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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Salazaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salazaar has chosen Ton of Bricks as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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217 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mario Palhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Salazaar!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salazaar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Palhares tries to sprawl but Salazaar drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Salazaar thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Palhares to regain full guard.
Salazaar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Palhares works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Salazaar passes Palhares's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Palhares keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Salazaar is looking for a kimura but Palhares is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Salazaar to get the leverage.
Salazaar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Salazaar wants to take a breather but Palhares is having none of it.
Palhares taking some punishment here, with Salazaar in his half guard.
Salazaar thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Palhares to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palhares keeping moving, preventing Salazaar from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazaar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Salazaar postures up in Palhares's guard and throws a big left but Palhares blocks it.
Salazaar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Palhares works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Salazaar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Salazaar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Palhares trying to keep a closed guard but Salazaar is proving a slippery customer.
Palhares avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salazaar looking to sit in guard and control but Palhares gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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.
Palhares wants to pass the guard but Salazaar is keeping the position.
Salazaar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Palhares is one step ahead there.
Salazaar controlling the position.
Salazaar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Palhares's guard.
Palhares will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Palhares is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Salazaar throws a big right hand that misses.
Salazaar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Palhares is trying to keep Salazaar in close.
Salazaar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazaar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Palhares works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Salazaar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Salazaar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Palhares keeping moving, preventing Salazaar from controlling successfully.
Salazaar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Salazaar trying to control but Palhares is working from the bottom.
Salazaar decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Palhares walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Salazaar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazaar clinches up with Palhares and pushes him back against the cage.
Palhares using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salazaar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Palhares pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Palhares wants to stall.
Salazaar manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Salazaar is pulling down on Palhares's head to control his posture.
Salazaar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Palhares. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Palhares trying to control but Salazaar is working from the bottom.
Salazaar looking for a sweep. Not yet Salazaar, not yet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mario Palhares has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Salazaar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Palhares is trying to control Salazaar's posture but Salazaar avoids it.
Salazaar landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Salazaar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Salazaar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Salazaar feints and as Palhares raises his hands in defense, Salazaar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Palhares looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Salazaar is defending well. Palhares quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Salazaar has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Palhares celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mario Palhares!
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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
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