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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Caudill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caudill comes to the cage accompanied by Breaking Benjamin- Breath. Valentine has chosen I Buy the Drugs as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenny Caudill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dick Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Caudill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Valentine.
That kick from Valentine tenderised Caudill's leg. Caudill is trying to keep his angry face on.
Valentine tries to score a power double leg takedown but Caudill sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Valentine somewhat.
Valentine lands with a cross.
Valentine throws a sloppy head kick and Caudill moves out of range easily.
Caudill closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Valentine swings for the body but Caudill moves out of range.
Caudill throws a head kick that misses.
Caudill takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Valentine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Caudill lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kenny Caudill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentine cracks a nice hook into Caudill's ribs.
Valentine blocks a head kick by Caudill.
Valentine moves into the clinch.
Caudill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caudill has Valentine pressed against the cage, preventing Valentine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caudill tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caudill prevents a body shot from Valentine.
Valentine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caudill throws a head kick that misses
and Valentine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Valentine's corner calls for a 1-2. Valentine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Valentine cracks Caudill with an open hand slap.
Valentine looks to score with a jab to the body but Caudill is just out of range.
Valentine lands with a nice body kick.
Caudill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Caudill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valentine.
Valentine lands a body shot.
Caudill on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Valentine.
Caudill throws a lazy head kick
and Valentine counters with a head kick. That will keep Caudill thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Caudill throws a sloppy head kick
and Valentine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A shot to the liver by Valentine. Beautiful body shot.
Valentine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Caudill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caudill throws a head kick that misses.
Caudill is breathing heavily.
Valentine rushes Caudill and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Valentine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Valentine avoids the head kick by Caudill.
Valentine digs a good hook to Caudill's body.
A head kick misses from Caudill.
Nice body kick from Valentine.
Valentine throws a nice looking combination but Caudill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Caudill takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Caudill throws a sloppy head kick and Valentine moves out of range easily.
Caudill tries to move into range but Valentine moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Caudill on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Caudill on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Valentine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Caudill throws a sloppy head kick
and Valentine counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Caudill's corner calls for a 1-2. Caudill obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Valentine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Valentine lands a head kick!
Caudill throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caudill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caudill throws a sloppy head kick and Valentine moves out of range easily.
A right-left combo lands from Valentine.
Valentine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Valentine darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Valentine rushes Caudill and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Valentine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valentine scores with a jab to the head.
Valentine scores with a hook.
Caudill walks into a straight right hand from Valentine.
Valentine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Caudill wants to clinch
and Valentine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Caudill.
Caudill wants to clinch up but Valentine keeps it at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Valentine.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caudill gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine closes the distance and clinches.
Valentine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Valentine lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Valentine. That snapped Caudill's head back.
Caudill throws a head kick that misses.
Caudill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valentine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Caudill drops his hands momentarily and Valentine takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Valentine lands with a right hand.
Caudill avoids the body shot from Valentine.
Kenny Caudill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valentine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Caudill throws a head kick that Valentine semi-blocks.
Caudill throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valentine avoids the head kick by Caudill.
Caudill throws a sloppy head kick and Valentine moves out of range easily.
Caudill on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Valentine. Valentine obviously looking to wear him down.
Caudill tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valentine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Valentine dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A head kick by Caudill misses
enabling Valentine to counter with a crisp jab.
Valentine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Caudill takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Valentine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Caudill throws a lazy head kick
and Valentine counters with a nice body shot.
Valentine has taken the fight to the clinch.
Caudill throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valentine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valentine shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Caudill eats them both and turns towards Valentine to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Valentine cracks the inside of Caudill's front leg.
Valentine lands with an uppercut that bounces Caudill off the cage and back into range.
Valentine darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Valentine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Valentine.
Caudill takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Caudill throws a head kick that misses
and Valentine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valentine is looking to land body kicks.
Caudill takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Valentine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caudill throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valentine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valentine blocks a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Valentine, right into the meat.
Caudill on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Valentine.
Caudill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valentine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Caudill throws a head kick that Valentine semi-blocks.
Valentine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Caudill.
