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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alvaro Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salazar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Don Omar ft Tego Calderon - Bandolero. Freeman has chosen Real American as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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201 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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178 cm
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195 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alvaro Salazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salazar clobbers Freeman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Freeman looks to land a combination but Salazar avoids it well.
Salazar throws a looping overhand right but Freeman ducks down to avoid it.
Freeman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Salazar sprawls well. Salazar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Freeman gets slowly back to his feet.
Freeman moves out of range as Salazar strikes.
Salazar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Freeman counters with a right hand to the body.
Freeman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salazar was well out of range. Poor timing from Freeman.
Freeman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Salazar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Salazar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Freeman manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salazar stopping the sweep attempt from Freeman.
Salazar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar trying to control the position from guard on top but Freeman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salazar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Alvaro Salazar has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Freeman gets the takedown into side control.
Salazar stops Freeman from passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salazar managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Freeman.
Freeman trying to control the action but Salazar is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Freeman stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Freeman has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Salazar tries to improve position but can't.
Salazar struggling a bit here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freeman wants to control but Salazar is keeping him busy.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Freeman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar struggling a bit here.
Salazar tries to improve position but can't.
Freeman tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Salazar is looking to regain half guard here but Freeman keeps moving and retains side control.
Freeman trying to control the action but Salazar is working from the bottom.
Salazar dodges the ground and pound from Freeman.
Salazar is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Freeman's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Freeman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Salazar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Freeman works his way into full mount!
Salazar holds on for dear life.
Freeman landing shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freeman landing strikes from the mount.
Salazar is looking to get to half guard.
Salazar gets back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freeman wants to free his trapped foot but Salazar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Salazar is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Freeman will probably get the nod.
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.
Salazar throws an overhand right that lands on Freeman's shoulder, as Freeman tries to avoid the shot.
Freeman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Salazar. No joy for Freeman on that attempt.
Freeman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Salazar drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Freeman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Salazar tries to free his leg and advance position but Freeman is retaining full guard.
Freeman keeping moving, preventing Salazar from controlling successfully.
Freeman controls Salazar momentarily but Salazar frees himself.
Salazar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar trying to control but Freeman is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Alvaro Salazar just wasn't active enough.
Salazar shoots in looking for a takedown. Freeman tries to sprawl out of it but Salazar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Freeman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Salazar stuffs the takedown attempt from Freeman. Freeman gets slowly back to his feet.
Alvaro Salazar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Freeman.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Salazar.
Salazar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Freeman ducks under a wild hook from Salazar.
Freeman shoots in for a double leg but Salazar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Freeman cracks Salazar with a good jab.
Salazar looks for a takedown but Freeman sprawls well.
Freeman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Salazar wants to improve his position but Freeman is controlling well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salazar trying to control here.
Freeman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Salazar is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman wants to pass the guard but Salazar is defending well.
Salazar is looking to control Freeman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Salazar avoid being mounted?
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Freeman throwing shots but Salazar is blocking nicely.
Freeman trying to control from half guard but Salazar is working away.
Matt Freeman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Salazar pushes Freeman off and gets back to his feet.
Salazar moves in looking to clinch but Freeman pushes him off.
Freeman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Freeman cracks Salazar with a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freeman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Salazar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Salazar is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Freeman off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Freeman is really stuck here.
Freeman turns into Salazar and is now in his guard.
Salazar pulls Freeman in close to prevent any damage.
Freeman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Salazar is looking for a triangle but Freeman pushes his legs off easily.
Salazar is trying to hold Freeman in close to prevent damage but Freeman has managed to pass into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freeman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Salazar keeps working.
Freeman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Freeman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Salazar.
Freeman slips a jab from Salazar.
Freeman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Freeman walks into a left hand.
Freeman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Alvaro Salazar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freeman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Freeman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Salazar stuffs the takedown attempt from Freeman. Freeman gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Salazar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Salazar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freeman shoots in for a takedown but Salazar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Freeman punishes Salazar's body with a nice straight punch.
Salazar throws a lazy right hand but Freeman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salazar with a hook.
Freeman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Freeman, as that shot connected.
It looks like Alvaro Salazar has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Freeman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Salazar rather than just go for the knockout.
Freeman throws out a loose jab but Salazar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freeman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salazar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Freeman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Freeman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Salazar avoids it really well and circles away.
Alvaro Salazar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Freeman.
Salazar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Salazar is keen to just control but Freeman is a slippery customer.
Freeman is looking for a sweep. Salazar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Freeman controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar drops an elbow to the side of Freeman's head.
Salazar throws a strike but Freeman avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Freeman is on top in guard.
Salazar wants to sweep here but Freeman controlling him for the moment.
Salazar trying to control the position.
Freeman is looking to work some ground and pound but Salazar has wrist control.
Freeman trying to control but Salazar is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Freeman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Freeman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Salazar is adopting a defensive guard.
Freeman trying to control but Salazar is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Salazar controls Freeman momentarily but Freeman frees himself.
Alvaro Salazar has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Horrible takedown by Salazar or perhaps it was just good defense by Freeman which made him look bad.
Salazar cracks Freeman with a good jab.
Salazar shoots in looking for a takedown. Freeman tries to sprawl out of it but Salazar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Freeman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alvaro Salazar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar misses with a low kick.
Salazar lands with a nice body punch.
Salazar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Freeman.
Salazar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Salazar misses.
Salazar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Salazar swings for the body but Freeman moves out of range.
Freeman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salazar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Freeman's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freeman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salazar connects with a couple of short punches.
Salazar postures up in Freeman's guard and throws a big left but Freeman blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alvaro Salazar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Freeman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Matt Freeman!
Matt Freeman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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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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