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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iosue Nicu (ranked 482 p4p, 71 weight class) and Michael Salazar (ranked 501 p4p, 74 weight class). Nicu comes to the cage accompanied by It's Dark and Hell Is Hot. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
34 - 15 - 1 |
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193 cm
27
215 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iosue Nicu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Salazar!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicu cracks Salazar with an open hand slap.
It looks like Michael Salazar has been cut.
Nicu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Salazar takes a swing at Nicu's ribcage but misses.
Nicu throws a nice looking combination but Salazar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nicu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circling - Salazar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salazar jabs at Nicu's body.
Nicu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Salazar is looking to chop away at Nicu's legs.
Nicu misses with a hook to the body
and Salazar counters with a solid body kick.
Nicu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salazar manages to avoid it.
Salazar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A lazy body kick from Nicu
and Salazar counters with a good low kick that Nicu was not able to check.
Nicu takes a swing at Salazar's ribcage but misses.
Salazar staying out of range there.
Nicu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Salazar throws a hook to the side of Nicu's head but Nicu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salazar throws a body shot but no joy.
Nicu throws a jab but it's blocked by Salazar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar loads up on a big right hand but Nicu slips the punch.
Nicu connects with a single shot there.
Salazar scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Iosue Nicu has been cut.
Salazar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nicu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Salazar looks to land a body kick but Nicu moved away.
Nicu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Salazar throws out a counter right but Nicu avoids it with no problem.
Salazar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicu was well out of range. Poor timing from Salazar.
Nicu avoids a kick to the body.
Salazar lands the left hand.
Salazar looks to land a left hand but Nicu moved out of range nicely.
Nicu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Salazar lunges at Nicu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nicu's hand.
Salazar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Salazar throws a leg kick
and Nicu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Salazar is looking to slow Nicu down with leg kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Salazar there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salazar lands a nice shot that snaps Nicu's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar thows a body kick. Nicu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nicu throws a lazy uppercut
and Salazar counters with a left to the body.
Salazar keeps Nicu at a distance using the push kick.
Salazar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nicu throws a big counter combination but Salazar scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nicu tries a head kick but it misses.
Salazar throws the left hand but Nicu avoids the punch easily.
Salazar misses with a hook.
Salazar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Salazar misses with a hook to the body
and Nicu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nicu scores with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Nicu.
No joy there for Salazar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nicu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Salazar has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Salazar bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Salazar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar scores with a nice body kick.
Nicu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Salazar moves into range and clinches up with Nicu.
Salazar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nicu's elbow.
A short right from Salazar.
Salazar lands a shot to the body.
Nicu blocking some punches.
Nicu throws a punch but it's blocked by Salazar.
Salazar tries to work over Nicu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nicu avoiding damage.
Still in the clinch, Nicu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nicu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salazar struggles to land a body shot inside as Nicu controls his hands.
Salazar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nicu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salazar lands with a short shot to the head.
Nicu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Nicu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Salazar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nicu will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nicu ducks right into an uppercut from Salazar.
Nicu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Salazar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nicu.
Salazar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nicu thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nicu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Salazar scores with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salazar. Nicu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nicu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nicu tries to land a front kick but Salazar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nicu moves out of range of the body kick from Salazar.
Salazar lands a right hook to the body.
Nicu throws a jab when Salazar was well out of range.
Salazar was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nicu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Salazar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Salazar dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nicu connects with a solid leg kick.
Salazar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Salazar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Salazar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nicu if he has to take too many more of those.
Salazar drives through and clinches with Nicu against the cage.
Nicu lands an uppercut.
Nicu lands a left hand.
Nicu working aggressively here.
Nicu throws a head punch that misses.
Salazar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Salazar.
Salazar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nicu swings wildly with an uppercut but Salazar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michael Salazar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nicu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Salazar throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salazar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Salazar takes a shot to the head.
Nicu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salazar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nicu's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nicu or not.
Still in the clinch, Salazar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Salazar struggles to land a body shot inside as Nicu controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Nicu fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Salazar.
Salazar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nicu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Salazar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salazar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nicu backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nicu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Salazar throws a head punch that misses.
Salazar can't find room to land a body shot as Nicu controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Salazar.
Salazar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nicu.
Salazar tries to throw a body punch but Nicu avoids it by throwing Salazar back against the cage.
Nicu struggles to land a body shot inside as Salazar controls his hands.
Salazar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Nicu on the inside.
Salazar misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salazar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salazar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nicu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nicu prevents a body shot from Salazar.
Salazar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Salazar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nicu's elbow.
Salazar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nicu misses with the head strike.
Salazar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Salazar can't find room to land a body shot as Nicu controls the action.
Nicu prevents a body shot from Salazar.
Salazar misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Salazar.
Salazar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nicu misses with a punch on the inside.
Nicu lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Salazar.
Salazar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicu misses with a punch on the inside.
Salazar lands a hook that snaps the head of Nicu backwards.
Salazar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Salazar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nicu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nicu throws a punch but it's blocked by Salazar.
Salazar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nicu's elbow.
Salazar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salazar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nicu has a couple of punches blocked by Salazar.
Nicu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Salazar is leaning against Nicu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Salazar is leaning against Nicu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salazar.
Salazar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Salazar misses with a punch to the body.
Salazar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nicu backwards.
Salazar avoiding damage as Nicu throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar lands a right hand.
Nicu prevents a body shot from Salazar.
Salazar throws a punch but it's blocked by Nicu.
Salazar misses with a body punch.
Nicu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Salazar backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salazar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Salazar lands a shoulder strike.
Salazar lands a hook that snaps the head of Nicu backwards.
Nicu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salazar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nicu backwards.
Nicu is rocked!
Salazar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Nicu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right hand to the body from Salazar.
Salazar working aggressively here.
Nicu throws a head punch that misses.
Salazar lands a hook that snaps the head of Nicu backwards.
Salazar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nicu backwards.
Salazar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nicu backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nicu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nicu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Salazar as Nicu tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Salazar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Salazar drops Nicu with a straight right hand, right on the button! Salazar follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Salazar!
A less than humble Michael Salazar misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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