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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard John Salvacion (ranked 23270 p4p, 23445 weight class) and Gakus Amiga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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59 - 81 - 5 |
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59 - 75 - 8 |
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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 59 - 81 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard John Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 59 - 75 - 8, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gakus Amiga!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
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 with a lovely double leg takedown. Amiga manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Salvacion controls from within his opponent's guard.
Salvacion trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Amiga is trying to keep Salvacion in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga is pulling down on Salvacion's head to control his posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amiga throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Amiga looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Salvacion closes the distance and clinches up with Amiga, looking for a takedown. Salvacion pushes Amiga against the cage but Amiga circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Amiga follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
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 gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Salvacion is adopting a defensive guard.
Salvacion tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Amiga is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga postures up.
Amiga controls from within his opponent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Amiga fails to land the takedown.
Amiga fails with a takedown attempt.
Salvacion went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Richard John Salvacion will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Salvacion shoots in for a double leg but Amiga sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Amiga follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Amiga shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Salvacion is trying to defend but Amiga finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Salvacion wants to control the action here but instead Amiga manages to pass to full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion wants to control but Amiga is having none of it.
Amiga controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion tries to hold on but Amiga pushes him away.
Salvacion is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Amiga is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Amiga tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Salvacion wants to control but Amiga is having none of it.
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 sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Amiga throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga controlling the position easily from mount.
Salvacion tries to hold on but Amiga postures up.
Salvacion is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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 the pace for now.
Amiga lands with some strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion wants to hold on but Amiga pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gakus Amiga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Amiga dives in and grabs Salvacion's left leg, looking for a takedown. Salvacion pushes down on Amiga's head and hops out.
Amiga fails with a takedown attempt.
And Salvacion counters with a quick kick to the body but Amiga blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gakus Amiga has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga wants to lay and pray for a moment but Salvacion keeps working.
Salvacion trying to hold on to Amiga's head to control him but Amiga postures up.
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.
Well, if Amiga is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Salvacion keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Amiga controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion keeping hold of Amiga's head, controlling as best he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Amiga shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Salvacion defends it nicely.
It appears Salvacion was looking to counter with a kick there.
Richard John Salvacion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gakus Amiga.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
No luck for Salvacion with that takedown attempt.
Amiga replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Salvacion blocks it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Salvacion is fending him off so far but Amiga persists. Nope, Salvacion circles away and we're back to standing.
And Salvacion counters with a quick kick to the body but Amiga blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gakus Amiga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gakus Amiga!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
14% |
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