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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Salvidor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Dottson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Dottson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Salvidor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Dottson!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvidor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dottson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Salvidor misses with a takedown
so Dottson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Salvidor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dottson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dottson chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dottson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dottson throws a big elbow that misses.
Dottson cracks Salvidor with a solid left hand.
Salvidor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salvidor looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dottson is trying to stand back up but Salvidor is controlling him
Salvidor tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dottson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dottson pushes Salvidor off looking to stand but Salvidor dives back in and keeps control.
Salvidor passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dottson really wants to buck Salvidor off and get back to his feet.
Salvidor working for a submission but Dottson is keeping him at bay.
Dottson wants to get back to his feet.
Dottson bucks up and throws Salvidor to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvidor closes the distance and clinches up with Dottson, looking for a takedown. Salvidor pushes Dottson against the cage but Dottson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Salvidor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salvidor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Salvidor is breathing heavily.
Dottson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Salvidor manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dottson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dottson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dottson stands up over Salvidor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dottson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Salvidor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dottson's guard.
Dottson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dottson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Salvidor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Salvidor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dottson swivels and escapes.
Dottson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Salvidor on his heels. He'll look to pass Salvidor's guard now, I'm sure.
Salvidor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dottson cracks Salvidor with a solid left hand.
Dottson preventing the sweep.
Dottson landing some decent shots from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dottson landing with the ground and pound.
Dottson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dottson postures up and lands a big shot to Salvidor's brow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dottson working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dottson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Salvidor's head.
Dottson chips away with some ground and pound.
Dottson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Salvidor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Salvidor is looking for a triangle but Dottson pushes his legs off easily.
Dottson works over Salvidor with some ground and pound from guard.
Dottson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dottson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Salvidor's head.
Dottson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dottson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dottson is working Salvidor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dottson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dottson is in close to Salvidor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salvidor wants to get back to his feet but Dottson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dottson cracks Salvidor with a solid left hand.
Dottson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Dottson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Salvidor with a poor takedown
and Dottson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Salvidor!
Dottson dominating with strikes here.
Salvidor is bucking up trying to escape but Dottson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dottson dominating with strikes here.
Dottson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dottson scoring with strikes but Salvidor is staying in there.
Michael Dottson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dottson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Salvidor looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salvidor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dottson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dottson landing strikes from the mount.
Dottson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Salvidor working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dottson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dottson unloading with bombs!
Salvidor wants to control but Dottson is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dottson landing strikes from the mount.
Salvidor is desperately trying to improve his position but Dottson has a good base and remains in mount.
Dottson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dottson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dottson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Salvidor?
Dottson lands a big elbow.
Salvidor wants to hold on but Dottson pushes him away.
Dottson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Dottson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dottson lands a big elbow.
Dottson is landing with some decent strikes but Salvidor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Salvidor tries to reverse the position but Dottson maintains control.
Dottson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dottson with a couple of short strikes.
Dottson looking to finish Salvidor with some ground and pound. This is bad for Salvidor!
Dottson landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dottson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dottson is landing with some decent strikes but Salvidor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dottson looking to finish Salvidor with some ground and pound. This is bad for Salvidor!
Dottson landing shots from mount.
Dottson raining down hammerfists from mount.
BOOM! Dottson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dottson landing punches.
Salvidor taking shots to the head.
Dottson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dottson unloading with bombs!
Salvidor tries to reverse the position but Dottson maintains control.
Dottson lands with some strikes.
Salvidor keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dottson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dottson lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dottson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Salvidor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dottson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dottson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Salvidor hang on?
Dottson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Salvidor tries to hold on but Dottson pushes him away.
Dottson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dottson working the ground and pound effectively.
Salvidor taking shots to the head.
Dottson with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Dottson.
Dottson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Salvidor?
Dottson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dottson with good strikes from the mount here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dottson unloading with bombs!
Dottson scoring with strikes but Salvidor is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvidor is trying to escape the mount.
Dottson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Salvidor is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dottson lands a nice shot to the head.
Salvidor is bucking up trying to escape but Dottson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dottson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dottson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Salvidor takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dottson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dottson unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salvidor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dottson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dottson lands a big shot there that rocks Salvidor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Dottson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dottson leaves Salvidor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dottson fails with a takedown attempt.
Salvidor misses with a takedown attempt - Dottson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dottson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dottson lands in his opponent's guard.
Dottson with a nice head shot there.
Dottson scoring with some ground and pound.
Dottson postures up and lands a big shot to Salvidor's brow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Salvidor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dottson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dottson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Salvidor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dottson postures up and lands a big shot to Salvidor's brow.
Dottson postures up and lands a big shot to Salvidor's brow.
Salvidor has momentary wrist control but Dottson slips an elbow through the middle.
Dottson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dottson is in close to Salvidor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dottson postures up and lands a big shot to Salvidor's brow.
Dottson distracts Salvidor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dottson is working Salvidor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dottson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dottson is in close to Salvidor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dottson landing some decent shots from guard.
Dottson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dottson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dottson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dottson lands a couple of digs.
Dottson lands a couple of elbows.
Dottson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Salvidor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dottson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dottson stops Salvidor from standing up.
Dottson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Salvidor has momentary wrist control but Dottson slips an elbow through the middle.
Dottson distracts Salvidor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dottson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Salvidor trying to keep a closed guard but Dottson is proving a slippery customer.
Salvidor has momentary wrist control but Dottson slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvidor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Salvidor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dottson is controlling him.
Dottson scoring with some ground and pound.
Dottson connects with a couple of short punches.
Dottson scoring with some ground and pound.
Diego Salvidor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dottson cracks Salvidor with a solid left hand.
Dottson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Salvidor's head.
Dottson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dottson is in close to Salvidor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dottson scoring with some ground and pound.
Salvidor wants to sweep here but Dottson controlling him for the moment.
Dottson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dottson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dottson works over Salvidor with some ground and pound from guard.
Dottson lands a couple of elbows.
Salvidor wants to sweep but no luck.
Dottson cracks Salvidor with a solid left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dottson connects with a couple of short punches.
Dottson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dottson landing some decent shots from guard.
Dottson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dottson lands a couple of digs.
Dottson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dottson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dottson scoring with some ground and pound.
Salvidor looking for a triangle here. Dottson is fighting it but it looks tight! Salvidor pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Dottson is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Diego Salvidor!
During a confident post fight interview, Diego Salvidor thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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