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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gakus Amiga (ranked 24249 p4p, 24026 weight class) and Richard John Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard John Salvacion told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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182 cm
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160
22 - 38 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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 22 - 34 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gakus Amiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 38 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard John Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
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 closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Amiga working the ground and pound but Salvacion is defending the strikes.
Salvacion throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Amiga happy to just control the position for now.
Who's going to make the next move?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga trying to control the action but Salvacion is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Amiga takes a little break here. Salvacion wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Amiga leaves Salvacion with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Amiga jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Salvacion shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Amiga counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Salvacion gets a double leg takedown into Amiga's guard.
Amiga has control of Salvacion's left arm, preventing Salvacion from doing any damage.
Amiga trying to strike off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is stalling in the full guard.
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 four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Salvacion sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Salvacion scores with a takedown into Amiga's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Richard John Salvacion will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Salvacion gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Amiga to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Salvacion controlling the position.
Salvacion is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga wants to control from the top but Salvacion keeps moving.
Salvacion has control of Amiga's left arm, preventing Amiga from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga postures up.
Amiga controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Amiga drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is trying to keep Amiga in close.
Amiga content to stall in guard 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.
Gakus Amiga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Amiga postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Salvacion looking to control.
Salvacion is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Salvacion gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Amiga counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Amiga closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Amiga lands in his opponent's guard.
Amiga showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gakus Amiga dominated that second round.
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!
Amiga looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Salvacion keeping moving, preventing Amiga from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga being controlled here momentarily.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Amiga has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Salvacion fails with the takedown.
It appears Amiga was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion shoots for a takedown but Amiga saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Amiga shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Salvacion replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Amiga blocks it well.
Amiga stuffs the takedown attempt from Salvacion. Salvacion gets slowly back to his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Amiga misses its target.
Gakus Amiga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard John Salvacion.
Salvacion drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Amiga is looking for a sweep.
Salvacion trying to control the action but Amiga is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Salvacion wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gakus Amiga.
Well Amiga has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gakus Amiga!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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