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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Salter (ranked 5639 p4p, 17403 weight class) and Mike Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dead Or Alive. Charles comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Renegades Of Funk - Rage Against The Machine kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Olympic wrestler
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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 17 - 21 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Salter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Charles!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salter shoots and misses
and Charles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Charles circles away.
Salter has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Salter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Charles as Salter shoots in.
Charles decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Charles sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Salter is in trouble now - Charles has advanced to mount!
Charles jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Salter manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Salter is being controlled here.
My spies in Kamp Krusty inform me that Charles has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salter is trying to control Charles's posture but Charles avoids it.
Charles tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Charles has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Salter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Charles tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Charles has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Salter is trying to control Charles's posture but Charles avoids it.
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.
Charles is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Salter knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Charles looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Salter sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Charles is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Salter is just riding it out for now. Charles eventually gives up the hold.
Salter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salter is looking to control Charles's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Salter avoid being mounted?
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Charles wants to free his trapped foot but Salter is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Charles passes the guard and advances to mount!
Salter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Salter has given up his back here. Will Charles look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Salter defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Charles's arms.
Charles sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Salter taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mike Charles!
Mike Charles tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
In defeat, Sam Salter stepped up to the mic, saying 'I think it may be time to hang up the gloves. Its been fun at times but Im over this time to go kill myself and family chris benoit style.'.
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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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