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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Wulfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Salcido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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195 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Wulfe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Salcido!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salcido lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wulfe circles away quickly and effectively.
A left lands for Wulfe.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wulfe, as that shot connected.
Jab by Wulfe.
Wulfe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wulfe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wulfe stuns Salcido with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Salcido throws a nice looking combination but Wulfe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Salcido swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salcido waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wulfe.
Salcido throws a right and a left that Wulfe avoids nicely.
Salcido missing with a left hand there. Wulfe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salcido throws a hook but Wulfe avoids it easily.
Wulfe takes a swing at Salcido's ribcage but misses.
Wulfe scores with a body shot.
Wulfe misses with a series of wild punches.
Salcido with a jab.
Wulfe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wulfe throws a lazy right hand but Salcido sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcido misses the shot to the body.
Salcido throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wulfe scores with a jab to the body.
Wulfe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wulfe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Salcido's head.
Wulfe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salcido.
Wulfe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Salcido looks to score with a jab to the body but Wulfe is just out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Salcido there.
Wulfe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wulfe lands with a shot to the body.
Wulfe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salcido has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Salcido throws a jab when Wulfe was well out of range.
Salcido lands a nice shot to the body.
Wulfe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wulfe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salcido manages to avoid it.
Wulfe throws a body punch but Salcido moves out of range.
Salcido throws a series of strikes that have Wulfe backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wulfe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salcido.
Wulfe throws a right hand that Salcido ducks under and follows up with a left that Salcido also avoids with ease.
Wulfe connects with the punch.
No joy there for Wulfe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wulfe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salcido was well out of range. Poor timing from Wulfe.
A big left from Salcido misses.
Salcido uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wulfe.
Salcido misses with a looping right.
Salcido throws a body punch but Wulfe moves out of range.
Salcido swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wulfe misses with a hook.
Salcido misses with a two punch combination.
Wulfe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Salcido stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Salcido throws a shot from downtown. Wulfe moves away and avoids it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Salcido!
Salcido rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wulfe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Salcido missing with a left hand there. Wulfe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcido on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wulfe is looking to wear down Salcido with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Salcido slips under a jab from Wulfe.
Wulfe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wulfe tests Salcido's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Salcido throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wulfe.
Salcido misses with a body shot.
Salcido throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wulfe lands a right hook to the body.
Salcido tries to bum rush Wulfe with a series of wild strikes but Wulfe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wulfe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Salcido tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wulfe was well out of range. Poor timing from Salcido.
Wulfe throws a body punch but Salcido moves out of range.
Salcido tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wulfe was well out of range. Poor timing from Salcido.
Salcido throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wulfe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Salcido misses the shot to the body.
Wulfe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcido fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wulfe manages to avoid it.
Wulfe cracks a nice hook into Salcido's ribs.
Salcido uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wulfe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wulfe misses with a straight left.
Salcido cracks Wulfe with a good jab.
Salcido takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wulfe stalks Salcido and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Salcido's face. Salcido staggers backwards, shaken.
Salcido misses the shot to the body.
Salcido swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wulfe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wulfe misses with a double jab.
Wulfe scores with a punch to the head.
Wulfe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Salcido momentarily.
Wulfe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wulfe misses with a straight right.
Salcido misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wulfe.
James Wulfe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salcido walks into a stiff left hand from Wulfe.
No joy there for Salcido, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wulfe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salcido was well out of range. Poor timing from Wulfe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Wulfe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Salcido darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wulfe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Salcido in his tracks.
Salcido scores with a punch to the head.
Salcido fails to land with a series of punches.
Wulfe misses with a series of wild punches.
Wulfe lands a slapping body shot.
Wulfe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wulfe misses with a body shot.
Salcido lands a jab to the head.
Salcido throws a right hand that Wulfe ducks under and follows up with a left that Wulfe also avoids with ease.
Salcido throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salcido is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wulfe lands a nice shot to the body.
Wulfe misses with a body shot.
Salcido misses the shot to the body.
Wulfe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wulfe slips under a jab from Salcido.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulfe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Salcido momentarily.
James Wulfe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wulfe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wulfe takes a swing at Salcido's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Wulfe.
Wulfe misses with the combination.
Wulfe swings for the body but Salcido moves out of range.
Salcido misses with a body shot.
Salcido throws a body punch but Wulfe moves out of range.
Wulfe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salcido manages to avoid it.
A big right from Wulfe misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Wulfe here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Salcido takes a swing at Wulfe's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Wulfe does no damage.
Salcido lands a nice shot that snaps Wulfe's head back.
Wulfe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Salcido works the jab nicely.
Wulfe misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcido thows a body shot but no joy.
Wulfe digs a good hook to Salcido's body.
Wulfe slips a jab from Salcido.
Salcido swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Salcido.
Wulfe looks to land a combination but Salcido avoids it well.
