salcedo instigates a clinch.
Salcedo lands with a right to the head.
Mitichyan has Salcedo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Salcedo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Salcedo lands with a short shot to the head.
Mitichyan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Salcedo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Salcedo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salcedo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mitichyan looking for a takedown.
Mitichyan pushes off an throws an elbow but Salcedo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mitichyan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mitichyan is trying to break the clinch but Salcedo has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitichyan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Salcedo has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Mitichyan goes down! Salcedo pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
Oh Mitichyan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee asks Salcedo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Salcedo prefers to stall for the moment though.
Mitichyan tries to buck Salcedo off but Salcedo is having none of it.
Salcedo 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.
Mitichyan seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jose Salcedo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Salcedo clinches with his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mitichyan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Salcedo prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Mitichyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitichyan misses with a knee to the head.
Salcedo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mitichyan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salcedo avoids it.
Salcedo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mitichyan is defending well for now.
Salcedo managing to block the knees to the body from Mitichyan.
Salcedo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nice body punch from Salcedo - that landed with a thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Salcedo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Salcedo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Salcedo!
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