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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eli Bathory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roald Valley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bathory's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, ERA : enae Volare Mezzo . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eli Bathory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roald Valley!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valley feints and as Bathory raises his hands in defense, Valley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bathory looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bathory looking to hit a scissor sweep but Valley is one step ahead there.
Valley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bathory is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bathory is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bathory can't keep his opponent in guard - Valley advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bathory tries to roll over but Valley keeps him under control.
Bathory is staying active underneath Valley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Valley is pressing down on Bathory's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bathory is holding on for now.
Valley prevents Bathory from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Valley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Valley trying to control the action but Bathory is working from the bottom.
Valley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bathory knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Valley is trying to control the action in half guard but Bathory is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Valley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Valley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bathory keeps working.
Bathory is controlling Valley's trapped leg to prevent Valley from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Valley is looking to clinch but Bathory is avoiding it.
Bathory misses with a takedown
and Valley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Valley.
Bathory manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Valley manages to get himself to full guard.
Valley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Valley has momentary wrist control but Bathory slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bathory content to stall in guard here.
Valley is controlling Bathory's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory lands a couple of digs.
Valley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bathory 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.
Valley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bathory works over Valley with some ground and pound from guard.
Bathory postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bathory working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Valley working a defensive guard here.
Valley lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bathory!
Valley is working for a guillotine from mount but Bathory frees his head quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valley controlling his opponent.
Valley tries to control but Bathory wriggling away.
Bathory sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bathory wants to improve his position but Valley is controlling well.
Bathory is working hard here to advance position.
Bathory trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roald Valley 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.
Bathory closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bathory thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Valley's head.
Valley is refusing to be controlled, as Bathory sits in half guard.
Bathory landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Valley slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bathory's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bathory trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Valley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bathory is one step ahead there.
Bathory content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Valley manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bathory is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bathory prevents Valley from taking his back.
Valley trying to control but Bathory is having none of it.
Valley looking for a guillotine from mount but Bathory is having none of it.
Bathory regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valley is trying to control the action in half guard but Bathory is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Roald Valley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bathory is doing well to control the position and prevent Valley from advancing to side control.
Bathory's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bathory gets back to full guard.
Bathory has Valley pulled in close to control his posture.
Bathory bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Valley's guard.
Bathory trying to control but Valley is working from the bottom.
Valley trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bathory throwing strikes from guard but Valley blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valley looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bathory's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bathory preventing the sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bathory with a poor takedown
and Valley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bathory's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bathory managing to control the position.
Valley wants to control from the top but Bathory keeps moving.
Bathory managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Valley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Valley wants to control from the top but Bathory keeps moving.
Bathory is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Valley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bathory with a lazy takedown attempt
and Valley counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bathory's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bathory is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roald Valley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Valley closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Valley wants to control but Bathory is keeping him busy.
Bathory manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Valley uses his free foot to push down on Bathory's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bathory.
Bathory slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bathory is looking for a sweep. Valley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valley is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bathory is defending against the submission attempts here by Valley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory gets full guard.
Bathory tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Valley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bathory controlling Valley's posture.
Bathory looking for a sweep. Not yet Bathory, not yet.
Valley pushes down on Bathory's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Valley tries to pass to full mount but Bathory defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bathory is trying to get back to full guard.
Valley wants to take a breather but Bathory is having none of it.
Valley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bathory defends it well.
Bathory is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Valley's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Valley's back!
Eli Bathory has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valley is keeping busy.
Bathory lands shots from the back.
Bathory avoiding Valley 's attempts to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valley tries to roll but Bathory sticks to his back.
Bathory is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Bathory gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Bathory gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Bathory apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Valley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bathory counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Valley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Valley.
Valley trying to keep a closed guard but Bathory is proving a slippery customer.
Bathory wants to pass the guard but Valley is keeping the position.
Bathory lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bathory is in close to Valley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bathory lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bathory scoring with punches to the head and body.
Valley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bathory distracts Valley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bathory in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Roald Valley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bathory is looking to work some ground and pound but Valley has wrist control.
Valley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bathory postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Valley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bathory is one step ahead there.
Bathory postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Bathory showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Valley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roald Valley!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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