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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kugus Amiga (ranked 24181 p4p, 24305 weight class) and Richard John Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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182 cm
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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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 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kugus Amiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard John Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
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 drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salvacion showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Amiga is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Amiga controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga wants to hit a sweep here but Salvacion passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Amiga there!
Amiga tries to hold on but Salvacion pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Salvacion sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Amiga is looking to get to half guard.
Salvacion takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three 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.
Amiga wants to control but Salvacion is having none of it.
Salvacion looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Amiga tries to hold on but Salvacion pushes him away.
Salvacion controlling the position easily from mount.
It looks like Salvacion might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
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 looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Amiga throws a half hearted mid kick.
Salvacion looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Amiga!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion controlling from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion wants to control but Amiga is keeping him busy.
Amiga is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Amiga being controlled for a moment.
Amiga regains half guard there - taking advantage of Salvacion's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion controlling the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Salvacion looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Amiga!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion wants to take a breather but Amiga manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Salvacion.
Amiga is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Amiga wants to control but Salvacion passes easily into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga trying to control but Salvacion postures up.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Salvacion closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Amiga to the mat! Amiga manages to get full guard.
Amiga looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Salvacion trying to control the position from guard on top but Amiga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Salvacion.
Amiga is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Amiga is trying to control the position but Salvacion postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Amiga looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Salvacion controlling the position well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is continuing to stall.
That's four 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.
Salvacion trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salvacion is doing well to control the position and prevent Amiga from advancing to side control.
Kugus 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.
Salvacion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Amiga quickly recovers to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Richard John Salvacion.
Well Salvacion 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard John 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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FIGHT
RATING
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