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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Fleck (ranked 5854 p4p, 4807 weight class) and Jesus Salazaro (ranked 627 p4p, 555 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arthur Fleck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jesus Salazaro!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salazaro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fleck tries to circle away but Salazaro has him pinned against the cage.
Fleck is trying to pull guard but Salazaro turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Salazaro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fleck has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Salazaro after a bit of a struggle.
Salazaro is pushing Fleck up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Salazaro stalling.
Salazaro receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fleck wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fleck wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Salazaro pushes off an throws an elbow but Fleck leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fleck tries to score a body lock takedown but Salazaro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Fleck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazaro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Salazaro managing to block the knees to the body from Fleck.
Fleck wants a takedown.
Fleck is trying to push Salazaro away but Salazaro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Salazaro is struggling to control the position.
Salazaro misses with an elbow over the top.
Salazaro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fleck looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Salazaro tries to clinch but Fleck is having none of it.
Fleck shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Salazaro pinned against the cage. Salazaro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salazaro has managed to clinch.
Fleck looking to stall.
Fleck is trying to pull guard but Salazaro turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fleck blocks an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Salazaro leaning against his opponent.
Salazaro controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleck fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A frustrated look appears on Fleck's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fleck tries to break free but Salazaro pushes him back against the cage.
Fleck can't get the takedown.
Salazaro breaks from the clinch.
Salazaro moves into the clinch successfully.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Salazaro is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fleck jumps guard but Salazaro turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fleck trying to land knees to the body.
Salazaro prevents a takedown attempt there.
Salazaro working aggressively here.
Fleck fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Salazaro is struggling to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fleck is trying to break the clinch but Salazaro is controlling him.
Fleck is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Salazaro is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Salazaro dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Salazaro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salazaro clinches.
Salazaro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fleck fails with a takedown attempt.
Salazaro tries to clinch up but Fleck circles away and keeps his distance.
Fleck is looking to clinch but Salazaro is avoiding it.
Fleck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salazaro moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salazaro'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.
Fleck has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Salazaro is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleck has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fleck blocks an elbow strike.
Salazaro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fleck tries to close the distance and clinch but Salazaro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salazaro changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jesus Salazaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Salazaro gets underhooks to prevent Fleck's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Fleck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salazaro trying to stall but Fleck improves his position.
Salazaro manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fleck blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleck is trying to pull guard but Salazaro turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Salazaro taking a breather.
The referee is keeping an eye on Salazaro - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fleck can't get the takedown.
Salazaro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Salazaro pushes off an throws an elbow but Fleck leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Salazaro breaks the clinch.
Fleck pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salazaro steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Salazaro forces Fleck back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleck has had enough of the clinch but Salazaro keeps him there for the moment.
Salazaro has Fleck pressed against the cage.
Salazaro is pressed up against the cage. Fleck has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Salazaro down to the mat. Salazaro avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Salazaro closes the distance and clinches.
Salazaro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salazaro taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salazaro.
Fleck wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fleck wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fleck is trying to push Salazaro away but Salazaro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four 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.
Salazaro is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Salazaro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Salazaro stalling.
Salazaro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jesus Salazaro.
Salazaro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fleck has Salazaro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Salazaro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jesus Salazaro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salazaro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Salazaro prevents Fleck from breaking the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Salazaro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fleck moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Salazaro takes the fight into the clinch.
Fleck looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Salazaro stalls.
Salazaro tries to work over Fleck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fleck tries to pull guard but Salazaro won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salazaro stalling.
Fleck tries to pull guard but Salazaro forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Salazaro prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Fleck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fleck takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fleck tries to pull guard but Salazaro won't allow it.
Salazaro displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fleck up against the cage.
Salazaro prevents the takedown attempt.
Salazaro taking a breather.
Fleck swings wildly with an uppercut but Salazaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fleck working hard to break the clinch.
Fleck is looking to control Salazaro's arms but Salazaro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fleck has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Salazaro fails to land.
Salazaro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salazaro moves into the clinch.
Fleck drops down looking for an ankle pick but Salazaro pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fleck moves in looking to clinch but Salazaro pushes him off.
Jesus Salazaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salazaro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salazaro clinches up with Fleck and pushes him back against the cage.
Fleck is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Salazaro pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Salazaro holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazaro swings wildly with an uppercut but Fleck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fleck goes for a takedown attempt but Salazaro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Salazaro is looking to clinch.
Fleck darts in and clinches Salazaro up against the cage.
Salazaro misses with some punches.
Salazaro is stalling here.
Fleck is looking to break free of the clinch but Salazaro has double underhooks.
Salazaro manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Salazaro breaks the clinch.
Salazaro darts in and clinches Fleck up against the cage.
Fleck jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Salazaro walks away with a smile on his face. Fleck gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Salazaro clinches up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salazaro keeps control of Fleck as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fleck jumps guard but Salazaro turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Arthur Fleck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fleck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salazaro.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Salazaro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Salazaro 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Salazaro!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
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