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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ron Tyron (ranked 4326 p4p, 4277 weight class) and Mauro Salgado (ranked 217 p4p, 438 weight class). The key to victory for Ron Tyron has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 cm 18 135 1 - 0 - 0 |
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179 cm 18 163 1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Brawler Big heart |
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Good takedowns Basic striking Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ron Tyron! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauro Salgado! The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tyron clinches with his opponent.
Tyron has hold of one of Salgado's legs. Salgado is fighting the takedown attempt but Tyron gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Tyron preventing the sweep. Tyron wants to control from the top but Salgado keeps moving. Tyron preventing the sweep. Salgado is still trying to improve position. Salgado is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tyron avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Salgado. Tyron might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Salgado winds up and cracks Tyron with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Salgado not landing any meaningful shots this time. Salgado looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Tyron tries to roll over but Salgado keeps him under control. Tyron could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Salgado passes to full mount! Salgado lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Salgado punishing his opponent with strikes. Tyron regains half guard. Salgado has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Salgado landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Salgado connects with a nice short shot to Tyron's temple. Salgado lands strikes from half guard. Tyron moves into full guard.
Salgado is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Salgado pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyron is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Salgado stands up over Tyron, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Salgado working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Tyron has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Salgado can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Tyron preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Salgado throws an elbow that misses. Tyron uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Salgado's guard. Nice move by Tyron! Salgado manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tyron manages to get himself to full guard.
Salgado is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real. Salgado slips nicely into half guard. Tyron is breathing heavily. Salgado lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Salgado uses his free foot to push down on Tyron's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tyron. Salgado is landing with some decent strikes but Tyron is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Salgado lands with some strikes. Tyron tries to reverse the position but Salgado maintains control. Salgado cracks Tyron with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tyron is in a horrible position here. Salgado smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Salgado scoring with strikes but Tyron is staying in there. Salgado unloading with bombs! Salgado is in the full mount, landing strikes. Salgado looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Salgado lands a couple of good shots and Tyron has given up his back, trying to escape the position! Tyron takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Salgado is punishing Tyron with strikes - can he finish him?! Tyron is trying to remain composed but Salgado is hammering down strikes to the side of his head. Salgado gets his hands free as Tyron looks to control. Salgado landing with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Salgado lands shots from the back. Tyron looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. Salgado is punishing Tyron with strikes - can he finish him?! Salgado has Tyron flattened out and is raining down punches. Salgado is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Tyron up.
Salgado connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Tyron to escape the position.
Tyron covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Salgado lands an elbow to the side of the head. Salgado gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Salgado scores with punches from the back.
Tyron covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mauro Salgado dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Salgado darts in looking for a takedown but Tyron gets double underhooks and turns Salgado into the cage. Tyron stuffs the takedown. Salgado shoots for a takedown but Tyron saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. As Salgado tries to get set, Tyron tries to push him back and clinch up but Salgado manages to avoid the attempt. Ron Tyron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauro Salgado. Tyron rushes Salgado and presses him up against the cage. Salgado has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tyron avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Tyron works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Tyron won't allow Salgado to sweep him here. Salgado has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Tyron has passed into side control.
Salgado tries to bench press Tyron off him but Tyron keeps the position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Salgado is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tyron's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Tyron wants to lay and pray for a moment but Salgado keeps working. Tyron tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Salgado.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tyron is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Salgado doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tyron. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Salgado manages to get to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Salgado is on top in guard.
Tyron is trying to keep Salgado in close.
Tyron looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyron, not yet. Salgado slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Salgado lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Salgado scores with a couple of short elbows. Mauro Salgado has got the better of the ground game so far. Salgado in side control lands a decent elbow. Salgado has knee on belly and moves into mount. Tyron is bucking up trying to escape but Salgado cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Salgado with shots to the head and body - Tyron looks very uncomfortable down there. Tyron tries to reverse the position but Salgado maintains control. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Salgado landing shots from mount. Salgado raining down shots from the mount! Salgado putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Tyron really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Salgado cracks Tyron with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Salgado looking to finish Tyron with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tyron! Salgado pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Salgado has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Salgado lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. A nice elbow there by Salgado.
Tyron is rocked! Salgado lands a nice shot to the head. Oh Tyron is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Salgado has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tyron's face.
Salgado lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Salgado working away from the top, dropping strikes. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Salgado is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tyron can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Salgado postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tyron looks a forlorn figure.
Salgado fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Salgado is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tyron can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tyron is bucking up trying to escape but Salgado cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tyron taking shots to the head. Tyron in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Tyron is in a horrible position here. Salgado smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Salgado lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Salgado lands a nice shot to the head. Salgado lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. BOOM! Salgado connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Salgado scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tyron taking shots to the head. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Salgado putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Salgado is landing with some decent strikes but Tyron is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. A big strike lands for Salgado! That's really hurt Tyron and he's turned his back - Salgado keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Salgado jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauro Salgado! After winning the bout, Mauro Salgado thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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84% |
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