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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Helen Salvacion (ranked 23514 p4p, 1869 weight class) and Lochlain OBrien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). OBrien has chosen Come out and fight! as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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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 60 - 76 - 11, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helen Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lochlain OBrien!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvacion takes one to the chin there.
OBrien scores with a nice head shot.
OBrien connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Salvacion momentarily.
OBrien darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
OBrien scores with a punch to the head.
Nice shot by OBrien.
Salvacion takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
OBrien cracks Salvacion with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OBrien connects with a single shot there.
OBrien with a jab.
OBrien getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
OBrien connects with a looping right hand.
Salvacion is rocked!
Salvacion gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oh Salvacion is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
OBrien scores with a nice head shot.
Salvacion seems to have got his legs back now.
Good exchange - OBrien coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OBrien feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
OBrien is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OBrien with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OBrien scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
OBrien passes into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with OBrien in particular looking to stall.
Salvacion is trying to defend against the ground and pound but OBrien scores with a couple of nice shots.
OBrien keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
OBrien has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. OBrien lands a nice short elbow.
Salvacion is breathing heavily.
OBrien controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion has hold of OBrien's hands but OBrien slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
OBrien working over Salvacion with some ground and pound. Salvacion looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
OBrien is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
OBrien trying to control the pace.
Nice strikes from OBrien there.
OBrien is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from OBrien there.
My spies in Silverback MMA 🦍 inform me that OBrien has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
OBrien works his way into side control.
The referee asks OBrien politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. OBrien prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OBrien is continuing to stall.
Salvacion takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
OBrien moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
OBrien working the ground and pound.
OBrien working the ground and pound.
Salvacion taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lochlain OBrien dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A jab-cross combination lands for OBrien and sends Salvacion crashing to the mat! OBrien follows him down to the mat - Salvacion regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Nice strikes from OBrien there.
OBrien lands with a punch from half guard.
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. OBrien connects with a nice short shot to Salvacion's temple.
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. OBrien connects with a nice short shot to Salvacion's temple.
OBrien with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Salvacion on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Salvacion knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for OBrien on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
OBrien performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
OBrien seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OBrien lands strikes from half guard.
OBrien lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
OBrien working over Salvacion with some ground and pound. Salvacion looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
OBrien controlling the action here.
OBrien working Salvacion over with strikes.
OBrien performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
OBrien lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
OBrien working the head and body with strikes.
Lochlain OBrien has got the better of the ground game so far.
OBrien not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is trying to defend against the ground and pound but OBrien scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OBrien works his way into full mount!
OBrien controlling the position easily from mount.
OBrien working Salvacion over with strikes here.
OBrien lands a couple of good shots and Salvacion has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
OBrien lands a shot to the head.
OBrien connects with a couple of big shots that have Salvacion covering up! Oh, this looks bad for Salvacion! OBrien fires away with several more unanswered shots and the referee has no choice but to step in! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lochlain OBrien!
After winning the bout, Lochlain OBrien 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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RATING
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