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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alicia Salvacion (ranked 6579 p4p, 24433 weight class) and Lovely Tierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 24 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alicia Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lovely Tierra!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing 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 tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tierra swivels and escapes.
Tierra thinks about the counter body kick.
Salvacion shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tierra pinned against the cage. Tierra gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tierra manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Salvacion prevents Tierra from getting back to his feet.
Salvacion engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Salvacion shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alicia Salvacion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tierra did well to prevent Salvacion getting side control.
Tierra kicks Salvacion off and gets back to his feet.
Salvacion feints and then cracks Tierra's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tierra down.
Salvacion shoots in and drives through. Tierra sprawls well.
Salvacion decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salvacion slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion prevents Tierra from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Salvacion is thwarting Tierra's attempts to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lovely Tierra will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tierra displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Salvacion.
Tierra shoots in looking for a takedown. Salvacion tries to sprawl out of it but Tierra keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Salvacion manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tierra gets a double leg takedown into Salvacion's guard.
Salvacion on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Salvacion tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tierra wants to stand but Salvacion is controlling his posture from full guard.
Salvacion is controlling Tierra's posture.
Salvacion trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Salvacion has a closed guard, preventing Tierra from standing up.
Salvacion wants to sweep here but Tierra controlling him for the moment.
Salvacion looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Salvacion has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Salvacion
and Tierra counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tierra would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Salvacion tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Salvacion has control of Tierra's left arm, preventing Tierra from doing any damage.
Tierra looking to sit in guard and control but Salvacion gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion throwing strikes but missing.
Salvacion is stalling in the full guard.
Tierra is looking to stand up but Salvacion isn't so interested in that idea.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lovely Tierra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tierra fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Salvacion throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tierra was covering up waiting for the punch and Salvacion finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tierra is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tierra wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tierra can't find room to land a body shot as Salvacion controls the action.
Salvacion tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tierra smiles and moves away.
Salvacion tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tierra sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Salvacion somewhat.
Nice sprawl there from Tierra as Salvacion shoots in.
Tierra follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alicia Salvacion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Tierra shoots in for a double leg but Salvacion sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Salvacion throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tierra avoids it.
Crunch! Tierra slams his shin into Salvacion's torso.
Salvacion lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tierra takes a step back to recover.
Tierra tries for a takedown but Salvacion sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Salvacion throws a counter high kick but Tierra was just alert enough to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tierra is defended easily by Salvacion.
And Salvacion counters with a quick kick to the body but Tierra blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tierra is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tierra throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Salvacion's waist but Salvacion gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tierra off to one side.
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 shoots in for a takedown but Tierra shows good takedown defense.
Salvacion looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tierra!
Tierra can't do much from the bottom here.
Alicia Salvacion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lovely Tierra is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tierra wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A lull in the action here as Salvacion stalls from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lovely Tierra.
Well Tierra 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lovely Tierra!
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