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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kugus Amiga (ranked 23261 p4p, 23264 weight class) and Clifford Val Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 57 - 52 - 7, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kugus Amiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 80 - 6, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clifford Val Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
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 moves out of range as Salvacion throws a body kick.
Amiga thinks about countering with a body kick.
Salvacion leaves Amiga with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Amiga closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Amiga lands in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Amiga has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion is trying to control Amiga's posture but Amiga avoids it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
You can see the frustration on Salvacion's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Amiga controls the position.
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.
Salvacion wants to control but Amiga postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amiga controls the position from side control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Amiga keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Amiga appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Amiga keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
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.
Amiga shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Salvacion sprawls well. Salvacion wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Amiga gets slowly back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga moves out of range of the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kugus Amiga dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Salvacion blocks the body kick.
Salvacion follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Salvacion shoots in and gets a takedown into Amiga's guard.
Amiga controlling Salvacion's posture.
Amiga being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion wants to pass the guard but Amiga is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Amiga has control of Salvacion's left arm, preventing Salvacion from doing any damage.
Salvacion sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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.
Amiga has Salvacion pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Amiga shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Salvacion as he avoids it easily.
And Salvacion responds with a good body kick, but Amiga manages to step out the way in time.
Salvacion gets caught napping as Amiga dives in and scores a takedown. Salvacion manages to retain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion wants to sweep but no luck.
Amiga looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
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.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Salvacion not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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 Kugus 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 moves out of range as Salvacion throws a body kick.
Amiga throws a big counter combination but Salvacion scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Salvacion stuffs the takedown attempt from Amiga. Amiga gets slowly back to his feet.
Amiga fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Salvacion looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kugus Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Amiga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salvacion can do to turn this around?
Salvacion shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Salvacion showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Salvacion is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Amiga has his hands clasped together around Salvacion's back. He's all about the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion trying to control the pace.
Salvacion is thwarting Amiga's attempts to control the position.
Amiga is controlling Salvacion's trapped leg to prevent Salvacion from advancing to side control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown but Amiga shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Salvacion.
Amiga jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Salvacion.
Amiga quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clifford Val Salvacion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kugus 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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RATING
12% |
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