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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlinhos Valente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valente's entrance music is "We Dem Boyz" by Wiz Khalifa. A fine choice. Monroe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
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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
15 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlinhos Valente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Monroe!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Valente tests Monroe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Monroe lands a two punch combo.
Monroe throws out a powerful jab.
Valente misses with a wild body shot.
Valente scores with a jab to the body.
Monroe staying out of range there.
Valente throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valente looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A bone on bone clash there as Monroe blocks the leg kick.
Monroe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Valente checks it well.
Valente throws a front kick aimed at Monroe's knee but Monroe avoids it well.
Monroe just misses with a punch to the body.
Monroe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valente.
A swing and a miss from Monroe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monroe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Monroe scores with a punch to the head.
Valente connects with a crisp jab.
Valente does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Monroe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valente counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Monroe's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Monroe duly obliges.
Valente looks to land a right hand but Monroe moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe misses with a wild combination.
Valente paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Monroe misses with a body shot.
Valente looks to land a right hand but Monroe moved out of range.
Jab, jab by Valente - just one landing.
Monroe looks to throw the jab but Valente is out of range.
Valente moves out of range as Monroe throws a body kick.
Valente lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Monroe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valente.
Valente tries to score with a low kick but Monroe moves his leg out of the way.
Valente fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Monroe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valente to score with a decent uppercut.
Monroe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monroe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Valente checks it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Monroe.
Monroe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valente is looking to counter punch.
Monroe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Monroe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monroe throws a lazy right hand but Valente sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Monroe throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Valente is out of range.
Monroe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valente.
Valente scores with a jab. Monroe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Monroe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valente.
Valente takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Valente throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Monroe.
Monroe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Valente is out of range.
Valente looks to land a combination but Monroe avoids it well.
Monroe throws the left hand but Valente avoids the punch easily.
Valente fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monroe manages to avoid it.
Monroe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Valente looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valente. Monroe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valente throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monroe misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Valente on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Valente fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valente dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Monroe throws a series of punches but Valente moves out of range.
Monroe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valente manages to avoid it.
Valente misses with a looping right.
Monroe throws a sloppy head kick and Valente moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valente works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Valente misses with a straight left.
Valente is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Valente throws a front kick aimed at Monroe's knee but Monroe avoids it well.
Monroe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Monroe throws a hook to the side of Valente's head but Valente sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jon Monroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valente scores with a leg kick.
Monroe misses the jab.
A jab from Valente misses.
A jab from Valente finds it's way through Monroe's defenses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Monroe.
Valente defending well as Monroe loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Valente misses the target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Valente checks the leg kick nicely there.
Monroe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valente.
Valente takes the fight into the clinch.
Valente throws an elbow but it misses.
A frustrated look appears on Monroe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Monroe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Monroe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Valente misses with a looping right.
Monroe throws out a leg kick but Valente moves out of range and Monroe only half commits.
Monroe scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valente fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe checks a leg kick.
Valente moves out of range as Monroe strikes.
Monroe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Monroe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Valente makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Monroe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Monroe throws a jab but it's blocked by Valente.
Valente misses with a double jab.
A left lands for Monroe.
Monroe misses with a body punch
and Valente counters with a straight right hand.
Valente avoids the head kick by Monroe.
Monroe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valente.
A little jabbing left from Monroe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Valente takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Valente displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monroe throws out the jab.
Crunch! Monroe slams his shin into Valente's torso.
Valente blocks a leg kick.
Valente misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monroe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Monroe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Valente is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Monroe.
Monroe throws out a loose jab but Valente uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valente tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jon Monroe will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Valente takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Valente loads up on a big right hand but Monroe slips the punch.
Monroe throws a hook but Valente avoids it easily.
Jon Monroe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Monroe.
Monroe throws a lazy head kick
and Monroe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Monroe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valente.
Valente swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Valente misses with a looping right.
Monroe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Monroe lands a slapping body shot.
Valente misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monroe.
Monroe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Valente. That did some damage!
Valente tries to clinch up.
Valente throws a leg kick which misses Monroe's front leg but catches the back leg as Monroe tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Valente.
Valente steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Monroe.
Valente stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monroe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Monroe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Monroe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Valente uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valente connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Valente is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valente throws a body shot but no joy.
Valente takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Monroe finds it's way through Valente's defenses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Monroe!
Monroe looks to throw the jab but Valente is out of range.
Valente darts in and clinches Monroe up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Valente.
Monroe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Valente moves out of range of the leg kick from Monroe.
Valente avoids the head kick by Monroe.
Valente throws out a leg kick but Monroe moves out of range and Valente only half commits.
Valente avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Monroe blocks the leg kick.
Valente takes a swing at Monroe's ribcage but misses.
Valente fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monroe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Monroe throws a series of punches but Valente moves out of range.
Valente throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monroe throws out a counter right but Valente avoids it with no problem.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Valente keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Monroe's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valente is working Monroe over against the cage.
Valente looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Valente scores with a hook to the body.
