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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Salvacion (ranked 24361 p4p, 7052 weight class) and Nicole Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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175 cm 21 143 11 - 22 - 0 |
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175 cm 21 143 18 - 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 - 22 - 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 18 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicole Salvacion! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg 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. Nicole Salvacion misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Nicole Salvacion darts in looking for a takedown but Kelly Salvacion gets double underhooks and turns Nicole Salvacion into the cage. Kelly Salvacion is looking to counter with a body kick. Kelly Salvacion explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nicole Salvacion. Kelly Salvacion quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. Kelly Salvacion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicole Salvacion.
That's one minute gone in the round. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kelly Salvacion is defended easily by Nicole Salvacion. Nicole Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick. Kelly Salvacion moves out of range of the body kick from Nicole Salvacion.
Kelly Salvacion gets a takedown into half guard. Nicole Salvacion is looking to control Kelly Salvacion's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nicole Salvacion avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kelly Salvacion seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kelly Salvacion tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Nicole Salvacion. Nicole Salvacion is concentrating on defense, preventing Kelly Salvacion from advancing position. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Kelly Salvacion wants to take a breather but Nicole Salvacion is having none of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Kelly Salvacion shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nicole Salvacion as he avoids it easily. Kelly Salvacion moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNicole Salvacion. Kelly Salvacion shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nicole Salvacion defends it nicely. Nicole Salvacion counters with a body kick.
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. Kelly Salvacion shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nicole Salvacion as he avoids it easily. Nicole Salvacion changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kelly Salvacion looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! The strikes coming from Nicole Salvacion are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Kelly Salvacion is letting Nicole Salvacion control him for a moment. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kelly Salvacion will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kelly Salvacion looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nicole Salvacion! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Nicole Salvacion can't do much from the bottom here. Nicole Salvacion is positioning himself to get back to half guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nicole Salvacion struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kelly Salvacion is staying tight to Nicole Salvacion's torso, preventing him from escaping. Nicole Salvacion holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage. Kelly Salvacion wants to stand but Nicole Salvacion has his arm trapped. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Nicole Salvacion is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kelly Salvacion's half guard. Nicole Salvacion stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Kelly Salvacion to get to his feet. Nicole Salvacion shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kelly Salvacion sprawls well. Kelly Salvacion wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nicole Salvacion gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice sprawl there from Nicole Salvacion as Kelly Salvacion shoots in. Nicole Salvacion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Nicole Salvacion shoots for a takedown but Kelly Salvacion saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Kelly Salvacion is looking to counter the offense by Nicole Salvacion and move into the clinch. Kelly Salvacion closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nicole Salvacion can do anything to dispel that myth. Kelly Salvacion is trying to control the action in half guard but Nicole Salvacion is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Nicole Salvacion is holding on to half guard well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nicole Salvacion is looking to control Kelly Salvacion's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nicole Salvacion avoid being mounted? Nicole Salvacion is concentrating on defense, preventing Kelly Salvacion from advancing position. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Salvacion dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round! Nicole Salvacion displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kelly Salvacion. Nicole Salvacion stuffs the takedown. Nicole Salvacion is trying to counter with his kicks. Kelly Salvacion fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nicole Salvacion avoids it really well and circles away. Nicole Salvacion steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect. 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. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kelly Salvacion gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nicole Salvacion to score an easy takedown into full guard. Nicole Salvacion prevents Kelly Salvacion from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nicole Salvacion sitting in guard, not really doing much. Nicole Salvacion won't allow Kelly Salvacion to get back to his feet. 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. 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round. We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Nicole Salvacion.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Kelly Salvacion feints and as Nicole Salvacion raises his hands in defense, Kelly Salvacion changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Nicole Salvacion pushes Kelly Salvacion off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nicole Salvacion looking to score a takedown here. Kelly Salvacion is defending well but Nicole Salvacion drives through and ends up in Kelly Salvacion's guard. Kelly Salvacion is looking to stand back up but Nicole Salvacion counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Kelly Salvacion. Nicole Salvacion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Kelly Salvacion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Kelly Salvacion regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Nicole Salvacion.
And that's the end of the fight! Nicole Salvacion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Kelly Salvacion has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28 Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28 Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelly Salvacion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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