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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Villanueva (ranked 2217 p4p, 241 weight class) and Agostin Ximenes (ranked 3575 p4p, 326 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Villanueva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Agostin Ximenes!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villanueva is looking to clinch.
Villanueva misses with a straight left.
Jay Villanueva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ximenes with a hook.
Ximenes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Villanueva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Villanueva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ximenes.
The fighters circling - Ximenes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ximenes throws a looping overhand right but Villanueva ducks down to avoid it.
Ximenes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Villanueva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ximenes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Ximenes misses.
Ximenes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Villanueva moves away.
Villanueva moves into the clinch.
Villanueva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ximenes can't break the clinch.
Villanueva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ximenes misses with a body punch.
Villanueva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ximenes blocks it with crossed arms.
Ximenes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from Villanueva.
Ximenes looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villanueva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ximenes's face.
It looks like Agostin Ximenes has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villanueva with a knee to the head.
Villanueva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Villanueva connects with a knee to the head.
Ximenes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Villanueva.
Villanueva landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Villanueva.
Villanueva scores a nice knee to the body.
Villanueva landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villanueva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ximenes's face.
Villanueva with a knee to the head.
Villanueva lands a good knee to the midsection. Ximenes won't want to take too many of those.
Villanueva crunches a lovely knee into Ximenes's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Villanueva.
Villanueva landing knees to the head.
Villanueva's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Villanueva misses with a knee strike.
Villanueva lands a good knee to the midsection. Ximenes won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Villanueva.
Villanueva working Ximenes over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villanueva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Villanueva lands a knee to the body.
Villanueva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Villanueva scores a nice knee to the body.
Villanueva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Villanueva keeps control of Ximenes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Villanueva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ximenes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Villanueva lands a knee to the head.
Villanueva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ximenes's face.
Ximenes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by Villanueva.
Villanueva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Villanueva.
Ximenes struggles to land a body shot inside as Villanueva controls his hands.
Villanueva scores with a knee to the head.
Ximenes misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villanueva lands a good knee to the midsection. Ximenes won't want to take too many of those.
Villanueva landing knees to the body.
Villanueva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Villanueva.
Villanueva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Villanueva lands a knee to the head.
Ximenes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ximenes misses with a punch on the inside.
Villanueva tries a knee to the head but Ximenes blocks it.
Ximenes scores with a shot to the side of Villanueva's head.
Ximenes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Villanuevas head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ximenes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ximenes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ximenes is trying to break the clinch but Villanueva has him pressed against the cage.
Villanueva lands a nice knee to the body.
Ximenes working aggressively here.
Villanueva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Villanueva connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villanueva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ximenes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Villanueva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Villanueva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ximenes is defending well for now.
Villanueva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ximenes's face.
Ximenes is trying to break free.
Ximenes is leaning against Villanueva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ximenes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ximenes swats away the attempt to clinch by Villanueva.
Villanueva tries to clinch but Ximenes moves away
and Ximenes counters with a nice body shot.
Ximenes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Villanueva.
Ximenes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Villanueva's head backwards.
Villanueva 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.
Villanueva looks to clinch
and Ximenes counters with a nice body shot.
Ximenes lands a jab to Villanueva's midsection.
Ximenes misses the shot to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Villanueva ducks under a wild hook from Ximenes.
Villanueva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Villanueva tries to clinch up but Ximenes circles away and keeps his distance.
Villanueva rushes Ximenes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ximenes tries to break free but Villanueva pushes him back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Villanueva obliges.
Villanueva connects with a knee to the head.
Villanueva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Villanueva scores with a knee to the head.
Villanueva lands a knee to the head.
Villanueva keeps control of Ximenes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Villanueva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ximenes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Villanueva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Villanueva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ximenes's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Villanueva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ximenes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Villanueva connects with a knee to the head.
Ximenes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Villanueva backwards.
Ximenes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ximenes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ximenes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ximenes misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Villanueva.
Villanueva looking to throw knees to the head but Ximenes is blocking nicely.
Villanueva with a knee to the head.
Villanueva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ximenes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ximenes struggles to land a body shot inside as Villanueva controls his hands.
Villanueva lands a nice knee to the body.
Ximenes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Villanueva moves into the clinch successfully.
Villanueva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Villanueva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Villanueva scores with a knee to the head.
Ximenes swings wildly with an uppercut but Villanueva uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ximenes misses with some punches.
Villanueva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ximenes avoids it.
Ximenes misses with a punch on the inside.
Ximenes managing to block the knees to the body from Villanueva.
Ximenes is looking to break free of the clinch but Villanueva has double underhooks.
Ximenes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Villanueva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ximenes is defending well for now.
