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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Bolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Valenzuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joshua Bolt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joshua Bolt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kyle Valenzuela!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bolt.
Valenzuela fails with the takedown
and Bolt counters with a good low kick that Valenzuela was not able to check.
Valenzuela looks gassed!
Valenzuela on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bolt. Bolt obviously looking to wear him down.
Bolt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bolt scoring well with a low kick there.
Bolt motions for Valenzuela to come forward. Bolt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bolt delivers a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolt throws a leg kick but Valenzuela moved away.
Bolt throws the kick towards the body but Valenzuela avoids it.
Bolt tries to land a front kick but Valenzuela steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Valenzuela tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bolt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bolt really is a fat lump.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Bolt.
Valenzuela chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bolt can pounce on him.
Valenzuela chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bolt can pounce on him.
Bolt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Kyle Valenzuela has been cut.
Valenzuela takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bolt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bolt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bolt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bolt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valenzuela checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bolt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valenzuela on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Bolt. That's going to slow Valenzuela down.
Bolt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bolt.
Valenzuela's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bolt.
Bolt is looking to score with low kicks.
Valenzuela avoids a kick to the body.
Valenzuela darts in trying to clinch
and Bolt makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Valenzuela really felt that one!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bolt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valenzuela on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bolt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Joshua Bolt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valenzuela takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bolt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bolt tries a head kick but it misses.
Valenzuela has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bolt.
Bolt looks for the body kick but Valenzuela saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Bolt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valenzuela avoids a kick to the body.
Valenzuela takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bolt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bolt lands with a slapping head kick.
Bolt throws a push kick but Valenzuela slaps the foot to one side.
Bolt throws a leg kick but Valenzuela moved away.
Bolt tried to score with a low kick but Valenzuela checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bolt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Valenzuela.
Bolt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Valenzuela. That did some damage!
Kyle Valenzuela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valenzuela avoids the head kick by Bolt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Bolt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Valenzuela'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.
Bolt misses with a head kick.
Bolt is looking to score with low kicks.
Bolt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bolt throws a sloppy head kick and Valenzuela moves out of range easily.
Bolt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Joshua Bolt is winning the standup battle so far.
Bolt misses with a kick to the body
and Valenzuela counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Valenzuela rushes Bolt and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valenzuela decides to pull guard.
Bolt sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Valenzuela's guard.
Bolt is looking to take a break and control but Valenzuela is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bolt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Valenzuela won't allow Bolt to pass to mount.
Bolt is trying to control the action in half guard but Valenzuela is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bolt uses his free foot to push down on Valenzuela's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Valenzuela.
Valenzuela avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bolt.
Bolt connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bolt unloads with some shots from mount but Valenzuela bucks and avoids them well.
Valenzuela avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bolt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valenzuela is squirming around, avoiding Bolt's attempts to control the action.
Valenzuela is in a horrible position here. Bolt smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Valenzuela wants to control but Bolt is having none of it.
Bolt is landing with some decent strikes but Valenzuela is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bolt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bolt unloads with some shots from mount but Valenzuela bucks and avoids them well.
Bolt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Valenzuela in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bolt dominating with strikes here.
Bolt raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bolt lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Valenzuela hang on?
Valenzuela wants to control but Bolt is having none of it.
Bolt with good strikes from the mount here!
Bolt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Valenzuela is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolt is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Valenzuela takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Valenzuela wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bolt.
Bolt raining down shots from the mount!
Bolt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Valenzuela is looking to escape.
Bolt lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Bolt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Valenzuela'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. This is the final round!
Bolt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Valenzuela with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bolt counters with a body kick that stops Valenzuela in his tracks momentarily.
Valenzuela avoids the head kick by Bolt.
Bolt throws a sloppy head kick and Valenzuela moves out of range easily.
Bolt lands a leg kick that knocks Valenzuela off balance momentarily.
Joshua Bolt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bolt throws a lazy head kick
and Valenzuela counters with a nice body kick.
Bolt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Valenzuela's calf.
Valenzuela with a poor takedown
and Bolt counters with a solid body kick.
Bolt plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bolt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bolt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Valenzuela's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt throws a sloppy head kick and Valenzuela moves out of range easily.
Bolt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Valenzuela takes a step back to recover.
Bolt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bolt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bolt.
Bolt scores with a kick to the body.
Bolt throws a sloppy head kick and Valenzuela moves out of range easily.
Bolt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Valenzuela's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt misses with a straight left.
Bolt misses with a body kick.
Bolt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valenzuela can do to turn this around?
A thudding body kick lands there by Bolt!
Nice body kick from Bolt.
Valenzuela has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bolt.
Valenzuela tries to clinch but Bolt moves out of range.
Bolt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bolt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Valenzuela has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bolt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valenzuela avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt tries to land a front kick but Valenzuela steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bolt fakes the leg kick and cracks Valenzuela in the body.
Bolt lands a high kick!
Bolt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bolt.
Bolt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Valenzuela throws a lazy body kick
and Bolt counters with a good low kick that Valenzuela was not able to check.
Bolt throws a leg kick but Valenzuela sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Valenzuela gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bolt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Joshua Bolt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Valenzuela.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Bolt
and Valenzuela counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Valenzuela takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bolt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Valenzuela has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Valenzuela takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Valenzuela moves away from the strike by Bolt.
Bolt misses with an uppercut.
Valenzuela gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bolt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Valenzuela's knee momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joshua Bolt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bolt, 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:26
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joshua Bolt!
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