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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tapad Amiga (ranked 24748 p4p, 24547 weight class) and Rico Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rico Salvacion has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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182 cm
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13 - 24 - 3 |
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 12 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tapad Amiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 24 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rico Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
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 half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Amiga quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
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.
Amiga closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Salvacion to the mat! Salvacion manages to get full guard.
Amiga controlling from the top position.
Amiga's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion has his hands on Amiga's head, controlling the position.
Salvacion keeping moving, preventing Amiga from controlling successfully.
Amiga throws an elbow that misses. Salvacion uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Amiga's guard. Nice move by Salvacion!
Salvacion is stalling in the full guard.
That's two 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 has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Amiga looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion controlling from the top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Amiga fails to land the takedown.
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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tapad Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amiga jumps guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Amiga seems keen to control Salvacion's posture.
Salvacion sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga managing to control the position.
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 Tapad Amiga will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Amiga gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Salvacion to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Amiga is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Salvacion engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Amiga is trying to keep Salvacion in close.
Amiga is pulling down on Salvacion's head. It's preventing any offense from Salvacion, at least for the moment.
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 continues to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Amiga tries to sprawl but Salvacion drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Amiga is trying to escape back to his feet but Salvacion uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion controlling the position.
Amiga is trying to improve his position.
Salvacion wants to control but Amiga is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Amiga's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Salvacion moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Salvacion tries to stand but Amiga is controlling his head.
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 minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Amiga darts in looking for a takedown but Salvacion gets double underhooks and turns Amiga into the cage.
Salvacion lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Amiga is looking to improve his position.
Amiga wants to control but Salvacion is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Salvacion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Salvacion looking to score a takedown here. Amiga is defending well but Salvacion drives through and ends up in Amiga's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rico Salvacion has got the better of the ground game so far.
Amiga lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga 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 avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Salvacion looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Amiga 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 four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Salvacion preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
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 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:30
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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RATING
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