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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Estoban Valquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Steinburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steinburger has chosen Throw the Jew down the well as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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215 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Estoban Valquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Steinburger!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Steinburger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steinburger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slow jab from Steinburger misses its intended target.
A clash of legs there as Valquez blocks the low kick.
A jab lands there for Steinburger.
A jab from Steinburger misses.
Valquez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Steinburger.
Valquez is looking to clinch but Steinburger is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinburger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Steinburger misses with a low kick as Valquez jumps back.
Steinburger connects with an inside leg kick.
Valquez scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Charles Steinburger has been cut.
Steinburger rushes Valquez and presses him up against the cage.
Steinburger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steinburger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Valquez or not.
Steinburger stalling.
Valquez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Steinburger breaks from the clinch.
Steinburger misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steinburger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steinburger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Steinburger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Steinburger misses
and Valquez counters with a big head kick but Steinburger shrugs it off.
Valquez ducks under a wild hook from Steinburger.
Steinburger connects with a leg kick. Valquez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Valquez ducks under a wild hook from Steinburger.
Valquez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steinburger throws a leg kick that misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Steinburger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Valquez effectively controlling the action here.
Knees to the body from Valquez.
Steinburger displaying some good clinch control by pressing Valquez up against the cage.
Steinburger dodges an elbow strike from Valquez.
Steinburger missing with knees to the body.
Valquez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steinburger with a knee to the head.
Valquez misses with a knee to the head.
Valquez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Steinburger up against the cage.
Valquez gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Valquez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steinburger is defending well for now.
Valquez misses with an elbow over the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valquez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steinburger.
Steinburger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steinburger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Steinburger tries to land knees in the clinch but Valquez avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Steinburger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles Steinburger's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Valquez throws a combination that misses
and Steinburger counters with a straight right hand.
Steinburger throws a head kick but Valquez moves out of range.
Steinburger throws a poor cross that misses
and Valquez counters by moving into the clinch.
Valquez trying to control the position but instead, Steinburger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Valquez into the cage.
Valquez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steinburger avoids it.
Steinburger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valquez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Valquez misses with an elbow over the top.
Valquez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Steinburger avoids a wild elbow strike from Valquez.
Steinburger blocks an elbow strike from Valquez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinburger avoids a wild elbow strike from Valquez.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Valquez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Steinburger's brow.
Valquez lands an elbow inside that Steinburger shrugs off.
Steinburger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steinburger throws a head kick that misses.
Steinburger looks to land a right hand but Valquez moved out of range.
Steinburger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valquez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steinburger.
Steinburger circles away from the clinch attempt
and Steinburger counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steinburger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Valquez. That did some damage!
Steinburger lands a leg kick that knocks Valquez off balance momentarily.
Estoban Valquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valquez throws a wild body kick that Steinburger sees coming a mile off.
Steinburger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Valquez keeps control of Steinburger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Steinburger is stalling here.
Steinburger blocks an elbow strike from Valquez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valquez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Steinburger's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valquez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Valquez controlling the action here for a moment.
Valquez misses with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Valquez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Steinburger's defenses.
Steinburger takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Charles Steinburger's cut even more.
Valquez missing with knees to the body.
Valquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steinburger landing knees to the head.
It looks like Estoban Valquez has been cut.
Valquez slows down the pace here.
Steinburger lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steinburger has Valquez pressed against the cage.
Steinburger is trying to stall.
Valquez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Steinburger blocks it with crossed arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valquez throws a head punch that misses.
Valquez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Steinburger is keeping busy.
Steinburger lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valquez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Valquez misses with an elbow strike.
Valquez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Charles Steinburger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Steinburger takes the fight into the clinch.
Estoban Valquez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Valquez lands a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Valquez throws an elbow but misses.
Valquez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valquez missing with knees to the body.
Steinburger looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Steinburger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valquez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valquez connects with a solid leg kick.
Valquez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valquez closes the distance but Steinburger moves to the side
and Steinburger counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Valquez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Estoban Valquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valquez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steinburger misses with a head kick.
Steinburger rushes Valquez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Steinburger is looking to control Valquez's arms but Valquez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Steinburger has his back to the cage.
Steinburger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valquez tries to clinch up but Steinburger circles away and keeps his distance.
Steinburger lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valquez avoids the head kick by Steinburger.
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!
Steinburger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steinburger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valquez tries to clinch
and Steinburger counters with a nice leg kick.
Steinburger throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Valquez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Valquez tries to clinch but Steinburger moves away
and Valquez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valquez has closed the distance and engaged Steinburger in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valquez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Valquez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Valquez misses with an elbow strike.
Valquez misses with a knee to the head.
Valquez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Valquez looking to stall.
Valquez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steinburger avoids it.
Steinburger tries a body shot but Valquez blocks it.
Valquez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Valquez letting Steinburger take a breather here.
Steinburger is trying to break the clinch but Valquez has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steinburger stalling in the clinch but Valquez improves position.
Steinburger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steinburger throws a head kick that misses.
Valquez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valquez tries to close the distance and clinch but Steinburger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steinburger looks to land a combination but Valquez avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valquez checks the leg kick.
A punch combination from Valquez misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Steinburger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Steinburger 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 William Gold scores the fight for Charles Steinburger!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Charles Steinburger!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Charles Steinburger!
Charles Steinburger wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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