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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Salvacion (ranked 24226 p4p, 6889 weight class) and Nicole Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 cm 21 143 11 - 21 - 0 |
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175 cm 21 143 17 - 17 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt Counter fighter KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt Good elbows Knockout power |
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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 11 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelly Salvacion! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 17 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicole Salvacion! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
 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.
Kelly Salvacion scores with a takedown into Nicole Salvacion's guard. Nicole Salvacion pulls Kelly Salvacion in close to his closed guard and prevents Kelly Salvacion from doing any damage or advancing position. Kelly Salvacion looking to sit in guard and control but Nicole Salvacion gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nicole Salvacion throwing strikes but missing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nicole Salvacion is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Kelly Salvacion has control of Nicole Salvacion's left arm, preventing Nicole Salvacion from doing any damage. Kelly Salvacion wants to stand up but Nicole Salvacion is controlling him. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Nicole Salvacion controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Nicole Salvacion trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Nicole Salvacion stops Kelly Salvacion from standing up.
 The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
 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.
Nicole Salvacion rushes Kelly Salvacion and presses him up against the cage. Nicole Salvacion wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Nicole Salvacion goes for a takedown attempt but Kelly Salvacion pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kelly Salvacion shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nicole Salvacion as he jumps to the side. Nicole Salvacion counters with a body kick. Nicole Salvacion fails to land the takedown.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Kelly Salvacion darts in looking for a takedown but Nicole Salvacion gets double underhooks and turns Kelly Salvacion into the cage. Kelly Salvacion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelly Salvacion is defending well against a takedown attempt. Kelly Salvacion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicole Salvacion. Nicole Salvacion tries for a takedown but Kelly Salvacion manages to get underhooks.
Nicole Salvacion drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kelly Salvacion gets the underhooks and prevents it.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Nicole Salvacion is trying to drag Kelly Salvacion to the mat but Kelly Salvacion just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Kelly Salvacion missing with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nicole Salvacion will probably get the nod. That's time! Kelly Salvacion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nicole Salvacion looks for a takedown but Kelly Salvacion sprawls well. Kelly Salvacion fails with the takedown. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nicole Salvacion closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kelly Salvacion circles away. And Kelly Salvacion counters with a quick kick to the body but Nicole Salvacion blocks it. Kelly Salvacion will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Nicole Salvacion steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Nicole Salvacion displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kelly Salvacion. Nicole Salvacion counters with a body kick. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelly Salvacion. That's going to take a lot out of him. Kelly Salvacion fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Nicole Salvacion follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land. Horrible takedown attempt by Nicole Salvacion or perhaps it was just good defense by Kelly Salvacion, which made it look bad.
 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.
Kelly Salvacion gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nicole Salvacion to score an easy takedown into full guard. Nicole Salvacion slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Let's hope that Nicole Salvacion has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Nicole Salvacion prevents Kelly Salvacion from getting back to his feet. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Nicole Salvacion seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Nicole Salvacion prevents Kelly Salvacion from getting back to his feet. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Nicole Salvacion is stalling in the full guard.
 The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. Kelly Salvacion looks for a takedown but Nicole Salvacion sprawls well. Kelly Salvacion shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nicole Salvacion as he avoids it easily. Nicole Salvacion follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kelly Salvacion gets caught flat footed, as Nicole Salvacion shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Nicole Salvacion looking to control the position here, rather than advance. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicole Salvacion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kelly Salvacion fails with the takedown. And Nicole Salvacion responds with a good body kick, but Kelly Salvacion manages to step out the way in time. Kelly Salvacion tries for a takedown but Nicole Salvacion circles away easily and Nicole Salvacion counters with a thumping low kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Horrible takedown attempt by Kelly Salvacion or perhaps it was just good defense by Nicole Salvacion, which made it look bad. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelly Salvacion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Nice sprawl there from Nicole Salvacion as Kelly Salvacion shoots in. Nicole Salvacion steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect. Nicole Salvacion fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Nicole Salvacion shoots in looking for a takedown but Kelly Salvacion manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nicole Salvacion's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Kelly Salvacion looks to land a body kick but Nicole Salvacion moved away. Nicole Salvacion replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kelly Salvacion blocks it well.
Nicole Salvacion closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kelly Salvacion to the mat! Kelly Salvacion manages to get full guard. Kelly Salvacion is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Nicole Salvacion dives into side control.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly Salvacion is being controlled here. You can see the frustration on Kelly Salvacion's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Nicole Salvacion controls the position from side control.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Nicole Salvacion.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Yet more stalling tactics from Nicole Salvacion. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
 The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. Kelly Salvacion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Nicole Salvacion is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nicole Salvacion closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that's the end of the fight! Nicole Salvacion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Nicole Salvacion winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:30 Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:30 Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicole Salvacion!
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