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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marc joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Salsalani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdul Salsalani will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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168 cm
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147 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marc joe! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdul Salsalani! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! joe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Salsalani. Salsalani lands with a shot to the body. Salsalani throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Salsalani misses with a double jab.
Salsalani lands a jab to joe's midsection. joe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. joe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from joe. joe fails with the takedown and Salsalani counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. joe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salsalani with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. joe throws a lazy head kick and Salsalani counters with a nice body shot. Nice body punch from Salsalani. Salsalani is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down joe rather than just go for the knockout. joe is breathing heavily. Salsalani jabs at joe's body. Salsalani lands a nice looking body shot.
Salsalani works joe's body with a nice hook. Salsalani comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Salsalani lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Salsalani fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. joe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. joe takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Salsalani looks to land a combination but joe avoids it well. Salsalani wants to clinch. Left hook, right uppercut from Salsalani. joe 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. Salsalani wants to sweep but no luck. Salsalani is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and joe defends well. joe content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. joe stands up and waves to Salsalani to follow him. Salsalani keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
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. joe throws a head kick that misses. joe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Salsalani pinned against the cage. Salsalani gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc joe. That's going to take a lot out of him. Salsalani throws a shot to the body.
Salsalani misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Salsalani takes a swing at joe's ribcage but misses. joe misses with a looping left. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdul Salsalani dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
joe shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Salsalani manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Salsalani is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. joe stands up from Salsalani's guard - joe perhaps looking for a knockout. joe scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. joe stands up and beckons Salsalani to his feet. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. joe throws a combination that misses and Salsalani counters with a right hand to the body. joe changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Salsalani looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round. joe working the head and body with strikes. joe working the head with strikes. joe taking a breather here. joe throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. joe working away. joe is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Salsalani will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already. joe is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Salsalani is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Salsalani really doesn't want to stay on the ground with joe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Salsalani dodges the ground and pound from joe. Salsalani is trying to improve his position. joe controls the position. Salsalani is looking to reverse the position.
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. Salsalani is being controlled here. joe in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. joe works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Salsalani is trying to control joe's posture but joe avoids it. joe is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. joe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Salsalani keeps working. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc joe dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
joe gets a takedown into 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. Salsalani has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. joe is working away from the top position though. joe sitting and controlling from the half guard. Salsalani takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Salsalani is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and joe has latched onto it... Big trouble! joe pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Salsalani is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from joe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marc joe!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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