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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kugus Amiga (ranked 23342 p4p, 23346 weight class) and Clifford Val Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salvacion has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. 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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160
18 - 56 - 4 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good 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 42 - 30 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kugus Amiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 56 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clifford Val Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
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 fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Amiga scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Salvacion is trying to control Amiga's posture but Amiga avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salvacion looks winded!
That's two 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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Amiga bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Salvacion shoots in and drives through. Amiga sprawls well.
Amiga drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Salvacion controls Amiga momentarily but Amiga frees himself.
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.
Amiga chips away with some ground and pound.
Amiga sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kugus Amiga dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Salvacion displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Amiga.
Amiga shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Salvacion napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion is trying to control Amiga's posture but Amiga avoids it.
Salvacion is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion tries to improve position but can't.
Amiga grinds an elbow into Salvacion's temple.
Amiga controlling from side mount.
Amiga has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Amiga throws an elbow but Salvacion slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kugus Amiga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Amiga in side control, throwing shots but Salvacion defends.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Salvacion with a lazy takedown attempt
and Amiga counters with a big head kick but Salvacion shrugs it off.
Amiga closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Salvacion did well to prevent Amiga getting side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amiga seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Salvacion for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
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.
Kugus Amiga dominated that second round.
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 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.
Amiga closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Amiga lands in his opponent's guard.
Salvacion can't keep his opponent in guard - Amiga advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Salvacion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Amiga uses his free foot to push down on Salvacion's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Salvacion.
Salvacion is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Amiga tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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.
Amiga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salvacion can do to turn this around?
Amiga continues to stall.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Amiga.
That's four 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.
Salvacion in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Clifford Val Salvacion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kugus Amiga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion is bucking up trying to escape but Amiga cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Amiga sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kugus Amiga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Amiga has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:25
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kugus Amiga!
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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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RATING
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