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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michele Mancinelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valdez has chosen so amazing as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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187 cm
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michele Mancinelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julian Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Mancinelli.
Michele Mancinelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valdez ducks right into an uppercut from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli closes the distance and clinches.
Valdez wants a takedown but no success here.
Mancinelli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valdez.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mancinelli avoiding damage.
Mancinelli manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Mancinelli does no damage.
Mancinelli throws a head kick but Valdez moves out of range.
Mancinelli tries to land a front kick but Valdez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez moves out of range of the body kick from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli swings for the body but Valdez moves out of range.
Valdez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Valdez moves out of range as Mancinelli throws a body kick.
Mancinelli gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Valdez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mancinelli is leaning against Valdez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mancinelli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Valdez or not.
Mancinelli holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Mancinelli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Mancinelli as the two fighters clinch.
Mancinelli lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mancinelli dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Mancinelli.
Mancinelli is pushing Valdez up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mancinelli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Valdez looks gassed!
Valdez looking for a takedown.
Michele Mancinelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian Valdez.
Mancinelli scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mancinelli lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Mancinelli.
Mancinelli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Mancinelli.
Valdez is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Mancinelli gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mancinelli landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mancinelli lands a good knee to the midsection. Valdez won't want to take too many of those.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mancinelli cracks Valdez with a nice body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mancinelli obliges.
A right hand to the body from Mancinelli.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Mancinelli.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mancinelli - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mancinelli lands a knee to the head.
Mancinelli lands a shoulder strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mancinelli takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valdez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mancinelli is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mancinelli lands a good knee to the midsection. Valdez won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michele Mancinelli dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Valdez tries to keep at a distance but Mancinelli has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mancinelli lands a good knee to the midsection. Valdez won't want to take too many of those.
Mancinelli content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mancinelli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mancinelli is leaning against Valdez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short body shot lands from Mancinelli as the two fighters clinch.
Valdez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancinelli lands an uppercut.
Mancinelli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mancinelli throws a series of punches but Valdez moves out of range.
Mancinelli looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mancinelli clinches.
A short uppercut from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli landing knees to the body.
Mancinelli slows down the pace here.
Mancinelli landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mancinelli crunches a lovely knee into Valdez's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli lands a good knee to the midsection. Valdez won't want to take too many of those.
Mancinelli lands a shoulder strike.
Mancinelli lands with a short shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Mancinelli.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli is pushing Valdez up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mancinelli landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Mancinelli leaning his opponent against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Mancinelli as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mancinelli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valdez can do to turn this around?
Mancinelli lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Mancinelli as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mancinelli.
A short body shot lands from Mancinelli as the two fighters clinch.
Michele Mancinelli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees to the body from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mancinelli pushes Valdez back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Mancinelli is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mancinelli utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mancinelli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mancinelli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mancinelli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mancinelli scores with a one two! Valdez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mancinelli throws a right and a left that Valdez avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mancinelli misses with a double jab.
Mancinelli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michele Mancinelli dominated that second round.
That's time! Mancinelli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Mancinelli lands with a nice body kick.
Mancinelli tries a head kick but it misses.
Mancinelli is looking to clinch but Valdez is avoiding it.
Mancinelli moves into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mancinelli gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Mancinelli lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Julian Valdez has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valdez takes an elbow to the temple.
Mancinelli with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mancinelli takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mancinelli comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mancinelli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Valdez or not.
Come on Mancinelli - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Valdez is trying to drag Mancinelli to the mat but Mancinelli just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Mancinelli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valdez.
Mancinelli lands a good knee to the midsection. Valdez won't want to take too many of those.
A short body shot lands from Mancinelli as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mancinelli.
A right handed body shot lands from Mancinelli.
A short left from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli with a knee to the head.
Mancinelli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mancinelli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mancinelli.
Mancinelli has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mancinelli is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mancinelli lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Valdez.
Mancinelli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mancinelli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mancinelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valdez moves away.
Valdez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A good leg kick by Mancinelli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli throws a body punch but Valdez moves out of range.
Mancinelli misses with a two punch combination.
Mancinelli lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mancinelli.
A left and a right from Mancinelli both land. Nice combination.
Michele Mancinelli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mancinelli lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mancinelli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michele Mancinelli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mancinelli stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mancinelli wants it to stay on the feet.
Julian Valdez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michele Mancinelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian Valdez.
Mancinelli cracks the inside of Valdez's front leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michele Mancinelli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mancinelli 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michele Mancinelli!
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