Ximenes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Villanueva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ximenes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ximenes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Villanueva looking to throw knees to the head but Ximenes is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Villanueva.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Villanueva obliges.
Villanueva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Villanueva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ximenes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Villanueva or not.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ximenes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ximenes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ximenes is trying to force a seperation but Villanueva has the dominant position.
Ximenes is trying to push Villanueva away but Villanueva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ximenes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Villanueva lands a good knee to the midsection. Ximenes won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villanueva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ximenes presses Villanueva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ximenes tries to throw a body punch but Villanueva avoids it by throwing Ximenes back against the cage.
Ximenes has had enough of the clinch but Villanueva keeps him there for the moment.
Ximenes is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Ximenes.
Ximenes misses with the head strike.
Villanueva prevents Ximenes from breaking the clinch.
Ximenes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Villanueva's elbow.
Villanueva crunches a lovely knee into Ximenes's ribcage.
Ximenes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Villanueva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Villanueva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Villanueva with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Villanueva obliges.
Ximenes tries to throw a body punch but Villanueva avoids it by throwing Ximenes back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Ximenes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ximenes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Villanueva scores a nice knee to the body.
Villanueva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Villanueva misses with a knee to the head.
Ximenes presses Villanueva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ximenes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ximenes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ximenes tries to break the clinch but Villanueva is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ximenes tries to break the clinch but Villanueva is controlling the position.
Ximenes wants to break free but Villanueva has control.
Ximenes tries to work over Villanueva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Villanueva blocks a body shot from Ximenes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Villanueva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Agostin Ximenes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Villanueva defending well as Ximenes loads up on a big left hand.
Ximenes cracks a nice hook into Villanueva's ribs.
Ximenes looks to land a left hand but Villanueva moved out of range nicely.
Ximenes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ximenes takes a swing at Villanueva's ribcage but misses.
Villanueva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Villanueva closes the distance but Ximenes moves to the side
and Ximenes counters with a nice body shot.
Ximenes misses with a straight right.
Ximenes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Villanueva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ximenes stuns Villanueva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Villanueva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Villanueva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ximenes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Villanueva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Villanueva tries to move into range but Ximenes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villanueva moves into the clinch successfully.
Ximenes digs a right hand into Villanueva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Villanueva's gas tank.
Ximenes pushes Villanueva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ximenes is working Villanueva over against the cage.
Ximenes tries to break free but Villanueva pushes him back against the cage.
Villanueva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jay Villanueva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ximenes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ximenes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ximenes tries to break free but Villanueva pushes him back against the cage.
Ximenes misses with some punches.
Ximenes lands with a right to the head.
Ximenes can't find room to land a body shot as Villanueva controls the action.
Ximenes wants to break free but Villanueva has control.
Ximenes misses with a punch to the body.
Villanueva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ximenes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ximenes misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Villanueva.
Ximenes throws a head punch that misses.
Ximenes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Villanueva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ximenes's face.
Villanueva lands a good knee to the midsection. Ximenes won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ximenes misses with some punches.
Ximenes is trying to force a seperation but Villanueva has the dominant position.
Villanueva lands a good knee to the midsection. Ximenes won't want to take too many of those.
Villanueva missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Ximenes.
Villanueva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Villanueva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Villanueva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ximenes blocks it with crossed arms.
Villanueva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ximenes can do to turn this around?
Ximenes lands with a left to the head.
Villanueva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ximenes misses with the head strike.
Ximenes misses with some punches.
Ximenes is looking to break free of the clinch but Villanueva has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villanueva takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ximenes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ximenes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ximenes wants to break free but Villanueva has control.
Villanueva prevents a body shot from Ximenes.
Villanueva keeps control of Ximenes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Villanueva crunches a lovely knee into Ximenes's ribcage.
Villanueva blocking some punches.
Ximenes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Villanueva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ximenes working aggressively here.
Villanueva misses with a knee to the head.
Ximenes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Villanueva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ximenes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ximenes working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Ximenes fails to land.
Villanueva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ximenes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Ximenes.
Villanueva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ximenes misses with the head strike.
Villanueva trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Villanueva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Villanueva tries to land knees in the clinch but Ximenes avoids the damage to the body.
Villanueva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ximenes.
Ximenes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ximenes tries to work over Villanueva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ximenes lands with a short shot to the head.
Ximenes lands a nice uppercut.
Villanueva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ximenes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Villanueva backwards.
Villanueva blocking some punches.
Ximenes tries to break free but Villanueva pushes him back against the cage.
Ximenes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ximenes has had enough of the clinch but Villanueva keeps him there for the moment.
Ximenes is trying to push Villanueva away but Villanueva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Villanueva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ximenes avoids it.
