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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julian Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valdez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is so amazing. Julian Valdez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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186 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julian Valdez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quinton Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Valdez circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Valdez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jackson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Valdez somewhat.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Valdez is defended easily by Jackson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Valdez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Valdez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valdez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Valdez showed some decent athleticism there.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Valdez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson tries to kick Valdez off but Valdez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Jackson is trying to stand up here but Valdez is controlling him well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Valdez looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Valdez avoids them all with ease.
Valdez closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Valdez pushes Jackson against the ropes but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Valdez circles away quickly and effectively.
Valdez looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Valdez misses with a takedown attempt - Jackson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Valdez avoids them all with ease.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valdez shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson slaps away a takedown attempt from Valdez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Julian Valdez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valdez is breathing heavily.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valdez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Valdez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Horrible takedown by Valdez or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson which made him look bad.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jackson duly obliges.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valdez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valdez.
Valdez shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valdez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A cross from Jackson lands.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Valdez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jackson sprawls well. Jackson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Valdez gets slowly back to his feet.
Valdez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Valdez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson misses with the combination.
A nice combination there by Jackson.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valdez.
A right-left combo lands from Jackson.
Valdez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Valdez circles away quickly and effectively.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jackson leaves Valdez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Valdez. Valdez gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Valdez avoids them all with ease.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Valdez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Valdez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Valdez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jackson looks a forlorn figure.
Jackson really wants to buck Valdez off and get back to his feet.
Jackson somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Valdez dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Valdez.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Valdez avoids nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Valdez.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Valdez avoids them all with ease.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Valdez avoids nicely.
Valdez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Valdez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jackson wants to control but Valdez is keeping busy.
Jackson pushes Valdez off looking to stand but Valdez dives back in and keeps control.
Jackson taking some punishment here, with Valdez in his half guard.
Jackson pushes Valdez off looking to stand but Valdez dives back in and keeps control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Valdez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Valdez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jackson pushes Valdez off looking to stand but Valdez dives back in and keeps control.
Jackson tries to roll over but Valdez keeps him under control.
Jackson is trying to stand.
Valdez is nestled in close to Jackson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Valdez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Valdez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Valdez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
Valdez has a takedown stuffed.
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Valdez.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Valdez slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jackson!
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Valdez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jackson!
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Valdez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to improve his position but Valdez isn't that keen on the idea.
Valdez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jackson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Valdez cracks Jackson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jackson wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Jackson is in a horrible position here. Valdez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jackson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Valdez working the ground and pound effectively.
Jackson somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Jackson 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. 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.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Valdez is defended easily by Jackson.
Jackson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Valdez shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Valdez fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Valdez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valdez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jackson lands a jab-cross combination.
Jackson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Valdez avoids it well.
Julian Valdez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jackson!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson stalks Valdez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Valdez's face. Valdez staggers backwards, shaken.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jackson sprawls well. Jackson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Valdez gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Valdez avoids nicely.
Jackson scores with a one two! Valdez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jackson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jackson pushes Valdez off and gets back to his feet.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Valdez is defended easily by Jackson.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Valdez tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Valdez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
Jackson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valdez shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Valdez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Quinton Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Valdez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side.
Jackson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Quinton Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson stuffs the takedown.
Jackson scores with a one two! Valdez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jackson stuffs the takedown.
Valdez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jackson scores with a kick to the body.
Valdez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Valdez on that attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Valdez.
Jackson works over Valdez's head and body with a nice combination.
Valdez closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Valdez pushes Jackson against the ropes but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valdez.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valdez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Valdez misses with a takedown attempt - Jackson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jackson gets caught flat footed, as Valdez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Valdez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jackson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Valdez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Valdez won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.
Valdez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Valdez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Valdez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson wants to stand but Valdez is controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jackson throws a right hand that Valdez ducks under and follows up with a left that Valdez also avoids with ease.
Valdez slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Valdez tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jackson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Valdez lands an elbow.
Valdez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jackson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Valdez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Valdez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jackson some visible discomfort.
Valdez landing strikes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Valdez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jackson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Valdez tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Valdez scores a takedown into full mount!
Jackson tries to reverse the position but Valdez maintains control.
You get the feeling that Jackson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Valdez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Valdez unloading with bombs!
Valdez won't let Jackson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jackson is in a horrible position here. Valdez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
You get the feeling that Jackson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Valdez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jackson?
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Valdez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Valdez landing punches.
Jackson tries to hold on but Valdez postures up.
Valdez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jackson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Valdez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jackson really wants to buck Valdez off and get back to his feet.
Valdez breaks from Jackson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jackson really wants to buck Valdez off and get back to his feet.
That's eight 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.
Jackson is trying to escape the mount.
Valdez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Valdez is landing with some decent strikes but Jackson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Valdez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jackson wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Valdez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jackson bucks Valdez off and manages to get back to his feet!
Valdez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jackson sprawls well. Jackson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Valdez gets slowly back to his feet.
Valdez misses with a takedown attempt - Jackson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Valdez shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Valdez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a nice combination. Valdez backs away looking to recover.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson tries to bum rush Valdez with a series of wild strikes but Valdez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valdez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Valdez lands with a punch from half guard.
Valdez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Valdez.
Jackson has hold of Valdez's hands but Valdez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jackson tries to kick Valdez off but Valdez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Valdez working the head and body with strikes.
Jackson looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Valdez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jackson 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Quinton Jackson!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Quinton Jackson!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Quinton Jackson!
Quinton Jackson wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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