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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gakus Amiga (ranked 23612 p4p, 23416 weight class) and Richard John Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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28 - 45 - 3 |
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31 - 47 - 1 |
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 28 - 45 - 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 31 - 47 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard John Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis 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 shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Salvacion as he jumps to the side.
Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick.
Amiga with a lazy takedown attempt
and Salvacion counters with a nice body kick.
Amiga looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Salvacion!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga taking a breather here.
Salvacion is trying to control Amiga's posture but Amiga avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Salvacion wants to control but Amiga postures up.
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.
Salvacion being controlled for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Salvacion's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Amiga closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Salvacion's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amiga is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Salvacion is pulling down on Amiga's head. It's preventing any offense from Amiga, at least for the moment.
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.
Amiga controlling from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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.
Gakus Amiga dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Salvacion fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Amiga thinks about countering with a body kick.
Salvacion lets loose with a powerful body kick. Amiga will feel that in the morning.
Amiga avoids a kick to the body.
Amiga fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Salvacion sprawls well initially but Amiga persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Salvacion is not content to let Amiga control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Amiga is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Amiga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salvacion can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Salvacion moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Amiga 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion dives in for a single leg takedown but Amiga sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It appears Amiga was looking to counter with a kick there.
Salvacion displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Amiga.
Salvacion was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown but Amiga shows good takedown defense.
Amiga is looking to counter with a body kick.
Gakus Amiga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard John Salvacion.
Salvacion displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Amiga.
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.
Amiga lands a nice looking kick to the body. Salvacion takes a step back to recover.
Amiga with a lazy takedown attempt
and Salvacion counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gakus Amiga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard John Salvacion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Salvacion fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Amiga sprawls well initially but Salvacion persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Salvacion seems content to control.
Salvacion is thwarting Amiga's attempts to control the position.
Salvacion takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga is trying to maintain the position but Salvacion is very close to passing his half guard.
Salvacion trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Amiga has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Salvacion is working away from the top position though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Amiga closes this distance looking for a takedown but Salvacion circles away.
Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick.
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 goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Despite the aggression on Salvacion's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Salvacion looks for the body kick but Amiga saw that one coming.
It looked like Amiga was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Salvacion misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Amiga tries to score a power double leg takedown but Salvacion sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Amiga somewhat.
Salvacion throws a fast counter high kick but Amiga manages to duck under it in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion misses with a takedown attempt - Amiga sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Amiga or perhaps it was just good defense by Salvacion, which made it look bad.
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.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Amiga misses with a takedown attempt - Salvacion sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Salvacion feints a counter leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard John Salvacion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard John Salvacion!
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hype
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RATING
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