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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregg Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sabin Figaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentine comes to the cage accompanied by Downtown Swinga 96 by MOP. Figaro has chosen Prospect - Warrior as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
25 - 11 - 1 |
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180 lbs
26 - 8 - 0 |
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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
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gregg Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sabin Figaro!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Figaro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Figaro coming out on top.
Figaro blocks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Valentine misses.
Figaro slips under a jab from Valentine.
Valentine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Valentine thows a body shot but no joy.
Figaro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Valentine wants to land a leg kick but Figaro is out of range.
Gregg Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Figaro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Figaro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Figaro tries to score a power double leg takedown but Valentine sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Figaro somewhat.
Figaro lands a leg kick that knocks Valentine off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentine scores with a jab.
Valentine throws a leg kick
and Figaro counters with a nice leg kick.
Figaro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Figaro cracks Valentine with a right hand to the side of the head.
Valentine misses the body punch
and Figaro counters with a right hand to the body.
Figaro on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figaro cracks Valentine with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Figaro moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Figaro.
Figaro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Figaro wants to break free but Valentine has control.
Valentine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Figaro lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Valentine.
Figaro working aggressively here.
Figaro misses with a punch on the inside.
Figaro drops down looking for an ankle pick but Valentine pulls his leg out and moves away.
Figaro throws an overhand right that lands on Valentine's shoulder, as Valentine tries to avoid the shot.
Valentine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Valentine looks to score with a jab to the body but Figaro is just out of range.
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Figaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Valentine.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Figaro checks a leg kick.
Valentine misses with a straight left.
Valentine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Figaro.
Jab, jab by Valentine - just one landing.
Figaro connects with a right hand. Valentine shakes it off.
A jab from Figaro misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Valentine lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Figaro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Figaro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Valentine takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gregg Valentine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Figaro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Valentine lands with a nice body punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Figaro.
Gregg Valentine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sabin Figaro.
Valentine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Figaro throws a jab when Valentine was well out of range.
Valentine throws a half hearted mid kick.
Valentine throws a sloppy head kick and Figaro moves out of range easily.
Figaro moves out of range of the body kick from Valentine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figaro avoids the body shot from Valentine.
Figaro moves out of range of the strikes.
Figaro throws out a loose jab but Valentine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Figaro throws a jab when Valentine was well out of range.
Figaro throws a hook to the side of Valentine's head but Valentine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Figaro cracks the inside of Valentine's front leg.
Valentine is looking to wear down Figaro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Figaro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valentine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Figaro throws a hook but Valentine blocks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Figaro. That's going to slow Valentine down.
Figaro checks a leg kick nicely.
Figaro blocks a jab.
Figaro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Figaro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Figaro misses with a punch to the body.
Figaro working hard to break the clinch.
Valentine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Figaro blocks a body shot from Valentine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Figaro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Figaro is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Valentine is defending well.
Valentine tries to throw a body punch but Figaro avoids it by throwing Valentine back against the cage.
Valentine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Figaro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Valentine on the inside.
Figaro tries to break the clinch but Valentine is controlling the position.
Figaro is working Valentine over against the cage.
Valentine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Figaro lands a left hand.
Valentine is looking to break free of the clinch but Figaro has double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Figaro throws a head punch that misses.
Figaro is leaning against Valentine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Figaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Figaro blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sabin Figaro will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Figaro throws a leg kick which misses Valentine's front leg but catches the back leg as Valentine tries to avoid it.
Figaro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Valentine tries a low kick but Figaro avoids it.
Figaro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Figaro loads up on a big right hand but Valentine slips the punch.
A big left from Figaro misses.
Valentine throws a hook but Figaro avoids it easily.
Valentine throws a leg kick that misses.
Valentine misses with a hook to the body
letting Figaro counter with a right hand.
Nice body kick from Valentine.
Valentine misses the shot to the body.
Valentine throws a low kick, looking for Figaro's leg but Figaro calmly moves out of range.
Valentine throws a low kick, looking for Figaro's leg but Figaro calmly moves out of range.
Figaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Figaro sprawls well. Figaro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Valentine gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentine. Figaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Valentine, right into the meat.
A shot to the body from Valentine misses
and Figaro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valentine connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Figaro's hands.
Valentine cracks a nice hook into Figaro's ribs.
Valentine gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Figaro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Figaro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Valentine's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Figaro looking to sit in guard and control but Valentine gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Figaro has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figaro looking to control.
Figaro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Figaro working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Valentine has passed into half guard!
Valentine is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figaro is looking for a sweep. Valentine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Figaro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Figaro.
Figaro looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Valentine passes into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figaro is trying to control Valentine's posture but Valentine avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentine wants to control for a moment but Figaro uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gregg Valentine will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Figaro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Valentine sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch lands to the side of Valentine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Figaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Figaro scores with a hook to the body. Valentine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Figaro closes the distance and clinches.
Valentine tries a body shot but Figaro blocks it.
Figaro tries to throw a body punch but Valentine avoids it by throwing Figaro back against the cage.
Valentine lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Figaro or not.
Valentine misses with a punch to the body.
Figaro breaks the clinch.
Figaro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valentine shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Valentine throws a leg kick but Figaro checks it.
Valentine thows a body shot but no joy.
Valentine thows a body shot but no joy.
Valentine lands with a hook. Figaro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figaro manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Valentine on his heels. He'll look to pass Valentine's guard now, I'm sure.
Valentine not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Figaro passes Valentine's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Figaro working over Valentine with some ground and pound. Valentine looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Figaro looks to land a strike but Valentine avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Figaro trying to control the position from guard on top but Valentine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Figaro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Valentine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Figaro trying to control the position from guard on top but Valentine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figaro stands up over Valentine, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Figaro is one step ahead there.
Figaro wants to control from the top but Valentine keeps moving.
Figaro is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figaro throws an elbow that misses. Valentine uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Figaro's guard. Nice move by Valentine!
Figaro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Figaro is looking to sinch up a triangle. Valentine throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Figaro's body to avoid the submission. Figaro has instead reached around Valentine's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Figaro arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sabin Figaro!
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