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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Salammi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Summer Wheatly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Summer Wheatly has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sammy Salammi's chin.
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180 cm
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213 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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173 cm
27
209 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Powerful |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sammy Salammi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Summer Wheatly! The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wheatly throws a leg kick that misses. Salammi blocks a low kick nicely. Salammi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wheatly's waist but Wheatly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Salammi off to one side. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Salammi moves in looking to clinch but Wheatly pushes him off. Salammi blocks the body kick.
Wheatly throws a lazy head kick and Salammi counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Salammi lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Summer Wheatly has been cut. Salammi wants to get back to striking at distance but Wheatly won't allow it.
Salammi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Salammi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Salammi slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wheatly looks to throw an elbow but misses. Wheatly pushes off an throws an elbow but Salammi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Salammi has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Wheatly regains guard immediately. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Wheatly can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Salammi controls the pace. Salammi throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Salammi stays in close to Wheatly's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sammy Salammi wasn't doing enough on the ground. Salammi tries to close the distance and clinch but Wheatly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Wheatly thows a body kick. Salammi tries to catch it but that hurt him. Summer Wheatly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Salammi is looking to clinch. Wheatly gets tackled into the cage by Salammi. Salammi maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wheatly managing to block the knees to the body from Salammi.
Salammi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Wheatly throws an elbow that misses.
Salammi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Salammi is adopting a defensive guard. Wheatly must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Wheatly slips nicely into half guard. Wheatly is thwarting Salammi's attempts to control the position. Salammi is pressing down on Wheatly's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Salammi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Salammi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Salammi is controlling Wheatly's posture. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Salammi looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sammy Salammi. Good work by Wheatly as he checks the leg kick. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Salammi blocks a head kick by Wheatly.
Salammi fails in his attempt to clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Salammi dominated that round. The cut man is working on Summer Wheatly's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Salammi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wheatly swats him away and circles back towards the center. Salammi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salammi is looking to land body kicks. Salammi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wheatly can pounce on him.
Salammi moves into the clinch. Salammi lands a nice uppercut. Wheatly pushes off an throws an elbow but Salammi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Wheatly throws an elbow but it misses.
Wheatly pushes off an throws an elbow but Salammi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Salammi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Salammi tries to break the clinch but Wheatly is controlling the position. Salammi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wheatly blocks it with crossed arms. Salammi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Salammi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wheatly is defending well for now. Wheatly lands an elbow inside that Salammi shrugs off.
It looks like Sammy Salammi has been cut. Salammi lands a good knee to the midsection. Wheatly won't want to take too many of those. Wheatly prevents the takedown attempt.
Salammi lands an elbow that stopped Wheatly in his tracks for a moment. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Salammi breaks from the clinch.
Wheatly misses with a kick to the body.
Salammi shoots in looking for a takedown. Wheatly tries to sprawl out of it but Salammi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wheatly manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Salammi moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wheatly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Salammi's brow. Salammi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wheatly blocks it with crossed arms. Salammi looking to stall.
Salammi stalling the fight.
Salammi crunches a lovely knee into Wheatly's ribcage. Wheatly is breathing heavily. Wheatly takes a knee to the side of the body. Wheatly pushes off an throws an elbow but Salammi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Salammi stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Salammi obliges. Wheatly takes a knee to the side of the body. Salammi can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Salammi. That's going to take a lot out of him. Wheatly working Salammi over with knees to the body. Wheatly avoiding damage as Salammi throws knees to the body.
Wheatly letting Salammi take a breather here. Salammi looking to throw knees to the head but Wheatly is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Salammi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Salammi scores a nice knee to the body.
Salammi working Wheatly over with knees to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! Nice elbow from Salammi. Nice body punch from Salammi - that landed with a thud.
Salammi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Salammi works on Wheatly's body with a couple of short punches. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Salammi with a knee to the head.
Salammi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wheatly blocks it with crossed arms. Salammi effectively controlling the action here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Salammi dominated that second round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Salammi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wheatly throws a leg kick but Salammi sees it coming and checks it nicely. Salammi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wheatly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wheatly blocks a head kick by Salammi.
A leg kick checked by Wheatly.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wheatly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Wheatly keeps the fight on the outside. Summer Wheatly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Salammi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wheatly paws at him with a jab and circles away. Salammi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wheatly can do to turn this around? Salammi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wheatly swats him away and circles back towards the center. Wheatly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Salammi pushes Wheatly up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Salammi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Salammi breaks the clinch.
Salammi wants to clinch and Wheatly moves into the clinch. Wheatly avoids the elbow strike from Salammi, against the cage.
Salammi stalling in the clinch but Wheatly improves position. Salammi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wheatly smiles and moves away.
Wheatly is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag. Salammi tries to clinch but Wheatly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wheatly looks for the body kick but Salammi saw that one coming. Sammy Salammi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Wheatly pushes Salammi up against the cage in a clinch. Salammi crunches a lovely knee into Wheatly's ribcage. Salammi with a knee to the head.
Salammi landing knees to the body.
Salammi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Salammi seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Salammi looking to throw knees to the head but Wheatly is blocking nicely.
Salammi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wheatly smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Salammi. That's going to take a lot out of him. Salammi closes the distance but Wheatly moves to the side and Wheatly counters with a nice body kick.
Summer Wheatly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Salammi checks a leg kick. Salammi wants to clinch up but Wheatly keeps it at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight! Sammy Salammi showed his dominance in that final round. Well Salammi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight for Sammy Salammi! Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Sammy Salammi! Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Sammy Salammi!
Sammy Salammi wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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