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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between mr silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Salek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Salek has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 cm
19
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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160 cm
18
137 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, mr silver! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Salek! The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! silver missing with a left hand there. Salek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. silver takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
silver shoots in but no luck this time. silver will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. silver misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mr silver. That's going to take a lot out of him. silver fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Salek keeps silver at a distance using the push kick. silver misses with a wild combination.
silver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salek. silver misses with a low kick as Salek jumps back. Salek displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Salek throws a wild combination but nothing lands. silver just misses with a punch to the body.
Salek dodges the punch combination from silver.
A nice inside leg kick there by Salek. That's going to slow silver down. silver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Salek moves out of range and avoids them all easily. silver throws a lazy body kick and Salek counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in silver's guard now. silver is breathing heavily. Salek wants to stand but silver has a closed guard, so he can't escape. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round. silver could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Salek must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. silver wants to stand but Salek is controlling the position. Salek preventing the sweep. Salek would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. silver misses with a takedown attempt and Salek counters with a nice leg kick. silver shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Salek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. silver wants to clinch but Salek slips to the side and Salek counters with a series of strikes. silver will be more careful next time no doubt. silver gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Salek counters with a shoot takedown. silver fights it but they end up in guard. Salek wants to get up but he can't break silver's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. silver is trying to keep Salek in close.
Salek has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing silver to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Salek is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - silver pulls down on the head and he's put Salek to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). mr silver!
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C
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G |
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
56% |
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