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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Salvador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doc Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lunatic Fringe by Red Ryder. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Salvador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doc Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvador misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thomas moves in looking to clinch but Salvador pushes him off.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salvador lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Salvador lunges at Thomas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thomas's hand.
It looks like Doc Thomas has been cut.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Salvador.
Thomas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Salvador can't break the clinch.
Thomas tries to pull guard but Salvador won't allow it.
Thomas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thomas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Salvador pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Salvador tries to break the clinch but Thomas is controlling the position.
Thomas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salvador blocks it with crossed arms.
Thomas keeps control of Salvador as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Salvador is trying to break the clinch but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas lands a knee to the body.
Thomas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas taking a breather.
Salvador stops a takedown attempt from Thomas.
Jorge Salvador has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doc Thomas.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thomas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Salvador is trying to break free.
Salvador wants to break free but Thomas has control.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Salvador.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvador is trying to break free.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Salvador gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Thomas tries to pull guard but Salvador won't allow it.
Thomas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Salvador's face.
Thomas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salvador has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Salvador wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thomas stalls.
Thomas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thomas prevents Salvador from breaking the clinch.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Salvador is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Salvador wants to get back to striking at distance but Thomas won't allow it.
Thomas looking to stall.
Thomas keeps control of Salvador as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but Salvador blocks it.
Salvador is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thomas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salvador blocks it with crossed arms.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Salvador tries to break the clinch but Thomas is controlling the position.
Thomas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salvador blocks it with crossed arms.
Thomas looks gassed!
Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salvador stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Salvador avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Salvador showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salvador misses with a wild combination.
Thomas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Salvador circles away.
Salvador throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thomas on the side of the head.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Salvador saw that one coming.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvador stalks Thomas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thomas's face. Thomas staggers backwards, shaken.
Thomas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Salvador throws a series of strikes that have Thomas backpedaling.
The crowd cheers as Salvador lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thomas doesn't seem phased though.
Thomas tries to clinch up.
Salvador scores with a nice head shot.
Thomas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Salvador circles away.
Some wild striking there from Salvador.
Salvador tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thomas tries to clinch but Salvador moves out of range.
Salvador avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Salvador's head.
Salvador takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Thomas wants to clinch up but Salvador keeps it at a distance.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salvador swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
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!
A right-left combo lands from Thomas.
Thomas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Salvador swivels and escapes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Salvador.
Salvador avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Salvador misses with a looping left.
Thomas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Salvador connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Salvador dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doc Thomas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thomas throws a head kick but Salvador moves out of range.
Salvador lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Salvador scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jorge Salvador is winning the standup battle so far.
Salvador throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Thomas fails to land the takedown.
Salvador jabs at Thomas's body.
Salvador moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Salvador moves out of range.
Salvador lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Salvador circles away.
Thomas falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Salvador to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas throws a head kick but Salvador moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Doc Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salvador throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thomas instigates a clinch.
Thomas looking to throw knees to the head but Salvador is blocking nicely.
Thomas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Salvador wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Salvador wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Salvador blocking some punches.
Thomas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Salvador up against the cage.
Thomas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Salvador backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt - Salvador sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Salvador misses with a wild combination.
Jorge Salvador is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Salvador throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas throws a head kick but Salvador moves out of range.
Thomas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Salvador lands a body shot.
Thomas closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thomas throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Thomas is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Salvador has escaped the position, nice work there.
Salvador is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas trying to control the position but Salvador is working away.
Thomas working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Salvador takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Thomas tries to score with some ground and pound. Salvador controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Thomas wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Salvador, who protects the arm well.
Salvador wants to get back to his feet.
Thomas working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvador on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Thomas cracks Salvador with a big elbow.
Thomas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thomas decides to stand back up.
Thomas wants to clinch but Salvador slips to the side
and Salvador counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Salvador is avoiding it.
Salvador circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jorge Salvador is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salvador avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Salvador digs a good body shot into Thomas's ribs.
A punch combination from Salvador misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thomas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Doc Thomas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Doc Thomas's cut.
That's time! Salvador's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Salvador!
Salvador wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Thomas is working for a guillotine from mount but Salvador frees his head quite easily.
Salvador is trying to stand.
Thomas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Thomas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvador is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Thomas fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Thomas landing strikes, looking to finish!
Thomas controlling from the full mount.
Salvador on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Salvador tries to get out of the position.
Salvador trying desperately to get to his feet.
Salvador trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Thomas landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Salvador is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Thomas working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Thomas breaks from Salvador's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Thomas landing strikes from the mount and Salvador is in trouble!
Thomas cracks Salvador with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Salvador is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Thomas has isolated one of Salvador's arms. Salvador looking to fight him off but Thomas twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Doc Thomas!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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