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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentin Hristov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentin Hristov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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282 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Stanley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valentin Hristov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanley keeps the fight on the outside.
Stanley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stanley keeps the fight on the outside.
Hristov wants to clinch up but Stanley keeps it at a distance.
Rick Stanley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stanley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stanley wants to slow Hristov down by chopping away at his legs.
A leg kick checked by Hristov.
Hristov is looking to clinch.
Hristov tries to close the distance and clinch but Stanley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stanley swats away the attempt to clinch by Hristov.
Hristov clinches up against the cage.
Stanley breaks the clinch.
Stanley tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Stanley.
Hristov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hristov lands a knee to the head.
Hristov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stanley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hristov wants to clinch.
Stanley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hristov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stanley.
Stanley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hristov is looking to clinch but Stanley is avoiding it.
Stanley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stanley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hristov's hands.
It looks like Valentin Hristov has been cut.
Stanley throws the kick towards the body but Hristov avoids it.
Hristov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hristov avoids the head kick by Stanley.
Hristov blocks a head kick by Stanley.
Stanley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hristov dodges the punch combination from Stanley.
Valentin Hristov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hristov clinches up with Stanley and pushes him back against the cage.
Hristov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stanley blocks it with crossed arms.
Stanley tries to break the clinch but Hristov is controlling the position.
Stanley tries to break the clinch but Hristov is controlling the position.
Stanley is trying to break the clinch but Hristov has him pressed against the cage.
Hristov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stanley's efforts to push away.
Stanley has had enough of the clinch but Hristov keeps him there for the moment.
Hristov is trying to maintain a safe position but Stanley gets an underhook and turns Hristov into the cage.
Stanley manages to break the clinch.
Stanley swats away the attempt to clinch by Hristov.
Stanley keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Stanley misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Hristov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hristov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stanley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stanley.
Hristov moves into range and clinches up with Stanley.
Hristov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stanley wants to break free but Hristov has control.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stanley is trying to break the clinch but Hristov has him pressed against the cage.
Hristov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hristov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hristov stalling the fight.
Hristov should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stanley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stanley throws a sloppy head kick and Hristov moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hristov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hristov is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hristov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stanley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stanley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hristov tries to clinch there but Stanley circles away.
Stanley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stanley swats away the attempt to clinch by Hristov.
Stanley swats away the attempt to clinch by Hristov.
Hristov doesn't manage to clinch there - Stanley circles away.
Stanley throws a head kick that misses.
Stanley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hristov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stanley lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hristov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hristov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stanley tries a head kick but it misses.
Stanley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hristov tries to clinch up but Stanley circles away and keeps his distance.
Hristov is looking to clinch but Stanley is avoiding it.
Hristov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stanley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hristov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stanley throws a leg kick but Hristov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hristov tries to clinch but Stanley moves out of range.
Hristov is looking to clinch but Stanley is avoiding it.
Hristov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stanley can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Stanley.
Stanley scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hristov looks gassed!
Hristov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stanley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hristov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stanley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hristov avoids the head kick by Stanley.
Hristov avoids the head kick by Stanley.
Hristov is looking to clinch.
Hristov tries to clinch but Stanley is having none of it.
Stanley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stanley.
Stanley throws a sloppy head kick and Hristov moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stanley swats away the attempt to clinch by Hristov.
Stanley dives in and grabs Hristov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hristov pushes down on Stanley's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Stanley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stanley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Stanley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Valentin Hristov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hristov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hristov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hristov avoids the head kick by Stanley.
Hristov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stanley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stanley throws a head kick but Hristov moves out of range.
Stanley looks to land a left hand but Hristov moved out of range nicely.
Stanley throws a leg kick but Hristov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hristov is looking to clinch.
Stanley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hristov tries to clinch but Stanley moves out of range.
Hristov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stanley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stanley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hristov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stanley throws out the jab.
Hristov blocks a low kick nicely.
Stanley digs a good body shot into Hristov's ribs.
Stanley shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stanley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hristov's sensitive parts.
Hristov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stanley throws a head kick but Hristov moves out of range.
Stanley misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stanley misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Stanley misses.
Stanley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hristov has taken the fight to the clinch.
A knee to the head by Hristov.
Stanley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hristov has him pressed against the cage.
Hristov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hristov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hristov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stanley blocks it with crossed arms.
Hristov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Hristov.
Stanley is trying to push Hristov away but Hristov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hristov lands a nice knee to the body.
Hristov scores with a knee to the head.
Hristov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hristov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hristov crunches a lovely knee into Stanley's ribcage.
Hristov taking a breather.
Stanley has had enough of the clinch but Hristov keeps him there for the moment.
Stanley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hristov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stanley tries to break free but Hristov pushes him back against the cage.
Hristov tries a knee to the head but Stanley blocks it.
