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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gakus Amiga (ranked 24106 p4p, 24090 weight class) and Helen Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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182 cm
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28 - 35 - 2 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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 24 - 36 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gakus Amiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 35 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helen Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
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 shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Salvacion controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Amiga has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Salvacion sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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 ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga is pulling down on Salvacion's head. It's preventing any offense from Salvacion, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga being controlled here, momentarily.
Amiga looking to hit a scissor sweep but Salvacion is one step ahead there.
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.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Salvacion shoots in looking for a takedown. Amiga tries to sprawl out of it but Salvacion keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Amiga manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And Amiga counters with a quick kick to the body but Salvacion blocks it.
Salvacion closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Amiga did well to prevent Salvacion getting side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Amiga is looking to control Salvacion's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Amiga avoid being mounted?
Amiga keeping control of the position.
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 trying to hold on to Salvacion's head to control him but Salvacion postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Salvacion in particular looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Helen Salvacion dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Salvacion is trying hard to land a takedown here. Amiga sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It appears Amiga was looking to counter with a kick there.
Amiga has a takedown stuffed.
Amiga closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Salvacion to the mat! Salvacion manages to get full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Salvacion is adopting a defensive guard.
Amiga 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.
That's two 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 won't allow Salvacion to sweep him here.
Amiga 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion shoots for a takedown but Amiga saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Amiga quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Amiga.
Amiga misses with a body kick.
Amiga shoots in looking for a takedown but Salvacion manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Amiga's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Salvacion tries a quick counter leg kick but Amiga is wise to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gakus Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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 shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Salvacion was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Salvacion just content to control the 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.
Salvacion trying to control the position but Amiga is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga is trying to escape the position but Salvacion is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Helen Salvacion will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Amiga scores with a takedown into Salvacion's guard.
Amiga controlling from the top position.
Salvacion looking for a sweep. Not yet Salvacion, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion is pulling down on Amiga's head. It's preventing any offense from Amiga, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Salvacion.
Amiga slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Salvacion controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Amiga shoots in and drives through. Salvacion sprawls well.
Salvacion is trying to counter with his kicks.
Amiga gets caught napping as Salvacion dives in and scores a takedown. Amiga manages to retain guard.
Amiga is controlling Salvacion's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Salvacion controlling from the top position.
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 is continuing to stall.
Amiga has control of Salvacion's left arm, preventing Salvacion from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Helen 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Helen 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
13% |
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