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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kugus Amiga (ranked 23919 p4p, 24106 weight class) and Rico Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 15 - 12 - 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 8 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rico Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
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 with a takedown attempt and he has Salvacion pinned against the cage. Salvacion gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Amiga tried to counter with a leg kick but Salvacion avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion tries to work over Amiga's front leg with a kick but Amiga checks it.
Amiga throws a quick counter kick to the body but Salvacion avoids it.
Amiga has a takedown stuffed.
Salvacion is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga slaps away a takedown attempt from Salvacion, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Amiga drops down looking for a counter takedown but Salvacion sprawls and moves away.
Salvacion closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Amiga to the mat! Amiga manages to get full guard.
Salvacion showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amiga keeping moving, preventing Salvacion from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Amiga is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Amiga can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Salvacion controls the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Salvacion shoots in and gets a takedown into Amiga's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion stopping the sweep attempt from Amiga.
Amiga is trying to keep Salvacion in close.
Salvacion sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Salvacion dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Amiga decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Salvacion keeping hold of Amiga's head, controlling as best he can.
Amiga seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Amiga performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Salvacion shoots and misses
and Amiga counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion shoots in and drives through. Amiga sprawls well.
Amiga drops down looking for a counter takedown but Salvacion sprawls and moves away.
Amiga throws a wild body kick that Salvacion sees coming a mile off.
Salvacion replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Amiga blocks it well.
Amiga shoots for a double leg takedown but Salvacion sprawls well. He's pushed Amiga's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Salvacion counters with a body kick.
Salvacion closes the distance and clinches up with Amiga, looking for a takedown. Salvacion pushes Amiga against the cage but Amiga circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Amiga appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kugus Amiga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Salvacion.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Amiga.
Salvacion counters with a body kick.
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.
Salvacion fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Amiga to the ground. Salvacion is now in Amiga's guard.
Salvacion's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga is trying to keep Salvacion in close.
Salvacion not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kugus Amiga dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Salvacion scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are battling for position here. Amiga manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Amiga managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion won't allow Amiga to sweep him here.
Amiga seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Salvacion not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Amiga lands a front kick.
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 changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Salvacion tries to avoid it but Amiga manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Salvacion to the ground. Salvacion escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Amiga.
Amiga tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Salvacion defends well and Amiga ends up having to push Salvacion into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Salvacion follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kugus Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salvacion is trying to drag Amiga to the mat but Amiga just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Amiga wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Amiga prevents the takedown attempt.
Salvacion looking for a takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Salvacion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Salvacion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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