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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Salvador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Trout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 cm
26
195 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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181 cm
20
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Salvador! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mick Trout! The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Salvador misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - Salvador throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Trout throws a combination that misses and Salvador counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Trout misses with a jab, cross combination.
Salvador missing with a left hand there. Trout was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Salvador lands a nice looking body shot.
Trout forces Salvador back against the cage and clinches. Trout is fighting off a takedown attempt but Salvador is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Trout to the mat. Trout regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Salvador in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. 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! Trout is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Salvador is aware though and is defending well. Salvador is in close to Trout's body, working some short punches and elbows. Trout is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Salvador loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Trout avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Salvador has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Salvador is in close to Trout's body, working some short punches and elbows. Trout working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Salvador. Salvador sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Trout's guard. Salvador lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Salvador is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Trout doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Salvador. Salvador not landing any meaningful shots this time. Trout looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Trout moves into full guard.
Trout has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Salvador can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Salvador loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Trout throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. Trout throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Salvador scoring with some ground and pound. Trout had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Salvador defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Salvador forces his way into half guard. Trout looks gassed! Salvador looks to score some points with some ground and pound. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Salvador winds up and cracks Trout with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Salvador landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Salvador moves nicely into side control. Salvador landing strikes. Trout is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Salvador off and has taken his back! Trout is hanging on to Salvador's back as he tries to escape.
Trout scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Salvador is looking for a way out. Salvador wants to escape the position.
Trout scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
It looks like Diego Salvador has been cut. Trout looking for the RNC.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Salvador rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Salvador looking for submissions off his back. Trout scoring with strikes to the body and head. Salvador avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Trout. Salvador is trying to get back to full guard. Trout not landing any meaningful shots this time. Trout working the head and body with strikes. Trout thows a huge punch but Salvador dodges it nicely.
Trout lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Trout missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Trout throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Salvador tries to get to full guard but Trout has control of the leg. Trout lands strikes from half guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Salvador wants to get back to full guard. Trout throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Salvador on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Salvador is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Trout's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Trout's back! Salvador misses with punches from the back. Trout turns into Salvador and is now in his guard.
Trout pushes down on Salvador's leg and manages to get into half guard. Salvador gets back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Trout wants to pass the guard but Salvador is keeping the position. Trout throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Salvador 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. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Diego Salvador will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Diego Salvador's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Salvador changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Trout looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Salvador cracks Trout with a big right hand but Trout just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Trout has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Trout tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Salvador wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Salvador looks up at the clock and then as Trout takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Salvador smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Trout takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Trout taking punishment in the form of punches.
Trout tries to buck Salvador off but Salvador is having none of it. Diego Salvador overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Salvador cracks Trout with a big right hand but Trout just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Trout is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Salvador off and has taken his back! Salvador manages to reverse the position and now he's in Trout's guard. Nice work there by Salvador.
Salvador landing some decent shots from guard. Salvador throws a big right hand that misses. Salvador postures up and lands a big shot to Trout's brow. Salvador in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Salvador is working Trout over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Salvador makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Trout working for a triangle but Salvador defends it easily.
Trout looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Trout is breathing heavily. Salvador with a nice head shot there. Trout keeping full guard, as Salvador tries to pass. Trout has his foot on Salvador's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Salvador works his way back into a safe position though. Salvador loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Salvador wants to pass the guard but Trout is keeping the position. Trout is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Salvador is aware though and is defending well. Salvador working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Trout is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Salvador frees his head nicely. Oh but Trout has switched to an armbar! Salvador is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Mick Trout! A very excited looking Mick Trout rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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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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FIGHT
RATING
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