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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sam Salter (ranked 4014 p4p, 4766 weight class) and Test Seven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Test Seven acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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150 cm 23 130 0 - 1 - 0 |
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167 cm 18 148 0 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns Counter fighter Big heart |
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Good wrestler Counter fighter Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Salter! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Test Seven! The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Seven has closed the distance and engaged Salter in a clinch.
Seven stalling in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Seven. Seven tries a body shot but Salter blocks it.
Salter is trying to pull guard but Seven has him pressed against the cage. Seven stalling against the cage.
Seven tries to throw a body punch but Salter avoids it by throwing Seven back against the cage. Seven manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Salter avoids the body shot from Seven.
Salter half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Seven throws the left hand but Salter avoids the punch easily. Salter drops down looking for a counter takedown but Seven sprawls and moves away. Seven moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Salter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Seven walks away with a smile on his face. Salter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Seven has managed to clinch.
Seven misses with a body punch.
Seven misses with a hook from the clinch. Salter blocks a body shot from Seven. Seven misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Seven on the inside. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seven. Salter blocks a body shot from Seven.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Seven misses with a punch to the body.
Seven breaks from the clinch.
Seven swings for the body but Salter moves out of range.
Salter half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Test Seven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Seven gets a clinch. Stalling in the clinch from Seven.
Seven slowing the pace effectively. Salter is trying to pull guard but Seven has him pressed against the cage. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Salter. That's going to take a lot out of him. Seven is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Seven tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Seven avoiding damage.
Seven throws a punch but it's blocked by Salter. A short uppercut from Seven. Salter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Salter tries to pull guard but Seven holds him up against the cage and eventually Salter drops back down to his feet.
Seven pressing his opponent against the cage. Seven misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Seven struggles to land a body shot inside as Salter controls his hands.
Seven gets through Salter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Come on Seven - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Seven's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. A short right from Seven on the inside. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Seven misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Test Seven dominated that round. That's time! Salter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Seven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salter drops down looking for a counter takedown but Seven sprawls and moves away. Seven gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Seven misses with a hook to the ribs.
Come on Seven - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Seven tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Seven misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Seven taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Seven misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Seven misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seven misses with a punch on the inside.
Seven lands a right hand. Stalling in the clinch from Seven.
A shot in the inside from Seven. Salter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seven throws a punch but it's blocked by Salter. Seven dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Seven effectively controlling the action here. Test Seven seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Test Seven. Salter avoids the body shot from Seven.
Seven darts in and clinches Salter up against the cage. Salter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Seven works on Salter's body with a couple of short punches. Salter is trying to pull guard but Seven has him pressed against the cage. Seven tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Seven scores with an uppercut up the middle. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Seven misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Seven displaying some good clinch control by pressing Salter up against the cage. The referee calls for Seven to work.
Salter prevents Seven from breaking the clinch. Salter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salter could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Seven takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Seven working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Seven lands a nice uppercut. Seven tries to throw a body punch but Salter avoids it by throwing Seven back against the cage. Seven lands a shoulder strike. Seven misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seven content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Seven.
Salter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Seven walks away with a smile on his face. Salter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Salter. That's going to take a lot out of him. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Seven clinches up against the cage. Seven tries to throw a body punch but Salter avoids it by throwing Seven back against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Test Seven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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!
Seven gets in close and instigates a clinch. Seven tries to throw a body punch but Salter avoids it by throwing Seven back against the cage. Seven can't find room to land a body shot as Salter controls the action.
Seven has been the more effective fighter overall so far. A nice left hand lands by Seven.
Salter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Seven misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salter tries to pull guard but Seven holds him up against the cage and eventually Salter drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Seven lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Seven misses with a short punch on the inside. Salter prevents a body shot from Seven.
That's one minute gone in the round. Seven can't find room to land a body shot as Salter controls the action.
Nice body punch from Seven. Seven stalling.
Salter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Salter. That's going to take a lot out of him. Salter tries to pull guard but Seven holds him up against the cage and eventually Salter drops back down to his feet.
Salter is trying to pull guard but Seven turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Seven working aggressively here.
Seven can't find room to land a body shot as Salter controls the action.
Seven works on Salter's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Seven tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Seven stalling.
Seven tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Seven goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seven. Seven tries to work over Salter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Salter fails to pull guard.
Seven is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Seven leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A left hand lands to the body for Seven.
Seven misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Seven's face as he tries to break the clinch. Salter fails to pull guard.
Seven just leaning against Salter, taking a breather. Seven wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Seven throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salters head. Seven tries a body shot but Salter blocks it.
Seven misses with a punch to the body.
Salter prevents a body shot from Seven. Salter blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Seven manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short uppercut from Seven. Seven struggles to land a body shot inside as Salter controls his hands.
Seven stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch on the inside from Seven fails to land. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Seven dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Sam Salter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seven.
And that's the end of the fight! Test Seven comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Seven has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 24:30 Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 24:30 Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Test Seven!
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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
25% |
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