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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Christiano (ranked 554 p4p, 408 weight class) and Lou Valentine (ranked 82 p4p, 54 weight class). Christiano's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jesus Built My Hotrod. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Christiano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lou Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine staying out of range there.
Christiano has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FIST OF FURY in the buildup to the fight.
Valentine blocks the body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Christiano.
Valentine loads up on a big right hand but Christiano slips the punch.
Valentine lands a body shot.
Christiano with the inside leg kick.
Christiano swings for the body but Valentine moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Christiano.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Christiano, as that shot connected.
Christiano is looking to land body kicks.
Christiano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Valentine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Christiano.
Christiano throws a hook but Valentine avoids it easily.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown but Christiano shows good takedown defense.
An attempted straight right counter from Christiano misses the target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Valentine has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Christiano misses with a two punch combination.
Valentine misses with a hook.
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christiano was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentine tries to score with a low kick but Christiano moves his leg out of the way.
Valentine darts in and clinches Christiano up against the cage.
Valentine scores with a shoulder strike.
Valentine working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine wants to take the fight to the mat but Christiano manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Christiano.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valentine.
Christiano tries to work over Valentine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Christiano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick lands for Valentine.
Valentine takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Christiano punishes Valentine's body with a nice straight punch.
Valentine moves out of range as Christiano throws a body kick.
Valentine misses with an uppercut.
Valentine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Valentine throws a looping overhand right but Christiano ducks down to avoid it.
Valentine misses with an uppercut. Christiano saw that one coming.
Christiano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Valentine shapes to counter with a head kick.
Juan Christiano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Valentine misses its intended target.
Valentine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Christiano.
Christiano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Valentine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Christiano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Valentine takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentine tries to clinch but Christiano is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christiano looks to land a right hand but Valentine moved out of range.
Valentine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Valentine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christiano.
Christiano slips a straight right by Valentine.
Christiano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Valentine checks the leg kick nicely there.
Christiano catches Valentine with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Valentine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Valentine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Christiano.
A head kick misses from Valentine.
Nice shot lands for Valentine.
Christiano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Christiano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Valentine takes a jab right on the kisser.
Valentine swings for the body but Christiano moves out of range.
Valentine tries to clinch but Christiano moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Valentine misses with a kick to the body
and Christiano counters with a nice leg kick.
Christiano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Valentine, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christiano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Christiano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Christiano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Valentine's sensitive parts.
Valentine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Valentine takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Valentine throws a hook to the side of Christiano's head but Christiano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Christiano tries to land a front kick but Valentine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A cross from Christiano lands.
A big right from Valentine misses.
Christiano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valentine only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Valentine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Christiano bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Valentine checks a leg kick.
Valentine is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Valentine.
Christiano throws a solid leg kick but Valentine takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Christiano.
A big right from Valentine misses.
The fighters circling - Valentine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christiano throws a leg kick but Valentine moved away.
Valentine appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Valentine misses the shot to the body.
Christiano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christiano thumps Valentine with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christiano with a nice calf kick.
Christiano misses with an uppercut.
Christiano fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Valentine checks it well.
Valentine is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Christiano with a body shot.
Christiano throws the left hand but Valentine avoids the punch easily.
Christiano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Valentine misses the shot to the body.
Valentine walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Valentine takes the fight into the clinch.
Christiano blocks a body shot from Valentine.
Christiano working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Valentine fails to land.
Valentine blocks a body shot from Christiano.
Christiano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentine moves out of range of the body kick.
Christiano is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Valentine connects with a high kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Christiano. Valentine shrugs it off though.
Valentine throws the left hand but Christiano avoids the punch easily.
Christiano leaves Valentine with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Christiano dominated that 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.
Valentine tries to close the distance and clinch but Christiano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentine. Christiano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valentine misses the shot to the body.
Christiano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valentine can do to turn this around?
Christiano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christiano tries to land a front kick but Valentine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Christiano misses with a leg kick.
Valentine connects with an inside leg kick.
Christiano looks to land a combination but Valentine avoids it well.
Valentine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Christiano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Valentine's hands.
A leg kick checked by Valentine.
Christiano throws a leg kick but Valentine sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Valentine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Valentine misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christiano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Valentine throws a hook but Christiano blocks it.
Christiano throws a nice head kick!
Valentine tries to close the distance and clinch but Christiano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valentine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine scores with a jab to the head.
Valentine tries to close the distance and clinch but Christiano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Christiano tries to work over Valentine's front leg with a kick but Valentine checks it.
Christiano connects with a solid leg kick.
Valentine moves in looking to clinch but Christiano pushes him off.
Valentine closes the distance but Christiano moves to the side
and Christiano counters with a thumping low kick.
Valentine looks for the body kick but Christiano saw that one coming.
Christiano misses with an uppercut. Valentine saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Valentine.
Valentine ducks under a wild hook from Christiano.
Christiano throws a low kick, looking for Valentine's leg but Valentine calmly moves out of range.
Valentine swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Christiano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Christiano throws a push kick but Valentine slaps the foot to one side.
Juan Christiano is winning the standup battle so far.
Christiano misses with a head kick.
Valentine now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Valentine moves in looking to clinch but Christiano pushes him off.
