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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luis Flores (ranked 7320 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milleer Salazar (ranked 5299 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luis Flores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Milleer Salazar!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salazar throws a leg kick but Flores sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Salazar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Flores closes the distance and pushes Salazar back into the cage.
Flores misses with the head strike.
Salazar is looking to control Flores's arms but Flores gets an underhook and turns him. Now Salazar has his back to the cage.
Flores working aggressively here.
Salazar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Flores has hold of one of Salazar's legs. Salazar is fighting the takedown attempt but Flores gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Salazar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Flores defends well.
Flores might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Salazar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salazar wants to stand and escape but Flores is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Flores is aware though and is defending well.
Flores engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Flores is working Salazar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Flores tries to stand but Salazar is controlling from the bottom.
Flores working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Salazar's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salazar looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Flores passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Salazar wants to control but Flores is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Salazar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Flores's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Flores's back!
Flores looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Flores tries to escape but Salazar has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Salazar trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Salazar misses with punches from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores is in bad spot here.
Salazar is riding his opponent, not letting Flores buck him off.
Salazar tries to get the hooks in deep but Flores pushed the leg off.
Flores tries to roll but Salazar sticks to his back.
Salazar gets his hands free as Flores looks to control.
Flores can't escape the position.
Flores tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Flores keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Flores is looking to escape.
Flores tries to hold on but Salazar postures up.
Flores bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Flores's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Flores postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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 Luis Flores will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Salazar doesn't manage to clinch there - Flores circles away.
A head kick misses from Salazar.
Flores throws a counter high kick but Salazar was just alert enough to avoid it.
Salazar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salazar lands a front kick.
Salazar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flores swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Milleer Salazar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salazar instigates a clinch.
Flores is looking for a takedown.
Flores avoids the elbow strike from Salazar, against the cage.
Salazar gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Flores manages to get to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flores wants to sweep here but Salazar controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Flores holds on and takes a little breather.
Salazar seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Flores looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Flores looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Flores is controlling Salazar's posture.
Salazar trying to control the position from guard on top but Flores is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Flores looking to hit a scissor sweep but Salazar is one step ahead there.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Flores could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Salazar throws a front kick that sends Flores stumbling back into the cage.
Salazar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flores paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flores gets the takedown into side control.
Flores takes a little break here. Salazar wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Flores is trying to get an arm triangle but Salazar is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Flores remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Salazar gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Salazar wants to control but Flores is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flores not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Salazar tries to kick Flores off in order to stand up. Flores Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Flores is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Salazar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Flores is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Salazar's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milleer Salazar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Salazar tries to clinch but Flores moves out of range.
Salazar tries to clinch but Flores moves out of range.
Salazar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Salazar shoots in and bounces Flores off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Flores keeping moving, preventing Salazar from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flores is adopting a defensive guard.
Flores has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores continues to stall.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Salazar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Flores is positioning himself well to prevent Salazar advancing to mount.
Salazar looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Salazar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Flores does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores gets back to full guard.
Flores manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Salazar manages to get himself to full guard.
Salazar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Flores is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Salazar looking for a guillotine here but Flores defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Flores works over Salazar with some ground and pound from guard.
Salazar is trying to hold Flores in close to prevent damage but Flores has managed to pass into half guard.
Flores gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Flores gets the takedown into side control.
Flores working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milleer Salazar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Salazar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milleer Salazar!
An out of breath Milleer Salazar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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