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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barril Salvador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barril Salvador has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Hathaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Barril Salvador!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hathaway closes the distance and clinches.
Salvador wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hathaway misses with the head strike.
Hathaway misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Hathaway.
A frustrated look appears on Salvador's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Salvador stalls.
Salvador prevents a body shot from Hathaway.
Salvador is trying to force a seperation but Hathaway has the dominant position.
Hathaway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Salvador working hard to break the clinch.
Hathaway looking to slow down the pace here.
Salvador blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hathaway misses with a body punch.
Salvador can't find room to land a body shot as Hathaway controls the action.
Salvador breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hathaway tries to clinch up but Salvador circles away and keeps his distance.
Salvador throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvador scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salvador. Hathaway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hathaway instigates a clinch.
Salvador pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salvador clinches with his opponent.
Hathaway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hathaway just leaning against Salvador, taking a breather.
Salvador throws a head punch that misses.
Hathaway tries to throw a body punch but Salvador avoids it by throwing Hathaway back against the cage.
Hathaway tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salvador avoids it.
Hathaway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Salvador backwards.
Hathaway manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Salvador throws a punch but it's blocked by Hathaway.
Salvador told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Salvador breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hathaway tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salvador paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hathaway is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Salvador counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hathaway tries to close the distance and clinch but Salvador swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salvador tries to keep at a distance but Hathaway has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hathaway working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Salvador misses with the head strike.
Hathaway misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hathaway.
Salvador breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salvador tries to clinch there but Hathaway circles away.
Hathaway stuffs the takedown attempt from Salvador. Salvador gets slowly back to his feet.
Hathaway wants to clinch but Salvador slips to the side
and Salvador counters with a nice uppercut.
Hathaway tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Salvador counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salvador throws a jab but it's blocked by Hathaway.
Hathaway tries to close the distance and clinch but Salvador swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hathaway tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salvador jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway tries to close the distance and clinch but Salvador swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salvador changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Salvador takes the fight into the clinch.
Salvador breaks from the clinch.
Salvador forces Hathaway back against the cage and clinches.
Salvador working hard to break the clinch.
Salvador pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hathaway wants to clinch but Salvador slips to the side
and Hathaway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salvador tries to close the distance and clinch but Hathaway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hathaway tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hathaway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salvador on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Salvador misses with a wild body shot.
Hathaway rushes Salvador and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salvador lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway has a couple of punches blocked by Salvador.
Hathaway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Salvador backwards.
Salvador wants to get back to striking at distance but Hathaway won't allow it.
Salvador managing to block the knees to the body from Hathaway.
A shot in the inside from Salvador.
Salvador lands an uppercut.
Hathaway lands a hook that snaps the head of Salvador backwards.
Hathaway lands a nice shot to the body.
Hathaway slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hathaway for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Salvador is looking to break free of the clinch but Hathaway has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Hathaway - that landed with a thud.
Salvador's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hathaway.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hathaway wants to stand but Salvador is controlling his arm.
Salvador is not content to let Hathaway control the position.
Salvador wants to get back to his feet but Hathaway drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Hathaway will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hathaway takes the fight into the clinch.
Hathaway throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Salvador.
Hathaway blocks an uppercut.
Mike Hathaway has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Salvador throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hathaways head.
Hathaway lands a body shot.
Hathaway scores with a shot to the side of Salvador's head.
Hathaway misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hathaway.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Salvador creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Salvador's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Salvador breaks from the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Hathaway. No joy for Salvador on that attempt.
Hathaway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hathaway tries to clinch but Salvador is having none of it.
Salvador looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hathaway tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway tries to clinch up.
Barril Salvador seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salvador looks to throw the jab but Hathaway is out of range.
Salvador avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hathaway takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hathaway tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salvador swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hathaway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salvador ducks under a wild hook from Hathaway.
Hathaway has closed the distance and engaged Salvador in a clinch.
Hathaway has a couple of punches blocked by Salvador.
Hathaway keeps control of Salvador as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hathaway.
Still in the clinch, Hathaway scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hathaway stalling in the clinch.
Hathaway gets through Salvador's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hathaway keeps control of Salvador as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hathaway struggles to land a body shot inside as Salvador controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway tries to land knees in the clinch but Salvador avoids the damage to the body.
Hathaway has Salvador pressed against the cage, preventing Salvador from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Salvador is trying to break free.
Hathaway lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hathaway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salvador doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hathaway taking a breather.
Hathaway scores with a shot to the side of Salvador's head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hathaway - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Salvador lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Salvador is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hathaway misses with some punches.
Salvador breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hathaway gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salvador breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hathaway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salvador with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Salvador scores with a push kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hathaway.
Hathaway misses with a low kick as Salvador jumps back.
Salvador swats away the attempt to clinch by Hathaway.
Hathaway wants to clinch
and Salvador counters with a stiff right hand.
Salvador is looking to clinch but Hathaway is avoiding it.
A jab from Salvador misses.
Salvador throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hathaway's waist but Hathaway gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Salvador off to one side.
No joy there for Hathaway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Salvador has a takedown stuffed.
Mike Hathaway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barril Salvador.
Hathaway instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salvador's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salvador wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Salvador on the inside.
Hathaway lands a shot to the body.
Salvador manages to break the clinch.
Mike Hathaway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salvador misses with an uppercut. Hathaway saw that one coming.
Salvador lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hathaway tries to clinch there but Salvador circles away.
Hathaway drives through and clinches with Salvador against the cage.
Salvador breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salvador tries to clinch but Hathaway moves out of range.
Hathaway scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Barril Salvador has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hathaway wants to clinch but Salvador slips to the side
and Salvador counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hathaway is looking to clinch.
Salvador tries for a takedown but Hathaway sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hathaway dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Barril Salvador's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Salvador dives in and grabs Hathaway's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hathaway pushes down on Salvador's head and hops out.
Hathaway tries to clinch but Salvador moves out of range.
Salvador throws a lazy uppercut
and Hathaway counters with a nice kick to the body.
Salvador moves in looking to clinch but Hathaway pushes him off.
Salvador closes the distance and pushes Hathaway back into the cage.
Salvador wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Salvador has a couple of punches blocked by Hathaway.
Hathaway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Salvador looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Salvador throws a punch but it's blocked by Hathaway.
Hathaway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Salvador - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hathaway creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Salvador is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hathaway.
Salvador is still on wobbly legs! Can Hathaway finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hathaway scores with a hook to the body.
Hathaway lands a big right hand that drops Salvador! The killer instinct kicks in and Hathaway finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hathaway!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Hathaway!
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