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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Valen Dreth (ranked 1636 p4p, 1767 weight class) and Brendan Quiniou (ranked 185 p4p, 203 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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7 - 2 - 0 |
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178 cm
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152
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valen Dreth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brendan Quiniou!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quiniou fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dreth sprawls well initially but Quiniou persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dreth is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at FF Forever, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Dreth won't allow Quiniou to pass to mount.
Quiniou is looking for a kimura here.
Dreth looking for submissions off his back.
Dreth looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quiniou is trying to control the action in half guard but Dreth is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreth works his way to full guard. Good work.
Quiniou trying to control the position from guard on top but Dreth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quiniou showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dreth keeping full guard, as Quiniou tries to pass.
Quiniou sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dreth keeping moving, preventing Quiniou from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dreth throws a leg kick but Quiniou sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dreth throws a sloppy head kick and Quiniou moves out of range easily.
Quiniou throws a nice looking combination but Dreth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dreth throws a counter high kick but Quiniou was just alert enough to avoid it.
Quiniou shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dreth as he jumps to the side.
Dreth throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dreth defending well as Quiniou loads up on a big left hand.
Dreth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Quiniou decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dreth wants to get back to full guard.
Quiniou is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Quiniou is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Dreth to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Quiniou trying to control the position from guard on top but Dreth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Dreth trying to control the position.
Dreth can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Quiniou controls the pace.
Dreth working for a triangle but Quiniou defends it easily.
Quiniou must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Quiniou tries to free his leg and advance position but Dreth is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quiniou is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Quiniou wants to control from the top but Dreth keeps moving.
Quiniou forces his way into half guard.
Dreth is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Quiniou pulls his head out easily.
Quiniou wants to control but Dreth is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dreth is trying to get back to full guard.
Quiniou is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dreth defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Quiniou dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Quiniou shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Quiniou showed some decent athleticism there.
Dreth gets back to full guard.
Quiniou sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Dreth doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Quiniou paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Dreth - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Valen Dreth!
Valen Dreth bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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