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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gakus Amiga (ranked 23930 p4p, 23729 weight class) and Richard John Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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26 - 40 - 3 |
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182 cm
23
160
27 - 44 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite 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 26 - 40 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gakus Amiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 44 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard John Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
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 fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Amiga to the ground. Salvacion is now in Amiga's guard.
Salvacion showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Amiga seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Salvacion stopping the sweep attempt from Amiga.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Amiga holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Amiga will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two 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.
Amiga slaps away a takedown attempt from Salvacion, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Amiga scores with a spinning back kick!
Amiga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salvacion throws a big counter head kick but Amiga avoids it with no problem.
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 is looking for the big counter here.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga stuffs the takedown attempt from Salvacion. Salvacion gets slowly back to his feet.
Salvacion throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Amiga was covering up waiting for the punch and Salvacion finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amiga is pulling down on Salvacion's head. It's preventing any offense from Salvacion, at least for the moment.
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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard John Salvacion dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Salvacion shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Amiga defends it nicely.
Amiga half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Amiga as he jumps to the side.
Amiga appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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!
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Amiga's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Salvacion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Salvacion is looking to take a break and control but Amiga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Salvacion remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Amiga is looking for a sweep.
Salvacion sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Amiga is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Amiga gets a takedown into half guard.
Salvacion avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Amiga.
Amiga keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Salvacion wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion wants to control but Amiga is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Amiga not doing much here.
Salvacion is looking to control Amiga's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Salvacion avoid being mounted?
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Amiga controlling the action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gakus Amiga will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
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.
Salvacion dives in and grabs Amiga's left leg, looking for a takedown. Amiga pushes down on Salvacion's head and hops out.
Amiga quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Amiga stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Amiga wants it to stay on the feet.
Amiga quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Amiga goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Salvacion shoots for a double leg takedown but Amiga sprawls well. He's pushed Salvacion's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gakus Amiga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard John Salvacion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Salvacion.
Salvacion moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
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 two minutes gone in the round.
Amiga struggling a bit here.
Richard John Salvacion has got the better of the ground game so far.
Who's going to make the next move?
Salvacion moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga is trying to control Salvacion's posture but Salvacion avoids it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Amiga dives in and grabs Salvacion's left leg, looking for a takedown. Salvacion pushes down on Amiga's head and hops out.
Amiga closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Amiga lands in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Salvacion being controlled here, momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion controlling Amiga's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Richard John 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Richard John 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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