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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alcide Almunecar (ranked 741 p4p, 695 weight class) and Lou Valentine (ranked 105 p4p, 98 weight class). Lou Valentine has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alcide Almunecar's chin.
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alcide Almunecar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lou Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine lands a leg kick that knocks Almunecar off balance momentarily.
Lou Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almunecar dodges the punch combination from Valentine.
Almunecar throwing a counter right hand but Valentine manages to avoid it.
Almunecar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Almunecar catches Valentine with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Valentine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Almunecar.
Valentine lands the left hand.
It looks like Alcide Almunecar has been cut.
Valentine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Almunecar.
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.
Almunecar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Valentine moves into range and clinches up with Almunecar.
A short body shot lands from Valentine as the two fighters clinch.
Valentine jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Almunecar walks away with a smile on his face. Valentine gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valentine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valentine misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Valentine misses with a takedown
and Almunecar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Valentine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valentine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Almunecar throws a leg kick which misses Valentine's front leg but catches the back leg as Valentine tries to avoid it.
Valentine closes the distance but Almunecar moves to the side
and Almunecar counters with a stiff right hand.
Valentine throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Valentine throws a right hand that misses
and Almunecar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valentine throws a nice looking combination but Almunecar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valentine moves forwards but Almunecar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Almunecar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Valentine.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Almunecar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Valentine.
Almunecar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar avoids the body shot from Valentine.
Almunecar tried to counter with a leg kick but Valentine avoided it.
Alcide Almunecar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donk. Almunecar catches Valentine right on the button with a cross.
Valentine fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Almunecar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alcide Almunecar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lou Valentine.
Valentine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Almunecar can pounce on him.
Almunecar lands with a straight right. Valentine didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Almunecar. Valentine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valentine scores with a head kick.
Valentine ducks under a wild hook from Almunecar.
Valentine tries to clinch but Almunecar moves out of range.
Valentine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Valentine wants a takedown.
Valentine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Valentine.
Valentine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valentine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Valentine lands a body shot in the clinch.
Almunecar stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Valentine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Almunecar blocks an uppercut.
Valentine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Almunecar prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentine.
Valentine jumps guard but Almunecar turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Valentine blocks the elbow strike.
A short left from Almunecar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Valentine is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Almunecar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Almunecar breaks from the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Valentine checks a leg kick.
Almunecar misses with a wild body shot.
Valentine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A leg kick checked by Almunecar.
Almunecar is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
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!
Valentine throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Almunecar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Valentine throws a big shot that misses.
Almunecar feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Valentine walks into a jab.
Valentine is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Almunecar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Valentine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Almunecar appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Almunecar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Almunecar moves out of range as Valentine strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Almunecar misses the target.
Nice body kick from Almunecar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alcide Almunecar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alcide Almunecar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Almunecar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Valentine misses with a two punch combination.
Valentine gets a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Valentine thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Valentine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Valentine wants to work for an arm triangle but Almunecar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Almunecar tries to roll over but Valentine keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine is trying to control. Almunecar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Almunecar tries to roll over but Valentine keeps him under control.
Valentine is working for a kimura but Almunecar is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Valentine is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Valentine is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Almunecar is defending against the submission attempts here by Valentine.
Valentine looks to land a strike but Almunecar avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Almunecar controlling the position.
Valentine with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Almunecar is on top in guard.
Valentine throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Almunecar escapes and throws Valentine's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Almunecar tries to advance to mount but can't.
Almunecar blocks the strikes from Valentine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar tries to score with some ground and pound. Valentine controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Valentine looking for a sweep but Almunecar has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Almunecar tries to control but Valentine wriggling away.
Valentine slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Almunecar keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Valentine is trying to get back to full guard.
Valentine actively working from the bottom here.
Valentine actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Almunecar is going to stand back up.
Almunecar is thwarting Valentine's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Almunecar in particular looking to stall.
Almunecar is trying to control. Valentine wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Almunecar in particular looking to stall.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Valentine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Almunecar.
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 Alcide Almunecar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alcide Almunecar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Valentine.
It looked like Almunecar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Valentine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Almunecar.
Almunecar throws a hook but Valentine avoids it easily.
Valentine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Almunecar misses with a hook.
Almunecar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Valentine tries to clinch but Almunecar is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almunecar lands a really nice looking cross but Valentine seems unphased.
Valentine lands a head kick. Almunecar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Valentine wants to clinch
enabling Almunecar to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Almunecar has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine moves into the clinch successfully.
Valentine misses with a punch on the inside.
Valentine working aggressively here.
Valentine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Almunecar.
Valentine dives in for a single leg takedown but Almunecar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Valentine scores with a head kick. Almunecar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Valentine works Almunecar's body with a nice hook.
Valentine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alcide Almunecar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lou Valentine.
Valentine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Valentine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Valentine misses.
Almunecar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Almunecar throws a lazy right hand but Valentine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Valentine throws an off balance right hand
letting Almunecar counter with a right hand.
Alcide Almunecar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almunecar tests Valentine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Valentine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Almunecar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Valentine drives through with a takedown into guard.
Valentine throws a big right hand that misses.
Almunecar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Valentine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Almunecar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almunecar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Valentine has gone for a leg lock! Almunecar slips out almost immediately though and dives into Valentine's guard.
Valentine bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Almunecar's guard.
Lou Valentine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine trying to control but Almunecar is working from the bottom.
Valentine throwing strikes from guard but Almunecar blocks nicely.
Valentine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valentine drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Almunecar manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Valentine has Almunecar in his guard.
Valentine looking for a sweep. Not yet Valentine, not yet.
Valentine lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Valentine's guard.
Valentine lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Valentine looking to pass the guard.
Valentine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Valentine is looking to work some ground and pound but Almunecar has wrist control.
Valentine drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Almunecar dives on top into guard.
Valentine trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Valentine looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Almunecar passes into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lou Valentine.
I think Almunecar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alcide Almunecar!
A relieved looking Alcide Almunecar 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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hype
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