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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jessie Lordd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chips Salsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lordd comes to the ring accompanied by Bow Down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
23
170 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Good knees
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jessie Lordd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chips Salsa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lordd wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lordd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Salsa swats away the attempt to clinch by Lordd.
Lordd tries to clinch up.
Jessie Lordd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lordd tries to clinch up but Salsa circles away and keeps his distance.
Lordd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lordd clinches with his opponent.
Lordd throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lordd misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salsa.
Lordd tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salsa avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lordd tries to land knees in the clinch but Salsa avoids the damage to the body.
Salsa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lordd is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lordd tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Salsa has Lordd pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Salsa pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lordd tumbling to the mat - Salsa dives into Lordd's guard.
Salsa wants to control from the top but Lordd keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lordd tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lordd avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lordd 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.
Lordd utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Salsa trying to control but Lordd is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Salsa preventing the sweep.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lordd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Salsa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lordd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salsa fails to land the takedown.
Lordd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salsa shoots in and bounces Lordd off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Lordd manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lordd raining down shots from the mount!
Lordd landing strikes, looking to finish!
Salsa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Salsa sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Salsa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lordd wants to take a breather but Salsa is having none of it.
Lordd thows a huge punch but Salsa dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lordd thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Salsa's head.
Lordd missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lordd scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lordd stops Salsa from getting back to his feet.
Salsa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Salsa.
Lordd stops Salsa from standing up.
Salsa trying to control the position.
Lordd thows a big elbow that misses.
Salsa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lordd landing with the ground and pound.
Lordd scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lordd has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lordd with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chips Salsa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Salsa swats away the attempt to clinch by Lordd.
Salsa has a takedown stuffed.
Lordd rushes Salsa and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Salsa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salsa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Salsa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lordd tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Salsa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salsa tries to pull guard but Lordd won't allow it.
Salsa misses with a knee strike.
Lordd tries to land knees in the clinch but Salsa avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lordd looking to throw knees to the head but Salsa is blocking nicely.
Lordd is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Salsa is defending well for now.
Lordd looking to throw knees to the head but Salsa is blocking nicely.
Lordd drops down looking for an ankle pick but Salsa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lordd gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lordd misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salsa.
Lordd using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Salsa lands with a short shot to the head.
Lordd is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lordd tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salsa avoids it.
Lordd misses with a knee strike.
Lordd gets underhooks to prevent Salsa's takedown attempt.
Jessie Lordd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chips Salsa.
Lordd looking to throw knees to the head but Salsa is blocking nicely.
Salsa misses with a knee to the head.
Salsa manages to pull guard.
Salsa is trying to keep Lordd in close.
Lordd trying to control but Salsa is working from the bottom.
Salsa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Salsa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salsa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lordd is looking to escape.
Salsa working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lordd might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salsa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Salsa swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Lordd is now in Salsa's guard. A big mistake from Salsa there, giving up the dominant position!
Lordd with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lordd is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Salsa 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jessie Lordd dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lordd stuffs the takedown.
Salsa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Salsa fails to land the takedown.
Salsa tries to clinch but Lordd moves out of range.
Lordd tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Salsa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lordd is controlling Salsa's posture.
Lordd keeping moving, preventing Salsa from controlling successfully.
Lordd manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lordd looking to finish Salsa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Salsa!
Salsa is desperately trying to improve his position but Lordd has a good base and remains in mount.
Lordd landing shots from mount.
Lordd unloading with bombs!
Lordd lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lordd with shots to the head and body - Salsa looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lordd with good strikes from the mount here!
Lordd connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lordd working Salsa over with strikes here.
Salsa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lordd lands a heavy elbow.
Lordd unloads with some shots from mount but Salsa bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lordd lands with some strikes.
Salsa is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Lordd lands a nice shot to the head.
Salsa working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lordd cracks Salsa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee warns Salsa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lordd scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jessie Lordd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lordd is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Salsa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lordd goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Salsa is on top in guard.
Salsa thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salsa postures up.
Salsa looking to pass the guard.
Salsa wants to stand but Lordd is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lordd is trying to keep Salsa in close.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Salsa drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lordd manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Salsa has Lordd in his guard.
Lordd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lordd throws a strike but Salsa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lordd not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jessie Lordd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lordd 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jessie Lordd!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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