Christiano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valentine avoids the body shot from Christiano.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Valentine! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine misses with a hook to the body
and Christiano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Valentine takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christiano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Valentine is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Christiano with a body shot.
Valentine throws a body shot but no joy.
Valentine lands a really nice looking cross but Christiano seems unphased.
Christiano misses the shot to the body.
Christiano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Christiano.
Christiano moves out of range of the body kick.
Christiano connects with a solid leg kick.
Christiano throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
It seemed like Valentine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Christiano throws a push kick but Valentine slaps the foot to one side.
Valentine checks a leg kick nicely.
Valentine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Christiano tenderised Valentine's leg. Valentine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Valentine darts in and clinches Christiano up against the cage.
Christiano misses with a body punch.
Christiano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valentine lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine lands an uppercut.
Valentine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valentine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Valentine stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Valentine blocks an uppercut.
Valentine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Christiano's elbow.
Christiano breaks the clinch.
Christiano misses with a hook.
Valentine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Valentine cracks a nice hook into Christiano's ribs.
Valentine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Christiano on the side of the head.
Christiano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Christiano lands a nice looking kick to the body. Valentine takes a step back to recover.
Valentine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Christiano.
Christiano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Christiano scores with a jab to the head.
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!
Christiano misses with a combination
and Valentine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valentine rushes Christiano and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Valentine.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valentine misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valentine.
Valentine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lou Valentine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Valentine lands a body punch in the clinch.
Valentine lands a shoulder strike.
Christiano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Christiano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Valentine misses.
Valentine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valentine throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Christiano to counter with a crisp jab.
Christiano gets tackled into the cage by Valentine. Valentine maintains the clinch.
Christiano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Christiano digs a right hand underneath Valentine's ribcage. Valentine let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Valentine lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christiano throws a head punch that misses.
Valentine lands a body shot.
Valentine blocks a body shot from Christiano.
Valentine blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Juan Christiano will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Valentine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Christiano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Christiano lands with a nice body punch.
Valentine is looking to score with low kicks.
Valentine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Valentine keeps Christiano at a distance using the push kick.
Christiano misses with a wild body shot.
Valentine lands with an uppercut that bounces Christiano off the cage and back into range.
Valentine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Valentine is stalling here.
Christiano breaks the clinch.
Valentine misses with an uppercut
and Christiano counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Christiano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine scores with a head kick.
Valentine misses with a body shot.
Valentine just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromChristiano.
Good leg kick by Valentine.
Christiano misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christiano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Valentine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Christiano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christiano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Valentine's sensitive parts.
Valentine throws a body punch but Christiano moves out of range.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown but Christiano shows good takedown defense.
Valentine closes the distance and pushes Christiano back into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valentine.
Christiano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Valentine misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentine.
Christiano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valentine's elbow.
Valentine lands with a left to the head.
Christiano misses with the head strike.
Valentine pushes Christiano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Christiano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valentine moves out of range of the body kick from Christiano.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Valentine.
Valentine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Valentine connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christiano cracks Valentine with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christiano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Valentine misses with a hook.
Valentine closes the distance looking to clinch
and Christiano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Christiano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Valentine works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Valentine is looking to clinch.
Christiano avoids a kick to the body.
Valentine is looking to clinch but Christiano is avoiding it.
Christiano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Valentine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Valentine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentine is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Christiano with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Valentine. Beautiful body shot.
Christiano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valentine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Christiano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Christiano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Valentine loads up on a big right hand but Christiano slips the punch.
Christiano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lou Valentine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine dodges the punch combination from Christiano.
A big right from Valentine misses.
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christiano was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
Christiano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Valentine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christiano.
Valentine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Christiano is looking to chop away at Valentine's legs.
Valentine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Christiano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Christiano scores with a nice strike.
Nice defenses there by Christiano.
Christiano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentine was well out of range. Poor timing from Christiano.
Valentine tries to clinch there but Christiano circles away.
Christiano lands with a right hand.
Valentine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valentine looks to clinch
and Christiano counters with an inside leg kick.
Christiano scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christiano lands a nice looking body kick.
Jab from Christiano.
Valentine throws a front kick aimed at Christiano's knee but Christiano avoids it well.
And Christiano counters with a quick kick to the body but Valentine blocks it.
Christiano moves out of range of the leg kick from Valentine.
Valentine throws a low kick but Christiano moves out of range easily.
Christiano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Valentine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Christiano scores with a jab. Valentine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A nice leg kick from Christiano, right into the meat of the thigh.
Christiano moves out of range of the leg kick from Valentine.
Christiano throws a leg kick which misses Valentine's front leg but catches the back leg as Valentine tries to avoid it.
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christiano was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
Valentine has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A lazy left from Christiano finds it's target.
Christiano checks a low kick from Valentine.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentine throws out a leg kick but Christiano moves out of range and Valentine only half commits.
Valentine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Christiano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A counter left hand to the body from Christiano misses its target.
Valentine tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Juan Christiano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Valentine throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Christiano counters with a good low kick that Valentine was not able to check.
Valentine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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 Juan Christiano.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Christiano, 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Christiano!
Juan Christiano decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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