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QFC Tournament 128 Round 4 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jet Salsbury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Tarver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salsbury comes to the cage accompanied by The Ecstacy of Gold. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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172 lbs
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jet Salsbury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Tarver!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salsbury fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tarver to the ground. Salsbury is now in Tarver's guard.
Salsbury has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tarver working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Salsbury doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Salsbury manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tarver looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tarver keeping moving, preventing Salsbury from controlling successfully.
Salsbury content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tarver looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Salsbury passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salsbury is chipping away with strikes.
Salsbury lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tarver down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tarver takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tarver tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tarver takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Salsbury lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarver gets back to half guard.
Salsbury trying to control from half guard but Tarver is working away.
Tarver looking for submissions off his back.
Tarver looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tarver has hold of Salsbury's hands but Salsbury slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Salsbury looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tarver with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tarver is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Salsbury pulls his head out easily.
Salsbury takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tarver looking for submissions off his back.
Salsbury content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarver looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tarver looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Salsbury stalling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salsbury seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tarver looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Salsbury seems content to control.
Tarver is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Salsbury pulls his head out easily.
Salsbury could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tarver looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salsbury missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Salsbury.
Salsbury is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tarver actively working from the bottom here.
Tarver looking for submissions off his back.
Tarver looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Salsbury controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salsbury lands strikes from half guard.
Tarver is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Salsbury seems content to control.
Salsbury looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tarver with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Salsbury is taking a breather. Tarver says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tarver works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salsbury seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tarver is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Salsbury is aware though and is defending well.
Salsbury in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Salsbury accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jet Salsbury dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tarver throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Salsbury was covering up waiting for the punch and Tarver finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tarver is fighting to break Salsbury's control of his arms but Salsbury is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tarver thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Salsbury has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Salsbury manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Salsbury wants to control the pace but Tarver is squirming around nicely.
Salsbury takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tarver wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Salsbury landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarver working to try and regain half guard.
Salsbury controlling the pace for now.
Salsbury putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Salsbury is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tarver tries to reverse the position but Salsbury maintains control.
Salsbury is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tarver can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tarver regains half guard.
Tarver actively working from the bottom here.
Salsbury not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salsbury is nestled in close to Tarver, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tarver looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tarver looking for submissions off his back.
Tarver tries to roll over but Salsbury keeps him under control.
Salsbury tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tarver knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tarver actively working from the bottom here.
Salsbury takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Salsbury is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tarver looking for submissions off his back.
Tarver is refusing to be controlled, as Salsbury sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarver looking for submissions off his back.
Salsbury performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tarver is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Salsbury pulls his head out easily.
Tarver looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Salsbury controlling the pace.
Tarver is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Salsbury pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarver looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Salsbury takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Salsbury takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tarver is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Salsbury pulls his head out easily.
Salsbury knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tarver on the ground.
Tarver is looking to improve his position.
Salsbury is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Salsbury lands a nice short elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarver moves into full guard.
Tarver looking for a guillotine here but Salsbury defends easily.
Tarver looking for a guillotine here but Salsbury defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jet Salsbury dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Salsbury lands a really nice looking cross but Tarver seems unphased.
Nice sprawl there from Salsbury as Tarver shoots in.
Tarver with a poor takedown
and Salsbury counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Salsbury.
Tarver looking for a guillotine here but Salsbury defends easily.
Salsbury sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tarver has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Salsbury can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Salsbury controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tarver had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Salsbury defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salsbury with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Salsbury is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Salsbury stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tarver swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Salsbury distracts Tarver with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tarver has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Salsbury can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Salsbury is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Salsbury wants to control from the top but Tarver keeps moving.
Tarver looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Salsbury passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salsbury trying to control the pace.
Tarver wants to improve his position but Salsbury is controlling well.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tarver looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Salsbury seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salsbury prevents Tarver from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salsbury working over Tarver with some ground and pound. Tarver looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tarver looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarver looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tarver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Salsbury performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tarver is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Salsbury pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, Salsbury seems content to control.
Tarver actively working from the bottom here.
Salsbury takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tarver looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Salsbury works his way into full mount!
Tarver is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarver is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Salsbury content just to control the position here.
Tarver can't escape the position.
Salsbury content just to control the position here.
Tarver is in all sorts of trouble here.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salsbury dominating with strikes here.
Jet Salsbury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tarver is desperately trying to improve his position but Salsbury has a good base and remains in mount.
Jay Tarver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salsbury takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tarver flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jet Salsbury showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Salsbury 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight for Jet Salsbury!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Jet Salsbury!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Jet Salsbury!
Jet Salsbury wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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FIGHT
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