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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Forreal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niles Saladbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saladbar has chosen Sandstorm - Darude as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Forreal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Niles Saladbar!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saladbar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Forreal's calf.
Forreal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Forreal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saladbar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Forreal if he has to take too many more of those.
Saladbar scoring well with a low kick there.
Horrible takedown by Forreal or perhaps it was just good defense by Saladbar which made him look bad.
Forreal is looking to clinch but Saladbar is avoiding it.
Saladbar gets a clinch.
Forreal misses with a body punch.
Forreal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Saladbar has him pressed against the cage.
Forreal misses with a punch to the body.
Forreal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Forreal has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Saladbar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Forreal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saladbar trying to land knees to the body.
Forreal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saladbar.
Saladbar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Forreal darts in trying to clinch
and Saladbar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Forreal really is a fat lump.
Forreal misses with a takedown
and Saladbar counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Forreal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Forreal dodges the punch combination from Saladbar.
Forreal tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Saladbar counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Forreal is breathing heavily.
Forreal misses with a takedown
and Saladbar counters with a good low kick that Forreal was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saladbar moves into range and clinches up with Forreal.
Saladbar tries to stall but Forreal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Saladbar has picked Forreal up - he's going for a ride! Saladbar dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Saladbar gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Forreal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saladbar can pounce on him.
Saladbar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Saladbar counters with a three punch combo that has Forreal backing up. Forreal nods at Saladbar to acknowledge the strikes.
Saladbar swats away the attempt to clinch by Forreal.
Forreal misses with a head kick.
Forreal tries to clinch up but Saladbar circles away and keeps his distance.
Saladbar tries to land a front kick but Forreal steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Forreal fails with the takedown.
Forreal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Forreal instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forreal manages to break the clinch.
Saladbar keeps the fight on the outside.
Forreal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Forreal tries to clinch up.
Brandon Forreal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Forreal tries to clinch there but Saladbar circles away.
Forreal forces Saladbar back against the cage and clinches.
Saladbar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Forreal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Forreal tries for a takedown. No joy.
Saladbar looking to throw knees to the head but Forreal is blocking nicely.
Saladbar is pressed up against the cage. Forreal has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Saladbar down to the mat. Saladbar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Forreal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saladbar swats away the attempt to clinch by Forreal.
Nice defenses there by Saladbar.
Forreal tries to clinch up but Saladbar circles away and keeps his distance.
Forreal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saladbar swats away the attempt to clinch by Forreal.
Forreal swats away the attempt to clinch by Saladbar.
Forreal wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saladbar shoots in but no luck this time.
Forreal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Saladbar pinned against the cage. Saladbar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Saladbar scores with a leg kick.
Saladbar is looking to slow Forreal down with leg kicks.
Forreal tries to clinch up but Saladbar circles away and keeps his distance.
Saladbar has Forreal up against the cage in a clinch.
Forreal changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Saladbar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Forreal decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Saladbar manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Forreal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Saladbar is looking to slow Forreal down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Forreal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Forreal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Forreal clinches but Saladbar breaks the clinch
and Saladbar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forreal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saladbar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Saladbar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Forreal is looking to stand up but Saladbar isn't so interested in that idea.
Saladbar gets to his feet. Forreal looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saladbar scores with a nice body kick.
Forreal tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Saladbar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Forreal clinches.
Forreal tries a body shot but Saladbar blocks it.
Forreal misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niles Saladbar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Forreal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Saladbar finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Saladbar scores with a nice right hand.
Forreal looks to clinch
and Saladbar counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Forreal on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Saladbar tries to keep at a distance but Forreal has taken the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Saladbar.
It looks like Brandon Forreal has been cut.
Saladbar landing knees to the head.
Forreal misses with a punch to the body.
Saladbar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Forreal's face.
Saladbar trying to land knees to the body.
Forreal trying to land knees to the body.
Forreal jumps into guard, dragging Saladbar to the mat.
Forreal scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Forreal looks to clinch
and Saladbar counters with an inside leg kick.
Forreal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Forreal takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Saladbar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saladbar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Forreal clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Saladbar keeps control of Forreal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Forreal tries to score a body lock takedown but Saladbar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Forreal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forreal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Forreal tries a body shot but Saladbar blocks it.
Forreal will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Forreal tries to pull guard but Saladbar holds him up against the cage and eventually Forreal drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Forreal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Forreal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saladbar scores with a knee to the head.
Saladbar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Saladbar lands with a left to the head.
Saladbar lands a nice knee to the body.
Saladbar lands a nice knee to the body.
Saladbar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Saladbar tries to land a knee to the head but Forreal blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Forreal - that landed with a thud.
Saladbar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saladbar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Forreal tries to break the clinch but Saladbar is controlling the position.
Forreal is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Saladbar pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Forreal tries a body shot but Saladbar blocks it.
Forreal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Forreal closes the distance and clinches up with Saladbar, looking for a takedown. Forreal pushes Saladbar against the cage but Saladbar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Forreal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Saladbar is fending him off so far but Forreal persists. Nope, Saladbar circles away and we're back to standing.
