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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tapad Amiga (ranked 24295 p4p, 23973 weight class) and Richard John Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tapad Amiga is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 9 - 12 - 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 5 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard John Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
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 slaps away a takedown attempt from Salvacion, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Salvacion fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Amiga is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga tries to sprawl but Salvacion drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion is thwarting Amiga's attempts to control the position.
Amiga tries to get to full guard but Salvacion has control of the leg.
Amiga is trying to control but can't.
Amiga is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Salvacion is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Salvacion is controlling the pace.
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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Amiga wants to control but Salvacion is keeping busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Salvacion gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga is trying to maintain the position but Salvacion is very close to passing his half guard.
Salvacion blocks the strikes from Amiga.
Amiga is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Salvacion seems content to control.
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 trying to control from the bottom.
Amiga is concentrating on defense, preventing Salvacion from advancing position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Salvacion showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard John Salvacion dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Amiga fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Salvacion counters with a body kick.
Salvacion dives in for a single leg takedown but Amiga sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Amiga jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Salvacion tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Amiga defends well and Salvacion ends up having to push Amiga into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Amiga thinks about countering with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga closes this distance looking for a takedown but Salvacion circles away.
And Salvacion responds with a good body kick, but Amiga manages to step out the way in time.
Salvacion shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Amiga pinned against the cage. Amiga gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tapad Amiga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard John Salvacion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga has a takedown stuffed.
Salvacion replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Amiga blocks it well.
Salvacion defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Amiga.
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.
Amiga fails with the takedown.
Salvacion was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Salvacion lands with a kick to the ribs.
Salvacion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Amiga shoots in for a takedown but Salvacion shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Amiga counters with a nice kick to the body.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Amiga but Amiga pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Salvacion scores with a takedown into Amiga's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amiga managing to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard John Salvacion 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!
Salvacion looks to throw a body kick
and Amiga counters with a nice body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Salvacion.
Amiga defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Salvacion.
Amiga throws a quick counter head kick but Salvacion was just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga throws a half hearted mid kick.
Salvacion follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Salvacion fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Amiga, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga breaks the clinch.
Salvacion tries to keep at a distance but Amiga has taken the fight into the clinch.
Amiga gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Salvacion regains guard.
Salvacion is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that 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.
Richard John Salvacion has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
Amiga looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Salvacion fails with a takedown attempt.
Tapad Amiga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richard John Salvacion is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tapad Amiga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard John Salvacion.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tapad Amiga showed his dominance in that final round.
I think 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard John Salvacion!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
16% |
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