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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tapad Amiga (ranked 23504 p4p, 23480 weight class) and Helen Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helen Salvacion acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 48 - 94 - 9, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tapad Amiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 62 - 80 - 11, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helen Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg 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.
Salvacion misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And Amiga counters with a quick kick to the body but Salvacion blocks it.
Amiga shoots in but no luck this time.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown but Amiga shows good takedown defense.
It appears Amiga was looking to counter with a kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga stuffs the takedown.
Amiga throws a counter high kick but Salvacion was just alert enough to avoid it.
Tapad Amiga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helen Salvacion.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Amiga sprawls well. Amiga wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Salvacion gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga closes this distance looking for a takedown but Salvacion circles away.
Amiga throws a wild body kick that Salvacion sees coming a mile off.
Amiga shoots in for a takedown but Salvacion shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Amiga looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Salvacion!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion holds on to Amiga's head and controls the position momentarily.
Salvacion being controlled for a moment.
Salvacion holding on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is trying to control Amiga's posture but Amiga avoids it.
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Salvacion struggling a bit here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Salvacion darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion content to control rather than advance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tapad Amiga dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Amiga fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Salvacion will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Salvacion shoots for a double leg takedown but Amiga sprawls well. He's pushed Salvacion's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Amiga or perhaps it was just good defense by Salvacion, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Amiga controlling the action here.
Amiga seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Salvacion for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is trying to control but can't.
Salvacion is holding on to half guard well.
Amiga looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Salvacion tries to get to full guard but Amiga has control of the leg.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Salvacion is defended easily by Amiga.
Tapad Amiga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helen Salvacion.
Amiga fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And Salvacion responds with a good body kick, but Amiga manages to step out the way in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Amiga tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Salvacion defends well and Amiga ends up having to push Salvacion into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Salvacion replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Amiga blocks it well.
Salvacion goes for a takedown attempt but Amiga pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Amiga shoots for a takedown but Salvacion saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Salvacion to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Amiga has Salvacion pulled in close to control his posture.
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 Tapad Amiga will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Amiga.
Amiga throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Salvacion's waist but Salvacion gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Amiga off to one side.
Salvacion only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Salvacion defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Amiga.
Salvacion looks for a takedown but Amiga sprawls well.
It appears Amiga was looking to counter with a kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga shoots in and drives through. Salvacion sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tapad Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion dives in and grabs Amiga's left leg, looking for a takedown. Amiga pushes down on Salvacion's head and hops out.
Salvacion feints and as Amiga raises his hands in defense, Salvacion changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Salvacion seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
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.
Amiga is trying to control the position but Salvacion postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amiga thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Salvacion sitting in guard, not really doing much.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Amiga is on top in guard.
Salvacion looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion looking 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.
Salvacion being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Amiga has a takedown stuffed.
Salvacion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Amiga defends it well.
Helen Salvacion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tapad Amiga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Amiga dives in for a single leg takedown but Salvacion sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga is fighting off a takedown attempt but Salvacion is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Amiga to the mat. Amiga regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Salvacion sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Helen 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tapad Amiga!
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