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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clifford Val Salvacion (ranked 23382 p4p, 3361 weight class) and Giuseppe De Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Rossi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Paky - Vita sbagliata. On his way into the cage it seems that Clifford Val Salvacion has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Clifford Val Salvacion seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 55 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clifford Val Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giuseppe De Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Rossi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De Rossi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salvacion changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
De Rossi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Salvacion walks into a straight right hand from De Rossi.
De Rossi scores with a head kick. Salvacion tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jab, jab by De Rossi - just one landing.
De Rossi connects with a crisp jab.
De Rossi lands a lovely overhand right.
De Rossi lands an overhand right.
De Rossi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Rossi lands a jab to the nose.
De Rossi lands a lovely overhand right.
De Rossi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Rossi cracks Salvacion with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
De Rossi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by De Rossi.
De Rossi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Salvacion on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Giuseppe De Rossi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Rossi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Salvacion on the side of the head.
De Rossi scores with a body shot.
De Rossi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Salvacion. Salvacion circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Rossi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Salvacion looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De Rossi connects with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Rossi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Salvacion avoids the head kick by De Rossi.
Salvacion quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
De Rossi lands a glancing blow to the side of Salvacion's head.
De Rossi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Salvacion had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Giuseppe De Rossi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Rossi lands with a good body shot.
Salvacion shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
De Rossi has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Rossi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Rossi gets through Salvacion's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Rossi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salvacion takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A lazy left from De Rossi finds it's target.
De Rossi scores with a jab.
Nice cross by De Rossi.
De Rossi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Rossi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It appears Salvacion was looking to counter with a kick there.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Rossi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De Rossi connects with a jab.
De Rossi throws a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from De Rossi.
Salvacion will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
De Rossi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Rossi scores with a jab.
Salvacion needs to keep his hands up - De Rossi had a free shot at his head there.
De Rossi scores with a decent looking hook.
Salvacion with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Rossi to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Rossi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Salvacion walks into a left hand.
De Rossi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Salvacion on the side of the head.
De Rossi lands with a hook. Salvacion tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Salvacion has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Salvacion there as he acknowledges the shot.
De Rossi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
De Rossi lands a nice hook to Salvacion's body. Salvacion takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Rossi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Rossi scores with a decent looking hook.
De Rossi scores with a jab. Salvacion acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Rossi scores with a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe De Rossi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Salvacion drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Rossi lands with a shot to the body.
De Rossi scores with a one two! Salvacion had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
De Rossi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Rossi pushes Salvacion up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from De Rossi.
De Rossi is working Salvacion over against the cage.
De Rossi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salvacion looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De Rossi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Salvacion's head.
De Rossi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Rossi jabs Salvacion to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Salvacion gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Rossi.
A jab lands there for De Rossi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rossi clinches.
De Rossi lands a right hand.
De Rossi lands a left hand.
De Rossi breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot lands for De Rossi.
De Rossi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Salvacion takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Rossi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Rossi scores with a decent looking hook.
Salvacion avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Rossi moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Rossi digs a right hand underneath Salvacion's ribcage. Salvacion let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Rossi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salvacion walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Salvacion takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De Rossi closes the distance and pushes Salvacion back into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for De Rossi.
De Rossi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Rossi jabs Salvacion to the body, keeping him at a distance.
De Rossi clobbers Salvacion with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Donk. De Rossi catches Salvacion right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi lands a glancing blow to the side of Salvacion's head.
De Rossi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
De Rossi scores with a decent looking hook.
De Rossi works Salvacion's body with a nice hook.
De Rossi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice jab there from De Rossi.
De Rossi dips to his left and cracks Salvacion with an uppercut!
Salvacion takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Salvacion walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Rossi scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Rossi instigates a clinch.
De Rossi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion needs to keep his hands up - De Rossi had a free shot at his head there.
De Rossi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Salvacion momentarily.
De Rossi instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from De Rossi.
De Rossi breaks the clinch.
Salvacion takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Rossi connects with a body shot that sends Salvacion's belly button to the back.
Giuseppe De Rossi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salvacion takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Rossi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Salvacion stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Rossi lands with a good body shot.
Good exchange - De Rossi coming out on top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe De Rossi 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!
De Rossi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Rossi scores with a hook to the body. Salvacion takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Rossi lands a jab to Salvacion's midsection.
De Rossi has closed the distance and engaged Salvacion in a clinch.
De Rossi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salvacion takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Decent striking displayed by De Rossi there.
A shot to the liver by De Rossi. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Rossi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Salvacion doesn't seem bothered though.
Salvacion walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salvacion takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Rossi thuds a left hand into Salvacion's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rossi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
De Rossi throws a good cross that connects.
Jab from De Rossi.
Salvacion has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Rossi finds it's way round the side to connect with Salvacion's head.
De Rossi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Rossi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Salvacion takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
De Rossi scores with a three punch combo!
Salvacion is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Rossi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salvacion takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Rossi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by De Rossi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi lands with a right hand.
De Rossi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
De Rossi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Salvacions jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Rossi lands a jab to the nose.
Salvacion gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice cross by De Rossi.
De Rossi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Rossi connects with a high kick.
De Rossi with a hook.
Nice cross by De Rossi.
De Rossi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Salvacion gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De Rossi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Salvacion looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Rossi connects with a body shot.
De Rossi lands a glancing blow to the side of Salvacion's head.
Salvacion takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Salvacion takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Rossi lands a slapping body shot.
Salvacion gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Rossi.
De Rossi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Rossi lands with a nice combination. Salvacion backs away looking to recover.
De Rossi lands a glancing blow to the side of Salvacion's head.
Nice shot lands for De Rossi.
De Rossi scores with a nice strike.
De Rossi connects with the punch.
De Rossi lands with a good body shot.
De Rossi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Salvacion under the eye.
Clifford Val Salvacion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Rossi throws a series of strikes that have Salvacion backpedaling.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Rossi moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Rossi's corner calls for a 1-2. De Rossi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
De Rossi stuns Salvacion with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giuseppe De Rossi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Rossi 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 24:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 24:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giuseppe De Rossi!
As Giuseppe De Rossi got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Next time keep my name out of your mouth, for all that talk you did you should be ashamed of losing to me then to be honest. Know your place little English man'.
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