Valentine is looking to slow Caudill down with leg kicks.
A lazy left from Valentine finds it's target.
Caudill drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Caudill takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Caudill misses with a straight right.
Valentine scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Valentine, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Valentine does no damage.
Caudill on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Caudill fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Valentine checks it well.
Caudill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caudill is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Valentine with a nice cross.
Valentine lands with a shot to the body.
Caudill misses with a head kick.
Caudill tries to clinch but Valentine moves out of range.
Caudill throws a lazy head kick
and Valentine counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Caudill is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick misses from Caudill.
A head kick from Valentine lands but Caudill takes it in his stride.
Caudill doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Caudill has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Valentine.
Valentine shoots in and bounces Caudill off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Valentine tries to free his leg and advance position but Caudill is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine working some strikes from top position.
Valentine looking to pass the guard.
Valentine stands and steps away. Caudill gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Caudill tries to close the distance and clinch but Valentine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valentine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caudill misses with a head kick.
Valentine connects with a body shot that sends Caudill's belly button to the back.
Valentine is looking to slow Caudill down with leg kicks.
Dick Valentine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caudill tries a head kick but it misses.
Valentine scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Caudill throws a lazy head kick
and Valentine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Valentine gets the takedown into side control.
Valentine landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentine working the head with strikes.
Valentine tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Valentine has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
An elbow from Valentine crashes against the mat.
Caudill taking punishment in the form of punches.
Valentine grinds an elbow into Caudill's temple.
Valentine throws an elbow but Caudill slips to the side and avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valentine lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Caudill down.
Valentine working the ground and pound but Caudill is defending the strikes.
Valentine tries to score with some ground and pound. Caudill controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Valentine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Caudill sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Valentine works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Caudill wants to clinch up but Valentine keeps it at a distance.
Caudill takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Valentine throws a sloppy head kick
and Caudill counters with a big head kick but Valentine shrugs it off.
Caudill tries a head kick but it misses.
Caudill looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Caudill doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Caudill stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Valentine.
Valentine moves into range and clinches up with Caudill.
Valentine managing to block the knees to the body from Caudill.
Valentine is trying to break free.
Caudill tries a knee to the head but Valentine blocks it.
Valentine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Valentine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Valentine misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Caudill tries to close the distance and clinch but Valentine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentine stalks Caudill and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Caudill's face. Caudill staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Caudill misses
and Valentine counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Caudill throws a head kick that misses
and Valentine counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Valentine.
Valentine catches Caudill with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Valentine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Valentine lands a nice shot to the body.
Caudill throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
Valentine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valentine bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Caudill's head backwards.
Caudill takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Valentine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Valentine clinches up against the cage.
Caudill with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valentine lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Caudill or not.
Valentine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valentine connects with a body shot.
Caudill shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Valentine throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caudill on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caudill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caudill takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Caudill takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Caudill throws an overhand right that lands on Valentine's shoulder, as Valentine tries to avoid the shot.
Valentine scores with a decent looking hook.
Caudill tries a head kick but it misses.
Valentine lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Caudill at a distance.
Valentine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Caudill.
Caudill throws a head kick that misses
enabling Valentine to counter with a crisp jab.
Valentine throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Caudill was covering up waiting for the punch and Valentine finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caudill preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caudill has momentary wrist control but Valentine slips an elbow through the middle.
Caudill keeping full guard, as Valentine tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valentine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Valentine trying to control the position from guard on top but Caudill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valentine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Valentine makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Valentine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Caudill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Valentine lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Valentine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dick Valentine has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Valentine looking to pass the guard.
Valentine throws a big elbow that misses.
Caudill working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valentine.
Valentine is looking to work some ground and pound but Caudill has wrist control.
Valentine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Valentine advances position into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caudill is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valentine throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kenny Caudill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dick Valentine is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Valentine taking a break here but Caudill is having none of it and regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Valentine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Valentine has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Valentine!
Dick Valentine made sure to mention his sponsor, Global Nutritional ACME (Q157) 90% ROR on Laundry in his post fight interview.
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hype
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