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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Del Salar (ranked 2079 p4p, 797 weight class) and Noah Gordon (ranked 237 p4p, 106 weight class). Del Salar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Del Salar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Noah Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gordon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gordon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Salar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gordon wants to counter with a clinch but Salar pushes him away.
Salar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gordon has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Salar misses with an uppercut.
Salar scores with a hook to the body. Gordon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Salar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gordon throws a right hand that misses
and Salar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Salar misses
and Gordon counters with a nice uppercut.
Gordon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Salar counters with a straight right hand.
Salar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gordon.
Gordon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Salar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gordon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gordon defending well as Salar loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salar lands a slapping body shot.
Del Salar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gordon needs to keep his hands up - Salar had a free shot at his head there.
Salar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Salar misses with a straight left.
Gordon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gordon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Salar scrambles back to his feet.
Salar works the jab nicely.
Gordon throws out a loose jab but Salar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gordon tries to counter by closing the distance.
Salar swats away the attempt to clinch by Gordon.
Gordon walks into a stiff left hand from Salar.
Salar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gordon in his tracks.
Gordon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salar connects with a crisp jab.
Salar is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Salar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheers as Salar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gordon doesn't seem phased though.
Salar cracks Gordon with an open hand slap.
Salar lands a right hook to the body.
Gordon tries to bum rush Salar with a series of wild strikes but Salar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Salar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gordon manages to avoid it.
Salar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gordon.
Gordon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gordon is looking to clinch.
Salar lands an overhand right.
Del Salar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Salar.
Gordon tries to counter with a clinch but Salar shakes him off and moves away.
Salar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon cracks Salar with a solid left hand.
Gordon throws a big right hand that misses.
Salar wants to stand and escape but Gordon is having none of it.
Gordon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Salar seems keen to control Gordon's posture.
Gordon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gordon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Salar has control of Gordon's left arm, preventing Gordon from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gordon throwing strikes but missing.
Gordon is working Salar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four 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.
Salar wants to sweep but no luck.
Gordon being controlled here momentarily.
Gordon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gordon postures up and lands a big shot to Salar's brow.
Gordon preventing the sweep.
Gordon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Gordon shoots in and gets a takedown into Salar's guard.
Gordon stops Salar from standing up.
Gordon scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Del Salar dominated that round.
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.
Gordon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gordon misses with a body shot.
Gordon scores with a body shot.
Gordon misses with a hook.
Del Salar is winning the standup battle so far.
Gordon lands with a straight right. Salar didn't see that one coming.
Gordon has his takedown stuffed
and Salar counters with a nice uppercut.
Salar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Salar. That snapped Gordon's head back.
Gordon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salar moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Salar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gordon's head.
Gordon lands with a nice body punch.
A jab lands there for Salar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gordon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salar.
Salar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gordon.
Salar scores with a decent looking hook.
Gordon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Salar has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Gordon misses the shot to the body.
Gordon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gordon throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
You can see the frustration on Salar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Noah Gordon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Salar dodges the ground and pound from Gordon.
Salar holding on.
An elbow from Gordon crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Salar down.
Gordon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gordon in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Salar is trying to get back to his feet.
Gordon fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gordon scoring with punches from side control.
Salar is trying to control Gordon's posture but Gordon avoids it.
Salar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gordon can do to turn this around?
Gordon landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Salar is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gordon's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gordon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Salar defending well though.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Gordon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gordon prevents Salar from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Salar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gordon.
Gordon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gordon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Salar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gordon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Salar pulls Gordon in close to his closed guard and prevents Gordon from doing any damage or advancing position.
Salar is looking to stand up but Gordon isn't so interested in that idea.
Gordon preventing the sweep.
Salar has Gordon pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Salar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gordon.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gordon. Salar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gordon was well out of range. Poor timing from Salar.
A nice side step and Gordon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Salar digs a good hook to Gordon's body.
Salar looks to land a right hand but Gordon moved out of range.
Gordon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gordon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gordon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice sprawl there from Salar as Gordon shoots in.
Gordon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Salar rather than just go for the knockout.
Salar lands with a hook. Gordon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gordon is defended easily by Salar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Del Salar will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Gordon tries to move into range but Salar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Salar slips a straight right by Gordon.
Salar connects with a crisp jab.
Salar throws a body shot but no joy.
Salar cracks Gordon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gordon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gordon connects with a body shot that sends Salar's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon moves in looking to clinch but Salar pushes him off.
Salar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salar looks to land a right hand but Gordon moved out of range.
Salar jabs Gordon right on the nose. Gordon blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gordon.
Salar scores with a nice head shot.
Salar misses with a straight right.
Gordon dives in for a single leg takedown but Salar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Salar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice body punch from Salar.
Salar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gordon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gordon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Salar cracks a nice hook into Gordon's ribs.
Salar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gordon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gordon is looking for the big counter here.
Salar lands with a cross.
Salar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gordon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Salar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salar misses with a body shot.
Gordon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Salar looks to score with a jab to the body but Gordon is just out of range.
Gordon fails with the takedown.
Del Salar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Gordon.
Gordon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Salar catches Gordon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gordon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gordon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gordon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gordon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Salar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Salar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gordon's head.
Salar lands with a nice combination. Gordon backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Gordon misses its intended target.
Salar throws a looping overhand right but Gordon ducks down to avoid it.
Salar's corner calls for a 1-2. Salar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Salar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gordon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Salar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gordon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Salar circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to the liver by Salar. Beautiful body shot.
Salar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Salar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gordon misses with a takedown
enabling Salar to counter with a crisp jab.
Salar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gordon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gordon fails with a takedown attempt.
As Gordon looks to move away, Salar throws a big counter combo but Gordon just gets out of the way.
Salar scores with a nice strike.
Noah Gordon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gordon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Del Salar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Salar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Del Salar!
Our winner, Del Salar, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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