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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kugus Amiga (ranked 23509 p4p, 23589 weight class) and Richard John Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kugus Amiga had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 39 - 30 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kugus Amiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 44 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard John Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk 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 fails with a takedown attempt.
Amiga feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion wants to hit a sweep here but Amiga passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Salvacion there!
Salvacion is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Salvacion gets back to half guard.
Salvacion is doing well to control the position and prevent Amiga from advancing to side control.
Amiga trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion trying to control but Amiga postures up.
Amiga takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Salvacion controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga passes into side control, despite Salvacion's attempt to control the position.
Amiga working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Amiga just content to control the position.
Salvacion wants to control but Amiga postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four 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 tries to clinch up but Salvacion circles away and keeps his distance.
Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick.
Salvacion looking to score a takedown here. Amiga is defending well but Salvacion drives through and ends up in Amiga's guard.
Amiga pulls Salvacion in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kugus Amiga 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 shoots and misses
and Amiga counters with a solid body kick.
Salvacion looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Amiga is fending him off so far but Salvacion persists. Nope, Amiga circles away and we're back to standing.
Amiga will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Salvacion steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Amiga looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Salvacion is fending him off so far but Amiga persists. Nope, Salvacion circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Amiga being controlled for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Amiga's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Amiga is letting Salvacion control him for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Salvacion trying to control the action but Amiga is working from the bottom.
Amiga avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Salvacion.
Sloppy strikes there by Salvacion.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Amiga quickly recovers to half guard.
Salvacion sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Amiga trying to control from the bottom.
Kugus Amiga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Salvacion with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amiga tries to roll over but Salvacion keeps him under control.
Salvacion takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Amiga or perhaps it was just good defense by Salvacion, which made it look bad.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard John Salvacion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Amiga has his takedown stuffed
and Salvacion counters with a good, hard body kick but Amiga shrugs it off.
Salvacion throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Amiga's waist but Amiga gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Salvacion off to one side.
Amiga throws a big counter combination but Salvacion scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Amiga drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga controlling from the top position.
Salvacion has Amiga pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion wants to sweep but no luck.
Salvacion looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Salvacion can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Amiga controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Salvacion holds on and takes a little breather.
Amiga content to stall in guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salvacion fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion tries for a takedown but Amiga sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kugus Amiga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard John Salvacion.
Amiga shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Salvacion napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Salvacion wants to control but Amiga postures up.
Salvacion seems a little lost for a moment, as Amiga dominates the positioning.
Salvacion can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amiga is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Amiga working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Salvacion's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kugus Amiga showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Amiga has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kugus 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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