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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sky Winter (ranked 4501 p4p, 24587 weight class) and Alicia Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winter comes to the cage accompanied by Undertakers Song. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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150 cm 18 135 0 - 0 - 0 |
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165 cm 18 143 0 - 6 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP Brawler Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt Good elbows Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sky Winter! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alicia Salvacion! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Winter fails to land the takedown. Salvacion was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Winter misses with a body shot
and Salvacion holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Salvacion jumps guard.
Salvacion managing to control the position. Salvacion is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Salvacion has Winter pulled in close to control his posture. Winter postures up in Salvacion's guard and throws a big left but Salvacion blocks it.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Winter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Salvacion controlling the position. Salvacion working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Winter. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Winter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Salvacion's head. Winter throws an elbow that misses. Salvacion uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Winter's guard. Nice move by Salvacion!
Winter looking for a sweep. Not yet Winter, not yet. Winter with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Salvacion can't handle though.
Winter trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! Winter looking for a sweep. Not yet Winter, not yet.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Winter is working hard here to advance position. Winter being controlled here, momentarily. Salvacion preventing the sweep. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Winter is on top in guard.
Winter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Winter lands a couple of decent looking shots. Salvacion working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Winter.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Winter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Salvacion preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Winter with a flurry of punches that miss. Winter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Winter with a flurry of punches that miss. Salvacion looking for a sweep. Not yet Salvacion, not yet. Winter throws a big right hand that misses. Winter with a nice head shot there. Salvacion is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Salvacion preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Winter wants to control from the top but Salvacion keeps moving. Winter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Winter wants to stand and escape but instead Salvacion has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Salvacion won't allow Winter to sweep him here. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Winter is on top in guard.
 Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Winter throws a big elbow that misses. Salvacion keeping moving, preventing Winter from controlling successfully. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sky Winter dominated that round. 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.
Winter shoots and misses
and Salvacion counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Salvacion.
Salvacion pulls guard successfully.
Winter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Salvacion avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Winter throws an elbow that misses. Salvacion uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Winter's guard. Nice move by Salvacion!
Winter will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Winter looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Salvacion really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Winter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Salvacion is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Winter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Salvacion slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Winter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
 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.
 The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Winter takes a swing at Salvacion's ribcage but misses. Winter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Salvacion manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Winter backing away here, and Salvacion unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Winter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winter misses with a body shot
and Salvacion moves into the clinch.
Salvacion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winter misses with a body shot.
Winter misses with a few strikes there.
Salvacion was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Winter misses with a shot to the body and Salvacion counters with a thumping low kick.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Salvacion connects with a solid leg kick. Winter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Salvacion is fending him off so far but Winter persists. Nope, Salvacion circles away and we're back to standing. Winter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Salvacion sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Salvacion flicks out a counter leg kick but Winter steps away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sky Winter. That's going to take a lot out of him. Winter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Salvacion is fending him off so far but Winter persists. Nope, Salvacion circles away and we're back to standing. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Winter wants to clinch up but Salvacion keeps it at a distance. Winter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Salvacion was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Winter just misses with a punch to the body.
Salvacion scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Winter tries to roll over but Salvacion keeps him under control. Winter is looking to get back to full guard here but Salvacion has managed to pass to side control instead.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Winter tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Salvacion wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Salvacion controlling the position from side mount. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Alicia Salvacion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Winter throws a body shot but no joy. Salvacion flicks out a counter leg kick but Winter steps away.
Salvacion bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Winter is looking to regain half guard here but Salvacion keeps moving and retains side control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Salvacion controls the position from side control. Winter is trying to get back to half guard.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Salvacion cracks Winter with an elbow. That is naaassty. Winter is looking for a sweep. Winter wants to control but Salvacion postures up. Winter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
 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. The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup. Winter being controlled for a moment.
 The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Winter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Salvacion as he avoids it easily. Salvacion flicks out a counter leg kick but Winter steps away. Winter fails to land the takedown. Salvacion appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Winter is looking to wear down Salvacion with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Winter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Salvacion counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sky Winter. That's going to take a lot out of him. Winter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salvacion.
Salvacion appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Winter tries to close the distance and clinch but Salvacion swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Salvacion shapes to counter with a head kick.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Winter swings and misses with a shot to the body and Salvacion counters with a body kick that stops Winter in his tracks momentarily. A looping hook to the body misses from Winter. Salvacion does a little dance to reset his feet. Salvacion throws a counter combo. Winter fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Sky Winter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Winter looks to land a combination but Salvacion avoids it well.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Salvacion won't allow Winter to sweep him here. Alicia Salvacion has got the better of the ground game so far. Winter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Salvacion won't allow Winter to sweep him here. Salvacion slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Winter looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Salvacion puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. Winter trying to hold on to Salvacion's head to control him but Salvacion postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Salvacion in particular looking to stall. Winter tries to get to full guard but Salvacion has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight! Alicia Salvacion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Salvacion has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 28:29 Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29 Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alicia Salvacion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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