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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Made (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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193 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Made!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Valentine!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Made has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Valentine.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Valentine - that will leave a mark!
Valentine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valentine throws a lazy uppercut
and Made counters with a stiff right hand.
Made misses with a body shot.
Made throws a leg kick but Valentine checks it.
Made misses with an uppercut
and Valentine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valentine throws a head kick that misses
and Made counters with a three punch combo that has Valentine backing up. Valentine nods at Made to acknowledge the strikes.
Valentine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Made throws a leg kick that is checked
and Valentine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valentine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Made sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Made. That's going to slow Valentine down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine throws a low kick but Made avoids it.
Made checks a low kick from Valentine.
Valentine throws a body kick the misses
and Made counters with a good low kick that Valentine was not able to check.
Valentine shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Made pinned against the cage. Made gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Valentine defending well as Made loads up on a big left hand.
Valentine cracks the inside of Made's front leg.
Valentine is looking to clinch but Made is avoiding it.
Made throws a left and a right that both miss
and Valentine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Valentine connects with the punch.
Valentine lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Made chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Valentine can pounce on him.
Valentine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Made fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Valentine checks it well.
Made cracks a nice hook into Valentine's ribs.
Made tries to bum rush Valentine with a series of wild strikes but Valentine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Made avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Made scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Valentine tries to roll over but Made keeps him under control.
Valentine avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Made.
Valentine tries to roll over but Made keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Made lands strikes from half guard.
Made not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Made wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valentine keeps working.
Made throws a strike but Valentine avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Made lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Valentine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Made is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Made accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Made in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Made connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Made is looking to work some ground and pound but Valentine has wrist control.
Made throws a big right hand that misses.
Made 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.
Made postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Valentine preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Valentine looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Valentine working a defensive guard here.
Valentine has momentary wrist control but Made slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Made looking to sit in guard and control but Valentine gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Valentine works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Valentine dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Made wants to land a leg kick but Valentine is out of range.
Made throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Made misses the body punch
and Valentine counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Made misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valentine.
Good leg kick by Made there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Valentine misses with a hook
and Made counters with a nice leg kick.
Made looks to score with a jab to the body but Valentine is just out of range.
Valentine throws a lazy uppercut
and Made counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alexander Valentine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Made misses with a wild combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Made, as that shot connected.
Made throws a leg kick
and Valentine counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Made turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Valentine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Made checks it well.
Made changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Made throws a chopping leg kick but Valentine manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Made throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Made throws a body punch but Valentine moves out of range.
Made is looking to wear down Valentine with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Made cracks a nice hook into Valentine's ribs.
Made lands with a shot to the body.
Valentine lands an overhand right.
Made tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the body from Made misses
and Valentine counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Valentine.
Valentine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine has gone for a leg lock! Made slips out almost immediately though and dives into Valentine's guard.
Made trying to control the position from guard on top but Valentine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Valentine is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Made utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Made had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Valentine defends it easily.
Valentine looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Made wants to stand but Valentine is controlling the position.
Made working a defensive guard here.
Made is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Valentine stands up over Made, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Made wants to improve his position but instead Valentine has moved into half guard.
Valentine is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valentine is thwarting Made's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Made is trying to stand.
Valentine is pressing down on Made's thigh, looking to free his foot. Made is holding on for now.
Valentine is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Made sees it coming and defends easily.
Valentine thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Valentine is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Made defends it well.
Made pushes Valentine off looking to stand but Valentine dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alexander Valentine will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Made moves out of range as Valentine strikes.
Made misses with a few strikes there.
Made scores with a jab to the body.
Valentine will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Made throws a left and a right that both miss
and Valentine counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Valentine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Made feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Valentine's calf.
Made scores with a body shot.
Valentine checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Valentine throws a poor cross that misses
and Made counters with a nice uppercut.
Valentine swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Made counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Made tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Valentine is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Made if he has to take too many more of those.
Valentine misses with a hook. Made ducked under it nicely.
Valentine scores with a spinning back kick!
Valentine throws a nice head kick!
Made punishes Valentine's body with a nice straight punch.
Valentine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Made tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentine was well out of range. Poor timing from Made.
Valentine throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Made stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Valentine.
Valentine throws a chopping leg kick but Made manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Made checks a low kick from Valentine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Made moves away.