Wulfe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salcido misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salcido misses with an uppercut.
James Wulfe is winning the standup battle so far.
Salcido misses with an uppercut. Wulfe saw that one coming.
Wulfe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salcido sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wulfe lands with a shot to the body.
Wulfe misses with a series of wild punches.
Wulfe lands a head shot.
Wulfe swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcido uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wulfe has time to react.
Salcido misses with a hook. Wulfe ducked under it nicely.
Wulfe looks to land a left hand but Salcido moved out of range nicely.
Salcido thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wulfe connects with a nice looking jab.
Wulfe throws a looping overhand right but Salcido ducks down to avoid it.
Wulfe lands a nice hook to Salcido's body. Salcido takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wulfe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Wulfe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wulfe avoids the body shot from Salcido.
Salcido slips under a jab.
Salcido swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salcido looks to land a right hand but Wulfe moved out of range.
Wulfe moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from Salcido does no damage.
Salcido throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcido thows a body shot but no joy.
Salcido has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wulfe connects with a body shot that sends Salcido's belly button to the back.
Wulfe with a hook.
Salcido throws a big shot that misses.
Salcido misses with a two punch combination.
Wulfe throws a big shot that misses.
Salcido throws a looping overhand right but Wulfe ducks down to avoid it.
Salcido jabs at Wulfe's body.
Salcido misses with an uppercut
and Wulfe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wulfe avoids the body shot from Salcido.
Salcido takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wulfe slips under a jab from Salcido.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salcido changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wulfe looks to score with a jab to the body but Salcido is just out of range.
Wulfe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Salcido swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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 James Wulfe will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Salcido loads up on a big right hand but Wulfe slips the punch.
Salcido dodges the punch combination from Wulfe.
Wulfe dodges the punch combination from Salcido.
Salcido looks to throw the jab but Wulfe is out of range.
Salcido looks to land a combination but Wulfe avoids it well.
Salcido throws a hook but Wulfe avoids it easily.
Wulfe scores with a decent looking hook.
Wulfe lands a jab to Salcido's midsection.
Wulfe thuds his right hand into Salcido's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wulfe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wulfe lands with a nice combination. Salcido backs away looking to recover.
Wulfe looks to throw the jab but Salcido is out of range.
Salcido misses with a hook
and Wulfe counters with a nice uppercut.
Salcido throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Wulfe.
Wulfe scores with a hook to the body. Salcido takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulfe lands a nice shot to the body.
Wulfe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wulfe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salcido.
Salcido throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wulfe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salcido.
Wulfe jabs Salcido to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wulfe misses with a body shot.
Wulfe's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wulfe duly obliges.
Wulfe misses with a few strikes there.
Wulfe misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wulfe throws the left hand but Salcido avoids the punch easily.
Wulfe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salcido.
Nice shot lands for Salcido.
Salcido misses with a series of wild punches.
Salcido moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcido swings widly with a right hand
and Wulfe counters with a nice uppercut.
Wulfe misses with a hook. Salcido ducked under it nicely.
Wulfe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salcido.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salcido. Wulfe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wulfe misses with a wild combination.
Wulfe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salcido ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salcido cracks Wulfe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wulfe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wulfe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wulfe misses with a straight left.
Wulfe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wulfe misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Wulfe. Beautiful body shot.
Jab, jab by Salcido - just one landing.
Wulfe lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulfe misses with a body shot.
Wulfe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Salcido throws an overhand right that lands on Wulfe's shoulder, as Wulfe tries to avoid the shot.
Salcido takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Salcido ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Wulfe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Salcido fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wulfe manages to avoid it.
Wulfe lands a jab to Salcido's midsection.
Wulfe misses with a hook to the body
enabling Salcido to counter with a crisp jab.
Salcido takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Salcido throws a looping overhand right but Wulfe ducks down to avoid it.
Salcido moves out of range as Wulfe strikes.
Wulfe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Salcido connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wulfe scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Wulfe misses.
Salcido scores with a jab to the head.
Salcido has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nick Salcido has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Wulfe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcido misses with an uppercut. Wulfe saw that one coming.
Salcido with a hook.
Salcido blocks a jab.
Salcido throws the left hand but Wulfe avoids the punch easily.
Salcido misses the shot to the body.
Wulfe cracks Salcido with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Salcido ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wulfe moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salcido works Wulfe's body with a nice hook.
Salcido misses with a hook. Wulfe ducked under it nicely.
Salcido swinging wildly here.
Wulfe looks to score with a jab to the body but Salcido is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Wulfe finds it's way through Salcido's defenses.
Salcido fails to land with a series of punches.
Salcido throws a hook but Wulfe avoids it easily.
Wulfe swings for the body but Salcido moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Wulfe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wulfe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Wulfe!
After the fight, James Wulfe was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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