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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Mccoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salazar comes to the cage accompanied by Mama Said Knock you Out. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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171 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Salazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Mccoy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salazar swinging wilding here.
Salazar throws a series of punches but Mccoy avoids them all with ease.
Salazar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Salazar misses with a double jab.
Salazar lands a two punch combo.
Mccoy rushes Salazar and presses him up against the cage.
Salazar is trying to break the clinch but Mccoy has him pressed against the cage.
Mccoy has Salazar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Salazar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Salazar as Mccoy tries to tie him up.
Salazar is trying to trip Mccoy. He has hold of a leg but Mccoy is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Salazar persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Salazar gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mccoy misses with a takedown attempt - Salazar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Salazar throws a series of punches but Mccoy avoids them all with ease.
Salazar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Salazar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Salazar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mccoy fails to land the takedown.
Juan Salazar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Mccoy.
Salazar throws a right hand that Mccoy ducks under and follows up with a left that Mccoy also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar throws a series of punches but Mccoy moves out of range.
Mccoy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Salazar circles away.
Salazar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mccoy's waist but Mccoy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Salazar off to one side.
Mccoy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Salazar.
Salazar is breathing heavily.
Mccoy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mccoy showed some decent athleticism there.
Mccoy is pressing down on Salazar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Salazar is holding on for now.
Salazar is trying to stand back up but Mccoy is controlling him
Mccoy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Salazar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mccoy is trying to control. Salazar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar kicks Mccoy off and gets back to his feet.
Salazar tries to bum rush Mccoy with a series of wild strikes but Mccoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Salazar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mccoy.
Mccoy throws a head kick that half lands.
A combination from Salazar does no damage.
Mccoy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Salazar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mccoy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salazar.
Mccoy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salazar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mccoy shoots in but no luck this time.
Mccoy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salazar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mccoy throws a sloppy head kick and Salazar moves out of range easily.
Mccoy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mccoy shoots in for a takedown but Salazar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Salazar is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mccoy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mccoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Juan Salazar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mccoy tries to keep at a distance but Salazar has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Salazar.
Mccoy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Salazar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Salazar manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mccoy prevents Salazar from getting back to his feet.
Salazar uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Mccoy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Salazar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Salazar misses with the combination.
Salazar stuffs the takedown attempt from Mccoy. Mccoy gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mccoy breaks from the clinch.
Salazar closes the distance but Mccoy moves to the side
and Mccoy counters with a big head kick but Salazar shrugs it off.
Salazar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Mccoy.
Salazar throws a nice looking combination but Mccoy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Salazar throws a right hand that Mccoy ducks under and follows up with a left that Mccoy also avoids with ease.
Mccoy scores with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salazar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mccoy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Salazar is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mccoy has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Salazar throws Mccoy to one side and escapes!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Salazar dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Salazar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Salazar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mccoy.
A combination from Salazar does no damage.
Salazar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mccoy misses with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Salazar as Mccoy shoots in.
Salazar closes the distance and pushes Mccoy back into the cage.
Salazar is looking to break free of the clinch but Mccoy has double underhooks.
Salazar manages to break the clinch.
Salazar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mccoy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salazar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mccoy feints and as Salazar raises his hands in defense, Mccoy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Salazar is looking to stand up but Mccoy isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccoy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Salazar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mccoy has managed to get both his arms back between Salazar's legs - danger averted.
Salazar is looking to stand up but Mccoy isn't so interested in that idea.
Salazar keeping moving, preventing Mccoy from controlling successfully.
Salazar pushes Mccoy off and gets back to his feet.
Salazar blocks a head kick by Mccoy.
Salazar throws a one two combo.
Salazar looks to land a combination but Mccoy avoids it well.
Salazar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mccoy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar throws a series of punches but Mccoy avoids them all with ease.
Juan Salazar is winning the standup battle so far.
Mccoy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mccoy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mccoy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Salazar is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Mccoy cracks Salazar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Salazar trying desperately to get to his feet.
Mccoy trying to control but Salazar is having none of it.
Salazar is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar is squirming around, avoiding Mccoy's attempts to control the action.
Salazar is desperately trying to improve his position but Mccoy has a good base and remains in mount.
Salazar bucks up and throws Mccoy to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
A combination from Salazar does no damage.
Salazar looks to land a combination but Mccoy avoids it well.
Mccoy misses with a takedown attempt - Salazar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Salazar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salazar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mccoy counters with a head kick.
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.
Mccoy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salazar pushes Mccoy up against the cage in a clinch.
Mccoy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Salazar pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Juan Salazar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Mccoy.
Salazar breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Salazar jumps guard and drags Mccoy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Salazar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mccoy decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Salazar, up you get!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salazar misses with a two punch combination.
Mccoy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Salazar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Salazar misses with a few strikes there.
Salazar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Salazar dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mccoy misses with a takedown attempt
and Salazar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mccoy won't be happy with that.
Salazar has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Good standup being displayed there by Salazar as he connects with a hook.
Salazar throws a nice looking combination but Mccoy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Salazar throws a right and a left that Mccoy avoids nicely.
Mccoy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Salazar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salazar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mccoy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Juan Salazar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mccoy tries to clinch but Salazar is having none of it.
No joy there for Salazar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mccoy thumps Salazar with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Salazar fails to land with a series of punches.
Salazar stuffs the takedown.
Salazar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Salazar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mccoy.
Juan Salazar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Mccoy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar throws a right hand that Mccoy ducks under and follows up with a left that Mccoy also avoids with ease.
Mccoy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Salazar swivels and escapes.
Mccoy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salazar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice sprawl there from Mccoy as Salazar shoots in.
Mccoy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Salazar circles away.
Salazar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Salazar misses with a double jab.
Mccoy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Salazar as he jumps to the side.
Some wild striking there from Salazar.
Salazar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mccoy is defended easily by Salazar.
Salazar throws a series of punches but Mccoy moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A nice combination there by Mccoy.
Salazar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mccoy counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salazar is trying to buck Mccoy off.
Salazar manages to get back to half guard.
Salazar is trying to stand.
Juan Salazar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Salazar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salazar misses with the combination.
Mccoy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salazar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mccoy dodges the punch combination from Salazar.
Salazar misses with the combination.
Nice sprawl there from Mccoy as Salazar shoots in.
Mccoy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Salazar was covering up waiting for the punch and Mccoy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Salazar kicks Mccoy off and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy shoots in but Salazar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Salazar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Salazar swinging wilding here.
Salazar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mccoy.
Mccoy lands a jab-cross combination.
Salazar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Salazar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mccoy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Salazar misses with a double jab
and Mccoy counters with a shoot takedown. Salazar fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mccoy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rick Mccoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juan Salazar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Salazar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rick Mccoy.
Well Salazar 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Salazar!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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