Made throws a leg kick that is checked
and Valentine counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Valentine.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Valentine.
Valentine misses with a hook
and Made cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Made connects with an inside leg kick.
Made looks to land a right hand but Valentine moved out of range.
Valentine throws a combination that misses
and Made counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Made lands a right hook to the body.
Made thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Made misses with a body shot.
Made swings for the body but Valentine moves out of range.
Valentine gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Made counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Valentine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Valentine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Valentine throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Made trying to control the position from guard on top but Valentine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valentine is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Valentine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Made throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Made throwing strikes from guard but Valentine blocks nicely.
Made is looking to work some ground and pound but Valentine has wrist control.
Valentine is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Made defends well.
Made trying to control but Valentine is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Made chips away with some ground and pound.
Made working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Made clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Made.
Valentine lands with a straight right. Made didn't see that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Valentine. Those never looked like landing.
Made avoids the body shot from Valentine.
Made throws a leg kick
and Valentine counters with a straight right hand.
Made has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Valentine.
Valentine swings for the body but Made moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Made staying out of range there.
Made moves into range and connects with a jab.
Valentine checks a leg kick nicely.
Valentine misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine misses with a straight right.
Made lands with a good body shot.
Valentine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Valentine misses with a jab to the body
enabling Made to counter with a crisp jab.
Valentine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Made.
Valentine throws a left and a right that both miss
and Made counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Made scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Made will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Made connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Made lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Made looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Valentine misses with a hook to the body
letting Made counter with a right hand.
Made throws out a leg kick but Valentine moves out of range and Made only half commits.
Made stuns Valentine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Valentine is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Valentine misses with a leg kick
and Made counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Valentine with a poor takedown
and Made counters with an inside leg kick.
Made tries to work over Valentine's front leg with a kick but Valentine checks it.
Made misses with a wild body shot.
Made cracks Valentine with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Made.
Valentine misses with a leg kick
and Made cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine ducks under a wild hook from Made.
A slow jab from Made misses its intended target.
Valentine slips a jab from Made.
Made just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Made 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 Valentine has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Valentine and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Valentine checks a leg kick.
Made misses with a leg kick
and Valentine counters with a nice body shot.
Made avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Valentine tries to clinch
and Made counters with a straight right hand.
Valentine has his takedown stuffed
and Made counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Valentine misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Valentine throws a body punch but Made moves out of range.
Valentine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Made misses with a body shot.
Made throws a leg kick
and Valentine counters with a left to the body.
Made throws a leg kick
and Valentine counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Made thinking.
An inside leg kick lands from Made.
Made looks to score with a jab to the body but Valentine is just out of range.
Valentine avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Valentine ducks under a wild hook from Made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Made had his way with Alexander Valentine in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.
Made swings widly with a right hand
and Valentine counters with a left to the body.
Valentine misses with a straight right.
Valentine lets loose with a powerful body kick. Made will feel that in the morning.
No joy there for Made, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valentine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Valentine tries to clinch there but Made circles away.
Valentine with a hook.
Valentine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Made throws a right hand that misses
and Valentine counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Valentine misses
and Made counters with a good low kick that Valentine was not able to check.
Made misses with a wild body shot.
Made shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Made missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Valentine wants to improve his position but Made is controlling well.
Made not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Valentine moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Made loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valentine trying to keep a closed guard but Made is proving a slippery customer.
Made lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Made throwing strikes but missing.
Made trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Made trying to control but Valentine is working from the bottom.
Made throws and elbow that misses. Valentine uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Made's guard. Nice move by Valentine!
Made keeping full guard, as Valentine tries to pass.
Made is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine has gone for a leg lock! Made slips out almost immediately though and dives into Valentine's guard.
Made throws a strike but Valentine rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Valentine wants to control from the top but Made keeps moving.
Made has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Valentine off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Made keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Made to score with a decent uppercut.
Made is looking to chop away at Valentine's legs.
Made tests Valentine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Made takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Valentine throws a leg kick
and Made counters with a right hand to the body.
Valentine tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Made cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valentine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Valentine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Valentine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Made manages to avoid it.
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 Taylor Made.
Well Made 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taylor Made!
Taylor Made retains his middleweight title!
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