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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Valadez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clifford Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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169 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Valadez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clifford Harris!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valadez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harris defends it nicely.
Valadez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Harris!
Valadez scoring with strikes but Harris is staying in there.
Valadez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Harris because Valadez loaded up on that one.
Valadez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Harris tries to lock up and control but Valadez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Valadez 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.
Harris manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Harris flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Harris is trying to get back to full guard.
Harris really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Valadez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is doing well to control the position and prevent Valadez from advancing to side control.
Harris trying to control here.
Valadez postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Harris to stand up.
Harris looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valadez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harris tries to pass to full mount but Valadez defends it.
Harris stops Valadez from getting back to his feet.
Valadez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valadez looking for a sweep. Not yet Valadez, not yet.
Harris trying to control but Valadez is working from the bottom.
Valadez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Valadez is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Valadez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harris is controlling him.
Harris landing with the ground and pound.
Valadez keeping full guard, as Harris tries to pass.
Valadez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harris.
Harris trying to control but Valadez is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harris drives through with a takedown into guard.
Valadez has a closed guard, preventing Harris from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Valadez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris scoring with some ground and pound.
Harris trying to control but Valadez is working from the bottom.
Harris postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Valadez wants to stand but Harris is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris stands up and waves to Valadez to follow him.
Harris lands a jab to Valadez's midsection.
Harris scores a takedown into full mount!
Harris controlling the pace for now.
Harris with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clifford Harris dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Harris doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Valadez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Harris's guard now.
Valadez wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Harris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Valadez trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valadez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harris manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valadez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Harris to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Harris throwing strikes from guard but Valadez blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris scoring with punches to the head and body.
Harris trying to control but Valadez is working from the bottom.
Harris landing some decent shots from guard.
Valadez wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
Valadez keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Valadez looking to control.
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.
Valadez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harris.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harris rushes Valadez and presses him up against the cage.
Valadez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Valadez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Valadez turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Valadez manages to end up in side control.
Harris is looking for a sweep.
Harris is trying to control Valadez's posture but Valadez avoids it.
Harris gets back to half guard.
Valadez not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris regains full guard. Nicely done.
Harris working a defensive guard here.
Harris wants to sweep here but Valadez controlling him for the moment.
Valadez wanted to stand there but Harris had control of the position.
Harris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valadez.
Harris lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Valadez!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Harris working for a submission but Valadez is keeping him at bay.
Harris trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Harris landing strikes from the mount and Valadez is in trouble!
Harris landing strikes, looking to finish!
Harris with the ground and pound from mount.
Valadez is desperately trying to improve his position but Harris has a good base and remains in mount.
Valadez swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that David Valadez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Valadez circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valadez fails with the takedown
and Harris moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Harris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harris is pressed up against the cage. Valadez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harris down to the mat. Harris avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Valadez is looking to break free of the clinch but Harris has double underhooks.
Valadez tries to score a body lock takedown but Harris shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Valadez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valadez jumps guard but Harris stands there with Valadez around his waist. Valadez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harris tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Valadez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Harris is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Valadez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris pulls Valadez into guard.
Valadez won't allow Harris to sweep him here.
Harris is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valadez is trying to control but can't.
Harris wants to control but Valadez is keeping him busy.
Valadez tries to get to full guard but Harris has control of the leg.
Harris takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Clifford Harris has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harris is looking to take a break and control but Valadez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Valadez throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Harris manages to pass to side control.
Harris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valadez keeps working.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Harris clinches up against the cage.
Harris tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Valadez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Harris lands an elbow inside.
Harris manages to pull guard.
Valadez trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Harris looking for a sweep. Not yet Harris, not yet.
Harris is trying to control the position but Valadez postures up.
Harris wants to sweep here but Valadez controlling him for the moment.
Valadez stands up over Harris, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Valadez is in close to Harris's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valadez wants to stand but Harris is controlling his posture from full guard.
Harris wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Valadez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Harris is trying to maintain the position but Valadez is very close to passing his half guard.
Valadez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Valadez wants to stand up but Harris is controlling the position.
Harris wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valadez decides to stand up.
Nice sprawl there from Harris as Valadez shoots in.
Valadez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Harris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Valadez postures up in Harris's guard and throws a big left but Harris blocks it.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Valadez from controlling successfully.
Harris is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Valadez trying to control but Harris postures up.
Valadez tries to roll over but Harris keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to David Valadez.
I think Valadez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Suge Night scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Clifford Harris!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Clifford Harris!
Clifford Harris wins by majority decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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