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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lucky Luke (ranked 2478 p4p, 267 weight class) and Enzo Salvatore (ranked 5325 p4p, 469 weight class). Salvatore has chosen Reich mir die Hand as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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146 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Purple 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucky Luke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enzo Salvatore!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvatore lands a jab to the nose.
Salvatore checks a leg kick nicely.
Lucky Luke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Salvatore.
Jab by Salvatore.
Salvatore with a jab.
Luke misses with a left hand
and Salvatore counters with a nice uppercut.
Luke seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Luke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salvatore misses with a few strikes there.
Salvatore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Salvatore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Salvatore paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salvatore tries to bum rush Luke with a series of wild strikes but Luke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Salvatore throws a series of punches but Luke moves out of range.
Luke shoots in but Salvatore avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Salvatore misses with a few strikes there.
Luke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salvatore scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Salvatore lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luke.
Sloppy strikes from Salvatore. Those never looked like landing.
Salvatore cracks a nice hook into Luke's ribs.
Salvatore lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Luke backs up against the cage.
Luke is rocked!
A lazy body kick from Luke
and Salvatore counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Luke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Enzo Salvatore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luke misses with a wild body shot.
Luke throws a shot from downtown. Salvatore moves away and avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Luke. That's going to slow Salvatore down.
Luke seems to have got his legs back now.
Luke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Salvatore circles away quickly and effectively.
Salvatore is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Luke had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Luke looks to score with a jab to the body but Salvatore is just out of range.
Luke is breathing heavily.
Luke with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Salvatore to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Salvatore.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luke throws a hook but Salvatore avoids it easily.
Luke misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Salvatore to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Salvatore misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Salvatore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Luke tries to score a power double leg takedown but Salvatore sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Luke somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucky Luke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salvatore tries to bum rush Luke with a series of wild strikes but Luke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Salvatore sizes up Luke with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Salvatore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Salvatore misses with the combination.
No joy there for Salvatore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Salvatore looks to move away, Luke throws a big counter combo but Salvatore just gets out of the way.
Nice shot by Luke.
Luke closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Salvatore to the mat! Salvatore manages to get full guard.
Salvatore has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Luke can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Luke trying to control but Salvatore is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Salvatore is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Luke is trying to keep Salvatore in close.
Salvatore drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Salvatore jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Luke is trying to keep Salvatore in close.
Salvatore sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Luke's guard.
Salvatore is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Luke moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore pushes down on Luke's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Salvatore trying to control the pace.
Luke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Salvatore wants to work for an arm triangle but Luke is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Salvatore wants to lay and pray for a moment but Luke keeps working.
Luke gets back to full guard.
Salvatore wants to control from the top but Luke keeps moving.
Salvatore is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo Salvatore dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Salvatore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Luke appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Enzo Salvatore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salvatore lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Salvatore.
Salvatore looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Luke swings widly with a right hand
and Salvatore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salvatore scores with the left hand. Luke knows he should have avoided that one.
A punch lands to the side of Luke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Luke misses with an uppercut.
Luke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Salvatore keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Luke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Salvatore counters with a crisp one two that drops Luke! Salvatore thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Luke to his feet! Luke is in big trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salvatore misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from Luke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Salvatore tries to bum rush Luke with a series of wild strikes but Luke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Enzo Salvatore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salvatore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luke.
Salvatore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Luke misses the target.
Salvatore swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Salvatore lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Luke can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Salvatore and Luke drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Salvatore.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enzo Salvatore!
In his post fight interview, Enzo Salvatore gave a big smile as he said 'I would like to thank Aspire and Kaiser Nutrition, those guys are the best!'.
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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
63% |
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