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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alvaro Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whonjon William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Salazar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Don Omar ft Tego Calderon - Bandolero. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alvaro Salazar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Whonjon William!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
William keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
William on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Salazar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williams jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Salazar lands a right hook to the body.
Salazar connects with the punch.
William swings for the body but Salazar moves out of range.
William walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alvaro Salazar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Salazar. Those never looked like landing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Salazar.
Salazar looks to throw the jab but William is out of range.
Salazar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around William's waist but William gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Salazar off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvaro Salazar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salazar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
William staying out of range there.
Salazar slips under a jab.
Salazar moves out of range as William strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by William.
Salazar gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salazar throws a strike but William avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
William looking to hit a scissor sweep but Salazar is one step ahead there.
William keeping moving, preventing Salazar from controlling successfully.
William has control of Salazar's left arm, preventing Salazar from doing any damage.
William wants to stand but Salazar is controlling the position.
William is trying to control the position but Salazar postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar looking to pass the guard.
Salazar stopping the sweep attempt from William.
Salazar is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
William controls Salazar momentarily but Salazar frees himself.
William is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Salazar defends well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now William is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salazar 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
William wants to improve his position but Salazar is controlling well.
Salazar is trying to work for a kimura but William is defending well.
Salazar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, William has managed to free his arm - good work.
William is looking to control Salazar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can William avoid being mounted?
William is staying active underneath Salazar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so William is just riding it out for now. Salazar eventually gives up the hold.
William tries to roll over but Salazar keeps him under control.
Salazar wants to pass to mount but William is defending the position.
Salazar is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for William!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salazar is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But William has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from William!
Salazar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvaro Salazar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Salazar throws out a loose jab but William uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salazar throws a lazy uppercut
and William counters with a nice body shot.
William stuns Salazar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
William is looking to clinch.
William walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Salazar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Salazar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salazar misses with an uppercut.
William misses the shot to the body.
Salazar digs a good hook to William's body.
Salazar shoots in looking for a takedown but William manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Salazar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
William is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Salazar rather than just go for the knockout.
Salazar misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Salazar misses its intended target.
Salazar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Salazar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salazar keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William looks to score with a jab to the body but Salazar is just out of range.
Salazar throws a sloppy body shot
and William cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
William rushes Salazar and presses him up against the cage.
William missing with knees to the body.
William wants to break the clinch but can't.
William lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Salazar backwards.
Salazar jumps guard but William turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Salazar is trying to pull guard but William has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvaro Salazar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
William is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Salazar jumps guard but William stands there with Salazar around his waist. Salazar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
William stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
William looking to throw knees to the head but Salazar is blocking nicely.
Salazar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
William trying to control the position but instead, Salazar has worked for underhooks and has pushed William into the cage.
William has a couple of punches blocked by Salazar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William avoiding damage.
William lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salazar pulls guard effortlessly.
William gets to his feet - Salazar follows without any prompting.
William misses with a low kick as Salazar jumps back.
William throws a body punch but Salazar moves out of range.
William walks into a left hand.
William wants to clinch up but Salazar keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Salazar is defended easily by William.
William scores with a hook to the body. Salazar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar lands a jab to the nose.
William throws a hook but Salazar avoids it easily.
Salazar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
William throws a half hearted mid kick.
William rushes Salazar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Salazar jumps guard but William stands there with Salazar around his waist. Salazar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
William wants to break the clinch but can't.
Salazar fails to pull guard.
Salazar is trying to pull guard but William turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Salazar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as William walks away with a smile on his face. Salazar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Salazar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
William throws a nice outside leg kick.
William misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar connects with a right hand. William shakes it off.
William tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salazar was well out of range. Poor timing from William.
Salazar misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from William misses.
Salazar is trying hard to land a takedown here. William sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
William wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
William defending well as Salazar loads up on a big left hand.
William wants to land a leg kick but Salazar is out of range.
William listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
William throws a low kick but Salazar avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
William throws a body punch but Salazar moves out of range.
William takes a swing at Salazar's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from William. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whonjon William showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Salazar misses with a lunging right hand
and William makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Whonjon William seems to be getting the better of the standup.
William is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Salazar.
William keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salazar throws a right hand that misses
and William counters with a big head kick but Salazar shrugs it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salazar. William does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salazar throws a big shot that misses.
Salazar with a hook.
William misses with a low kick.
William ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salazar moves away.
A jab from Salazar misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Salazar!
William lands a right hook to the body.
William looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
William takes a swing at Salazar's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - William throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salazar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but William was well out of range. Poor timing from Salazar.
Salazar misses with a wild combination.
Salazar works William's body with a nice hook.
