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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lando Salmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jones Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salmon comes to the cage accompanied by The Little Things. Mac has chosen Survivor Burning heart as his entrance music. Lando Salmon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jones Mac's chin.
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250 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lando Salmon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jones Mac!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac misses with an attempted mid kick.
Salmon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salmon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mac.
Salmon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mac taking some punishment here, with Salmon in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Salmon there.
It looks like Jones Mac has been cut.
Mac pushes Salmon off looking to stand but Salmon dives back in and keeps control.
Mac avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Salmon.
Mac wants to get back to his feet.
Salmon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mac is trying to stand up here but Salmon is controlling him well.
Salmon working Mac over with strikes.
Salmon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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. Salmon connects with a nice short shot to Mac's temple.
Salmon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mac does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Salmon.
Salmon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Salmon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mac is trying to stand up here but Salmon is controlling him well.
Salmon trying to control from half guard but Mac is working away.
Mac kicks Salmon off and gets back to his feet.
Salmon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mac pinned against the cage. Mac gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Salmon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mac circles away.
Salmon is breathing heavily.
Mac tries to clinch up.
Salmon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mac circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lando Salmon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Mac as Salmon shoots in.
Salmon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mac fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Salmon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mac counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Salmon tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mac decides to return to a standing position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mac throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Salmon.
Mac turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Mac.
Salmon misses with a takedown attempt
and Mac counters with a straight right hand.
Salmon has his takedown stuffed
and Mac counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mac.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salmon lands a decent shot there.
Salmon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mac doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mac manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Salmon is working an open guard so Mac takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Salmon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mac looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Salmon connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mac some visible discomfort.
Mac tries to escape but Salmon is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Salmon lands a nice forearm strike.
Mac is pushing Salmon's head away, looking to escape. Salmon manages to hold on to the position though.
Salmon works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mac takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mac is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Salmon asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Salmon with a poor takedown
and Mac counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Salmon's guard now.
Mac stands up from Salmon's guard - Mac perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salmon looks to throw a body kick
and Mac counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salmon gets back to full guard.
Mac wants to stand but Salmon is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Mac dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jones Mac's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Salmon has his takedown stuffed
and Mac counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Salmon misses.
Salmon tries for a takedown but Mac circles away easily
and Mac counters with a takedown into side control.
Salmon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mac decides to stand back up. Mac steps back and let's Salmon get back to his feet.
Mac thows a body kick. Salmon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mac darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mac tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Salmon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salmon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Salmon gets full guard.
Mac trying to stand up but can't free himself from Salmon's guard.
Mac stands up and waves to Salmon to follow him.
Mac tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salmon misses with a takedown attempt
and Mac counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mac.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lando Salmon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac wants to stand and escape but instead Salmon has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mac keeping moving, preventing Salmon from controlling successfully.
Mac pushes Salmon off and gets back to his feet.
Mac wants to clinch up but Salmon keeps it at a distance.
Salmon misses with a takedown
and Mac counters with a single leg into guard. Salmon didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salmon looking to control.
Mac trying to stand up but can't free himself from Salmon's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac stands up and waves to Salmon to follow him.
Salmon fails with a takedown attempt.
Salmon misses with a takedown
and Mac counters with a takedown into side control.
Salmon tries to bench press Mac off him but Mac keeps the position.
Mac decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Salmon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mac decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Salmon's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salmon looking to control.
Salmon is working an open guard so Mac takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salmon with a poor takedown
and Mac counters with a good, hard body kick but Salmon shrugs it off.
Mac with a lazy takedown attempt
and Salmon counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mac is trying to stand back up but Salmon is controlling him
Mac makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Mac with a lazy takedown attempt
and Salmon counters with a takedown into side control.
Salmon trying to control the action but Mac is working from the bottom.
Mac bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Salmon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mac kicks off Salmon and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Mac showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jones Mac's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Salmon gets the takedown into side control.
Salmon has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Salmon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Salmon is adopting a defensive guard.
Mac won't allow Salmon to sweep him here.
Salmon trying to control the position here.
Mac wants to stand but Salmon is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mac stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Salmon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Salmon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mac's guard.
Mac pushes Salmon off looking to stand but Salmon dives back in and keeps control.
Mac is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Salmon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Salmon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mac with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Salmon takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mac tries to clinch but Salmon moves away
and Salmon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salmon gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salmon shoots in and bounces Mac off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mac is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Salmon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mac scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Salmon misses with a takedown attempt
and Mac counters with a head kick. That will keep Salmon thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Salmon shoots and misses
and Mac counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mac.
Salmon strikes from his own guard.
Mac gets to his feet. Salmon looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Salmon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mac counters with a single leg into guard. Salmon didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac wants to stand and escape but instead Salmon has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Salmon postures up in Mac's guard and throws a big left but Mac blocks it.
Salmon prevents Mac from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salmon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones Mac has got the better of the ground game so far.
Salmon trying to control the position from guard on top but Mac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mac kicks Salmon off and gets to his feet.
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.
Mac ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salmon moves away.
Salmon tries to clinch up but Mac circles away and keeps his distance.
Salmon shoots and misses
and Mac counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lando Salmon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mac misses with a takedown attempt
and Salmon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Salmon.
Salmon has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Mac is trying to keep an underhook but Salmon manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Salmon wants to free his trapped foot but Mac is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Salmon lands a nice short elbow.
Mac has one foot on Salmon's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salmon with a poor takedown
and Mac decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Salmon's guard.
Salmon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lando Salmon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salmon throws a couple of heel strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jones Mac.
I've got Mac winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jones Mac!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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