Ximenes is trying to break the clinch but Villanueva is controlling him.
Villanueva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ximenes's face.
Villanueva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Good body shot from Ximenes.
Ximenes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Villanueva backwards.
Ximenes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Villanueva backwards.
Ximenes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Villanueva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ximenes blocks it with crossed arms.
Ximenes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ximenes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Villanueva.
Ximenes misses with some punches.
Ximenes breaks the clinch.
Ximenes misses with a hook.
Ximenes connects with a single shot there.
Villanueva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villanueva drives through and clinches with Ximenes against the cage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ximenes tries to break the clinch but Villanueva is controlling the position.
Villanueva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Villanueva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ximenes.
Ximenes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Villanueva blocks a body shot from Ximenes.
Villanueva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Villanueva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ximenes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ximenes tries to work over Villanueva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ximenes tries to throw a body punch but Villanueva avoids it by throwing Ximenes back against the cage.
Villanueva prevents Ximenes from breaking the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ximenes.
Villanueva tries a knee to the head but Ximenes blocks it.
Ximenes wants to get back to striking at distance but Villanueva won't allow it.
Ximenes misses with a punch to the body.
Ximenes tries to throw a body punch but Villanueva avoids it by throwing Ximenes back against the cage.
Ximenes misses with the head strike.
Ximenes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Villanueva keeps control of Ximenes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Villanueva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Villanueva takes a shot to the head.
Villanueva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ximenes gets through Villanueva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ximenes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ximenes managing to block the knees to the body from Villanueva.
Villanueva misses with a knee strike.
Villanueva prevents Ximenes from breaking the clinch.
Ximenes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ximenes wants to break free but Villanueva has control.
Ximenes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ximenes has a couple of punches blocked by Villanueva.
Villanueva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Villanueva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ximenes misses with some punches.
Ximenes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ximenes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Villanueva.
Nice cross by Ximenes.
Villanueva throws a sloppy head kick and Ximenes moves out of range easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ximenes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Villanueva throws a leg kick
and Ximenes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ximenes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Villanueva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Ximenes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Villanueva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ximenes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Villanueva misses with the body kick
and Ximenes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ximenes connects with a right hand. Villanueva shakes it off.
Ximenes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ximenes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ximenes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Villanueva darts in and clinches Ximenes up against the cage.
Ximenes avoiding damage as Villanueva throws knees to the body.
Villanueva blocks a body shot from Ximenes.
Ximenes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ximenes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ximenes misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ximenes is trying to push Villanueva away but Villanueva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Villanueva misses with a knee to the head.
Villanueva lands a nice knee to the body.
Ximenes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ximenes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by Villanueva.
Villanueva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ximenes is defending well for now.
Villanueva working Ximenes over with knees to the body.
Villanueva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ximenes is defending well for now.
Ximenes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Villanueva tries to land knees in the clinch but Ximenes avoids the damage to the body.
Villanueva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ximenes tries a body shot but Villanueva blocks it.
Ximenes is looking to break free of the clinch but Villanueva has double underhooks.
Ximenes working hard to break the clinch.
Villanueva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ximenes avoids it.
Ximenes misses with some punches.
Ximenes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ximenes misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agostin Ximenes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Agostin Ximenes's cut.
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!
Ximenes connects with a body shot.
Ximenes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ximenes misses with an uppercut.
Villanueva throws a looping overhand right but Ximenes ducks down to avoid it.
Villanueva gets a clinch.
Ximenes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ximenes lands with a right to the head.
Ximenes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Villanueva blocking some punches.
Villanueva lands a good knee to the midsection. Ximenes won't want to take too many of those.
Villanueva landing knees to the head.
Villanueva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Villanueva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ximenes's face.
Villanueva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Villanueva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ximenes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Villanueva scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Villanueva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ximenes's face.
Villanueva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villanueva prevents Ximenes from breaking the clinch.
Ximenes misses with some punches.
Ximenes misses with a body punch.
Villanueva scores with a knee to the head.
Ximenes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Villanueva working Ximenes over with knees to the body.
Ximenes managing to block the knees to the body from Villanueva.
Villanueva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ximenes blocks it with crossed arms.
Ximenes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Villanueva prevents Ximenes from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ximenes.
Ximenes wants to break free but Villanueva has control.
Villanueva blocks an uppercut.
Ximenes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Villanueva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ximenes! But no joy.
Ximenes misses with a wild body shot.
A jab lands there for Ximenes.
Villanueva misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villanueva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ximenes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ximenes tries to keep at a distance but Villanueva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Villanueva blocks an uppercut.
Villanueva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ximenes can't break the clinch.
Ximenes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Villanueva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Villanueva connects with a knee to the head.
