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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gakus Amiga (ranked 23930 p4p, 23741 weight class) and Richard John Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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32 - 50 - 3 |
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182 cm
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35 - 51 - 2 |
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 32 - 50 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gakus Amiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 51 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard John Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
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 and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Salvacion gets full guard.
Amiga sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Amiga is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Salvacion with a lazy takedown attempt
and Amiga counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Salvacion dives in for a single leg takedown but Amiga sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Amiga is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Salvacion's half guard.
Amiga seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Amiga drops an elbow to the side of Salvacion's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is doing well to control the position and prevent Amiga from advancing to side control.
Amiga sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Salvacion is controlling Amiga's trapped leg to prevent Amiga from advancing to side control.
That's four 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 controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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 replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Amiga blocks it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gakus Amiga dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Amiga shoots in for a double leg but Salvacion sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
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.
Salvacion counters with a body kick.
Amiga is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Amiga has hold of one of Salvacion's legs. Salvacion is fighting the takedown attempt but Amiga gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga content to stall in guard here.
Salvacion looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion seems keen to control Amiga's posture.
Amiga engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Salvacion is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
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.
Salvacion pulls Amiga in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Salvacion.
Amiga thinks about countering with a body kick.
Amiga looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Salvacion!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga taking a breather here.
Amiga wants to lay and pray for a moment but Salvacion keeps working.
Amiga taking a breather here.
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.
You can see the frustration on Salvacion's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion is being controlled here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gakus Amiga dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Amiga fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Salvacion is trying to counter with his kicks.
Salvacion closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Amiga to the mat! Amiga manages to get full guard.
Amiga is looking to stand back up but Salvacion counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Amiga.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga is refusing to be controlled, as Salvacion sits in half guard.
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.
Salvacion keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gakus Amiga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Amiga is concentrating on defense, preventing Salvacion from advancing position.
Salvacion controlling the action here.
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.
Amiga is positioning himself well to prevent Salvacion advancing to mount.
Salvacion slows the pace down in half guard.
Amiga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salvacion can do to turn this around?
Salvacion's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Salvacion steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Salvacion gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Amiga finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Amiga stuffs the takedown attempt from Salvacion. Salvacion gets slowly back to his feet.
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 tries to score a power double leg takedown but Salvacion sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Amiga somewhat.
And Salvacion responds with a good body kick, but Amiga manages to step out the way in time.
Richard John Salvacion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gakus Amiga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gakus Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion gets the takedown into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard John Salvacion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gakus Amiga!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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