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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tapad Amiga (ranked 24684 p4p, 24486 weight class) and Rico Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18 - 29 - 4 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 15 - 31 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tapad Amiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 29 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rico Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
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 but doesn't get the takedown
and Salvacion counters with a nice body kick.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Amiga sprawls well. Amiga wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Salvacion gets slowly back to his feet.
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 stuffs the takedown attempt from Salvacion. Salvacion gets slowly back to his feet.
Amiga is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Amiga as Salvacion shoots in.
Tapad Amiga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Salvacion.
Salvacion shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Amiga pinned against the cage. Amiga gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And Amiga counters with a quick kick to the body but Salvacion blocks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Salvacion. That's going to slow Amiga down.
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 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 tries for a takedown but Amiga sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And Amiga counters with a quick kick to the body but Salvacion blocks it.
Salvacion gets caught flat footed, as Amiga shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga stays in close to Salvacion's body and controls the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Salvacion holds on and takes a little breather.
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.
Amiga stays in close to Salvacion's body and controls the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Salvacion is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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!
Amiga dives in and scores a takedown into Salvacion's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tapad Amiga dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Amiga shoots in for a takedown but Salvacion shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Salvacion fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Amiga sprawls well initially but Salvacion persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Amiga trying to hold on to Salvacion's head to control him but Salvacion postures up.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga controlling the position well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga punching from the bottom.
Amiga has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Salvacion is working away from the top position though.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Salvacion in particular looking to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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 will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick.
Salvacion misses with a kick to the body.
Amiga shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amiga looking to pass the guard.
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 three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Amiga's guard.
Tapad Amiga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Salvacion is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Amiga trying to control the position here.
Salvacion content to stall in guard here.
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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rico 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Horrible takedown attempt by Amiga or perhaps it was just good defense by Salvacion, which made it look bad.
And Salvacion responds with a good body kick, but Amiga manages to step out the way in time.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Salvacion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga is trying to control Salvacion's posture but Salvacion avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion trying to control the action but Amiga is working from the bottom.
Salvacion taking a breather here.
Amiga is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Amiga can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Salvacion gets caught napping as Amiga dives in and scores a takedown. Salvacion manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga stays in close to Salvacion's body and controls the position.
Salvacion managing to control the position.
Salvacion wants to sweep here but Amiga controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Amiga loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Salvacion wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Amiga is now in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga working over Salvacion with some ground and pound. Salvacion looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rico Salvacion.
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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith 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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FIGHT
RATING
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