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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tapad Amiga (ranked 5794 p4p, 25184 weight class) and Rico Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rico Salvacion is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tapad Amiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rico Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
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 but no luck this time.
Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick.
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.
Amiga tries for a takedown but Salvacion manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tapad Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salvacion gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Amiga wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion 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.
Salvacion is fighting to break Amiga's control of his arms but Amiga is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two 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 content to stall in guard here.
Amiga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salvacion misses with a takedown
and Amiga counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga fails with the takedown.
Amiga closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Amiga lands in his opponent's guard.
Salvacion managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion working a defensive guard here.
Salvacion tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga is stalling in the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rico Salvacion will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Salvacion closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Amiga quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga wants to sweep but Salvacion has passed to side control!
Salvacion remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Salvacion has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salvacion working away.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Salvacion taking a breather here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Amiga shoots in for a takedown but Salvacion shows good takedown defense.
Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick.
Salvacion closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Salvacion is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Amiga trying to control but Salvacion postures up.
Amiga keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga trying to hold on to Salvacion's head to control him but Salvacion postures up.
Salvacion is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Amiga wants to control but Salvacion is keeping busy.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Amiga misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Amiga closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Salvacion did well to prevent Amiga getting side control.
Amiga slows the pace down in half guard.
Salvacion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Salvacion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Salvacion tries for a takedown but Amiga sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Amiga throws a quick counter kick to the body but Salvacion avoids it.
Amiga goes for a double leg but Salvacion avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Salvacion continues to drive forward.
Salvacion is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Salvacion looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga has Salvacion pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Salvacion manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tapad Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amiga goes for a takedown in the clinch but Salvacion prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion is working for takedown but Amiga is calmly controlling the position for now.
Salvacion turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Salvacion manages to end up in side control.
Amiga is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Amiga is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion trying to control the position but Amiga is working away.
Amiga wants to control but Salvacion postures up.
Amiga is not content to let Salvacion control the position.
Amiga trying to remain calm as Salvacion controls from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salvacion throws a nice outside leg kick.
Salvacion shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Amiga tries to roll over but Salvacion keeps him under control.
Tapad Amiga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rico Salvacion is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Amiga is concentrating on defense, preventing Salvacion from advancing position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Salvacion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Salvacion has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Salvacion!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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