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UFL 28 Brunner vs Valentine PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Melikhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Melikhov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Flores!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Flores with that takedown attempt.
Melikhov tries to clinch up but Flores circles away and keeps his distance.
Melikhov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Melikhov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Melikhov throws the left hand but Flores avoids the punch easily.
Flores shoots in for a takedown but Melikhov shows good takedown defense.
Melikhov tries to clinch up but Flores circles away and keeps his distance.
Melikhov lands with a big right hook that stumbles Flores - he's out on his feet here! Melikhov follows up with another monster hook that separates Flores from consciousness! Flores falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Melikhov stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sergey Melikhov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Vitalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Petes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Petes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Vitalis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Travis Petes!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitalis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vitalis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vitalis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Petes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vitalis tries to clinch up.
Vitalis tries to close the distance and clinch but Petes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vitalis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Vitalis.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Petes has eaten all the pies!
Vitalis throws a jab when Petes was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petes scores with a spinning back kick!
Vitalis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vitalis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitalis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vitalis misses with a series of wild punches.
Vitalis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vitalis misses with the combination.
Petes checks the leg kick.
Vitalis throws a series of punches but Petes avoids them all with ease.
Vitalis moves out of range of the leg kick from Petes.
Vitalis avoids a kick to the body.
Vitalis clobbers Petes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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.
Vitalis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Petes misses with a double jab
and Vitalis counters with a straight right hand.
Vitalis misses with a combination
and Petes counters with a low kick, right behind Vitalis 's knee.
Vitalis stalks Petes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Petes's face. Petes staggers backwards, shaken.
Vitalis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vitalis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick by Vitalis misses
and Petes counters with a good low kick that Vitalis was not able to check.
Petes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Petes counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitalis is letting Petes control him for a moment.
Vitalis is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Vitalis is trying to get back to half guard.
Vitalis is working hard here to advance position.
Petes slows the pace down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vitalis is pushing Petes's head away, looking to escape. Petes manages to hold on to the position though.
Vitalis wants to get back to his feet but Petes is dominant here and he's now got Vitalis's back!
Vitalis wants to escape the position.
Vitalis rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Petes works his way into full mount!
Vitalis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Petes dominated that round.
That's time! Vitalis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vitalis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Petes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vitalis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vitalis is looking to break free of the clinch but Petes has double underhooks.
Petes breaks the clinch.
Vitalis throws a leg kick
and Petes counters with a good low kick that Vitalis was not able to check.
Vitalis looks to clinch
and Petes counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vitalis misses with a double jab.
Vitalis tries to clinch up
and Petes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petes tries to clinch there but Vitalis circles away.
Petes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vitalis.
Alexander Vitalis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vitalis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petes.
Alexander Vitalis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Vitalis is predictable there
and Petes counters by clinching up.
Vitalis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vitalis wants to break free but Petes has control.
A frustrated look appears on Vitalis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vitalis wants to get back to striking at distance but Petes won't allow it.
Petes has Vitalis pressed against the cage, preventing Vitalis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Petes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vitalis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vitalis thows a leg kick but Petes checks it
and Petes counters with a shoot takedown. Vitalis fights it but they end up in guard.
Vitalis keeping moving, preventing Petes from controlling successfully.
Vitalis wants to stand but Petes is controlling the position.
Petes controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitalis is pulling down on Petes's head. It's preventing any offense from Petes, at least for the moment.
Petes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Vitalis is looking to stand up but Petes isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Petes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Vitalis keeping moving, preventing Petes from controlling successfully.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Petes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Vitalis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Petes is looking to clinch.
Vitalis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Petes counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Vitalis!
Vitalis is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Vitalis sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Vitalis tries to kick Petes off in order to stand up. Petes Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petes prevents Vitalis from escaping the position.
Vitalis struggling a bit here.
Vitalis tries to bench press Petes off him but Petes keeps the position.
Vitalis wants to get back to his feet but Petes is dominant here and he's now got Vitalis's back!
Vitalis holding both Petes 's hands and preventing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good control from Petes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vitalis controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Petes is hanging on to Vitalis's back as he tries to escape.
Vitalis has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Petes keeps control of the position easily here as Vitalis tries to buck him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitalis looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Vitalis is keeping busy.
Vitalis is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Travis Petes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Petes slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Vitalis trying to get back to his feet but Petes is in full control for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Petes is not going to allow Vitalis to sit and survive in this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Petes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Petes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Petes!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Meriu Crinichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Von Baron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Meriu Crinichi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Von Baron!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crinichi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Von Baron defends it nicely.
Crinichi looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Crinichi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Von Baron throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Von Baron.
Von Baron tries a head kick but it misses.
Crinichi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Von Baron finds it's way round the side to connect with Crinichi's head.
It looks like Meriu Crinichi has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Baron throws a body kick that misses.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Von Baron! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Igor Von Baron!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brett Heart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mkat Twilight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brett Heart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mkat Twilight!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twilight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Twilight shoots in looking for a takedown. Heart tries to sprawl out of it but Twilight keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Heart manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Twilight scores with a takedown into Heart's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Twilight trying to control the position from guard on top but Heart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Twilight is sitting in close to Heart's body. Heart has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Twilight is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Twilight is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Heart.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brett Heart!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Brunner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Vincent Valentine enters the cage!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Brunner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vincent Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunner scores a takedown into full mount!
