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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hobert Salinas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor Dam is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hobert Salinas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taylor Dam!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dam looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Salinas closes the distance and clinches.
Salinas taking a breather.
Salinas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dam just stands there and leans against the cage.
Salinas has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dam uses from the top position.
Salinas has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Dam is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Salinas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salinas rushes Dam and presses him up against the cage.
Salinas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dam just stands there and leans against the cage.
Salinas jumps guard and drags Dam to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Salinas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salinas looking to control but Dam passes into half guard.
Salinas wants to get back to full guard.
Salinas is looking to control Dam's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Salinas avoid being mounted?
Dam has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dam prevents Salinas from improving his position.
Dam wants to stand up but Salinas has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salinas slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Salinas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Salinas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dam on the ground.
Dam trying to control but Salinas is working from the bottom.
Salinas trying to control the position.
Salinas wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salinas misses with a wild combination.
Salinas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hobert Salinas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salinas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dam counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Salinas is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Salinas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salinas lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salinas scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Salinas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dam wants to get back to his feet.
We've been informed that Dam has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Salinas wants to stand up but Dam is controlling the position.
Dam tries to roll over but Salinas keeps him under control.
Salinas is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dam is just riding it out for now. Salinas eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dam wants to improve his position but Salinas is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hobert Salinas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sloppy strikes from Salinas. Those never looked like landing.
Hobert Salinas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dam is trying hard to land a takedown here. Salinas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Salinas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Salinas closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dam did well to prevent Salinas getting side control.
Salinas is trying to work for a kimura but Dam is defending well.
Salinas tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Dam.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salinas is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Salinas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dam can do to turn this around?
Dam is defending against the submission attempts here by Salinas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dam wants to improve his position but Salinas is controlling well.
Hobert Salinas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Salinas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dam is looking for a sweep. Salinas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dam trying to control here.
Dam is defending against the submission attempts here by Salinas.
Salinas is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dam has managed to free his arm - good work.
Salinas seems to be working for a kimura but Dam defends the submission attempt.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Salinas looks to land a combination. Dam sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dam moves in looking to clinch but Salinas pushes him off.
As Dam tries to get set, Salinas tries to push him back and clinch up but Dam manages to avoid the attempt.
Salinas instigates a clinch.
Salinas is pushing Dam up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dam gets control of Salinas's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dam will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Salinas wants to stand but Dam has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Salinas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dam has his hands on Salinas's head, controlling the position.
Salinas gets to his feet. Dam looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dam gets caught napping as Salinas dives in and scores a takedown. Dam manages to retain guard.
Dam is trying to keep Salinas in close.
Salinas trying to control but Dam is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dam not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dam is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hobert Salinas dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dam gets caught napping as Salinas dives in and scores a takedown. Dam manages to retain guard.
Salinas advances position into side control!
Dam wants to control but Salinas postures up.
Salinas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Salinas tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salinas thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dam tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Dam's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salinas tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Salinas has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dam is looking to reverse the position.
Dam keeps trying to improve his position.
Salinas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dam is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dam is looking to reverse the position.
That's two 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.
Dam wants to get back to his feet but Salinas drags him back down.
Salinas trying to control the position but Dam is working away.
Salinas stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Salinas shoots in for a double leg but Dam sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Salinas looking to score a takedown here. Dam is defending well but Salinas drives through and ends up in Dam's guard.
Dam 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.
Salinas postures up.
Salinas trying to control but Dam is working from the bottom.
Dam wants to sweep here but Salinas controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salinas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dam is adopting a defensive guard.
Salinas would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dam keeping moving, preventing Salinas from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salinas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dam enables Salinas to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dam manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dam has a closed guard, preventing Salinas from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dam is trying to keep Salinas in close.
Dam is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Salinas defends well.
Salinas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dam is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Salinas prevents Dam from getting back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dam is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Salinas defends well.
Salinas stands and steps away. Dam gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hobert Salinas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Salinas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hobert Salinas!
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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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