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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fionn Mac Cumhaill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Salita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mac Cumhaill comes into the arena with Warriors Code blaring out of the sound system. Salita has chosen Lose Yourself by Eminem as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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194 cm
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220 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fionn Mac Cumhaill !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicky Salita!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salita with a jab.
Salita throws a nice looking combination but Mac Cumhaill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mac Cumhaill throws the left hand but Salita avoids the punch easily.
A cross from Mac Cumhaill lands.
Salita keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Salita throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mac Cumhaill counters with a nice uppercut.
Salita keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Salita fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mac Cumhaill checks it well.
Mac Cumhaill keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mac Cumhaill shoots in for a takedown but Salita shows good takedown defense.
Mac Cumhaill shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Salita napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Salita struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salita is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mac Cumhaill connects with a decent elbow.
Mac Cumhaill is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Salita knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Salita looks to move to half guard but instead Mac Cumhaill has passed into mount! Damn!
Salita in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salita is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mac Cumhaill in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mac Cumhaill wants to control the pace but Salita is squirming around nicely.
The referee warns Salita that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mac Cumhaill breaks from Salita's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Salita is rocked!
Mac Cumhaill controlling from mount.
Salita is still in real trouble! Can Mac Cumhaill finish him?
Salita regains half guard.
Mac Cumhaill is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mac Cumhaill is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Salita seems to have recovered his senses.
Mac Cumhaill is trying to control. Salita wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mac Cumhaill has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Salita defend it? Mac Cumhaill steps over the head and cranks it - Salita is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Mac Cumhaill !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fionn Mac Cumhaill !
After the big win, Fionn Mac Cumhaill made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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