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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gakus Amiga (ranked 24258 p4p, 24039 weight class) and Richard John Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 23 - 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 - 39 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard John Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
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 with a lovely double leg takedown. Salvacion manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Salvacion pulls Amiga in to control the position.
Amiga is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Salvacion is controlling Amiga's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga controls from within his opponent's guard.
Amiga being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Amiga is trying hard to land a takedown here. Salvacion sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Salvacion counters with a body kick.
Amiga will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Amiga displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Salvacion.
And Amiga counters with a quick kick to the body but Salvacion blocks it.
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 thinks about the counter body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gakus Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Salvacion pinned against the cage. Salvacion gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
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.
Salvacion tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Amiga swivels and escapes.
Salvacion closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Amiga quickly recovers to half guard.
Amiga wants to control the action here but instead Salvacion manages to pass to full mount!
Salvacion takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard John Salvacion dominated that 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.
Salvacion slaps away a takedown attempt from Amiga, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Salvacion closes the distance and clinches up with Amiga, looking for a takedown. Salvacion pushes Amiga against the cage but Amiga circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga looking to hit a scissor sweep but Salvacion is one step ahead there.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga looking to control.
Salvacion showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salvacion shoots in looking for a takedown. Amiga tries to sprawl out of it but Salvacion keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Amiga manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga closes this distance looking for a takedown but Salvacion circles away.
Salvacion steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Salvacion doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Amiga counters with a head kick.
Gakus Amiga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard John Salvacion.
Salvacion shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Amiga pinned against the cage. Amiga gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Amiga is looking to counter with a body kick.
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.
Amiga shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Salvacion sprawls well. Salvacion wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Amiga gets slowly back to his feet.
Salvacion is trying to counter with his kicks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Richard John Salvacion will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Amiga tries to sprawl but Salvacion drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Amiga trying to hold on to Salvacion's head to control him but Salvacion postures up.
Salvacion slows the pace down in half guard.
Amiga wants to improve his position but Salvacion is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga is controlling Salvacion's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Amiga is trying to maintain the position but Salvacion is very close to passing his half guard.
Salvacion seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two 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.
Salvacion misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And Amiga counters with a quick kick to the body but Salvacion blocks it.
Amiga shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Salvacion as he avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Amiga. No joy for Salvacion on that attempt.
Amiga appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Amiga!
Salvacion will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Amiga is looking to counter with a body kick.
Gakus Amiga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard John Salvacion.
Nice sprawl there from Salvacion as Amiga shoots in.
Salvacion feints the counter takedown.
Salvacion throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Amiga was covering up waiting for the punch and Salvacion finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Salvacion wants to control from the top but Amiga keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gakus Amiga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richard John Salvacion is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Amiga controlling the position.
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's the end of the fight!
Richard John Salvacion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Salvacion winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard John Salvacion!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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