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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Navaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Salita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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217 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Navaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nicky Salita!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Navaro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Navaro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Navaro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Navaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Navaro shoots in looking for a takedown. Salita tries to sprawl out of it but Navaro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Salita manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Navaro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Salita's waist but Salita gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Navaro off to one side.
Salita fails in his attempt to clinch.
Navaro changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Salita looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Salita tries to bench press Navaro off him but Navaro keeps the position.
What's Salita going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Salita tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Navaro is looking to take a break and control but Salita is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Navaro tries for a kimura but Salita is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navaro is looking to take a break and control but Salita is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Salita's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salita fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Navaro sprawls well initially but Salita persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Salita is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Salita is trying to work for a kimura but Navaro is defending well.
Salita trying to control the pace.
Salita is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Navaro has managed to free his arm - good work.
Salita looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salita is looking for a kimura but Navaro is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Salita to get the leverage.
Salita is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Navaro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Salita is working away from the top position though.
Salita tries to pass to full mount but Navaro defends it.
Salita is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Salita 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.
Navaro trying to hold on to Salita's head to control him but Salita postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salita is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Navaro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Salita on the ground.
Navaro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Navaro is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Salita pulls his head out easily.
Salita is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Navaro defends it well.
Navaro trying to control from the bottom.
Salita perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salita is trying for a kimura here. Navaro looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Salita wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nicky Salita!
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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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