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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Correira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wesley Correira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wesley Correira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Justin Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Correira tries to close the distance and clinch but Valentine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Valentine keeps the fight on the outside.
Correira gets the takedown into side control.
Valentine is not content to let Correira control the position.
Correira prevents Valentine from escaping the position.
Correira trying to control the position but Valentine is working away.
Correira stands up and beckons Valentine to his feet.
Valentine tries to clinch up but Correira circles away and keeps his distance.
Valentine pushes Correira up against the cage in a clinch.
Correira stops a takedown attempt from Valentine.
Correira throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Correira trying to stall but Valentine improves his position.
Correira wants to get back to striking at distance but Valentine won't allow it.
Correira could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Correira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valentine fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correira fails to pull guard.
Correira misses with a knee strike.
Valentine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valentine tries for a takedown but Correira manages to get underhooks.
Wesley Correira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Valentine.
Correira slowing the pace effectively.
Valentine tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Correira smiles and moves away.
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valentine plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Wesley Correira has been cut.
Correira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Valentine sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Valentine tries to clinch up.
Valentine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valentine tries to clinch but Correira is having none of it.
Correira has taken the fight to the clinch.
Valentine tries to pull guard but Correira holds him up against the cage and eventually Valentine drops back down to his feet.
Valentine tries for a takedown. No joy.
Correira has had enough of the clinch but Valentine keeps him there for the moment.
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 Correira walks away with a smile on his face. Valentine gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Correira tries to clinch but Valentine is having none of it.
Valentine lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Correira tries to clinch there but Valentine circles away.
Valentine stuffs the takedown.
Correira is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correira tries to clinch
and Valentine moves into the clinch.
Correira effectively controlling the action here.
Correira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Correira wants to clinch up but Valentine keeps it at a distance.
Correira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Correira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valentine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Correira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valentine clinches with his opponent.
Valentine tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Valentine pulls Correira into guard.
Correira wants to get up but he can't break Valentine's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Valentine is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Valentine throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Correira is trying to maintain the position but Valentine is very close to passing his half guard.
Valentine throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Correira does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Valentine sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Correira defending well though.
Valentine wants to pass to mount but Correira is defending the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Correira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Correira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Correira circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Valentine has Correira pressed against the cage, preventing Correira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Correira drops down looking for an ankle pick but Valentine pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Valentine rushes Correira and presses him up against the cage.
Valentine fails to pull guard.
Correira wants a takedown but no success here.
Valentine manages to break the clinch.
Valentine closes the distance and clinches up with Correira, looking for a takedown. Valentine pushes Correira against the cage but Correira circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Valentine closes this distance looking for a takedown but Correira circles away.
Valentine tries to clinch up but Correira circles away and keeps his distance.
Correira closes the distance looking to clinch
and Valentine counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Valentine has a takedown stuffed.
Correira darts in and clinches Valentine up against the cage.
Correira looking to throw knees to the head but Valentine is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Correira is looking to break free of the clinch but Valentine has double underhooks.
Correira can't get the takedown.
Valentine fails to pull guard.
Valentine pulls guard.
Valentine throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Valentine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wesley Correira's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Valentine pushes Correira up against the cage in a clinch.
Correira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Valentine lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Correira gets underhooks to prevent Valentine's takedown attempt.
Valentine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valentine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Correira turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Correira trying to control the action but Valentine is working from the bottom.
Correira stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Valentine fails with a takedown attempt.
Correira tries to clinch up
and Valentine counters with a head kick. That will keep Correira thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Correira tries to clinch up
and Valentine counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correira wants to get back to striking at distance but Valentine won't allow it.
Valentine tries to pull guard but Correira holds him up against the cage and eventually Valentine drops back down to his feet.
Wesley Correira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Valentine.
Correira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Correira turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Correira manages to end up in side control.
Correira blocks the strikes from Valentine.
Valentine is not content to let Correira control the position.
Valentine regains half guard.
Valentine tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Valentine works his way to full guard. Good work.
Correira has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Correira stands up from Valentine's guard - Correira perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valentine is looking to clinch.
Valentine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wesley Correira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valentine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Correira tries to clinch but Valentine is having none of it.
Valentine shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Correira pinned against the cage. Correira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Correira tries to clinch but Valentine moves out of range.
Correira tries to clinch there but Valentine circles away.
Correira swats away the attempt to clinch by Valentine.
Correira tries to clinch up but Valentine circles away and keeps his distance.
Valentine slips a jab and a cross from Correira.
Correira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valentine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wesley Correira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Correira shoots for a double leg takedown but Valentine sprawls well. He's pushed Correira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correira tries to clinch there but Valentine circles away.
Valentine lands a head kick. Correira smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Valentine fails with the takedown.
Correira tries to clinch there but Valentine circles away.
Correira moves into range and clinches up with Valentine.
Valentine tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Valentine fails to pull guard.
Correira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Correira is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Valentine.
Correira clinches up against the cage.
Correira breaks the clinch.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Correira but Correira pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Correira was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
Valentine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Correira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Valentine's waist but Valentine gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Correira off to one side.
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine gets a clinch.
Valentine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Correira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valentine is looking to clinch but Correira is avoiding it.
Correira doesn't manage to clinch there - Valentine circles away.
Valentine tries to clinch there but Correira circles away.
Valentine tries to clinch but Correira is having none of it.
Valentine fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Correira tries to clinch up.
Correira is looking to clinch but Valentine is avoiding it.
Valentine rushes Correira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Correira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Valentine is defending well for now.
Correira has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Valentine avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Valentine ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Valentine no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Valentine working for a triangle but Correira defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentine tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Justin Valentine will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Wesley Correira's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Valentine takes one to the side of the head.
Valentine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Correira throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Correira gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Valentine counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Valentine.
Nice body punch from Correira - that landed with a thud.
Correira breaks from the clinch.
Correira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Correira moves into the clinch.
Valentine gets control of Correira's arms and successfully pulls guard. Valentine will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Correira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Correira wants to control from the top but Valentine keeps moving.
Correira avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Valentine is working an open guard so Correira takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valentine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valentine throws a nice outside leg kick.
Correira tries to clinch but Valentine moves away
and Valentine counters by moving into the clinch.
Correira successfully pulls guard.
Valentine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Correira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Correira is looking to stand up but Valentine isn't so interested in that idea.
Valentine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valentine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valentine looking to pass the guard.
Correira is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correira wants to sweep here but Valentine controlling him for the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Valentine wants to clinch up but Correira keeps it at a distance.
Valentine has taken the fight to the clinch.
Valentine looking for a takedown.
Valentine has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Correira avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Correira lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Valentine or not.
Correira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Correira forces Valentine back against the cage and clinches.
Valentine fails to pull guard.
Wesley Correira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Valentine.
Correira breaks from the clinch.
Valentine defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Correira.
Justin Valentine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Correira tries to clinch up
and Valentine counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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 Correira walks away with a smile on his face. Valentine gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Valentine wants to clinch up but Correira keeps it at a distance.
Correira tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valentine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Correira looks to clinch
and Valentine counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Justin Valentine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Correira with a knee to the head.
Valentine has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Correira avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Valentine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valentine jumps guard but Correira stands there with Valentine around his waist. Valentine gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Correira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Justin Valentine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Correira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Correira tries to break the clinch but Valentine is controlling the position.
Valentine wants a takedown.
Correira has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Valentine uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valentine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Valentine seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Correira lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine wants to control from the top but Correira keeps moving.
Valentine sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Correira wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wesley Correira showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Valentine 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Valentine!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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