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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Russian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rey Salac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rey Salac is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fedor Russian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rey Salac!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Salac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salac scores with a push kick.
Russian is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Russian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Salac throws a sloppy head kick and Russian moves out of range easily.
Salac moves into the clinch successfully.
Russian goes for a takedown in the clinch but Salac prevents it.
Salac is trying to break free.
Russian gets underhooks to prevent Salac's takedown attempt.
Salac is trying to push Russian away but Russian has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Russian tries for a takedown but Salac manages to get underhooks.
Salac leaning his opponent against the cage.
Salac tries to work over Russian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salac jumps guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Russian has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Salac is proving hard to escape from.
Salac is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Russian controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Salac is adopting a defensive guard.
Salac is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salac is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Russian defends it well.
Russian is looking to control Salac's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Russian avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Salac in particular looking to stall.
Salac wants to lay and pray for a moment but Russian keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rey Salac wasn't active enough on the ground.
Salac shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Russian as he jumps to the side.
Nice shot by Russian.
A head kick misses from Salac.
Russian slaps away a takedown attempt from Salac, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fedor Russian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rey Salac.
Salac tries to clinch but Russian moves out of range.
Salac closes the distance and pushes Russian back into the cage.
Salac avoids the elbow strike from Russian, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salac wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Russian has him pressed against the cage.
Salac pulls guard successfully.
Russian trying to control the position from guard on top but Salac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salac being controlled here, momentarily.
Russian would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Salac being controlled here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Fedor Russian wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Russian lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rey Salac dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Russian's corner calls for a 1-2. Russian obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Salac tries to score a power double leg takedown but Russian sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Salac somewhat.
Rey Salac seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salac takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good exchange - Russian coming out on top.
Salac tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Russian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Russian bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Salac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Russian throws a series of punches but Salac avoids them all with ease.
Rey Salac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Russian blocks a head kick by Salac.
Nice body punch from Russian.
Fedor Russian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salac tries to clinch up.
Salac tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Russian to counter with a crisp jab.
Russian misses with a leg kick.
Salac shoots and misses
and Russian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rey Salac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russian jabs Salac to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Salac tries to clinch but Russian is having none of it.
Russian moves into range and connects with a jab.
Russian is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Good exchange - Russian coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Russian leaves Salac with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fedor Russian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rey Salac.
Russian avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salac shoots in for a takedown but Russian shows good takedown defense.
Salac pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Salac shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Russian but Russian pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Salac is breathing heavily.
Russian drops Salac with a left right combo! Russian follows him down to the ground into side control.
Salac is rocked!
Russian staying calm.
Russian landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Russian will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russian throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Russian moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Salac is looking to reverse the position.
Salac is trying to control Russian's posture but Russian avoids it.
Salac gets back to half guard.
Russian slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Fedor Russian wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Russian's corner calls for a 1-2. Russian obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Salac tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice combo by Russian! Oh, that's hurt him - Salac falls to the canvas and Russian follows him into side control.
Salac is still in real trouble! Can Russian finish him?
It looks like Rey Salac has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Salac's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Russian fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Russian decides to stand back up.
Salac seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salac tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Russian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Russian.
Russian is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Salac shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Russian pinned against the cage. Russian gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Russian dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rey Salac's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Salac fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Salac fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Salac tries to clinch up but Russian circles away and keeps his distance.
Salac walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Russian swats away the attempt to clinch by Salac.
Salac is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salac fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russian leaves Salac with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fedor Russian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rey Salac.
Nice jab there from Russian.
Salac fails with a takedown attempt.
Russian scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Salac takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Salac takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Russian lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Salac has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Salac and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Russian lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Russian.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab-cross combination lands for Russian and sends Salac crashing to the mat! Russian follows him down to the mat - Salac regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Russian content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Salac gets back to full guard.
Salac can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Russian controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Fedor Russian wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Salac tries to clinch up.
Russian blocks a leg kick.
Salac rushes Russian and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Salac successfully pulls guard.
Russian's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Russian wants to control from the top but Salac keeps moving.
Russian trying to stand up but can't free himself from Salac's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Fedor Russian wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Salac is looking to clinch.
Salac tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Russian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Salac fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Salac.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salac tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Russian counters with a left and a right that stings Salac.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Russian showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Russian has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Russian!
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energy
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RATING
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