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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jet Salsbury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshi Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toshi Ortiz will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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172 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Determined |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jet Salsbury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Toshi Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz fails with a takedown attempt.
Salsbury closes the distance and clinches up with Ortiz, looking for a takedown. Salsbury pushes Ortiz against the cage but Ortiz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Salsbury shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Salsbury shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jet Salsbury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz throws a jab but it's blocked by Salsbury.
Salsbury shoots for a double leg takedown but Ortiz sprawls well. He's pushed Salsbury's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Salsbury could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ortiz connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Jet Salsbury has been cut.
Salsbury shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ortiz is trying to defend but Salsbury finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ortiz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salsbury seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ortiz trying to hold on to Salsbury's head to control him but Salsbury postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salsbury thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Salsbury sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ortiz defending well though.
Ortiz is looking to control Salsbury's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ortiz avoid being mounted?
Ortiz is trying to get back to full guard.
Salsbury is thwarting Ortiz's attempts to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ortiz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Salsbury throwing shots but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
Ortiz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Salsbury.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Salsbury moves nicely into side control.
Ortiz is working to avoid the ground and pound but Salsbury connects with a decent elbow.
Ortiz is letting Salsbury control him for a moment.
Salsbury working away.
Salsbury wants to control but Ortiz is keeping him busy.
Ortiz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Salsbury's best efforts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz is staying active underneath Salsbury, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Salsbury thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salsbury missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Salsbury trying to control the action but Ortiz is working from the bottom.
Salsbury sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ortiz defending well though.
Ortiz is trying to maintain the position but Salsbury is very close to passing his half guard.
Nice strikes from Salsbury there.
Ortiz trying to control here.
Ortiz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Salsbury pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz trying to control but Salsbury postures up.
Salsbury trying to control from Ortiz's half guard. Ortiz has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Salsbury controlling from the top position.
Ortiz trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salsbury trying to control but Ortiz is working from the bottom.
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 Jet Salsbury will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jet Salsbury's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Salsbury drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ortiz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Salsbury controls the pace.
Ortiz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Salsbury stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ortiz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Salsbury postures up.
Salsbury trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Salsbury might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Salsbury postures up in Ortiz's guard and throws a big left but Ortiz blocks it.
Salsbury throws a big right hand that misses.
Salsbury with a flurry of punches that miss.
Salsbury showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz is trying to control the position but Salsbury postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Toshi Ortiz.
Salsbury looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ortiz!
Salsbury throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ortiz tries to hold on but Salsbury postures up.
Ortiz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Salsbury.
Ortiz is working to get back to half guard.
Salsbury pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jet Salsbury overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Salsbury landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salsbury tries to control but Ortiz wriggling away.
Salsbury lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salsbury working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salsbury lands a nice shot to the head.
Salsbury scoring with strikes but Ortiz is staying in there.
Salsbury wants to control the pace but Ortiz is squirming around nicely.
Salsbury lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Salsbury scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ortiz?
Salsbury working Ortiz over with strikes here.
Salsbury looking to finish Ortiz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ortiz!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz working to try and regain half guard.
Salsbury controlling the pace for now.
Salsbury lands a nice shot to the head.
Ortiz taking shots to the head.
Salsbury trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Salsbury pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ortiz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ortiz tries to reverse the position but Salsbury maintains control.
Salsbury sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salsbury lands a big shot there that rocks Ortiz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Salsbury content just to control the position here.
Ortiz is squirming around, avoiding Salsbury's attempts to control the action.
Salsbury with the ground and pound from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Ortiz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salsbury throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Salsbury in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Salsbury fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ortiz is in a horrible position here. Salsbury smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jet Salsbury dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jet Salsbury's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Salsbury closes the distance and clinches up with Ortiz, looking for a takedown. Salsbury pushes Ortiz against the cage but Ortiz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Salsbury tries for a takedown but Ortiz circles away easily
and Ortiz counters with a stiff right hand.
Ortiz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jet Salsbury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salsbury looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ortiz wants to control but Salsbury is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Salsbury missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Salsbury is trying to control the action in half guard but Ortiz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ortiz trying to control but Salsbury postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Salsbury.
Salsbury is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ortiz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Salsbury.
Ortiz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ortiz actively working from the bottom here.
Salsbury is taking a breather. Ortiz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ortiz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Salsbury pulls his head out easily.
Ortiz tries to roll over but Salsbury keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salsbury is controlling the pace.
Ortiz trying to control here.
Salsbury thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salsbury not doing much here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Salsbury closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ortiz circles away.
Salsbury throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ortiz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Salsbury is in Ortiz's guard.
Salsbury sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ortiz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ortiz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jet Salsbury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salsbury controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jet Salsbury has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ortiz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Salsbury to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Salsbury controlling from the top position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ortiz can't keep his opponent in guard - Salsbury advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Toshi Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salsbury slows the pace down in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jet Salsbury showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Salsbury, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight for Jet Salsbury!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Jet Salsbury!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Jet Salsbury!
Jet Salsbury wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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