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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arriorus Adee (ranked 718 p4p, 515 weight class) and Valen Dreth (ranked 96 p4p, 75 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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24 - 19 - 3 |
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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 24 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arriorus Adee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valen Dreth!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adee slips a jab from Dreth.
Valen Dreth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dreth. Dreth circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Adee throws a hook to the side of Dreth's head but Dreth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Adee.
Dreth has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Adee clobbers Dreth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Adee throws a body shot but no joy.
Dreth looks to throw the jab but Adee is out of range.
Adee throws a quick counter head kick but Dreth was just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Dreth.
Dreth lunges at Adee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Adee's hand.
Dreth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dreth misses with a lunging right hand
and Adee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A head kick misses from Adee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Dreth catches Adee right on the button with a cross.
Adee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dreth.
Adee throwing a counter right hand but Dreth manages to avoid it.
Adee lands a leg kick that knocks Dreth off balance momentarily.
Adee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adee slips under a jab.
Adee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dreth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adee was well out of range. Poor timing from Dreth.
A swing and a miss from Dreth.
Adee just misses with a punch to the body.
Adee checks a leg kick.
Adee scores with a nice right hand.
Adee scores with a body shot.
Dreth lands a head kick!
Adee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dreth wants to land a leg kick but Adee is out of range.
Adee gets caught napping as Dreth dives in and scores a takedown. Adee manages to retain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Adee wriggles free and stands up.
Dreth misses with a body kick.
It looked like Adee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dreth gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dreth in particular looking to stall.
Dreth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dreth scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dreth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Dreth.
Adee kicks off Dreth and gets to his feet.
Adee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dreth scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Adee has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Dreth is on him like a limpet, forcing Adee back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Dreth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adee swings wildly with an uppercut but Dreth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dreth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adee.
A short right from Dreth.
A left hand lands to the body for Adee.
Dreth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dreth tries to throw a body punch but Adee avoids it by throwing Dreth back against the cage.
Adee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dreth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adee backwards.
Dreth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dreth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dreth shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dreth showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dreth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adee wants to get back to his feet.
Adee is staying active underneath Dreth, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dreth throws a strike but Adee avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Dreth throws a big right hand that misses.
Dreth scoring with punches to the head and body.
Adee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dreth postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dreth trying to control but Adee is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adee wants to stand but Dreth is controlling the position.
Dreth lands a couple of elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Valen Dreth will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dreth takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dreth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dreth tests Adee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dreth feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dreth is looking to advance position but Adee has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Adee avoids the attempt from Dreth to control.
Dreth bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Adee kicks Dreth off and gets to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the body from Adee misses
and Adee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dreth lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreth fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dreth misses with a hook.
Dreth takes one to the side of the head.
Dreth shoots in but no luck this time.
Dreth misses with a body shot.
Adee throws a head kick but Dreth moves out of range.
Dreth misses with a wild body shot.
Dreth gets a double leg takedown into Adee's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dreth wants to control from the top but Adee keeps moving.
Adee is looking to stand up but Dreth isn't so interested in that idea.
Adee keeping moving, preventing Dreth from controlling successfully.
Valen Dreth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dreth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dreth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dreth postures up in Adee's guard and throws a big left but Adee blocks it.
Dreth wants to control from the top but Adee keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Arriorus Adee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dreth lands a nice shot that snaps Adee's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dreth avoids the head kick by Adee.
Dreth moves out of range as Adee throws a body kick.
Dreth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dreth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dreth jabs Adee right on the nose. Adee blinks but takes it well.
Valen Dreth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Adee throws a sloppy head kick and Dreth moves out of range easily.
Adee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adee checks the leg kick.
Nice jab there from Dreth.
Adee lands a body shot.
Adee throws out a leg kick but Dreth moves out of range and Adee only half commits.
Adee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dreth thinks about the counter body kick.
Dreth throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Adee on the side of the head.
Adee takes one on the button.
Dreth is looking to slow Adee down with leg kicks.
Dreth cracks Adee with a good jab.
Dreth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adee pinned against the cage. Adee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Adee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dreth misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adee scores with a punch to the head.
Dreth just misses with a punch to the body.
Adee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dreth counters with a one-two to the body.
Dreth misses with a body shot.
Adee throws a counter high kick but Dreth was just alert enough to avoid it.
Adee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dreth stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dreth fails with a takedown attempt.
Arriorus Adee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valen Dreth.
Adee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Adee has Dreth up against the cage in a clinch.
Dreth misses with the head strike.
Dreth is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dreth throws a head punch that misses.
Adee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dreth's efforts to push away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valen Dreth 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. And we move into the final round!
Dreth throws a jab but it's blocked by Adee.
Dreth lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dreth.
Dreth 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.
Nice defenses there by Adee.
Dreth misses the body punch
and Adee counters with a left to the body.
Adee wants to clinch.
Dreth misses with a body shot.
Adee gets caught flat footed, as Dreth shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dreth looking to sit in guard and control but Adee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Adee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dreth is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dreth is pressing down on Adee's thigh, looking to free his foot. Adee is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dreth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dreth is trying to control. Adee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Adee manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Dreth keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Dreth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adee misses with some punches.
Adee misses with a punch to the body.
Adee stops a takedown attempt from Dreth.
Adee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dreth misses with a punch to the body.
Adee tries to work over Dreth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Adee.
Dreth blocks an uppercut.
Dreth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dreth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adee moves away.
Dreth lands a nice shot to the body.
Adee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dreth moves away.
Dreth misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Adee.
Adee throws a sloppy head kick and Dreth moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dreth.
Adee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
A head kick misses from Dreth.
Adee tries to clinch up but Dreth circles away and keeps his distance.
Adee is looking to wear down Dreth with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Adee connects with the punch.
Dreth takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Adee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Dreth there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dreth avoids a kick to the body.
Dreth lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fighters circling - Dreth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dreth needs to keep his hands up - Adee had a free shot at his head there.
Adee throws a push kick but Dreth slaps the foot to one side.
Dreth throws a leg kick but Adee checks it.
Dreth tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Adee swivels and escapes.
Arriorus Adee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valen Dreth.
Adee throws out a loose jab but Dreth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arriorus Adee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dreth looks to land a right hand but Adee moved out of range.
It looked like Adee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Adee misses the shot to the body.
Adee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dreth. Dreth circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dreth lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dreth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adee pushes Dreth away with a front kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Adee.
Adee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adee throws a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adee gets a clinch.
Adee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adee tries to work over Dreth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dreth manages to break the clinch.
Dreth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Adee lands a jab to Dreth's midsection.
Adee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Adee throws a head kick but Dreth moves out of range.
Dreth with a nice cross.
Jab from Dreth.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dreth.
Dreth connects with a leg kick.
Adee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dreth chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Adee can pounce on him.
Dreth lands with a cross.
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 Arriorus Adee.
I think Dreth has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valen Dreth!
A relieved looking Valen Dreth thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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