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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Long Thai (ranked 1061 p4p, 767 weight class) and DeMario Valdez (ranked 136 p4p, 100 weight class). Valdez has chosen Era - Ameno as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Long Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, DeMario Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Valdez thuds his shin into the meat of Thai's side.
Valdez misses with a lunging right hand
and Thai counters with an outside leg kick.
Valdez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Valdez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Thai throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Valdez throws a hook but Thai blocks it.
Thai throwing a counter right hand but Valdez manages to avoid it.
Valdez looks to land a right hand but Thai moved out of range.
Thai seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Valdez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thai - that will leave a mark!
DeMario Valdez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thai throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez loads up on a big right hand but Thai slips the punch.
Valdez looks to throw the jab but Thai is out of range.
As Valdez tries to get set, Thai tries to push him back and clinch up but Valdez manages to avoid the attempt.
Valdez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big right from Valdez misses.
Thai feints and then cracks Valdez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Valdez down.
Thai scores with a three punch combo!
Thai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Valdez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Valdez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Valdez misses with a looping right.
Thai throwing a counter right hand but Valdez manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez throws a jab when Thai was well out of range.
Valdez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Valdez avoids the head kick by Thai.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thai throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like DeMario Valdez has been cut.
Thai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valdez.
Valdez throws a jab but it's blocked by Thai.
Thai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Valdez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Valdez checks the leg kick nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai moves out of range of the strikes.
As Valdez tries to get set, Thai tries to push him back and clinch up but Valdez manages to avoid the attempt.
Thai avoids the head kick by Valdez.
Valdez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valdez throws a poor cross that misses
and Thai counters by moving into the clinch.
Valdez avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Thai lands a nice elbow.
Valdez avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Valdez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Thai blocks a body shot from Valdez.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
Thai blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Valdezs head.
Thai blocking some punches.
Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Valdez can't find room to land a body shot as Thai controls the action.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valdez blocks it with crossed arms.
Valdez trying to control the position but instead, Thai has worked for underhooks and has pushed Valdez into the cage.
Valdez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thai has him pressed against the cage.
Thai tries a knee to the head but Valdez blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valdez lands with a short shot to the head.
Thai blocks an uppercut.
Valdez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Valdez has a couple of punches blocked by Thai.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valdez.
A hook to the body from Valdez.
Valdez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Long Thai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on DeMario Valdez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Valdez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thai misses with a body shot.
DeMario Valdez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valdez misses with a hook.
Thai lands a body shot.
Valdez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thai defending well as Valdez loads up on a big left hand.
Thai gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Thai.
Valdez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valdez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Valdez tries a body shot but Thai blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Valdez blocks an elbow strike from Thai.
Thai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valdez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Long Thai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Valdez blocks a body shot from Thai.
Thai lands a nice knee to the body.
Valdez stalling in the clinch but Thai improves position.
Thai lands a nice uppercut.
Valdez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thai or not.
Come on Valdez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thai throws an elbow but it misses.
Thai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Valdez avoids the damage to the body.
Valdez is trying to stall.
Thai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Valdez.
Thai misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Valdez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Thai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thai can't find room to land a body shot as Valdez controls the action.
Thai tries a knee to the head but Valdez blocks it.
Nice elbow from Thai.
Valdez looking to slow down the pace here.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Valdez is defending well for now.
Thai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Valdez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Valdez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valdez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai manages to break the clinch.
Thai fakes the leg kick and cracks Valdez in the body.
Thai moves out of range of the strikes.
Valdez throws an off balance right hand
and Thai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Valdez misses the target.
Valdez misses with a combination
and Valdez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That has opened up DeMario Valdez's cut even more.
Thai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thai misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Valdez.
Valdez with a nice cross.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Valdez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Valdez misses the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valdez looks to score with a jab to the body but Thai is just out of range.
As Valdez tries to get set, Thai tries to push him back and clinch up but Valdez manages to avoid the attempt.
Valdez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Valdez.
Valdez lands a jab.
Valdez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Long Thai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on DeMario Valdez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Valdez scores with a kick to the body.
Valdez ducks right into an uppercut from Thai.
Thai throws a sloppy head kick and Valdez moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Valdez misses.
Valdez moves out of range of the body kick from Thai.
Valdez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thai ducks under a wild hook from Valdez.
Thai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick by Valdez misses
and Thai counters with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Valdez misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez swings for the body but Thai moves out of range.
Thai tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Valdez manages to circle out of the way.
Valdez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valdez throws out the jab.
Thai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Valdez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thai doesn't seem bothered though.
Valdez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Valdez cracks Thai with a good jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thai.
Valdez throws a poor cross that misses
and Thai counters with a big head kick but Valdez shrugs it off.
Thai slips under a jab from Valdez.
DeMario Valdez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thai scores with a hook to the body. Valdez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thai throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Valdez! But no joy.
Valdez misses with the combination.
Thai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Valdez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez misses with an uppercut.
Thai tries to counter by clinching up but Valdez breaks away and moves out of range.
Thai misses with a body kick.
Thai throws a body shot but no joy.
Thai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A lazy left from Thai finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Valdez misses the target.
And Thai counters with a quick kick to the body but Valdez blocks it.
Valdez looks to land a left hand but Thai moved out of range nicely.
Valdez throws a hook but Thai avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thai misses with a head kick.
Valdez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Valdez misses with a body shot
and Thai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valdez misses with a lunging right hand
and Thai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Valdez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valdez tries to counter with a clinch but Thai shakes him off and moves away.
Thai defending well as Valdez loads up on a big left hand.
Thai tries to score with a low kick but Valdez moves his leg out of the way.
Valdez tries to counter with a clinch but Thai shakes him off and moves away.
Valdez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Valdez thows a left - swing and a miss!
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 Long Thai.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thai, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Long Thai!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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