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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Agbay Amiga (ranked 23682 p4p, 23835 weight class) and Rico Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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41 - 60 - 7 |
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182 cm
27
160
49 - 56 - 6 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power |
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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 41 - 60 - 7, fighting out of Las Vegas, Agbay Amiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 49 - 56 - 6, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rico Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
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. "Ole!" shouts Amiga as he jumps to the side.
Nice takedown defense from Salvacion. No joy for Amiga on that attempt.
Salvacion replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Amiga blocks it well.
Amiga drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Amiga is looking to stand up but Salvacion won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion is pulling down on Amiga's head to control his posture.
Salvacion trying to strike off his back.
Amiga wants to stand but Salvacion is controlling his posture from full guard.
Salvacion pulls Amiga in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Amiga decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Salvacion, up you get!
Salvacion closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Amiga did well to prevent Salvacion getting side control.
Salvacion performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga is trying to get back to full guard.
Salvacion keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Amiga is trying to maintain the position but Salvacion is very close to passing his half guard.
Salvacion with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
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.
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 referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salvacion looking to score a takedown here. Amiga is defending well but Salvacion drives through and ends up in Amiga's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rico Salvacion will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Salvacion throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Amiga's waist but Amiga gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Salvacion off to one side.
Amiga looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Amiga controls from within his opponent's guard.
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.
Salvacion is controlling Amiga's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga wanted to stand there but Salvacion had control of the position.
That's two 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.
Salvacion lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Salvacion looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Amiga is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion wants to control from the top but Amiga keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown but Amiga shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Salvacion shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Amiga defends it nicely.
Agbay Amiga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Salvacion.
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 shoots in for a double leg but Salvacion sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck for Amiga with that takedown attempt.
Salvacion replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Amiga blocks it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga misses with a takedown attempt - Salvacion sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Agbay Amiga dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Amiga misses with a takedown attempt - Salvacion sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Salvacion follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Salvacion shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Salvacion showed some decent athleticism there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Salvacion.
Salvacion content to control rather than advance.
Amiga is looking to control Salvacion's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Amiga avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Amiga is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Salvacion keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salvacion shoots and misses
and Amiga counters with a solid body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Salvacion is trying to improve his position.
Rico Salvacion has got the better of the ground game so far.
Amiga controls the position.
Amiga wants to stand but Salvacion is controlling his arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion wants to control but Amiga postures up.
The referee asks Amiga politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Amiga prefers to stall for the moment though.
Salvacion struggling a bit here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Amiga misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Salvacion counters with a body kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Salvacion did well to prevent Amiga getting side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Agbay Amiga showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Amiga has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Agbay Amiga!
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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
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