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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kugus Amiga (ranked 24350 p4p, 24354 weight class) and Clifford Val Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kugus Amiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clifford Val Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
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 misses with a takedown
and Salvacion counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Salvacion stuffs the takedown.
Amiga changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Salvacion looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Amiga.
Amiga wants to lay and pray for a moment but Salvacion keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Salvacion's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga throws a strike aimed at the side of Salvacion's head but Salvacion avoids it well.
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.
Amiga controls the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Salvacion fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Amiga half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Amiga scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Salvacion wants to control but Amiga postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is trying to improve his position.
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 working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Salvacion gets back to half guard.
Salvacion is looking to control Amiga's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Salvacion avoid being mounted?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Nice takedown defense from Salvacion. No joy for Amiga on that attempt.
And Salvacion responds with a good body kick, but Amiga manages to step out the way in time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kugus Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amiga throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Salvacion was covering up waiting for the punch and Amiga finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Salvacion wants to sweep here but Amiga controlling him for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kugus Amiga dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Salvacion tries to sprawl but Amiga drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Salvacion is trying to get back to full guard.
Salvacion is holding on to half guard well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion has his hands clasped together around Amiga's back. He's all about the action.
Salvacion won't allow Amiga to pass to mount.
Salvacion is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Amiga sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Amiga shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Salvacion pinned against the cage. Salvacion gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Salvacion steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Amiga shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Salvacion but Salvacion pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Salvacion throws a big counter head kick but Amiga avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Salvacion is looking to control Amiga's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Salvacion avoid being mounted?
Salvacion controlling the position well.
Amiga content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amiga prevents Salvacion from improving his position.
Amiga content to control rather than advance.
Kugus Amiga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga tries to pass the half guard into mount. Salvacion knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kugus Amiga dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Salvacion changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Amiga tries to avoid it but Salvacion manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Amiga to the ground. Amiga escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Amiga looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Amiga scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Amiga controls the position from side control.
Salvacion gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Amiga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salvacion can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion is positioning himself well to prevent Amiga advancing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga is thwarting Salvacion's attempts to control the position.
Amiga perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Amiga is thwarting Salvacion's attempts to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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 follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Salvacion changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Amiga looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Salvacion controlling from side mount.
Salvacion trying to control the action but Amiga is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga can't do much from the bottom here.
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 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 is trying to control Salvacion's posture but Salvacion avoids it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Salvacion is trying to ground and pound but Amiga uses the momentary lack of control by Salvacion to regain half guard.
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!
Salvacion is controlling the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kugus Amiga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Amiga, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kugus Amiga!
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