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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tapad Amiga (ranked 24351 p4p, 24130 weight class) and Rico Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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 11 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tapad Amiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rico Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing 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.
Amiga shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Salvacion as he jumps to the side.
Salvacion stuffs the takedown attempt from Amiga. Amiga gets slowly back to his feet.
Salvacion is trying to counter with his kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion content to control rather than advance.
Amiga controlling the position well.
Salvacion performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Amiga is looking for a sweep. Salvacion is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Salvacion not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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 referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion prevents Amiga from improving his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Amiga shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tapad Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Salvacion with that takedown attempt.
It appears Amiga was looking to counter with a kick there.
Amiga defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Salvacion.
And Amiga counters with a quick kick to the body but Salvacion blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Salvacion manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Amiga on his heels. He'll look to pass Amiga's guard now, I'm sure.
Amiga seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Amiga being controlled here, momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga is adopting a defensive guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Salvacion dominated that round.
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 checks a low kick from Amiga.
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 keeping control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion is looking for a sweep. Amiga is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Amiga perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Salvacion is controlling Amiga's trapped leg to prevent Amiga from advancing to side control.
Salvacion has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Amiga is working away from the top position though.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Salvacion preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salvacion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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 shoots in looking for a takedown. Salvacion tries to sprawl out of it but Amiga keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Salvacion manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Salvacion replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Amiga blocks it well.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Amiga enables Salvacion to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Amiga manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion content to stall in guard here.
Amiga is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Amiga wants to sweep but no luck.
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 trying to control the position here.
Salvacion stopping the sweep attempt from Amiga.
Salvacion controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Salvacion goes for a double leg but Amiga avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Amiga continues to drive forward.
Amiga jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Amiga avoids a kick to the body.
Amiga thinks about countering with a body kick.
Salvacion darts in looking for a takedown but Amiga gets double underhooks and turns Salvacion into the cage.
Tapad Amiga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Salvacion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion looking to score a takedown here. Amiga is defending well but Salvacion drives through and ends up in Amiga's 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Salvacion controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Amiga bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Salvacion's guard.
Amiga is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Salvacion dives in and scores a takedown into Amiga's guard.
Amiga controlling Salvacion's posture.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amiga working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Salvacion.
Amiga looking for a sweep. Not yet Amiga, not yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion postures up.
Amiga has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Salvacion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Salvacion 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 28:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
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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RATING
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