Monroe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Valente throws a good cross that connects.
Valente tries to work over Monroe's front leg with a kick but Monroe checks it.
A nice side step and Monroe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Monroe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valente will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Monroe lands a jab to the head.
Valente throws a low kick but it's checked well by Monroe.
Monroe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Monroe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Valente catches Monroe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Valente lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Valente ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monroe moves away.
Valente feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Monroe's calf.
Monroe defending well as Valente loads up on a big left hand.
Valente buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valente wants to clinch.
Monroe throws a body punch but Valente moves out of range.
Monroe lands a nice hook to Valente's body. Valente takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Monroe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Valente scores with the left hand. Monroe knows he should have avoided that one.
Monroe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Valente throws a low kick but Monroe avoids it.
Monroe throws a leg kick but Valente moved away.
Valente lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Monroe throws the left hand but Valente avoids the punch easily.
Monroe looks to throw the jab but Valente is out of range.
A punch combination from Monroe misses.
Monroe scores with a punch to the head.
Monroe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Valente. That did some damage!
Monroe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Valente dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Monroe. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monroe slips under a jab from Valente.
Monroe looks to score with a jab to the body but Valente is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valente scores with a nice right hand.
Valente lands a leg kick that knocks Monroe off balance momentarily.
Valente misses with a straight right.
Monroe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Valente slips under a jab from Monroe.
A big left from Valente misses.
Monroe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Valente's hands.
Valente wants to clinch.
Monroe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice cross by Monroe.
Valente moves into range and clinches up with Monroe.
Monroe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Monroe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Valente.
Monroe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Valente blocks a head kick by Monroe.
Monroe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Valente.
Monroe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valente.
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 Carlinhos Valente will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Valente moves away from the strike by Monroe.
An attempted straight right counter from Valente misses the target.
Monroe misses with a head kick.
Valente fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Valente blocks a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Valente.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valente looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Monroe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Valente scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Valente avoids the body shot from Monroe.
Valente blocks a jab.
Valente scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice straight punches there by Valente. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Valente.
A slow jab from Valente misses its intended target.
Valente attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Monroe throws a body punch but Valente moves out of range.
Monroe misses with a shot to the body
and Valente counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Valente.
Valente blocks a jab.
Valente lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valente moves out of range of the body kick.
Valente dodges the punch combination from Monroe.
Valente's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Valente has taken the fight to the clinch.
Monroe blocks a body shot from Valente.
Monroe is trying to push Valente away but Valente has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Valente misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valente tries a body shot but Monroe blocks it.
Monroe is trying to push Valente away but Valente has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Monroe is trying to force a seperation but Valente has the dominant position.
Monroe breaks the clinch.
Valente connects with a crisp jab.
Monroe wants to slow Valente down by chopping away at his legs.
Monroe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valente uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monroe.
Valente slips under a jab.
Monroe ducks under a wild hook from Valente.
Jab by Valente.
Monroe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valente.
Valente tries to score with a low kick but Monroe moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valente defending well as Monroe loads up on a big left hand.
Valente fires out a quick counter leg kick but Monroe just manages to avoid it.
Monroe looks to land a body kick but Valente moved away.
Valente throws a shot to the body.
Valente's jab looks to have found its range, popping Monroe under the eye.
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!
A jab from Monroe misses.
Valente ducks under a wild hook from Monroe.
Valente lands a right hook to the body.
Valente jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Monroe throws a jab when Valente was well out of range.
Valente was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Monroe throws a leg kick which misses Valente's front leg but catches the back leg as Valente tries to avoid it.
Valente fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Monroe, pushing him back against the cage.
Monroe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Monroe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valente.
Valente backing away here, and Monroe unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Valente lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Monroe at a distance.
A lazy left from Valente finds it's target.
Valente connects with a leg kick. Monroe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A big left from Monroe misses.
Monroe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Valente counters with a nice uppercut.
Monroe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Valente.
Valente connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valente 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.
Monroe swings widly with a right hand
and Monroe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valente uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
Monroe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Monroe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Monroe misses with a right hand
and Valente counters with a nice uppercut.
Valente misses with a looping right.
Valente throws a leg kick but Monroe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Valente lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Monroe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valente checks the leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Valente tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valente fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Monroe is out of range.
Monroe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Valente with a hook.
Valente wants to clinch.
Valente checks a low kick from Monroe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monroe. Valente does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monroe motions for Valente to come forward. Monroe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Valente wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Monroe misses.
Valente scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monroe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valente misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monroe.
Monroe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Valente misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monroe.
Valente throws the left hand but Monroe avoids the punch easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valente looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Monroe tries a head kick but it misses.
Monroe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valente.
Valente misses with a straight right.
Valente lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Valente takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Valente swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valente scores with a leg kick.
Monroe misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monroe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Valente uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monroe.
A head kick by Monroe misses
and Valente counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Monroe thinking.
Valente throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Monroe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlinhos Valente showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Valente has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Carlinhos Valente!
Carlinhos Valente decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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