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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tapad Amiga (ranked 23442 p4p, 23296 weight class) and Rico Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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54 - 100 - 9 |
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73 - 94 - 10 |
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 54 - 100 - 9, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tapad Amiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 73 - 94 - 10, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rico Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
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 takedown attempt - Amiga sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Amiga quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Salvacion drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Amiga is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two 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 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.
Amiga has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Salvacion with a poor takedown
and Amiga counters with a head kick. That will keep Salvacion thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Salvacion looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Amiga!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion happy to just control the position for now.
Amiga wants to control but Salvacion postures up.
Salvacion slows the pace down.
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 is not content to let Salvacion control the position.
You can see the frustration on Amiga's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga gets the takedown into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rico Salvacion will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Salvacion tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Amiga swivels and escapes.
Salvacion bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Amiga's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Who's going to make the next move?
Salvacion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion trying to control the action but Amiga is working from the bottom.
Salvacion takes a little break here. Amiga wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Amiga is looking for a sweep.
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.
Amiga is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Amiga is positioning himself well to prevent Salvacion advancing to mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Amiga drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Salvacion is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Amiga trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga throwing strikes but missing.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tapad Amiga will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Salvacion shoots in but no luck this time.
Amiga throws a quick counter kick to the body but Salvacion avoids it.
Amiga throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Salvacion tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Amiga is in Salvacion's guard.
Amiga showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion has Amiga pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Salvacion not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two 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.
Amiga showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Amiga being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Salvacion fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Salvacion.
Amiga quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Tapad Amiga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Salvacion.
Amiga tries for a takedown but Salvacion sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Amiga displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Salvacion.
Amiga seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
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.
Salvacion defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Amiga.
Salvacion is trying to counter with his kicks.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Amiga as he jumps to the side.
Amiga throws a quick counter kick to the body but Salvacion avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Amiga wants it to stay on the feet.
Salvacion shoots in and gets a takedown into Amiga's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tapad 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tapad Amiga!
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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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FIGHT
RATING
17% |
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