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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rico Salvacion (ranked 23757 p4p, 23559 weight class) and Affectionately Eve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 7 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rico Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Affectionately Eve!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass 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.
Nice takedown defense from Eve. No joy for Salvacion on that attempt.
Eve flicks out a counter leg kick but Salvacion steps away.
Eve looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Salvacion!
Eve wants to stand but Salvacion is controlling his arm.
Eve decides to stand back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion looks for a takedown but Eve sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eve fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And Salvacion counters with a quick kick to the body but Eve blocks it.
Eve shoots and misses
and Salvacion counters with a body kick that stops Eve in his tracks momentarily.
Eve stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Eve wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rico Salvacion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salvacion looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Eve is fending him off so far but Salvacion persists. Nope, Eve circles away and we're back to standing.
Eve thinks about the counter body kick.
Eve closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Salvacion to the mat! Salvacion manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eve controlling from the top position.
Eve in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Eve 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion working a defensive guard here.
Eve tries to stand but Salvacion is controlling from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Eve controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Eve shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Salvacion pinned against the cage. Salvacion gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Eve dives in and grabs Salvacion's left leg, looking for a takedown. Salvacion pushes down on Eve's head and hops out.
Salvacion shoots in for a double leg but Eve sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eve tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Salvacion defends well and Eve ends up having to push Salvacion into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It appears Salvacion was looking to counter with a kick there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Eve stuffs the takedown attempt from Salvacion. Salvacion gets slowly back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Affectionately Eve dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Eve.
Salvacion is trying hard to land a takedown here. Eve sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Salvacion tries to sprawl but Eve drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eve wants to get back to his feet.
Salvacion wants to control the action here but instead Eve manages to pass to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eve controlling from mount.
Salvacion is wriggling around trying to escape.
Eve controlling the pace for now.
Salvacion is desperately trying to improve his position but Eve has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
Eve controlling from mount.
Affectionately Eve has got the better of the ground game so far.
Let's hope that Eve 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.
Eve has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Salvacion really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Eve takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eve avoids the attempt from Salvacion to control.
Eve controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four 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 keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eve takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Affectionately Eve showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Eve scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Salvacion is looking to regain half guard here but Eve keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eve stands up and we're back to a striking position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion stops Eve from standing up.
Eve keeping moving, preventing Salvacion from controlling successfully.
Salvacion prevents Eve from getting back to his feet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Eve holds on and takes a little breather.
Eve keeping moving, preventing Salvacion from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Salvacion prevents Eve from getting back to his feet.
Eve keeping moving, preventing Salvacion from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Eve as Salvacion shoots in.
Eve shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Salvacion manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Eve wanted to stand there but Salvacion had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion managing to control the position.
Eve trying to stand up but can't free himself from Salvacion's guard.
Salvacion wants to hit a sweep here but Eve passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Salvacion there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Salvacion can't escape the position.
Affectionately Eve is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Salvacion tries to hold on but Eve postures up.
Rico Salvacion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salvacion sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eve stands up out of the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Affectionately Eve comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Eve 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Affectionately Eve!
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