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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taras Salo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yung black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salo comes to the cage accompanied by Tol-Odinochestvo. Yung black has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taras Salo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yung black!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salo digs a good body shot into black's ribs.
black looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salo clinches with his opponent.
Salo fails to pull guard.
The is referee keeping an eye on Salo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Salo.
Salo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
black misses with a knee to the head.
Salo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salo lands a hook that snaps the head of black backwards.
It looks like Yung black has been cut.
black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salo blocks it with crossed arms.
black tries to land a knee to the head but Salo blocks with his arms.
Salo gets through black's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Salo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
black avoiding damage as Salo throws knees to the body.
black blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two 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.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
black misses with a knee strike.
Salo misses with a short punch on the inside.
black prevents Salo from breaking the clinch.
Salo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salo throws an elbow but it misses.
black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
black tries a knee to the head but Salo blocks it.
Salo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Salo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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.
black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Salo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
black tries a knee to the head but Salo blocks it.
Salo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Salo lands a right hand.
black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taras Salo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yung black's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Salo fails with a takedown attempt.
black keeps the fight on the outside.
black darts in trying to clinch
and Salo counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends black down! Salo is looking to finish but black is intelligently defending himself.
black pushes Salo off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salo misses with a jab, cross combination.
black wants to clinch
and Salo moves into the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from black in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Salo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from black.
Salo wants to get back to striking at distance but black won't allow it.
Salo wants to break free but black has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
black throws a knee to the head but misses.
black tries to land a knee to the head but Salo blocks with his arms.
black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salo blocks it with crossed arms.
black with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Taras Salo has been cut.
black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Salo has a couple of punches blocked by black.
black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Salo lands a right hand.
black tries a knee to the head but Salo blocks it.
black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
black takes a shot to the head.
That has opened up Yung black's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salo tries to circle away but black has him pinned against the cage.
black misses with a knee strike.
Salo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
black tries a knee to the head but Salo blocks it.
Salo can't find room to land a body shot as black controls the action.
A knee to the head by black.
black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
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.
Salo throws an elbow that misses.
black managing to block the knees to the body from Salo.
black misses with a knee to the head.
black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salo blocks it with crossed arms.
black tries a knee to the head but Salo blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taras Salo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Salo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Salo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps black thinking.
Taras Salo is winning the standup battle so far.
Salo circles away from the clinch attempt
and black is countered with a crisp right hand from Salo that sends him to the canvas! Salo follows him to the mat into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salo tries to stand but black is controlling his head.
black is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Salo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Salo stands up and beckons black to his feet.
Salo instigates a clinch.
Salo scores with a shoulder strike.
Salo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and black avoids it.
Salo lands a nice uppercut.
black prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salo lands a right hand.
black looking to throw knees to the head but Salo is blocking nicely.
black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salo blocks it with crossed arms.
black takes a shot to the head.
Salo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salo misses with some punches.
black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
black looking to throw knees to the head but Salo is blocking nicely.
black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Salo can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
black misses with a knee to the head.
black tries a knee to the head but Salo blocks it.
black tries a knee to the head but Salo blocks it.
black misses with a knee to the head.
Salo lands a left hand.
Yung black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taras Salo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
black misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taras Salo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Salo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taras Salo!
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hype
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RATING
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