Stanley is trying to break free.
Stanley is trying to break the clinch but Hristov is controlling him.
Stanley is looking to break free of the clinch but Hristov has double underhooks.
Hristov crunches a lovely knee into Stanley's ribcage.
Hristov misses with a knee to the head.
Stanley is trying to break free.
Hristov tries to land a knee to the head but Stanley blocks with his arms.
Stanley manages to break the clinch.
Stanley shoots in for a takedown but Hristov shows good takedown defense.
Hristov is looking to clinch.
Hristov blocks a head kick by Stanley.
Hristov tries to clinch there but Stanley circles away.
Hristov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hristov tries to clinch there but Stanley circles away.
Hristov tries to clinch but Stanley moves out of range.
Stanley lands a head kick!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stanley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley throws a head kick but Hristov moves out of range.
Stanley throws a head kick but Hristov moves out of range.
Stanley throws a head kick but Hristov moves out of range.
Hristov tries to clinch up but Stanley circles away and keeps his distance.
Hristov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stanley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hristov darts in and clinches Stanley up against the cage.
Stanley can't break the clinch.
Stanley is trying to break the clinch but Hristov is controlling him.
Stanley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stanley is trying to break free.
Hristov has Stanley pressed against the cage, preventing Stanley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hristov controlling the action here for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hristov.
Hristov lands a knee to the body.
Hristov is trying to stall.
Hristov with a knee to the head.
Hristov with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanley is trying to force a seperation but Hristov has the dominant position.
Stanley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hristov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stanley as Hristov tries to tie him up.
Hristov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stanley's face.
Stanley tries to circle away but Hristov has him pinned against the cage.
Hristov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stanley blocks it with crossed arms.
Hristov trying to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Hristov.
Stanley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hristov moves in looking to clinch but Stanley pushes him off.
Stanley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stanley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stanley throws a leg kick but Hristov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stanley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hristov moves out of range of the body kick.
Hristov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rick Stanley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hristov wants to clinch.
Hristov tries to clinch up.
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 Rick Stanley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Valentin Hristov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hristov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stanley tries a head kick but it misses.
Stanley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stanley throws a leg kick but Hristov moved away.
Hristov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hristov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hristov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stanley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hristov wants to clinch.
Hristov forces Stanley back against the cage and clinches.
Stanley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hristov tries to stall but Stanley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hristov connects with a knee to the head.
Stanley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hristov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hristov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stanley's face.
Stanley is looking to break free of the clinch but Hristov has double underhooks.
Hristov crunches a lovely knee into Stanley's ribcage.
Stanley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hristov scores a nice knee to the body.
Stanley working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hristov with a knee to the head.
Stanley is trying to force a seperation but Hristov has the dominant position.
Hristov tries a knee to the head but Stanley blocks it.
Hristov with a knee to the head.
Stanley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stanley wants to break free but Hristov has control.
Hristov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stanley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hristov leaning against his opponent.
Stanley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hristov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hristov slowing the pace effectively.
Stanley is trying to push Hristov away but Hristov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hristov prevents Stanley from breaking the clinch.
Stanley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hristov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stanley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hristov moves out of range as Stanley throws a body kick.
Hristov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stanley misses with an attempted mid kick.
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.
Stanley scores with a kick to the midsection.
Stanley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hristov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stanley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick from Stanley lands but Hristov takes it in his stride.
Hristov moves in looking to clinch but Stanley pushes him off.
Stanley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stanley scores with a spinning back kick!
Stanley throws a push kick but Hristov slaps the foot to one side.
Hristov tries to close the distance and clinch but Stanley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Stanley misses.
Stanley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hristov moves out of range of the body kick.
Stanley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hristov doesn't manage to clinch there - Stanley circles away.
Hristov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stanley breaks from the clinch.
Rick Stanley is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hristov takes the fight into the clinch.
Hristov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stanley breaks the clinch.
Hristov moves in looking to clinch but Stanley pushes him off.
Stanley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stanley throws a head kick but Hristov moves out of range.
Hristov avoids a kick to the body.
Hristov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stanley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hristov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hristov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stanley swats away the attempt to clinch by Hristov.
Hristov blocks a head kick by Stanley.
Hristov doesn't manage to clinch there - Stanley circles away.
Hristov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stanley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stanley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hristov pinned against the cage. Hristov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hristov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stanley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stanley keeps the fight on the outside.
Hristov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stanley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Hristov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hristov tries to clinch but Stanley moves out of range.
Stanley throws a sloppy head kick and Hristov moves out of range easily.
Valentin Hristov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hristov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stanley.
Hristov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hristov has closed the distance and engaged Stanley in a clinch.
Hristov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hristov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stanley takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hristov landing knees to the body.
Hristov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hristov misses with a knee to the head.
Hristov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stanley blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Stanley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stanley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Stanley!
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