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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between German Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Nixon will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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117 lbs
2 - 14 - 0 |
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146 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, German Valdez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Nixon!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Nixon.
Valdez shoots in looking for a takedown but Nixon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Valdez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nixon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valdez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nixon misses with a double jab.
Nixon stuffs the takedown attempt from Valdez. Valdez gets slowly back to his feet.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nixon sprawls well. Nixon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Valdez gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for German Valdez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nixon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nixon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Valdez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nixon defends it nicely.
German Valdez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valdez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nixon working for submissions but it's allowed Valdez to get to half guard.
Nixon flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Nixon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Nixon actively working from the bottom here.
Nixon throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Valdez manages to pass to side control.
Valdez is staying tight to Nixon's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Nixon tries to escape but Valdez is in control.
Nixon tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Valdez presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon wants to try and get back to his feet.
Nixon is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nixon is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Valdez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nixon is looking to get to half guard.
Nixon flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Nixon is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nixon is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Nixon flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Nixon bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Valdez is looking to stand up but Nixon isn't so interested in that idea.
Valdez scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Nixon as Valdez shoots in.
Valdez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nixon is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Valdez blocks the strikes from Nixon.
Nixon is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Nixon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nixon slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nixon tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Valdez manages to move to mount!
Valdez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nixon wants to try and get back to his feet.
Nixon looks gassed!
Nixon is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Richard Nixon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nixon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valdez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Valdez gets a takedown into half guard.
Valdez blocks the strikes from Nixon.
Valdez moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Nixon.
Nixon is pushing Valdez's head away, looking to escape. Valdez manages to hold on to the position though.
Nixon manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Valdez kicks Nixon off and gets back to his feet.
Valdez tries for a takedown but Nixon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Nixon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez looks for a takedown but Nixon sprawls well.
Nixon is looking to clinch.
Valdez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nixon avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for German Valdez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nixon shoots in for a takedown but Valdez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nixon tries to clinch there but Valdez circles away.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nixon as he avoids it easily.
Valdez fails with the takedown.
Nixon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Valdez as he jumps to the side.
Nixon is breathing heavily.
Valdez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nixon.
Valdez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Valdez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nixon fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Valdez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Valdez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nixon tries to avoid it but Valdez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nixon to the ground. Nixon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Valdez swats away the attempt to clinch by Nixon.
Nixon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Valdez is fending him off so far but Nixon persists. Nope, Valdez circles away and we're back to standing.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nixon as he jumps to the side.
Valdez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nixon defends it nicely.
Nixon shoots in for a double leg but Valdez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nixon wants to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nixon tries to clinch up but Valdez circles away and keeps his distance.
Valdez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nixon avoids it really well and circles away.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nixon as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Nixon as Valdez shoots in.
Nixon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Valdez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nixon somewhat.
Valdez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nixon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nixon wants it to stay on the feet.
Valdez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nixon is fending him off so far but Valdez persists. Nope, Nixon circles away and we're back to standing.
Valdez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nixon tries to close the distance and clinch but Valdez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nixon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Valdez.
Nixon doesn't manage to clinch there - Valdez circles away.
Valdez swats away the attempt to clinch by Nixon.
Nixon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nixon wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Valdez as he jumps to the side.
Nixon moves into the clinch.
Nixon is looking to break free of the clinch but Valdez has double underhooks.
Nixon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Nixon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Valdez looking for a takedown.
Nixon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Valdez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nixon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Valdez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nixon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nixon is looking for a takedown.
Nixon tries to break the clinch but Valdez is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Nixon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Valdez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valdez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nixon sprawls well initially but Valdez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Well, if Valdez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nixon throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Valdez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nixon actively working from the bottom here.
Nixon tries to kick Valdez off in order to stand up. Valdez Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Nixon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon bucks up and tries to throw Valdez off but instead Valdez has got his back!
German Valdez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
I would not like to be Nixon right now.
Nixon is trying to get back to his feet but Valdez has full control of the position and if anything, Nixon has just worked his way into a worse spot.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Valdez controlling the positon.
Nixon has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Nixon wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon tries to escape the position.
Valdez is riding his opponent, not letting Nixon buck him off.
Nixon is trying to stand back up.
What can Nixon do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon tries to escape the position.
Valdez slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nixon tries to break free.
Nixon is trying to stand back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nixon is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that's the end of the fight!
German Valdez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nixon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Nixon!
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