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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Kofhal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Valente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Eric Kofhal has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Eric Kofhal seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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230 lbs
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190 cm
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220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Kofhal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Valente!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kofhal shoots in and drives through. Valente sprawls well.
Valente misses the shot to the body.
Kofhal fails with the takedown.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kofhal.
It looks like Pedro Valente has been cut.
Kofhal shoots in looking for a takedown. Valente tries to sprawl out of it but Kofhal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Valente manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Kofhal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valente falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kofhal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Valente thinking.
Valente instigates a clinch.
Knees to the body from Kofhal.
Valente breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kofhal tries to clinch
and Valente counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valente is looking to clinch but Kofhal is avoiding it.
Kofhal looks to clinch
and Valente counters with a nice leg kick.
Kofhal lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Valente backs up against the cage.
Kofhal doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Valente moves into the clinch.
Valente trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valente gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kofhal tries to kick Valente off in order to stand up. Valente Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Kofhal tries to improve position but can't.
Kofhal stops Valente from passing to mount.
Valente controlling from side mount.
Kofhal is trying to get back to half guard.
Kofhal is breathing heavily.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Valente stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valente swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valente fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kofhal sprawls well initially but Valente persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Valente looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kofhal trying to control here.
Valente gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
A shot to the body from Valente misses
and Kofhal counters with a three punch combo that has Valente backing up. Valente nods at Kofhal to acknowledge the strikes.
Valente scores with a takedown into Kofhal's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kofhal can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Valente controls the pace.
Kofhal keeping moving, preventing Valente from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kofhal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Valente can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Valente stopping the sweep attempt from Kofhal.
Kofhal lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Valente!
Kofhal tries to control but Valente wriggling away.
Kofhal landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kofhal looking to control but Valente is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kofhal lands a nice shot to the head.
Valente is rocked!
Kofhal connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Valente is still in real trouble! Can Kofhal finish him?
The referee warns Valente that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kofhal looking to secure an arm triangle but Valente defends it well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Valente taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kofhal is landing with some decent strikes but Valente is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kofhal has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Valente in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kofhal punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kofhal working for a guillotine from mount but Valente is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Kofhal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Valente's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kofhal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Valente forces Kofhal back against the cage and clinches.
Kofhal jumps guard and drags Valente to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kofhal is trying to keep Valente in close.
Valente really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kofhal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Valente tries to stand but Kofhal is controlling from the bottom.
Kofhal wants to get back to his feet but Valente is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Valente seems to have recovered his senses.
Valente scoring with some ground and pound.
Kofhal manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valente is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kofhal is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Kofhal shoots and misses
and Valente counters with a single leg into guard. Kofhal didn't expect that.
Kofhal is looking to sweep but instead, Valente has passed into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kofhal manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kofhal trying to keep a closed guard but Valente is proving a slippery customer.
Kofhal keeping moving, preventing Valente from controlling successfully.
Valente must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kofhal lands a good elbow from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kofhal is on top in guard.
Kofhal is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kofhal is looking to stand up but Valente won't let him.
Valente keeping moving, preventing Kofhal from controlling successfully.
Valente wants to sweep here but Kofhal controlling him for the moment.
Kofhal wants to pass the guard but Valente is keeping the position.
Kofhal stays in close to Valente's body and controls the position.
Kofhal wants to control from the top but Valente keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valente being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Valente circles away from the clinch attempt
and Valente counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Valente.
Kofhal jumps guard but Valente stands there with Kofhal around his waist. Kofhal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kofhal stalling in the clinch but Valente improves position.
Kofhal has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Valente uses from the top position.
Kofhal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Valente gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Valente trying to control but Kofhal is working from the bottom.
Kofhal is trying to control the position but Valente postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valente stands up and waves to Kofhal to follow him.
Kofhal scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kofhal works his foot free and advances to mount.
Valente is bucking up trying to escape but Kofhal cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kofhal looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kofhal dominating with strikes here.
Kofhal avoids the attempt from Valente to control.
Kofhal controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Kofhal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Valente's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kofhal shoots in and drives through. Valente sprawls well.
Kofhal shoots in and drives through. Valente sprawls well.
Kofhal tries for a takedown but Valente circles away easily
and Valente counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Kofhal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kofhal trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Valente manages to pass to mount!
Kofhal wants to hold on but Valente pushes him away.
Kofhal is bucking up trying to escape but Valente cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kofhal wants to hold on but Valente pushes him away.
Valente tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice elbow there by Valente.
Valente landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kofhal really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kofhal tries to lock up and control but Valente gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Valente controlling the pace for now.
Valente tries to control but Kofhal wriggling away.
Kofhal regains half guard.
Kofhal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Valente is working away from the top position though.
Eric Kofhal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kofhal gets full guard.
Kofhal had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Valente is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kofhal Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Valente's back instead.
Kofhal punishes Valente with strikes from the back mount.
Valente looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kofhal.
Valente has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Kofhal is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Kofhal gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Kofhal gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Kofhal apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Kofhal moves into range and clinches up with Valente.
Kofhal is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kofhal wants to break free but Valente has control.
Kofhal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Valente's face.
Kofhal lands a body shot.
Kofhal prevents Valente from breaking the clinch.
Valente prevents Kofhal from breaking the clinch.
Valente lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kofhal backwards.
Valente just leaning against Kofhal, taking a breather.
Valente gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kofhal regains guard.
Kofhal is trying to keep Valente in close.
Valente trying to control the position from guard on top but Kofhal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valente chips away with some ground and pound.
Kofhal is trying to control the position but Valente postures up.
Kofhal wants to get back to his feet but Valente passes into half guard.
Valente is looking for a kimura but Kofhal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Valente to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kofhal is trying to get back to full guard.
Kofhal manages to get to full guard.
Kofhal is looking to stand up but Valente isn't so interested in that idea.
Kofhal could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kofhal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Valente content to stall in guard here.
Valente stops Kofhal from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Valente comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kofhal 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Kofhal!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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