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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Salvacion (ranked 7215 p4p, 24695 weight class) and Poison Ivy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bruno Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Poison Ivy!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Ivy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ivy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Salvacion is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ivy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivy wants to stand but Salvacion has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Salvacion is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ivy wanted to stand there but Salvacion had control of the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ivy gets a double leg takedown into Salvacion's guard.
Ivy won't allow Salvacion to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivy postures up.
Salvacion has a closed guard, preventing Ivy from standing up.
Ivy stands up from Salvacion's guard - Ivy perhaps looking for a knockout.
Salvacion has his takedown stuffed
and Ivy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Salvacion really felt that one!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion shoots in looking for a takedown. Ivy tries to sprawl out of it but Salvacion keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ivy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ivy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivy decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Salvacion, up you get!
Ivy dives in and grabs Salvacion's left leg, looking for a takedown. Salvacion pushes down on Ivy's head and hops out.
Salvacion shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ivy pinned against the cage. Ivy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ivy follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Poison Ivy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ivy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Salvacion defends well and Ivy ends up having to push Salvacion into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Salvacion jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Salvacion fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ivy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion is trying to control Ivy's posture but Ivy avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivy is staying tight to Salvacion's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Ivy working away.
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.
Salvacion being controlled for a moment.
Salvacion is trying to control Ivy's posture but Ivy avoids it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ivy is looking to escape.
Ivy is not content to let Salvacion control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivy wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ivy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
It looks like Ivy is going to stand back up.
Salvacion is trying to maintain the position but Ivy is very close to passing his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Poison Ivy 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!
No luck for Ivy with that takedown attempt.
Salvacion quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Salvacion closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ivy circles away.
Salvacion drives through with a takedown into Ivy's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ivy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivy is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Salvacion presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Salvacion is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ivy can't fight it off and eventually Salvacion manages to take the fight to the floor. Ivy looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ivy uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion gets caught napping as Ivy dives in and scores a takedown. Salvacion manages to retain guard.
Ivy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salvacion trying to control the position.
Ivy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ivy shoots in for a double leg but Salvacion sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Salvacion went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ivy or perhaps it was just good defense by Salvacion, which made it look bad.
Salvacion quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bruno Salvacion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Poison Ivy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ivy is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ivy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Salvacion asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bruno Salvacion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poison Ivy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Salvacion trying to control the action but Ivy is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Poison Ivy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ivy 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Poison Ivy!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
22% |
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