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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sophie Salvacion (ranked 23672 p4p, 24223 weight class) and Nicole Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 9 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sophie Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicole Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
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.
Sophie Salvacion fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nicole Salvacion sprawls well initially but Sophie Salvacion persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sophie Salvacion gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Sophie Salvacion keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sophie Salvacion tried to counter with a leg kick but Nicole Salvacion avoided it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nicole Salvacion!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nicole Salvacion or perhaps it was just good defense by Sophie Salvacion, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sophie Salvacion fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sophie Salvacion shoots for a takedown but Nicole Salvacion saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sophie Salvacion misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sophie Salvacion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nicole Salvacion.
Sophie Salvacion throws a quick counter kick to the body but Nicole Salvacion avoids it.
Nicole Salvacion gets the takedown into side control.
Sophie Salvacion wants to control but Nicole Salvacion postures up.
Nicole Salvacion taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Sophie Salvacion's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sophie Salvacion taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nicole Salvacion content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
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 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 trying to ground and pound but Sophie Salvacion uses the momentary lack of control by Nicole Salvacion to regain half guard.
Nicole Salvacion content to control rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sophie Salvacion wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicole Salvacion dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nicole Salvacion shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nicole Salvacion showed some decent athleticism there.
Sophie Salvacion manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Nicole Salvacion keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Sophie Salvacion can't find room to land a body shot as Nicole Salvacion controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicole Salvacion prevents Sophie Salvacion from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Nicole Salvacion's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicole Salvacion is working for takedown but Sophie Salvacion is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sophie Salvacion is pressed up against the cage. Nicole Salvacion has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sophie Salvacion down to the mat. Sophie Salvacion avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Nicole Salvacion. No joy for Sophie Salvacion on that attempt.
Nicole Salvacion doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sophie Salvacion counters with a body kick that stops Nicole Salvacion in his tracks momentarily.
Sophie Salvacion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicole Salvacion.
Sophie Salvacion drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicole Salvacion is trying to control Sophie Salvacion's posture but Sophie Salvacion avoids it.
Nicole Salvacion tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sophie Salvacion wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nicole Salvacion keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Nicole Salvacion's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nicole Salvacion holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Nicole Salvacion.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nicole Salvacion gets the takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicole Salvacion staying calm.
Sophie Salvacion pushes Nicole Salvacion away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nicole Salvacion gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nicole Salvacion misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Nicole Salvacion happy to just control the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sophie Salvacion dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sophie Salvacion keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sophie Salvacion is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sophie Salvacion will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Despite the aggression on Nicole Salvacion's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nicole Salvacion blocks the body kick.
Sophie Salvacion shoots in but no luck this time.
Nicole Salvacion is trying to counter with his kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sophie Salvacion stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sophie Salvacion wants it to stay on the feet.
Nicole Salvacion tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sophie Salvacion sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nicole Salvacion somewhat.
Sophie Salvacion jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicole Salvacion shoots in and drives through. Sophie Salvacion sprawls well.
Sophie Salvacion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicole Salvacion.
Nicole Salvacion misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two 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 shoots in for a takedown but Sophie Salvacion shows good takedown defense.
Nicole Salvacion tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sophie Salvacion defends well and Nicole Salvacion ends up having to push Sophie Salvacion into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sophie Salvacion jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sophie Salvacion gets caught napping as Nicole Salvacion dives in and scores a takedown. Sophie Salvacion manages to retain guard.
Nicole Salvacion showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicole Salvacion is continuing to stall.
Nicole Salvacion decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sophie Salvacion, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sophie Salvacion shoots in looking for a takedown but Nicole Salvacion manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sophie Salvacion's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nicole Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick.
Nicole Salvacion fails with a takedown attempt.
Sophie Salvacion was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nicole Salvacion gets a takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nicole Salvacion.
I think Nicole Salvacion has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicole Salvacion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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