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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kulata Bitok (ranked 23399 p4p, 23431 weight class) and Tapad Amiga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tapad Amiga acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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40 - 85 - 5 |
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 46 - 79 - 8, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kulata Bitok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 85 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tapad Amiga!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
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.
Bitok 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 Bitok off to one side.
Amiga steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Amiga stuffs the takedown attempt from Bitok. Bitok gets slowly back to his feet.
Amiga displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bitok.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kulata Bitok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bitok feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
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.
Bitok 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.
Bitok seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Amiga for as long as he can get away with.
Amiga keeping moving, preventing Bitok from controlling successfully.
Amiga looking to control.
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.
Amiga managing to control the position.
Amiga utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Amiga throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Amiga stuffs the takedown.
Amiga thinks about the counter body kick.
Amiga shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bitok defends it nicely.
Bitok throws a quick counter kick to the body but Amiga avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitok has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Amiga controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
It looks like Amiga might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bitok working a defensive guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tapad Amiga will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Amiga will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bitok pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bitok looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bitok gets a double leg takedown into Amiga's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bitok passes into half guard.
Amiga tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Bitok has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitok is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Amiga can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bitok content just to control the position here.
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.
Kulata Bitok overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Amiga tries to hold on but Bitok pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bitok content just to control the position here.
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.
Bitok scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bitok avoids the attempt from Amiga to control.
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.
Bitok tries to push Amiga's head away but Amiga is holding on tight.
Amiga is working to get back to half guard.
Bitok sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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.
Kulata Bitok dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Amiga gets a takedown into half guard.
Bitok has his hands clasped together around Amiga's back. He's all about the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bitok trying to control but Amiga postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitok keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Bitok has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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.
Bitok is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bitok makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bitok.
Bitok is pulling down on Amiga's head to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bitok gets caught napping as Amiga dives in and scores a takedown. Bitok manages to retain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Amiga looking to sit in guard and control but Bitok gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bitok controlling from the top position.
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.
Bitok would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Amiga trying to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga wants to improve his position but instead Bitok has moved into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tapad Amiga.
I think Amiga 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 28:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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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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