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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Staal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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192 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Staal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguel Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdez takes a swing at Staal's ribcage but misses.
Valdez throws a right hand that Staal ducks under and follows up with a left that Staal also avoids with ease.
Staal fires out a quick counter leg kick but Valdez just manages to avoid it.
Valdez missing with a left hand there. Staal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valdez throws a hook but Staal avoids it easily.
Valdez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Staal was well out of range. Poor timing from Valdez.
Staal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Staal throws a leg kick
and Valdez counters with a stiff right hand.
Staal ducks under a wild hook from Valdez.
Staal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Valdez throws the left hand but Staal avoids the punch easily.
Valdez thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Staal misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Staal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Staal has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hunter MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Staal checks a leg kick.
Staal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valdez manages to avoid it.
Valdez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick from Valdez misses.
Staal tried to counter with a leg kick but Valdez avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Staal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Staal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miguel Valdez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valdez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Valdez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A leg kick checked by Valdez.
Valdez misses with a hook. Staal ducked under it nicely.
A clash of legs there as Staal blocks the low kick.
Staal quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Staal slips a straight right by Valdez.
Valdez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Staal circles away quickly and effectively.
Valdez avoids the body shot from Staal.
Danga de danga de dang - Valdez scores with a four punch combination!
Staal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Staal goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Miguel Valdez has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valdez throws a lazy uppercut
and Staal counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez takes one to the chin there.
Valdez lands a nice shot to the body.
Valdez misses with a low kick.
Valdez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valdez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Valdez. That snapped Staal's head back.
Valdez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Staal. That one must have hurt.
Staal throws a wild body kick that Valdez sees coming a mile off.
Valdez flicks out a counter leg kick but Staal steps away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Valdez. That's going to slow Staal down.
Valdez dodges the punch combination from Staal.
Valdez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Valdez throws a low kick, looking for Staal's leg but Staal calmly moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Staal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Staal looks to land a body kick but Valdez moved away.
Valdez misses with an uppercut. Staal saw that one coming.
Staal ducks right into an uppercut from Valdez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valdez. Staal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Staal looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Valdez dodges the punch combination from Staal.
A big left from Valdez misses.
A little feinted left hand from Staal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Valdez tries to land a leg kick but Staal saw it coming and moves away.
As Valdez looks to move away, Staal throws a big counter combo but Valdez just gets out of the way.
Staal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Staal lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Valdez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Staal.
Valdez misses with a low kick.
Staal throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez misses with an uppercut
enabling Staal to counter with a crisp jab.
Valdez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A thudding body kick lands there by Staal!
Staal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Valdez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Valdez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Staal checks it well.
Valdez misses with a hook to the body
and Staal counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Staal.
Valdez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Staal's hands.
Valdez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Staal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Valdez misses with an uppercut. Staal saw that one coming.
Staal tries to move into range but Valdez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Staal tries a low kick but Valdez avoids it.
Staal throws a chopping leg kick but Valdez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Staal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Valdez misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Valdez as he connects with a hook.
Staal lands with a kick to the ribs.
Staal scores with a jab to the head.
That has opened up Miguel Valdez's cut even more.
Valdez throws a big shot that misses.
Staal lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Staal throws a sloppy head kick and Valdez moves out of range easily.
Valdez sizes up Staal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Staal misses with a body kick.
Valdez misses with a body shot.
Valdez lands a really nice looking cross but Staal seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valdez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Staal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Staal misses with a kick to the body.
It seemed like Valdez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Valdez misses with a low kick as Staal jumps back.
A telegraphed right hand from Valdez misses the target.
It looked like Staal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Valdez lands a jab to the head.
Valdez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Staal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Valdez throws a body punch but Staal moves out of range.
Valdez throws a looping overhand right but Staal ducks down to avoid it.
As Valdez backs away, Staal returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Valdez looks to score with a jab to the body but Staal is just out of range.
A jab lands there for Valdez.
Valdez misses with an uppercut
and Staal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Staal misses with a low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Staal.
Valdez throws a leg kick
letting Staal counter with a right hand.
Staal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Staal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valdez.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Staal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valdez.
Valdez jabs Staal right on the nose. Staal blinks but takes it well.
Staal with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Staal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Valdez wants to land a leg kick but Staal is out of range.
Valdez cracks Staal with an open hand slap.
Valdez clobbers Staal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Staal.
Valdez throws a hook but Staal blocks it.
Valdez throws a body shot but no joy.
Staal appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Valdez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Valdez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Staal can pounce on him.
Valdez moves out of range of the leg kick from Staal.
A slow jab from Valdez misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Staal tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Staal slips a jab from Valdez.
Valdez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valdez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Staal connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Valdez scrambles back to his feet.
The cut above Miguel Valdez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Staal is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Staal staying out of range there.
Valdez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Staal misses with a head kick.
Nice body punch from Staal.
Valdez wants to land a leg kick but Staal is out of range.
Valdez stuns Staal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Valdez misses with a low kick.
Valdez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Staal looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Staal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valdez.
Valdez blocks a head kick by Staal.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Valdez fails to land with a series of punches.
Valdez scores with a jab.
Staal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valdez.
Valdez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Staal scores with a head kick. Valdez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Staal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Staal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Staal tries a head kick but it misses.
Staal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Staal gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Staal lands with a straight right. Valdez didn't see that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Staal.
Valdez misses with a shot to the body
and Valdez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Miguel Valdez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Miguel Valdez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Staal ducks under a wild hook from Valdez.
Valdez's corner calls for a 1-2. Valdez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Valdez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Staal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Staal appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Staal lands a brutal head kick. Valdez looks out on his feet and Staal throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Eric Staal!
Eric Staal is the new light heavyweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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