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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Armando Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Vorg Zangrief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Armando Salazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Vorg Zangrief !
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salazar tries to clinch up but Zangrief circles away and keeps his distance.
Armando Salazar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salazar tries a head kick but it misses.
Salazar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zangrief defends it nicely.
A combination from Salazar does no damage.
Salazar blocks a head kick by Zangrief .
Salazar dives in and grabs Zangrief 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zangrief pushes down on Salazar's head and hops out.
Salazar blocks a head kick by Zangrief .
Zangrief lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Salazar backs up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zangrief looks to land a combination but Salazar avoids it well.
Zangrief has his takedown stuffed
and Salazar counters with a low kick, right behind Zangrief 's knee.
Salazar misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zangrief circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armando Salazar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zangrief leaves Salazar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zangrief avoids the body shot from Salazar.
Salazar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zangrief is fending him off so far but Salazar persists. Nope, Zangrief circles away and we're back to standing.
Salazar looks to throw the jab but Zangrief is out of range.
Salazar doesn't manage to clinch there - Zangrief circles away.
Salazar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zangrief is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Salazar.
Zangrief misses with a head kick.
Zangrief misses with the combination.
Decent striking displayed by Salazar there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zangrief slaps away a takedown attempt from Salazar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Salazar looks to score with a jab to the body but Zangrief is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Zangrief .
Salazar misses the shot to the body.
Salazar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salazar fails to land the takedown.
Salazar blocks a head kick by Zangrief .
Zangrief displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Salazar.
Zangrief keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar wants to land a leg kick but Zangrief is out of range.
Zangrief misses with a head kick.
Salazar scores with a hook to the body. Zangrief takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Salazar takes a swing at Zangrief 's ribcage but misses.
Salazar thows a body shot but no joy.
Zangrief throws a head kick but Salazar moves out of range.
Salazar is looking to score with low kicks.
Salazar looks to score with a jab to the body but Zangrief is just out of range.
Salazar throws a jab but it's blocked by Zangrief .
Salazar throws a big shot 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.
Zangrief throws a lazy head kick
and Salazar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Salazar tries to free his leg and advance position but Zangrief is retaining full guard.
Salazar content to stall in guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Salazar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zangrief utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Salazar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zangrief keeping moving, preventing Salazar from controlling successfully.
Salazar slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armando Salazar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Salazar lands a nice hook to Zangrief 's body. Zangrief takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Salazar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salazar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zangrief takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zangrief uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salazar.
Salazar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zangrief throws a sloppy head kick
and Salazar counters with a thumping low kick.
Zangrief moves out of range of the strikes.
Zangrief checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Salazar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zangrief circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armando Salazar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zangrief tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zangrief throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salazar fails with the takedown.
Salazar shoots in but Zangrief avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Salazar misses with an uppercut. Zangrief saw that one coming.
Zangrief throws a head kick that misses
and Salazar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Salazar tries to pass to full mount but Zangrief defends it.
Salazar is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Salazar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Salazar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Salazar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zangrief is looking to escape.
Zangrief won't allow Salazar to pass to mount.
Salazar is trying to control. Zangrief wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salazar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zangrief sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Salazar somewhat.
Zangrief throws a head kick that misses
letting Salazar counter with a right hand.
Zangrief blocks a jab.
A left and a right from Zangrief both land. Nice combination.
Zangrief blocks a low kick nicely.
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.
Zangrief lands with a shot to the body.
Zangrief throws a head kick that half lands.
Zangrief slips a straight right by Salazar.
A slow jab from Salazar misses its intended target.
A shot to the body from Salazar misses
and Zangrief counters with a three punch combo that has Salazar backing up. Salazar nods at Zangrief to acknowledge the strikes.
Salazar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zangrief counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Salazar is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick by Zangrief misses
and Salazar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Zangrief 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.
Salazar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Salazar works his foot free and advances to mount.
Salazar lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armando Salazar dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Salazar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Salazar is looking to chop away at Zangrief 's legs.
Salazar throws a sloppy head kick
and Zangrief counters with a head kick.
Salazar scores with a leg kick.
Salazar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Salazar.
Zangrief avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zangrief avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salazar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zangrief pinned against the cage. Zangrief gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armando Salazar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salazar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Salazar.
A head kick by Zangrief misses
and Salazar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Salazar trying to control from half guard but Zangrief is working away.
Salazar throwing shots but Zangrief is blocking nicely.
Zangrief is staying active underneath Salazar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Salazar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Salazar working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Salazar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Salazar winds up and cracks Zangrief with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zangrief keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zangrief is trying to get back to full guard.
Salazar is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Salazar lands a big shot there that rocks Zangrief but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar looking to finish Zangrief with some ground and pound. This is bad for Zangrief !
Salazar controlling the position easily from mount.
Salazar looking to control but Zangrief is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zangrief takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zangrief is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Salazar throwing strikes here but Zangrief is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Zangrief holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Salazar tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Salazar dominating with strikes here.
Salazar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zangrief hang on?
Zangrief is rocked!
Salazar loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Zangrief scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Salazar land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Salazar stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Armando Salazar!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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