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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Rugowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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277 lbs
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278 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Rugowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Salcedo!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salcedo misses with a two punch combination.
Salcedo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rugowski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jose Salcedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salcedo drops Rugowski with a left and a right! Oh, Rugowski is hurt - Salcedo dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Bubba Rugowski has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Salcedo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Salcedo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rugowski looks to move to half guard but instead Salcedo has passed into mount! Damn!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salcedo unloading with bombs!
Rugowski manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Salcedo trying to control the action but Rugowski is working from the bottom.
Rugowski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo trying to control the position from guard on top but Rugowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rugowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Rugowski, not yet.
Salcedo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Salcedo is looking to work some ground and pound but Rugowski has wrist control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rugowski holds on and takes a little breather.
Salcedo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo trying to control the position from guard on top but Rugowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rugowski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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.
Rugowski throws a head kick but Salcedo moves out of range.
Salcedo swats away the attempt to clinch by Rugowski.
Salcedo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rugowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Salcedo.
Rugowski has Salcedo up against the cage in a clinch.
Salcedo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rugowski avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rugowski can't find room to land a body shot as Salcedo controls the action.
Salcedo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rugowski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Salcedo tries to break the clinch but Rugowski is controlling the position.
Rugowski avoids a wild elbow strike from Salcedo.
Salcedo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rugowski as Salcedo tries to tie him up.
Salcedo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salcedo throws a jab but it's blocked by Rugowski.
Rugowski throws a series of punches but Salcedo moves out of range.
Salcedo throws an off balance right hand
and Rugowski counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rugowski gets a clinch.
Rugowski tries to circle away but Salcedo has him pinned against the cage.
Rugowski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rugowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rugowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Salcedo is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rugowski prevents Salcedo from breaking the clinch.
Rugowski lands with a right to the head.
Rugowski misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rugowski.
A shot in the inside from Rugowski.
Rugowski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Salcedo's efforts to push away.
A nice left hand lands by Rugowski.
Rugowski is trying to break the clinch but Salcedo is controlling him.
Salcedo missing with knees to the body.
Salcedo wants to stall.
Rugowski avoids a wild elbow strike from Salcedo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rugowski.
Rugowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salcedo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salcedo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Salcedo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bubba Rugowski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Salcedo throws a series of punches but Rugowski moves out of range.
Salcedo misses with a lunging right hand
and Rugowski counters with a head kick that drops Salcedo to the mat! Salcedo scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Salcedo looks to land a left hand but Rugowski moved out of range nicely.
Rugowski throws a powerful right kick. Salcedo tried to block low but the kick was high! Salcedo was taken right off of his feet! Rugowski jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bubba Rugowski!
Bubba Rugowski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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