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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kugus Amiga (ranked 24357 p4p, 24360 weight class) and Clifford Val Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 25 - 14 - 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 10 - 31 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clifford Val Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
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 looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Despite the aggression on Salvacion's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Salvacion closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Amiga quickly recovers to half guard.
Salvacion sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Amiga tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Salvacion has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion avoids the attempt from Amiga to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion content just to control the position here.
Poor strikes thrown by Salvacion there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Amiga is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Amiga can't escape the position.
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 tries to hold on but Salvacion postures up.
Salvacion looking to control and managing it successfully.
Amiga tries to hold on but Salvacion pushes him away.
Salvacion throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Salvacion controlling from mount.
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 three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Salvacion looking to control and managing it successfully.
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's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clifford Val Salvacion dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Amiga shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Salvacion sprawls well. Salvacion wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Amiga gets slowly back to his feet.
Amiga has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Salvacion but Salvacion pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Salvacion throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kugus Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amiga fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Salvacion steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Salvacion scores with a takedown into Amiga's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is fighting to break Amiga's control of his arms but Amiga is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Salvacion engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
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.
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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Amiga fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Salvacion avoids it really well and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clifford Val Salvacion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Amiga will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Salvacion steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Amiga shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Salvacion but Salvacion pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Amiga shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Salvacion pinned against the cage. Salvacion gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kugus Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Salvacion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in half guard, Salvacion seems content to control.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Salvacion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Salvacion.
Amiga trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Salvacion throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amiga is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Salvacion landing shots from mount.
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.
Salvacion controlling the position easily from mount.
Kugus Amiga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clifford Val Salvacion is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion throwing strikes here but Amiga is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clifford Val Salvacion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clifford Val Salvacion!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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