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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wahoo McDaniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Salita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McDaniel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to War Dance. Salita is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lose Yourself by Eminem. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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214 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Wahoo McDaniel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicky Salita!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from McDaniel does it's job there.
McDaniel slips a jab from Salita.
McDaniel scores with a kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by McDaniel!
McDaniel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Salita swings away with a body shot that misses
and McDaniel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McDaniel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salita misses with an uppercut
and McDaniel counters with an outside leg kick.
Salita misses with a jab to the body
and McDaniel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Salita looks gassed!
McDaniel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salita misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Salita takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McDaniel is looking to clinch.
Salita throws a right hand that misses
and McDaniel counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salita misses the body punch
and McDaniel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salita takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salita misses with a hook to the body
and McDaniel counters with an outside leg kick.
McDaniel lands a front kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDaniel. Salita does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDaniel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salita misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel throws a head kick that misses.
Salita looks to throw a body kick
and McDaniel counters with a leg kick.
McDaniel misses with a low kick.
Salita misses with an uppercut
and McDaniel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDaniel is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wahoo McDaniel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McDaniel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Salita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDaniel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wahoo McDaniel is winning the standup battle so far.
McDaniel swings widly with a right hand
and Salita counters with a left and a right that stings McDaniel.
Salita fails with the takedown
and McDaniel counters with a thumping low kick.
Salita is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDaniel with a nice cross.
Nicky Salita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salita misses with an uppercut
and McDaniel counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Salita looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Salita might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, McDaniel has got the better of the exchanges.
McDaniel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wahoo McDaniel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDaniel lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel misses with a leg kick.
Salita looks for a takedown but McDaniel sprawls well.
Salita throws a right hand that misses
and McDaniel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDaniel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McDaniel throws a leg kick but Salita sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salita shoots and misses
and McDaniel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wahoo McDaniel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicky Salita.
McDaniel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Salita.
Salita rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McDaniel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McDaniel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McDaniel throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salita was well out of range. Poor timing from McDaniel.
Some bone on bone action there as Salita checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McDaniel thows a leg kick but Salita checks it
and Salita counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDaniel tries to escape but Salita is in control.
Salita is looking to take a break and control but McDaniel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wahoo McDaniel dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Salita scores with a hook.
McDaniel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salita.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salita throws a lazy uppercut
and McDaniel counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salita misses with a low kick as McDaniel jumps back.
Salita swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Salita takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Salita misses with a wild body shot.
McDaniel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McDaniel thuds his shin into the meat of Salita's side.
Salita throws an off balance right hand
and McDaniel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from McDaniel is predictable there
and Salita counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salita shoots in for a takedown but McDaniel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel throws a sloppy head kick
and Salita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Salita rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McDaniel counters with a thumping low kick.
Salita avoids a punch combination nicely.
McDaniel throws a right hand that Salita ducks under and follows up with a left that Salita also avoids with ease.
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.
McDaniel with a hook.
Salita gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McDaniel counters with a good low kick that Salita was not able to check.
Salita takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Salita walks into a straight right hand from McDaniel.
Salita uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDaniel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wahoo McDaniel clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McDaniel connects with a looping right hand.
McDaniel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Salita manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McDaniel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDaniel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Salita counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McDaniel tries to clinch but Salita moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDaniel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Salita counters with a slapping leg kick.
McDaniel throws a leg kick but Salita moved away.
McDaniel misses the body punch
enabling Salita to counter with a crisp jab.
McDaniel ducks under a wild hook from Salita.
Salita throws a leg kick that is checked
and McDaniel counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from McDaniel.
McDaniel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Salita counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McDaniel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A shot to the body from Salita misses
and McDaniel counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Salita circles away from the clinch attempt.
McDaniel works over Salita's head and body with a nice combination.
McDaniel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Salita chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McDaniel can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salita misses with a lunging right hand
and McDaniel counters with a low kick, right behind Salita 's knee.
Salita is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
McDaniel misses with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Salita.
McDaniel tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wahoo McDaniel had his way with Nicky Salita in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Salita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDaniel throws a chopping leg kick but Salita manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McDaniel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salita can do to turn this around?
Salita misses with an uppercut
and McDaniel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Salita swings away with a body shot that misses
and McDaniel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDaniel throws a leg kick which misses Salita's front leg but catches the back leg as Salita tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salita throws an off balance right hand
and McDaniel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Salita is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
McDaniel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDaniel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Salita has his takedown stuffed
and McDaniel counters with a good low kick that Salita was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salita walks forward, straight into a front kick from McDaniel.
A solid leg kick lands there for McDaniel.
Salita looks to throw a body kick
and McDaniel counters with a low kick, right behind Salita 's knee.
McDaniel throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salita throws a right hand that misses
and McDaniel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Salita slips a jab from McDaniel.
Nicky Salita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Salita. McDaniel does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDaniel lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Salita swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McDaniel counters with a body kick that stops Salita in his tracks momentarily.
Salita ducks right into an uppercut from McDaniel.
Salita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Salita misses
and McDaniel counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wahoo McDaniel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McDaniel, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 50:44
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 50:44
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wahoo McDaniel!
Wahoo McDaniel retains his light heavyweight title!
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