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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fredrick Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Justin Scott enters the cage!
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151 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fredrick Salazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Scott!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott has his takedown stuffed
and Salazar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Salazar.
Salazar tries to pull guard but Scott won't allow it.
Salazar blocking some punches.
Salazar breaks from the clinch.
Salazar shoots in looking for a takedown but Scott manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Salazar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Scott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scott shoots in and bounces Salazar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Scott won't allow Salazar to sweep him here.
Salazar pulls Scott in close to his closed guard and prevents Scott from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Salazar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar wants to sweep here but Scott controlling him for the moment.
Scott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Salazar is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Salazar fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fredrick Salazar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salazar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Scott swivels and escapes.
Scott darts in looking for a takedown but Salazar gets double underhooks and turns Scott into the cage.
Scott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott shoots in for a takedown but Salazar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Scott fails to land the takedown.
Scott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salazar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Scott swivels and escapes.
Scott throws a shot to the body.
Scott shoots in for a double leg but Salazar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Scott works over Salazar's head and body with a nice combination.
Salazar is looking to land body kicks.
Scott fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salazar clinches up with Scott and pushes him back against the cage.
Salazar wants the takedown. Scott is fighting it off but Salazar persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Scott's guard against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Scott swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Salazar is breathing heavily.
Salazar wants to get up but he can't break Scott's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Scott working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Justin Scott.
Scott closes the distance and clinches up with Salazar, looking for a takedown. Scott pushes Salazar against the cage but Salazar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Salazar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Salazar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Scott.
Salazar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Scott looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Scott wants to control but Salazar postures up.
Salazar gets to mount! Scott was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Scott working to try and regain half guard.
Salazar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Scott wants to control but Salazar is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Fredrick Salazar will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Scott fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Salazar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Salazar closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Scott's guard.
Salazar stopping the sweep attempt from Scott.
Scott is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Salazar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Scott is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Salazar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Salazar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Fredrick Salazar.
Salazar shoots in for a takedown but Scott shows good takedown defense.
Salazar is looking to clinch.
Scott shoots for a double leg takedown but Salazar sprawls well. He's pushed Scott's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar has closed the distance and engaged Scott in a clinch.
Scott is trying to force a seperation but Salazar has the dominant position.
Scott is looking for a takedown.
Fredrick Salazar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Scott.
Scott tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Salazar can't break the clinch.
Salazar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Scott is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Salazar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salazar misses the jab.
Scott shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Scott was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Salazar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Scott on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salazar wants to get back to his feet.
Fredrick Salazar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott working away.
Salazar is not content to let Scott control the position.
Scott is trying to get an arm triangle but Salazar is defending well.
Scott lands a decent elbow from side control.
Scott tries to stand but Salazar controls the position and pulls Scott into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar pulls Scott in close to his closed guard and prevents Scott from doing any damage or advancing position.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Salazar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salazar has control of Scott's left arm, preventing Scott from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott wants to pass the guard but Salazar is keeping the position.
Scott is looking to stand up but Salazar won't let him.
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 Fredrick Salazar 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Scott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salazar.
Scott tries to clinch there but Salazar circles away.
Scott gets the takedown into side control.
Scott is looking to take a break and control but Salazar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Salazar takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Scott wants to stand but Salazar is controlling his arm.
Scott is looking to take a break and control but Salazar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Salazar regains half guard.
Salazar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Salazar tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Salazar tries to get to full guard but Scott has control of the leg.
Scott throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Scott trying to control from half guard but Salazar is working away.
Scott prevents Salazar from improving his position.
Scott is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Salazar holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to stand and escape but Salazar is controlling the position.
Salazar is concentrating on defense, preventing Scott from advancing position.
Salazar wants to get back to full guard.
Scott wants to stand up but Salazar has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Salazar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Scott's waist but Scott gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Salazar off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scott closes the distance but Salazar moves to the side
and Salazar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Salazar.
Salazar goes for a takedown attempt but Scott pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott shoots in for a takedown but Salazar shows good takedown defense.
Salazar slips a jab and a cross from Scott.
Salazar manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Scott on his heels. He'll look to pass Scott's guard now, I'm sure.
Scott is trying to keep Salazar in close.
Scott wants to sweep but no luck.
Scott looking to control.
Scott wants to stand and escape but Salazar is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Salazar preventing the sweep.
Salazar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We're going to have a standup here because Fredrick Salazar wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Scott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scott gets caught flat footed, as Salazar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salazar postures up.
Salazar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Scott bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Salazar's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott trying to control but Salazar is working from the bottom.
Justin Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fredrick Salazar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Scott trying to move into half guard but instead Salazar has managed to sweep!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Justin Scott.
I think Salazar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:30
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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