Villanueva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Agostin Ximenes's cut even more.
Villanueva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Villanueva looking to throw knees to the head but Ximenes is blocking nicely.
Villanueva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ximenes lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Ximenes fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villanueva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ximenes avoids it.
Ximenes breaks from the clinch.
Ximenes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ximenes lands with a straight right. Villanueva didn't see that one coming.
Ximenes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ximenes slips under a jab.
Ximenes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ximenes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ximenes just misses with a punch to the body.
Ximenes punishes Villanueva's body with a nice straight punch.
Villanueva throws a sloppy head kick and Ximenes moves out of range easily.
Ximenes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Villanueva at a distance.
Villanueva tries to clinch there but Ximenes circles away.
Ximenes scores with a jab to the body.
Ximenes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Villanueva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villanueva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ximenes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Villanueva in his tracks.
Villanueva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ximenes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Villanueva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Villanueva is looking to counter the offense by Ximenes and move into the clinch.
Ximenes scores with a body shot.
Villanueva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Villanueva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ximenes lands a body shot.
Ximenes throws out a loose jab but Villanueva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ximenes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Villanueva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Villanueva closes the distance and clinches.
Villanueva prevents Ximenes from breaking the clinch.
Villanueva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ximenes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Villanueva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Villanueva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Villanueva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ximenes's face.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ximenes throws a punch but it's blocked by Villanueva.
Villanueva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Villanueva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ximenes's face.
Villanueva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ximenes.
Still in the clinch, Ximenes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ximenes lands with a right to the head.
Ximenes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ximenes lands a left hand.
Ximenes wants to break free but Villanueva has control.
Knees to the body from Villanueva.
Ximenes is trying to break the clinch but Villanueva is controlling him.
Ximenes working aggressively here.
Villanueva blocks an uppercut.
Ximenes struggles to land a body shot inside as Villanueva controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Ximenes.
Ximenes tries to circle away but Villanueva has him pinned against the cage.
Villanueva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ximenes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ximenes is looking to break free of the clinch but Villanueva has double underhooks.
Villanueva tries to land a knee to the head but Ximenes blocks with his arms.
Ximenes avoiding damage as Villanueva throws knees to the body.
Ximenes is trying to force a seperation but Villanueva has the dominant position.
Ximenes swings wildly with an uppercut but Villanueva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ximenes lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ximenes lands with a left to the head.
Ximenes struggles to land a body shot inside as Villanueva controls his hands.
Ximenes working aggressively here.
Villanueva connects with a knee to the head.
Ximenes working aggressively here.
Villanueva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Villanueva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ximenes's efforts to push away.
Ximenes tries to circle away but Villanueva has him pinned against the cage.
Ximenes tries to circle away but Villanueva has him pinned against the cage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Villanueva lands a nice knee to the body.
Villanueva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Villanueva.
Villanueva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ximenes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ximenes tries to work over Villanueva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ximenes tries to break free but Villanueva pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ximenes.
Ximenes can't break the clinch.
Villanueva landing knees to the head.
Villanueva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ximenes blocks it with crossed arms.
Ximenes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ximenes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Villanueva working Ximenes over with knees to the body.
Villanueva lands a good knee to the midsection. Ximenes won't want to take too many of those.
Villanueva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ximenes takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ximenes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Villanueva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ximenes fails to land.
Villanueva tries a knee to the head but Ximenes blocks it.
Ximenes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ximenes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ximenes lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Ximenes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Villanueva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ximenes blocks it with crossed arms.
Agostin Ximenes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ximenes tries to break the clinch but Villanueva is controlling the position.
Villanueva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Villanueva misses with a knee to the head.
Ximenes misses with the head strike.
Ximenes throws a punch but it's blocked by Villanueva.
Villanueva blocking some punches.
Ximenes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Villanueva blocks a body shot from Ximenes.
Ximenes is trying to break the clinch but Villanueva is controlling him.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Villanueva lands a knee to the head.
Ximenes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Villanueva misses with a knee strike.
Ximenes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ximenes tries a body shot but Villanueva blocks it.
Ximenes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Villanueva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ximenes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ximenes lands with a light punch inside.
Ximenes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ximenes misses with a punch to the body.
Ximenes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ximenes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Villanueva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ximenes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Villanueva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ximenes misses with a punch on the inside.
Villanueva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Still in the clinch, Ximenes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jay Villanueva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Villanueva is rocked!
Ximenes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oh Villanueva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ximenes working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Villanueva.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jay Villanueva.
I think Villanueva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight for Jay Villanueva!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Jay Villanueva!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Jay Villanueva!
Jay Villanueva wins by unanimous decision!
Jay Villanueva decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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