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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slava Claus (ranked 2565 p4p, 23659 weight class) and Tater Salad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Slava Claus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tater Salad!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Claus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Claus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Salad fails with the takedown
and Claus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salad has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Claus works over Salad's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Claus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Salad takes one on the button.
Salad wants to clinch up but Claus keeps it at a distance.
Salad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Claus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Salad looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Claus tries to kick Salad off but Salad keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Salad trying to control from half guard but Claus is working away.
Claus looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claus has one foot on Salad's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Claus moves into the clinch.
Salad is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Claus to keep the fight standing.
Claus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Claus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice cross by Claus.
Claus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Salad is looking to clinch but Claus is avoiding it.
Slava Claus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salad on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Claus with a jab.
Salad closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Claus quickly recovers to half guard.
Claus tries to kick Salad off but Salad keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Claus makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Salad throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Claus tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Salad is in Claus's guard.
Salad is standing up over Claus. Claus looks to escape but Salad dives into side control.
Claus wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salad creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Salad tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Claus takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Salad sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Claus is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Salad controlling the position from side mount.
Claus tries to escape but Salad is in control.
Claus is being controlled here.
Claus is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Salad is controlling him well.
Claus throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Salad tries to clinch but Claus is having none of it.
Salad shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Claus sprawls well. Claus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Salad gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like Claus was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Slava Claus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tater Salad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Claus throws a combination. Salad tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Claus stuffs the takedown attempt from Salad. Salad gets slowly back to his feet.
Claus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Claus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Salad's head backwards.
Salad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Salad moves forwards but Claus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Claus.
Salad takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Claus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Claus lands a nice shot to the body.
Claus with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claus lands a glancing blow to the side of Salad's head.
A cross from Claus lands.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Salad gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Claus.
Left hook, right uppercut from Claus.
Salad throws a hook but Claus avoids it easily.
Claus is looking to counter punch.
Salad shoots in looking for a takedown. Claus tries to sprawl out of it but Salad keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Claus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Claus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Salad on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Claus. That snapped Salad's head back.
Claus tests Salad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Claus lands with a nice combination. Salad backs away looking to recover.
Claus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Salad closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slava Claus dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Good standup being displayed there by Claus as he connects with a hook.
Claus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Salad under the eye.
Good shot there by Claus.
Claus is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Salad fails with the takedown
and Claus counters with a right hand to the body.
Salad drops his hands momentarily and Claus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Salad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salad wants to clinch up but Claus keeps it at a distance.
Salad takes one to the chin there.
Salad fails with the takedown
and Claus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Claus cracks Salad with a right hand to the side of the head.
Claus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Claus breaks the clinch.
Slava Claus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Claus lands a lovely overhand right.
Claus scores with a three punch combo!
Claus connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claus takes the fight into the clinch.
Claus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Claus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Salad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Claus's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Claus duly obliges.
Claus scores with a decent looking hook.
Claus rushes Salad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Claus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slava Claus is winning the standup battle so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Claus.
Claus drives through and clinches with Salad against the cage.
Claus breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Claus darts in and clinches Salad up against the cage.
Claus breaks the clinch.
Claus throws a series of strikes that have Salad backpedaling.
Claus connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Salad looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Claus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salad can do to turn this around?
Claus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Salad has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Salad there as he acknowledges the shot.
Salad closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Salad shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Slava Claus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tater Salad.
Claus clinches up against the cage.
Claus manages to break the clinch.
Salad takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Claus lands an overhand right.
Salad has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Salad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Claus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Salad has his takedown stuffed
and Claus counters with a stiff right hand.
Claus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Claus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Claus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Claus tests Salad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Salad is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salad shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Claus napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Claus tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
You get the feeling that Claus really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Claus trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Salad wants to control the pace but Claus is squirming around nicely.
You get the feeling that Claus really doesn't like being in this position too much.
A nice elbow there by Salad.
Salad with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Claus really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Claus is squirming around, avoiding Salad's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salad controlling his opponent.
Tater Salad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Salad trying to control but Claus is having none of it.
Claus's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salad looking to control but Claus is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Claus wants to try and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slava Claus dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Salad fails with the takedown
and Claus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Claus connects with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Claus.
Salad has a takedown stuffed.
Salad misses with an uppercut.
Claus dips to his left and cracks Salad with an uppercut!
Claus feints a jab promting Salad to slip. Claus then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Salad slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Salad closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Claus bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Claus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Salads jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Salad shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Claus as he jumps to the side.
Claus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Slava Claus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tater Salad.
Salad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claus takes the fight into the clinch.
Claus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salad moves into range and clinches up with Claus.
Claus manages to break the clinch.
Claus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Claus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Claus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Salad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Claus moves into the clinch.
Claus manages to break the clinch.
Salad closes this distance looking for a takedown but Claus circles away.
Claus scores with a hook.
Claus has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Claus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salad clinches.
Claus manages to break the clinch.
Claus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Salad shoots and misses
letting Claus counter with a right hand.
Claus closes the distance and pushes Salad back into the cage.
Salad tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Claus smiles and moves away.
Claus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Salad, pushing him back against the cage.
Claus breaks from the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Salad or perhaps it was just good defense by Claus, which made it look bad.
A little feinted left hand from Claus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Claus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Salad. Salad circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Claus connects with a right hand. Salad shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salad tries for a takedown but Claus circles away easily
and Claus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Claus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Claus throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Claus lands with a good body shot.
Claus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Salad is still on wobbly legs! Can Claus finish him?
Claus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Salad momentarily.
Salad gets tackled into the cage by Claus. Claus maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Claus breaks from the clinch.
Claus clinches up against the cage.
Salad seems to have recovered his senses.
Claus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Claus cracks Salad with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Claus pushes Salad up against the cage in a clinch.
Salad tries to pull guard but Claus forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claus breaks the clinch.
Salad shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Claus manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Salad keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Claus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salad takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab by Claus.
Tater Salad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Claus throws a one two combo.
Salad looks to land a left hand but Claus moved out of range nicely.
Claus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Salad wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Claus lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slava Claus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Claus, 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slava Claus!
A very excited looking Slava Claus made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Tater Salad had this to say: 'You May Have Defeated Tater Salad, But You Will Pay For It In A Few Hours, Mark My Words!!. Check Out Your Fighters Injury!! Probably Shitting His Guts Out. Tater Salad Happens To Us All Sometimes. Lets Have A Moment Of Silence For Tater Salad.'.
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RATING
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