Salazar blocks a head kick by William.
William keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
William misses the shot to the body.
Salazar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and William counters with a nice body shot.
Salazar with a hook.
Salazar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Salazar loads up on a big right hand but William slips the punch.
Salazar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and William counters with a series of strikes. Salazar will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar throws a series of punches but William avoids them all with ease.
William throws a jab but it's blocked by Salazar.
William throws a body punch but Salazar moves out of range.
William throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salazar misses with an uppercut. William saw that one coming.
William tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Salazar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before William has time to react.
Salazar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has William pinned against the cage. William gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salazar fails with a takedown attempt.
Salazar throws a lazy right hand but William sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar slips a straight right by William.
William thows a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Salazar coming out on top.
Salazar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by William.
William throws a low kick but Salazar moves out of range easily.
William defending well as Salazar loads up on a big left hand.
Salazar shoots in looking for a takedown but William manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Salazar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvaro Salazar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
William throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salazar fails with a takedown attempt.
William just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar defending well as William loads up on a big left hand.
Salazar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? William is fending him off so far but Salazar persists. Nope, William circles away and we're back to standing.
William scores with a punch to the head.
William ducks under a wild hook from Salazar.
William misses with a head kick.
Salazar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salazar fails with the takedown.
William closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salazar tries to pull guard but William won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salazar is trying to pull guard but William has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
William works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
William is trying to push Salazar away but Salazar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
William stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whonjon William really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Salazar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
William takes a swing at Salazar's ribcage but misses.
William tries to land a front kick but Salazar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
William closes the distance and lands a one-two.
William drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Salazar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as William sprawls well. William wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Salazar gets slowly back to his feet.
William looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Salazar shoots in for a takedown but William shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Salazar fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. William sprawls well initially but Salazar persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
William is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Salazar pulls his head out easily.
William looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William moves into full guard.
William looking to control.
Salazar passes William's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Salazar is pressing down on William's thigh, looking to free his foot. William is holding on for now.
Salazar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
William trying to hold on to Salazar's head to control him but Salazar postures up.
Salazar moves into full mount! William won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William tries to hold on but Salazar postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
William tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Salazar wants to take William's back but he can't do it this time.
Salazar punishing his opponent with strikes.
Salazar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as William is looking to escape.
Salazar has control of William's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and William regains control of the situation pretty easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salazar tries to control but William wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar lands a heavy elbow.
William is desperately trying to improve his position but Salazar has a good base and remains in mount.
William sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Salazar is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for William!
William can't escape the position.
Salazar tries to control but William wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish William?
William is squirming around, avoiding Salazar's attempts to control the action.
William is working to get back to half guard.
William is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
William tries to reverse the position but Salazar maintains control.
William stops Salazar from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Salazar looking to control but William is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvaro Salazar had his way with Whonjon William in that round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
William blocks a jab.
William looks to score with a jab to the body but Salazar is just out of range.
William misses with a two punch combination.
William wants to clinch.
William scores with a jab to the body.
Salazar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Salazar misses with a straight left.
William misses with a wild body shot.
Salazar lands a jab.
Whonjon William is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William swings for the body but Salazar moves out of range.
William moves in looking to clinch but Salazar pushes him off.
Salazar lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Salazar does it's job there.
William tries to clinch up.
William fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Salazar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
William wants to clinch.
Salazar misses with an uppercut. William saw that one coming.
Salazar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by William.
William fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William throws a leg kick that misses.
William keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salazar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling William to score with a decent uppercut.
William is looking to clinch.
Salazar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Decent striking displayed by Salazar there.
Salazar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as William sprawls well. William wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Salazar gets slowly back to his feet.
Salazar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between William's hands.
Salazar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvaro Salazar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salazar misses with a straight left.
Salazar digs a good hook to William's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Salazar misses.
William instigates a clinch.
William missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Salazar tries to pull guard but William holds him up against the cage and eventually Salazar drops back down to his feet.
Salazar jumps guard but William turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
William tries to work over Salazar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
William misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salazar.
William makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
William breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by William.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William scores with a body shot.
William throws a nice looking combination but Salazar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Salazar.
Salazar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Salazar lands a nice shot that snaps William's head back.
William thows a body shot but no joy.
William takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Salazar closes this distance looking for a takedown but William circles away.
Salazar throws a poor cross that misses
and William counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salazar loads up on a big right hand but William slips the punch.
Salazar tries to score a power double leg takedown but William sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Salazar somewhat.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Salazar tries for a takedown but William circles away easily
and William cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Whonjon William.
I think William has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Whonjon William! Whonjon William retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Whonjon William, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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