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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Saltalamacchia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chong Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Li's choice of entrance music: Summer Song. Chong Li has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mike Saltalamacchia's chin.
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182 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Saltalamacchia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chong Li!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saltalamacchia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Saltalamacchia scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Saltalamacchia controlling the action here.
Saltalamacchia moves nicely into side control.
Saltalamacchia is looking to take a break and control but Li is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li is pushing Saltalamacchia's head away, looking to escape. Saltalamacchia manages to hold on to the position though.
Li is not content to let Saltalamacchia control the position.
Li trying his best to control but Saltalamacchia has mounted him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Saltalamacchia working for a guillotine from mount but Li is in no mood to give up.
Li is trying desperately to improve position.
Li really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saltalamacchia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Li is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Saltalamacchia working for a guillotine from mount but Li is in no mood to give up.
Li wants to control but Saltalamacchia is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li tries to reverse the position but Saltalamacchia maintains control.
Li is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Saltalamacchia content just to control the position here.
Saltalamacchia tries to stand up but Li had a hold of his arm and he's managed to perform a nice reversal, into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Saltalamacchia tries to get to full guard but Li has control of the leg.
Saltalamacchia is trying to control but can't.
Saltalamacchia is breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are battling for position here. Saltalamacchia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Li gets to his feet - Saltalamacchia follows without any prompting.
Saltalamacchia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Saltalamacchia dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Saltalamacchia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Li as he jumps to the side.
Li misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saltalamacchia closes the distance and clinches up with Li, looking for a takedown. Saltalamacchia pushes Li against the cage but Li circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Li cracks the inside of Saltalamacchia's front leg.
Li shoots for a double leg takedown but Saltalamacchia sprawls well. He's pushed Li's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
Li throws a series of punches but Saltalamacchia avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saltalamacchia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Li holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Saltalamacchia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Li lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saltalamacchia backwards.
Li breaks the clinch.
Saltalamacchia shoots and misses
and Li counters with a left and a right that stings Saltalamacchia.
Saltalamacchia misses with a takedown
and Li counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saltalamacchia is looking to improve his position.
Saltalamacchia keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Saltalamacchia trying to hold on to Li's head to control him but Li postures up.
Saltalamacchia is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Saltalamacchia manages to get to full guard.
Li must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Saltalamacchia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Li manages to get himself to full guard.
Saltalamacchia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Li keeping full guard, as Saltalamacchia tries to pass.
Li can't keep his opponent in guard - Saltalamacchia advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Saltalamacchia not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saltalamacchia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Li does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Saltalamacchia is trying to work for a kimura but Li is defending well.
Saltalamacchia trying to control the action but Li is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Still in half guard, Saltalamacchia seems content to control.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Mike Saltalamacchia just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Saltalamacchia tries for a takedown but Li circles away easily
and Li counters with a takedown into side control.
Saltalamacchia is looking for a sweep.
Li wants to control but Saltalamacchia is keeping him busy.
Saltalamacchia wants to control but Li postures up.
Saltalamacchia throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Saltalamacchia explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chong Li showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Saltalamacchia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Saltalamacchia doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Li to counter with a crisp jab.
Saltalamacchia tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Li counters by clinching up.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saltalamacchia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Li smiles and moves away.
Saltalamacchia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Li counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Saltalamacchia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saltalamacchia being controlled here, momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Li trying to control but Saltalamacchia is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li looking to pass the guard.
Li controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Saltalamacchia wants to sweep but no luck.
Li slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Despite being in the dominant position, Chong Li just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Li misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Saltalamacchia misses.
Li throws a sloppy head kick and Saltalamacchia moves out of range easily.
Li lands a slapping body shot.
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saltalamacchia tries for a takedown but Li circles away easily
and Li holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Li holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Saltalamacchia fails to pull guard.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li shoots for a takedown but Saltalamacchia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Saltalamacchia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Li misses with a series of wild punches.
Li goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Li clinches up with Saltalamacchia and pushes him back against the cage.
Saltalamacchia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Li smiles and moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Saltalamacchia blocks the leg kick.
Saltalamacchia clinches but Li breaks the clinch
and Li counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Saltalamacchia!
Saltalamacchia really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Saltalamacchia tries to hold on but Li pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chong Li comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Li has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chong Li!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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