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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Valentine (ranked 7495 p4p, 679 weight class) and Kiero Kawa (ranked 8912 p4p, 731 weight class). Valentine has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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222 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leon Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kiero Kawa!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valentine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kawa throws a front kick that sends Valentine stumbling back into the cage.
Kawa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
It looked like Valentine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kawa shoots and misses
and Valentine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kawa.
An attempted straight right counter from Valentine misses the target.
Leon Valentine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kiero Kawa.
Kawa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Valentine as he jumps to the side.
Valentine swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kawa or perhaps it was just good defense by Valentine, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawa shoots and misses
and Valentine counters with a straight right hand.
Kawa wants to clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kawa or perhaps it was just good defense by Valentine, which made it look bad.
Valentine swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kawa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Valentine swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kawa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Valentine sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Valentine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kawa fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Valentine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kiero Kawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kawa moves in looking to clinch but Valentine pushes him off.
Valentine tries to keep at a distance but Kawa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kawa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Valentine gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kawa has managed to clinch.
Kawa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Valentine gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kawa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valentine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Valentine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kawa fails with the takedown.
Valentine swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kawa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Valentine's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Valentine dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kawa throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Valentine counters with a straight right hand.
Kawa shoots in and drives through. Valentine sprawls well.
Valentine throwing a counter right hand but Kawa manages to avoid it.
Kawa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Valentine defends it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Valentine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kawa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Valentine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leon Valentine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kiero Kawa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawa lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawa misses with a head kick.
Valentine avoids the head kick by Kawa.
Kawa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Valentine sprawls well. Valentine wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kawa gets slowly back to his feet.
Valentine has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kawa.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kawa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Valentine circles away.
Valentine swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kawa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Valentine has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kawa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Valentine sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Valentine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Valentine keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Valentine misses the target.
Leon Valentine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Valentine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kawa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Valentine defends well and Kawa ends up having to push Valentine into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Valentine misses the target.
Kawa fails to land the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Valentine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Valentine slaps away a takedown attempt from Kawa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Valentine keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Valentine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kiero Kawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Valentine misses the target.
Valentine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kawa can do to turn this around?
Kawa throws a front kick aimed at Valentine's knee but Valentine avoids it well.
Valentine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kawa shoots and misses
and Valentine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kawa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Valentine sprawls well. Valentine wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kawa gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Valentine dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Kawa fails to land the takedown.
Valentine slips a jab and a cross from Kawa.
Kawa shoots for a takedown but Valentine saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kawa tries for a takedown but Valentine circles away easily
and Kawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leon Valentine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kiero Kawa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valentine is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kawa is defended easily by Valentine.
Kawa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kawa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Valentine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Valentine is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kawa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Valentine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kawa wants to clinch
and Valentine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kawa has his takedown stuffed
and Valentine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kawa is looking to clinch but Valentine is avoiding it.
Kawa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Valentine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kawa throws a combination that misses
and Valentine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kawa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Valentine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kawa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Valentine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawa closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Valentine to counter with a crisp jab.
Kawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kawa shoots and misses
and Valentine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kawa wants to clinch but Valentine slips to the side
and Valentine counters with a straight right hand.
Kawa shoots in for a takedown but Valentine shows good takedown defense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Valentine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Valentine, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Valentine!
An out of breath Leon Valentine thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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