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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tapad Amiga (ranked 24532 p4p, 24488 weight class) and Helen Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 6 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tapad Amiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helen Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
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.
Amiga shoots in and drives through. Salvacion sprawls well.
A lazy body kick from Amiga
and Salvacion counters with a body kick that stops Amiga in his tracks momentarily.
Salvacion slaps away a takedown attempt from Amiga, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Amiga as he avoids it easily.
Amiga jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Amiga looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Salvacion!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion is trying to control Amiga's posture but Amiga avoids it.
Salvacion is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amiga working away.
A lull in the action here as Amiga stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Amiga wants to control but Salvacion is keeping him busy.
Amiga is staying tight to Salvacion's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Amiga seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Salvacion for as long as he can get away with.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Salvacion gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Salvacion is pulling down on Amiga's head. It's preventing any offense from Amiga, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Amiga is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Amiga wants to control from the top but Salvacion keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Salvacion holds on and takes a little breather.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tapad Amiga dominated that round.
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.
Amiga leaves Salvacion with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Salvacion gets caught flat footed, as Amiga shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion working a defensive guard here.
Amiga not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Amiga trying to control the position from guard on top but Salvacion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salvacion pulls Amiga in close to his closed guard and prevents Amiga from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Amiga.
Salvacion replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Amiga blocks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Salvacion avoids it really well and circles away.
Salvacion is trying to counter with his kicks.
Salvacion throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Amiga's waist but Amiga gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Salvacion off to one side.
Amiga misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Salvacion follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tapad Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Salvacion shoots in looking for a takedown but Amiga manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Salvacion's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And Amiga counters with a quick kick to the body but Salvacion blocks it.
Amiga gets caught flat footed, as Salvacion shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga has control of Salvacion's left arm, preventing Salvacion from doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Helen Salvacion will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Amiga misses with a body kick.
Salvacion fails with the takedown
and Amiga makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Salvacion really felt that one!
Amiga looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Salvacion is trying to maintain the position but Amiga is very close to passing his half guard.
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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Amiga in particular looking to stall.
Salvacion is staying active underneath Amiga, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Salvacion throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Amiga tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Salvacion is in Amiga's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga seems keen to control Salvacion's posture.
Tapad Amiga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Salvacion sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Amiga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salvacion can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tapad Amiga showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Amiga has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tapad Amiga!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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