Brunner sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Valentine really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brunner looking to control but Valentine is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Valentine is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brunner controlling the pace for now.
Valentine really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunner lands a heavy elbow.
Brunner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Brunner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Valentine wants to hold on but Brunner pushes him away.
Valentine is desperately trying to improve his position but Brunner has a good base and remains in mount.
The referee warns Valentine that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Brunner controlling his opponent.
Valentine really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brunner tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunner looking to control but Valentine is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brunner is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Valentine really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brunner controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Sergey Brunner just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Valentine misses with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Valentine as Brunner shoots in.
Valentine misses with a hook. Brunner ducked under it nicely.
Brunner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Valentine sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brunner somewhat.
Valentine misses with a two punch combination.
Valentine has his takedown stuffed
and Brunner counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Valentine is not content to let Brunner control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Brunner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Valentine on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is staying active underneath Brunner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Valentine wants to get back to full guard.
Valentine is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Brunner wants to stand but Valentine has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Valentine has his hands clasped together around Brunner's back. He's all about the action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brunner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Valentine to the mat! Valentine manages to get full guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Brunner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Valentine thows a body shot but no joy.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Brunner.
Valentine is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brunner stands up.
Brunner tries to clinch up but Valentine circles away and keeps his distance.
Brunner drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brunner wants to control from the top but Valentine keeps moving.
Brunner is looking to work some ground and pound but Valentine has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunner trying to control but Valentine is working from the bottom.
Brunner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Valentine working for a triangle but Brunner defends it easily.
Valentine is looking to sweep but instead, Brunner has passed into half guard.
Valentine wants to control but Brunner is keeping busy.
Brunner lands with a punch from half guard.
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.
Valentine is looking for a sweep. Brunner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Valentine actively working from the bottom here.
Valentine is breathing heavily.
Brunner wants to stand up but Valentine has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brunner prevents Valentine from improving his position.
Valentine on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brunner seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Valentine does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Valentine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brunner.
Valentine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brunner.
Brunner bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is looking to reverse the position.
Brunner is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Valentine knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
An elbow from Brunner crashes against the mat.
Brunner decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brunner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valentine misses with a wild body shot.
That's four 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.
Valentine with a poor takedown
and Brunner counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brunner works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Brunner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brunner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valentine keeps working.
Valentine looking for submissions off his back.
Valentine is looking to improve his position.
Brunner perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Valentine is not content to let Brunner control the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Brunner dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Valentine gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Valentine looking for a guillotine here but Brunner defends easily.
Brunner throwing strikes but missing.
Brunner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunner wants to control from the top but Valentine keeps moving.
Brunner postures up.
Valentine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Valentine being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Sergey Brunner just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Brunner scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Valentine can't do much from the bottom here.
Valentine is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine can't do much from the bottom here.
Brunner controls the position.
Valentine is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunner trying to control the action but Valentine is working from the bottom.
Valentine is looking to regain half guard here but Brunner keeps moving and retains side control.
Brunner staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brunner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valentine keeps working.
Brunner decides to stand up, so the ref orders Valentine to his feet.
Brunner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valentine blocks a head kick by Brunner.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brunner.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brunner shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Valentine's guard.
Brunner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Brunner clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brunner shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Valentine defends it nicely.
Brunner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valentine.
Brunner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valentine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine misses with a double jab
and Brunner counters with a nice double leg into side control. Valentine won't be happy with that.
Valentine sneaks back into half guard.
Valentine actively working from the bottom here.
Valentine is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Valentine is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brunner's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brunner's back!
Valentine doesn't have the hooks in and Brunner manages to turn into his guard.
Brunner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Valentine wants to sweep but no luck.
Valentine keeping full guard, as Brunner tries to pass.
Valentine throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Valentine being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Valentine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brunner is one step ahead there.
Brunner is stalling in the full guard.
Valentine looking for a sweep. Not yet Valentine, not yet.
Valentine can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brunner controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunner passes into half guard.
Valentine tries to get to full guard but Brunner has control of the leg.
Brunner is looking to stall here but Valentine recovers full guard.
Brunner works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Valentine trying to control here.
Brunner controlling the action here.
Brunner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valentine keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Sergey Brunner just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Valentine thows a body shot but no joy.
Brunner fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Valentine sprawls well initially but Brunner persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Brunner trying to control from half guard but Valentine is working away.
Valentine moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Valentine tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Valentine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Brunner had his way with Vincent Valentine in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from Valentine misses.
Brunner closes the distance and pushes Valentine back into the cage.
Brunner breaks from the clinch.
Brunner misses with the combination.
Valentine gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brunner to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Valentine is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Brunner frees his head nicely. Oh but Valentine has switched to an armbar! Brunner is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Vincent Valentine!
Vincent Valentine is the new featherweight champion!
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