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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dane Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefano Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dane Valentine has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dane Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefano Power!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valentine rushes Power and presses him up against the cage.
Power wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Power wants to break the clinch but can't.
Valentine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Power wants to break the clinch but can't.
Power is trying to break the clinch but Valentine has him pressed against the cage.
Power breaks from the clinch.
Valentine takes a jab right on the kisser.
Power misses with a jab, cross combination.
Power throws a jab but it's blocked by Valentine.
Valentine really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine slips a jab from Power.
Power throws a lazy uppercut
and Valentine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Power misses with a straight left.
As Power tries to get set, Valentine tries to push him back and clinch up but Power manages to avoid the attempt.
Power throws a sloppy head kick and Valentine moves out of range easily.
Valentine half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Power throws a left and a right that both miss
and Valentine counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Power looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine lands an elbow just above Power 's eye.
Power is trying to break free.
Power is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Valentine lands an elbow that stopped Power in his tracks for a moment.
Valentine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Valentine lands with a right to the head.
Valentine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Valentine clinches.
A body shot lands from Valentine.
Knees to the body from Valentine.
Valentine lands an uppercut.
Valentine lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Valentine.
Valentine landing knees to the body.
Valentine lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Valentine has him pressed against the cage.
Valentine lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine breaks from the clinch.
Stefano Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Power misses.
Valentine rushes Power and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Valentine lands a nice knee to the body.
Valentine lands an elbow just above Power 's eye.
A short body shot lands from Valentine as the two fighters clinch.
Valentine lands an elbow that stopped Power in his tracks for a moment.
Valentine is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Valentine lands an elbow inside that Power shrugs off.
Power misses with some punches.
Valentine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Power gets tackled into the cage by Valentine. Valentine maintains the clinch.
Valentine manages to break the clinch.
Power throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Valentine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Valentine has Power up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Power misses with a double jab
and Valentine holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Valentine.
Valentine manages to break the clinch.
Valentine instigates a clinch.
Valentine lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Valentine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Valentine throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Valentine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Power tries to land a body kick
and Valentine counters with a good low kick that Power was not able to check.
Power gets tackled into the cage by Valentine. Valentine maintains the clinch.
Valentine breaks from the clinch.
Valentine instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine scores with a hook to the body.
Power takes a shot to the head.
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!
Valentine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Valentine scores with a hook to the body.
Valentine lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Valentine.
Valentine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Power slaps away a takedown attempt from Valentine, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Valentine changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Power looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lull in the action here as Valentine stalls from top position.
Valentine in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dane Valentine dominated that round.
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.
Valentine closes the distance and clinches.
Valentine using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Valentine breaks the clinch.
Valentine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Power throws a nice looking combination but Valentine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valentine is looking to counter the offense by Power and move into the clinch.
Valentine looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Power is fending him off so far but Valentine persists. Nope, Power circles away and we're back to standing.
Power fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Valentine.
Power's corner calls for a 1-2. Power obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Power misses with a right hand
and Valentine counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power works over Valentine's head and body with a nice combination.
Valentine clinches up with Power and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power tries to break free but Valentine pushes him back against the cage.
Power has had enough of the clinch but Valentine keeps him there for the moment.
Power is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power takes an elbow to the temple.
Valentine using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Power wants to get back to striking at distance but Valentine won't allow it.
Power wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Valentine breaks the clinch.
Valentine has closed the distance and engaged Power in a clinch.
Power can't break the clinch.
Valentine manages to break the clinch.
Valentine is looking to clinch but Power is avoiding it.
Valentine clinches with his opponent.
Valentine lands with a short shot to the head.
Valentine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Valentine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Powers head.
Valentine breaks from the clinch.
Power jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stefano Power seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valentine counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Power is lucky that one didn't land flush.
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!
Valentine moves into the clinch successfully.
Valentine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Power can do to turn this around?
Power can't break the clinch.
Valentine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Valentine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Power lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Valentine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Power throws a poor cross that misses
and Valentine counters with a stiff right hand.
Valentine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Valentine is looking to counter the offense by Power and move into the clinch.
Valentine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Power, pushing him back against the cage.
Valentine lands an elbow that stopped Power in his tracks for a moment.
Valentine lands a nice knee to the body.
Valentine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valentine counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Power!
Valentine is working Power over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valentine scoring with punches from side control.
Power is working to avoid the ground and pound but Valentine connects with a decent elbow.
Power is pushing Valentine's head away, looking to escape. Valentine manages to hold on to the position though.
Valentine landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Valentine just content to control the position.
Valentine landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Valentine scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Power to see if he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valentine controlling the position from side mount.
Valentine working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine grinds an elbow into Power's temple.
Valentine landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dane Valentine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Valentine lands some shots froms side control.
Valentine lands some shots froms side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentine taking a breather here.
Valentine working the head with strikes.
Valentine landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Valentine working the body and head with strikes.
Valentine controlling from side mount.
Valentine working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dane Valentine dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Valentine fails to land the takedown.
Power misses with a hook. Valentine ducked under it nicely.
Power is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Power swings widly with a right hand
enabling Valentine to counter with a crisp jab.
Power throws a nice looking combination but Valentine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valentine feinted with a counter takedown.
Power throws a sloppy head kick
and Power takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valentine moves out of range of the body kick.
Power keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine doesn't manage to clinch there - Power circles away.
Power misses the jab.
Power misses with a lunging right hand
and Valentine counters with a nice uppercut.
Power takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Power misses with a straight right.
Valentine wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Power pinned against the cage. Power gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valentine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Power swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Valentine counters with a thumping low kick.
Valentine is looking to clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Valentine or perhaps it was just good defense by Power, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dane Valentine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Power swings widly with a right hand
and Valentine counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Valentine gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Valentine.
Valentine lands a nice elbow.
Valentine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dane Valentine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Valentine breaks the clinch.
Valentine tries to clinch up.
Valentine has closed the distance and engaged Power in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Valentine.
Valentine lands a shoulder strike.
Valentine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Power in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentine works on Power's body with a couple of short punches.
Valentine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Power wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Valentine has him pressed against the cage.
Valentine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Power lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine lands an elbow that stopped Power in his tracks for a moment.
Valentine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Power's defenses.
Valentine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right from Valentine on the inside.
Stefano Power has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valentine breaks the clinch.
Valentine tries to clinch but Power is having none of it.
Valentine has closed the distance and engaged Power in a clinch.
Valentine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Valentine breaks the clinch.
Power misses with a body shot.
Valentine forces Power back against the cage and clinches.
Valentine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Valentine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Valentine.
Power connects with a right hand. Valentine shakes it off.
Valentine closes the distance and clinches.
Power has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Valentine scores with a hook to the body.
Power is trying to push Valentine away but Valentine has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice elbow from Valentine.
Valentine lands an elbow just above Power 's eye.
Valentine manages to break the clinch.
Power circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dane Valentine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Power throws a right hand that misses
and Valentine counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dane Valentine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Valentine 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dane Valentine!
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