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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pink Salmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Worner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 cm
25
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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172 cm
20
130 lbs
4 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pink Salmon! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Austin Worner! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Worner misses with a wild body shot. Salmon throws a combination. Worner tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Salmon manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Worner on his heels. He'll look to pass Worner's guard now, I'm sure. Salmon with a nice head shot there. Worner looking to control.
Salmon gets to his feet - Worner follows without any prompting. Worner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Salmon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Worner somewhat. No luck for Worner with that takedown attempt. Salmon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Salmon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Salmon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Salmon landing strikes from the mount. Salmon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Salmon controlling from the full mount. Worner is looking to improve his position but Salmon isn't that keen on the idea. Salmon stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Worner tries to sprawl but Salmon drives through with a takedown into half guard. Salmon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Salmon slows the pace down in half guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Salmon scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Salmon is looking to advance position but Worner won't allow it. Salmon 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Salmon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Worner moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Worner is working an open guard so Salmon takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Salmon shoots in but Worner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Salmon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Worner counters with a left to the body. Worner throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Salmon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Worner, pushing him back against the cage. Salmon successfully pulls guard.
Salmon is breathing heavily. Salmon working a defensive guard here.
Salmon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Worner is one step ahead there. Worner works over Salmon with some ground and pound from guard. Salmon pulls Worner in close to prevent any damage. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Worner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Worner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pink Salmon 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.
Worner tries to close the distance and clinch but Salmon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Salmon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Salmon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Worner tries to land a sweep but no joy. Salmon wants to pass the guard but Worner is keeping the position. Salmon sitting in guard here, content to control. Pink Salmon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Worner is on top in guard.
Worner with a flurry of punches that miss. Salmon throws a nice elbow from the bottom. Salmon is controlling Worner's posture. Salmon looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Worner chips away with some ground and pound. Salmon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Worner defends well. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Worner lands a couple of digs. Salmon 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. Worner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Worner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Salmon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Salmon working a defensive guard here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Worner stopping the sweep attempt from Salmon.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Salmon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Worner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Worner wanted to stand there but Salmon had control of the position. Salmon working a defensive guard here.
Salmon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Worner wanted to stand there but Salmon had control of the position. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Worner is fighting to break Salmon's control of his arms but Salmon is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Pink Salmon wasn't doing enough on the ground. Worner tries to clinch but Salmon is having none of it. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Salmon!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Worner tries to clinch up but Salmon circles away and keeps his distance. Salmon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Worner as he jumps to the side. Worner tries to bum rush Salmon with a series of wild strikes but Salmon uses good footwork to avoid the assault. A combination from Worner does no damage. Salmon is looking to land body kicks. Salmon stuffs the takedown attempt from Worner. Worner gets slowly back to his feet. Worner shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Salmon defends it nicely. A telegraphed right hand from Worner misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Salmon shoots in and drives through. Worner sprawls well. Worner gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Salmon to score an easy takedown into full guard. Worner striking off his back, scoring a few points. Salmon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Worner is keeping the position for now. Salmon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Worner on the ground. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Salmon trying to control the position from guard on top but Worner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Worner trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pink Salmon will probably get the nod. 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. This is the final round!
Worner closes the distance and clinches up with Salmon, looking for a takedown. Worner pushes Salmon against the cage but Salmon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Salmon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Worner. Pink Salmon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Worner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salmon moves away. Salmon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Salmon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Worner is looking to improve his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Pink Salmon just wasn't active enough. Worner misses with a head kick.
Salmon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Worner fails with the takedown. Pink Salmon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Worner. Salmon is looking to land body kicks. Salmon rushes Worner and presses him up against the cage. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Salmon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Worner jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Salmon walks away with a smile on his face. Worner gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Salmon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Worner to the mat! Worner manages to get full guard. Salmon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Salmon wants to control from the top but Worner keeps moving. Salmon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Salmon wants to pass the guard but Worner is keeping the position. Salmon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pink Salmon has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Worner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Salmon as he avoids it easily. Worner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown so Salmon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Salmon controls from within his opponent's guard. Salmon trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Worner manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Worner landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Salmon looking for a guillotine here but Worner defends easily.
Worner is in close to Salmon's body, working some short punches and elbows. Salmon looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Worner is working Salmon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Salmon throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Salmon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Worner. Salmon trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! Worner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Austin Worner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Pink Salmon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Worner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Pink Salmon showed his dominance in that final round. Well Salmon 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27 Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pink Salmon!
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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
61% |
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