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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Salazar (ranked 3894 p4p, 3672 weight class) and Enuard Gim (ranked 306 p4p, 0 weight class). Enuard Gim told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Salazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Enuard Gim!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Salazar.
Gim throws a right and a left that Salazar avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Gim. Those never looked like landing.
Gim has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gim there as he acknowledges the shot.
Salazar pushes Gim up against the cage in a clinch.
Salazar lands a body shot.
Salazar throws an elbow but it misses.
Gim keeps control of Salazar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gim wants to break the clinch but can't.
Salazar throws an elbow that misses.
Gim blocks an elbow strike.
Gim is trying to push Salazar away but Salazar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Salazar throws an elbow but it misses.
A frustrated look appears on Salazar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gim changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Salazar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gim with a nice calf kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gim!
Salazar throws an overhand right that lands on Gim's shoulder, as Gim tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salazar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar tries for a takedown but Gim manages to get underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gim.
Salazar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gim blocks the elbow strike.
Salazar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gim's efforts to push away.
Salazar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gim can't get the takedown.
Gim wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gim fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Andrew Salazar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enuard Gim.
Salazar tries to break free but Gim pushes him back against the cage.
Gim has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Salazar after a bit of a struggle.
Gim avoids the elbow strike from Salazar, against the cage.
Salazar is trying to break free.
Gim is trying to stall.
Salazar is pressed up against the cage. Gim has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Salazar down to the mat. Salazar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A big left from Salazar misses.
Salazar misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andrew Salazar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gim gets tackled into the cage by Salazar. Salazar maintains the clinch.
Gim avoids the elbow strike from Salazar, against the cage.
Gim prevents a body shot from Salazar.
Gim is trying to drag Salazar to the mat but Salazar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Salazar scores with a hook to the body.
Salazar misses with an elbow over the top.
Gim throws an elbow but it misses.
Gim is trying to force a seperation but Salazar has the dominant position.
Salazar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gim or not.
Salazar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Salazar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salazar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gim's defenses.
Salazar pushes off an throws an elbow but Gim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar is trying to trip Gim. He has hold of a leg but Gim is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Salazar persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Salazar throws a big elbow that misses.
Salazar advances to half guard.
Ground and pound from Salazar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gim is looking to control Salazar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gim avoid being mounted?
Salazar throwing shots but Gim is blocking nicely.
Salazar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gim avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Salazar.
Salazar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gim really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Salazar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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. Salazar connects with a nice short shot to Gim's temple.
Salazar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gim on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Salazar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Salazar working Gim over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gim wants to get back to his feet.
Salazar 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.
Salazar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Salazar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Salazar working Gim over with strikes.
Salazar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Salazar working over Gim with some ground and pound. Gim looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Salazar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gim blocking the ground and pound attempt from Salazar.
Salazar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Salazar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gim is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Salazar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Salazar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gim blocking the ground and pound attempt from Salazar.
Salazar thows a huge punch but Gim dodges it nicely.
Salazar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Salazar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Salazar instigates a clinch.
Gim blocks an elbow strike.
Salazar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Salazar pushes off an throws an elbow but Gim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Salazar can't find room to land a body shot as Gim controls the action.
Gim wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Salazar has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Salazar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gim avoids the elbow strike from Salazar, against the cage.
Salazar tries to work over Gim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gim is fighting off a takedown attempt but Salazar is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gim to the mat. Gim regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Andrew Salazar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Salazar drops back looking for a leg! Gim is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gim manages to kick Salazar off! Salazar jumps back into Gim's guard.
Salazar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salazar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Salazar advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gim is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Salazar working the head and body with strikes.
Salazar has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Gim!
Salazar misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Salazar misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gim is looking to improve his position but Salazar isn't that keen on the idea.
Gim keeps trying to improve his position.
Salazar looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Salazar lands a nice shot to the head.
Salazar landing strikes from the mount and Gim is in trouble!
Salazar throwing strikes here but Gim is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salazar looking to ground and pound but Gim is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar with shots to the head and body - Gim looks very uncomfortable down there.
Salazar lands a couple of good shots and Gim has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Gim avoids the strikes from Salazar.
Salazar misses with an elbow to the head.
Gim takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Salazar is landing with strikes. Gim can't take much more of this.
Salazar throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Salazar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gim can do to turn this around?
Gim is trying to break free.
Salazar misses with punches from the back.
Salazar missing with strikes from the back.
Salazar is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Salazar lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Gim.
Salazar lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Salazar is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Gim is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Andrew Salazar!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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