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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hobo Garrincha (ranked 160 p4p, 360 weight class) and Giggle Valentine (ranked 14 p4p, 26 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28 - 19 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hobo Garrincha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giggle Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine slips under a jab from Garrincha.
Valentine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garrincha misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Valentine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Hobo Garrincha has been cut.
Valentine misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Garrincha misses the target.
Garrincha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentine was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrincha.
Garrincha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garrincha scores with a jab. Valentine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Garrincha fails with the takedown
and Valentine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrincha dives in and grabs Valentine's left leg, looking for a takedown. Valentine pushes down on Garrincha's head and hops out.
Garrincha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Valentine misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrincha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garrincha looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Valentine throws an overhand right that lands on Garrincha's shoulder, as Garrincha tries to avoid the shot.
Valentine misses with a lunging right hand
and Garrincha counters with a straight right hand.
Garrincha looks to land a right hand but Valentine moved out of range.
Valentine throws a fast counter high kick but Garrincha manages to duck under it in time.
Garrincha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Valentine misses with a looping left.
Valentine staying out of range there.
Valentine tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Garrincha is able to avoid easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Valentine misses the target.
Valentine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garrincha.
Garrincha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garrincha jabs at Valentine's body.
Garrincha comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Valentine scores with a head kick. Garrincha tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Garrincha avoids the head kick by Valentine.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garrincha lands an overhand right.
Garrincha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valentine.
Garrincha swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice jab there from Garrincha.
Valentine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garrincha scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valentine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garrincha lands with a hook. Valentine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Garrincha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valentine throws out the jab.
Hobo Garrincha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garrincha swings for the body but Valentine moves out of range.
Valentine replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Garrincha blocks it well.
Garrincha throws a jab when Valentine was well out of range.
Garrincha instigates a clinch.
Valentine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garrincha connects with a single shot there.
Valentine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrincha.
Valentine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Valentine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha lands a jab to the head.
Garrincha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valentine.
Valentine takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Garrincha - just one landing.
Garrincha avoids the body shot from Valentine.
Garrincha works Valentine's body with a nice hook.
Garrincha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentine was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrincha.
Valentine is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Garrincha misses the body punch
and Valentine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garrincha thuds his right hand into Valentine's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Valentine connects with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hobo Garrincha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hobo Garrincha'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.
A head kick misses from Valentine.
Garrincha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valentine.
Valentine raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Garrincha lands with an overhand left.
Garrincha swings for the body but Valentine moves out of range.
Garrincha's corner calls for a 1-2. Garrincha obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Valentine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valentine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrincha misses with a looping right.
Garrincha throws an overhand right that lands on Valentine's shoulder, as Valentine tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Valentine! But no joy.
Valentine plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Garrincha fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Valentine on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrincha throws a jab but it's blocked by Valentine.
Garrincha throws a hook but Valentine avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Garrincha.
Valentine punishes Garrincha's body with a nice straight punch.
Hobo Garrincha is winning the standup battle so far.
Valentine throws a sloppy head kick and Garrincha moves out of range easily.
Garrincha connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Valentine's hands.
Valentine keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Valentine! But no joy.
Garrincha swings widly with a right hand
and Valentine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garrincha ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garrincha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valentine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine looks to land a right hand but Garrincha moved out of range.
Valentine throws a big shot that misses.
Valentine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garrincha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrincha moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Garrincha misses with a body shot.
Valentine missing with a left hand there. Garrincha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valentine slips under a jab from Garrincha.
Valentine misses with a body shot.
It looked like Garrincha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garrincha throws the left hand but Valentine avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha walks into a stiff left hand from Valentine.
Valentine on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Valentine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrincha manages to avoid it.
Garrincha throws out a loose jab but Valentine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valentine takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Garrincha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentine was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrincha.
Valentine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garrincha.
A head kick misses from Valentine.
Valentine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garrincha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valentine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha works the jab nicely.
Garrincha scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garrincha throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Valentine on the side of the head.
Valentine throws a body punch but Garrincha moves out of range.
Garrincha scores with a punch to the head.
Garrincha throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Valentine on the side of the head.
Valentine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garrincha.
Valentine throws out a counter right but Garrincha avoids it with no problem.
Garrincha fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Valentine on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hobo Garrincha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hobo Garrincha's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Garrincha changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hobo Garrincha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Garrincha misses.
Valentine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garrincha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valentine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Valentine.
A jab lands there for Garrincha.
Valentine moves out of range as Garrincha strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garrincha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garrincha digs a good hook to Valentine's body.
Garrincha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valentine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garrincha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garrincha has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Garrincha there as he acknowledges the shot.
Valentine throws a right hand that misses
and Garrincha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garrincha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valentine.
Garrincha misses with a looping left.
Garrincha swings for the body but Valentine moves out of range.
Valentine throws a shot from downtown. Garrincha moves away and avoids it.
Garrincha lands a right hook to the body.
Valentine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice jab there from Valentine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha lands the left hand.
Garrincha swings for the body but Valentine moves out of range.
Valentine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garrincha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Valentine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Garrincha lunges at Valentine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Valentine's hand.
Garrincha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valentine.
Garrincha is looking to counter punch.
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!
Garrincha scores with a sloppy right hand. Valentine should have avoided that one.
Garrincha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentine was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrincha.
Valentine has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Valentine takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Valentine walks into a jab.
Garrincha scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Garrincha thuds his right hand into Valentine's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Garrincha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valentine.
A slow jab from Valentine misses its intended target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garrincha.
Valentine throws the left hand but Garrincha avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Garrincha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Valentine misses with an uppercut.
Garrincha swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Garrincha scores with a nice right hand.
Valentine on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha blocks a jab.
Garrincha lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garrincha ducks under a wild hook from Valentine.
Garrincha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valentine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Garrincha lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Valentine swings for the body but Garrincha moves out of range.
Garrincha throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Valentine to counter with a crisp jab.
Hobo Garrincha's cut is getting worse.
Garrincha lands with a hook. Valentine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Garrincha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valentine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Giggle Valentine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valentine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrincha.
Valentine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hobo Garrincha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garrincha has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hobo Garrincha!
Hobo Garrincha seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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