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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Lewis (ranked 3982 p4p, 6879 weight class) and Clifford Val Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reggie Lewis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reggie Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clifford Val Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Salvacion's guard.
Lewis looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Lewis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lewis postures up.
Lewis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Salvacion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salvacion controlling Lewis's posture.
Lewis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis postures up.
Lewis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lewis goes for a double leg but Salvacion avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Salvacion continues to drive forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion looking for a takedown.
Salvacion drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lewis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Salvacion as Lewis shoots in.
Salvacion will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reggie Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clifford Val Salvacion.
Salvacion fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lewis avoids it really well and circles away.
Salvacion shoots in looking for a takedown but Lewis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Salvacion's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lewis tries to counter with a takedown but Salvacion is quick to defend against it.
Salvacion with a poor takedown
and Lewis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Salvacion won't be happy with that.
Lewis working the ground and pound.
Lewis misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis in side control, throwing shots but Salvacion defends.
Lewis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Salvacion is avoiding damage well.
Salvacion is trying to control Lewis's posture but Lewis avoids it.
Salvacion defending against the ground and pound.
Lewis misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis controlling the position.
The strikes coming from Lewis are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lewis content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Salvacion tries to escape but Lewis is in control.
Lewis misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Salvacion dodges the ground and pound from Lewis.
Salvacion regains half guard, as Lewis was trying to land strikes.
Lewis looks to land a strike but Salvacion avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
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.
Lewis stopping the sweep attempt from Salvacion.
Lewis 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.
Lewis throwing strikes but missing.
Lewis throwing strikes from guard but Salvacion blocks nicely.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lewis works over Salvacion with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lewis throws an elbow that misses. Salvacion uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lewis's guard. Nice move by Salvacion!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lewis managing to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Lewis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lewis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lewis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lewis slips a nice elbow through Salvacion's hands, connecting with Salvacion's forehead.
Lewis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Salvacion keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Salvacion's head.
Salvacion has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lewis is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lewis working over Salvacion with some ground and pound. Salvacion looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lewis controlling the pace.
Lewis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salvacion can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion trying to control but Lewis postures up.
Lewis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lewis throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Salvacion to regain full guard.
Salvacion is controlling Lewis's posture.
Lewis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lewis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lewis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Salvacion for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lewis lands a couple of elbows.
Salvacion is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Salvacion has momentary wrist control but Lewis slips an elbow through the middle.
Lewis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Salvacion is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lewis tries for a takedown but Salvacion sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Reggie Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Salvacion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Salvacion goes for a double leg but Lewis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lewis continues to drive forward.
Lewis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lewis throws an elbow but Salvacion slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lewis postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lewis scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lewis working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lewis is trying to ground and pound but Salvacion uses the momentary lack of control by Lewis to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lewis connects with a nice short shot to Salvacion's temple.
Lewis slows the pace down in half guard.
Lewis misses with a head shot. Salvacion uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lewis trying to control but Salvacion is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lewis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Lewis dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
No luck for Lewis with that takedown attempt.
Salvacion counters with a body kick.
Lewis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Salvacion can't do much from the bottom here.
Salvacion is looking to regain half guard here but Lewis keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Salvacion tries to improve position but can't.
Lewis throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis wants to control but Salvacion is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Salvacion struggling a bit here.
Lewis throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lewis trying to control the action but Salvacion is working from the bottom.
Lewis working away.
Lewis working the head with strikes.
Lewis is looking to take a break and control but Salvacion is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Salvacion managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lewis.
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.
Salvacion struggling a bit here.
Lewis lands a nice forearm strike.
Lewis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lewis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Salvacion is trying to escape the position but Lewis is controlling the position.
Lewis trying to control the action but Salvacion is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lewis shoots in looking for a takedown. Salvacion tries to sprawl out of it but Lewis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Salvacion manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis shoots in but no luck this time.
Salvacion follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reggie Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lewis but Lewis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Salvacion closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lewis circles away.
Lewis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lewis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lewis landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Check out the look on Lewis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands an elbow.
Lewis slows the pace down.
Lewis throwing strikes but Salvacion manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Lewis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Salvacion wants to control but Lewis is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reggie Lewis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lewis 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reggie Lewis!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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