Saladbar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Forreal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Saladbar pinned against the cage. Saladbar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Saladbar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Forreal scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Saladbar is trying to stand up here but Forreal is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saladbar kicks off Forreal and gets to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Forreal or perhaps it was just good defense by Saladbar which made him look bad.
Saladbar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Forreal.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saladbar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Forreal closes the distance and clinches.
Forreal tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Saladbar just stands there and leans against the cage.
Forreal trying to land knees to the body.
Saladbar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Forreal.
Saladbar lands a nice elbow.
Saladbar prevents a body shot from Forreal.
Forreal jumps guard but Saladbar stands there with Forreal around his waist. Forreal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Forreal takes an elbow to the temple.
Forreal breaks from the clinch.
Saladbar stuffs the takedown attempt from Forreal. Forreal gets slowly back to his feet.
Saladbar lands with a nice combination. Forreal backs away looking to recover.
Forreal throws a lazy head kick
and Saladbar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Forreal manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Nice sprawl there from Saladbar as Forreal shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forreal moves in looking to clinch but Saladbar pushes him off.
Forreal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Forreal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Forreal wants to clinch up but Saladbar keeps it at a distance.
Forreal tries to clinch up but Saladbar circles away and keeps his distance.
Saladbar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saladbar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saladbar.
A left and a right from Saladbar both land. Nice combination.
Saladbar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Saladbar counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Forreal!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Forreal is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Saladbar stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Forreal tries for a takedown but Saladbar circles away easily
and Saladbar counters by clinching up.
Forreal misses with a body punch.
Forreal can't get the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forreal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saladbar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Forreal.
Saladbar instigates a clinch.
Saladbar prevents a takedown attempt there.
Forreal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Forreal lands a nice shot to the body.
Forreal is working for takedown but Saladbar is calmly controlling the position for now.
Saladbar managing to block the knees to the body from Forreal.
Forreal misses with a punch to the body.
Saladbar misses with a knee strike.
Saladbar works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saladbar won't allow Forreal to get back to his feet.
Forreal is looking to stand back up but Saladbar counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Forreal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saladbar has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niles Saladbar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brandon Forreal's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Forreal misses with a takedown
and Saladbar counters with a solid body kick.
Forreal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saladbar fakes the leg kick and cracks Forreal in the body.
Saladbar decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Forreal wants to get back to his feet.
Saladbar decides to return to a standing position.
Saladbar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saladbar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Forreal has a takedown stuffed.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Saladbar.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saladbar.
Saladbar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Saladbar lands a slapping body shot.
Forreal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saladbar clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Forreal managing to block the knees to the body from Saladbar.
Forreal has Saladbar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Saladbar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Forreal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saladbar gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saladbar stops Forreal from standing up.
Forreal has his feet on Saladbar's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Forreal clinches up against the cage.
Forreal drops down looking for an ankle pick but Saladbar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice body kick there by Saladbar.
Forreal scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Forreal prevents Saladbar from escaping the position.
Forreal decides to stand back up.
Saladbar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Saladbar counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forreal tries for a takedown but Saladbar circles away easily
and Saladbar counters with a thumping low kick.
Saladbar looks for a takedown but Forreal sprawls well.
Forreal clinches up against the cage.
Saladbar prevents Forreal from breaking the clinch.
Forreal blocks a body shot from Saladbar.
Forreal goes for a takedown in the clinch but Saladbar prevents it.
Saladbar prevents a takedown attempt there.
Forreal pulls Saladbar into guard.
Forreal is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Saladbar dives into side control.
Forreal tries to escape but Saladbar is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saladbar decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Forreal tries to clinch up but Saladbar circles away and keeps his distance.
Saladbar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Saladbar tries to stand but Forreal is controlling his head.
Saladbar stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Forreal gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Saladbar counters with a nice kick to the body.
Forreal closes the distance but Saladbar moves to the side
and Saladbar counters with a leg kick.
Forreal moves into the clinch successfully.
Saladbar prevents a body shot from Forreal.
Saladbar lands a knee to the body.
Forreal crunches a lovely knee into Saladbar's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forreal tries a body shot but Saladbar blocks it.
Forreal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Forreal can't find room to land a body shot as Saladbar controls the action.
Forreal missing with knees to the body.
Forreal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Forreal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saladbar.
Forreal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Saladbar smiles and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saladbar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Forreal tries to clinch but Saladbar is having none of it.
Forreal rushes Saladbar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Niles Saladbar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Saladbar avoiding damage as Forreal throws knees to the body.
Forreal is trying to break free.
Saladbar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Forreal.
Forreal can't find room to land a body shot as Saladbar controls the action.
Forreal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Forreal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Saladbar smiles and moves away.
Saladbar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Forreal is looking to clinch.
Forreal tries to clinch but Saladbar is having none of it.
Forreal shoots in but Saladbar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brandon Forreal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Forreal throws a head kick that misses
and Saladbar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Niles Saladbar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saladbar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niles Saladbar!
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