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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kugus Amiga (ranked 23167 p4p, 23170 weight class) and Clifford Val Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Clifford Val Salvacion enters the cage!
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182 cm 30 160 68 - 63 - 8 |
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182 cm 30 160 40 - 95 - 7 |
BJJ Blue Belt Counter fighter Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt Good kicks Solid chin |
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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 68 - 63 - 8, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kugus Amiga! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 40 - 95 - 7, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clifford Val Salvacion! The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing 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.
Amiga shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Amiga was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Salvacion struggling a bit here. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Salvacion tries to bench press Amiga off him but Amiga keeps the position. Salvacion being controlled for a moment. Salvacion can't do much from the bottom here.
 That's one minute gone in the round. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Salvacion is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Amiga is staying active.
 The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Amiga shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Salvacion counters with a solid body kick.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Amiga closes this distance looking for a takedown but Salvacion circles away. Salvacion steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect. Amiga fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Salvacion avoids it really well and circles away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kugus Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amiga shoots in and gets a takedown into Salvacion's guard.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Amiga slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Salvacion is pulling down on Amiga's head to control his posture.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Amiga sitting in guard, not really doing much. Salvacion seems keen to control Amiga's posture. 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 round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Amiga slaps away a takedown attempt from Salvacion, before circling back to the center of the mat. It appears Amiga was looking to counter with a kick there. Amiga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salvacion is trying to counter with his kicks. Salvacion shoots in looking for a takedown. Amiga tries to sprawl out of it but Salvacion keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Amiga manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Amiga looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
 That's one minute gone in the round. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Amiga looks for a takedown but Salvacion sprawls well. Salvacion replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Amiga blocks it well. Salvacion stuffs the takedown attempt from Amiga. Amiga gets slowly back to his feet. Salvacion follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
 That's two 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. Amiga fails with the takedown. Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kugus Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salvacion gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Amiga is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Salvacion looking to hit a scissor sweep but Amiga is one step ahead there. 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.
 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. Salvacion wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Amiga stays in close to Salvacion's body and controls the position. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Amiga has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
 The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kugus Amiga dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
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 throws a quick counter head kick but Salvacion was just out of range. Amiga fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick. Salvacion misses with a takedown attempt - Amiga sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Amiga quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
 That's one minute gone in the round. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Amiga did well to prevent Salvacion getting side control. Salvacion is controlling the pace.
Amiga is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Salvacion controlling the action here.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Amiga keeping hold of Salvacion's head, controlling as best he can. Amiga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salvacion can do to turn this around? Amiga missing with punches from the bottom.
 The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
 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 defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Salvacion. Amiga looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Kugus Amiga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clifford Val Salvacion. Amiga closes the distance and clinches up with Salvacion, looking for a takedown. Amiga pushes Salvacion against the cage but Salvacion circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Salvacion fails to land the takedown. Amiga is looking to counter with a body kick. 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 Amiga.
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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28 Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28 Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kugus Amiga!
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hype
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pop
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