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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Xxx Xxx (ranked 24332 p4p, 23631 weight class) and Kelly Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 5 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xxx Xxx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelly Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
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.
Salvacion dives in and scores a takedown into Xxx's guard.
Xxx wants to stand but Salvacion is controlling the position.
Salvacion postures up.
Salvacion controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xxx is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Salvacion is controlling him.
Xxx has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion stays in close to Xxx's body and controls the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Xxx drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Xxx tries to stand but Salvacion is controlling his head.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xxx wants to control but Salvacion is keeping him busy.
Xxx tries to get to his feet but Salvacion is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Xxx in his guard.
Salvacion is controlling Xxx's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion wants to stand but Xxx is controlling the position.
Xxx controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Xxx changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Salvacion looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xxx postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Salvacion wants to get back to his feet but Xxx drags him back down.
Xxx tries to stand but Salvacion is controlling his head.
Xxx in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
An elbow from Xxx crashes against the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kelly Salvacion will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Salvacion tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Xxx defends well and Salvacion ends up having to push Xxx into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Xxx misses its target.
Xxx scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Xxx controls the position.
Xxx stands up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Xxx.
Salvacion bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xxx looking to score a takedown here. Salvacion is defending well but Xxx drives through and ends up in Salvacion's guard.
Xxx stops Salvacion from standing up.
Xxx wants to stand but Salvacion has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xxx controlling from the top position.
Salvacion wants to get back to his feet but Xxx is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Xxx tries to stand but Salvacion is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion pulls Xxx in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Xxx fails with a takedown attempt.
Xxx drives through with a takedown into guard.
Salvacion pushes Xxx off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xxx fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Salvacion avoids it really well and circles away.
Salvacion doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Salvacion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Xxx stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Xxx wants it to stay on the feet.
Salvacion fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Xxx avoids it really well and circles away.
Xxx appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xxx 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.
Salvacion lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xxx can't break the clinch.
Salvacion holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Salvacion tries to throw a body punch but Xxx avoids it by throwing Salvacion back against the cage.
Salvacion is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Xxx to keep the fight standing.
Xxx Xxx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelly Salvacion.
Xxx tries to break the clinch but Salvacion is controlling the position.
That's two 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.
Xxx's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Xxx with a lazy takedown attempt
and Salvacion counters with a nice body kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Xxx or perhaps it was just good defense by Salvacion, which made it look bad.
Xxx looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Salvacion is fending him off so far but Xxx persists. Nope, Salvacion circles away and we're back to standing.
Xxx looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Salvacion is fending him off so far but Xxx persists. Nope, Salvacion circles away and we're back to standing.
Salvacion counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xxx shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Salvacion as he avoids it easily.
Xxx looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Salvacion is fending him off so far but Xxx persists. Nope, Salvacion circles away and we're back to standing.
Salvacion follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Salvacion dives in and scores a takedown into Xxx's guard.
Salvacion stands up and waves to Xxx to follow him.
Xxx changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Salvacion tries to avoid it but Xxx manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Salvacion to the ground. Salvacion escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Salvacion follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Xxx shoots in for a takedown but Salvacion shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xxx closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Salvacion to the mat! Salvacion manages to get full guard.
Salvacion wriggles free and stands up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Salvacion.
Xxx Xxx has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kelly Salvacion is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Xxx pinned against the cage. Xxx gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kelly 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelly Salvacion!
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RATING
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