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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Valley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Valley had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rafael Santos was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Valley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rafael Santos!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Valley enables Santos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Valley manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Valley trying to control the position.
Valley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Santos wants to stand but Valley has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Valley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Valley.
Valley tries to strike from the bottom.
Santos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Valley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Santos has managed to get both his arms back between Valley's legs - danger averted.
Valley looking for a guillotine here but Santos defends easily.
Valley 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valley trying to strike off his back.
Santos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos wanted to stand there but Valley had control of the position.
Santos wants to control from the top but Valley keeps moving.
Valley trying to keep a closed guard but Santos is proving a slippery customer.
Santos forces his way into half guard.
Santos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Valley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Santos.
Valley trying to control but Santos postures up.
Valley is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valley misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Valley is staying active underneath Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Santos is looking for a kimura here.
Santos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Valley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Santos.
Valley manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Santos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The strikes coming from Santos are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to control but Valley is keeping him busy.
Valley is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Santos off and has taken his back!
Valley lands a shot to the body.
Valley throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Santos!
Valley has the hooks in. Santos is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Santos is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Santos is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Valley is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Valley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos rolls, trying to escape but Valley keeps control of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valley throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Valley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Valley moves into range and clinches up with Santos.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Valley has him pressed against the ropes.
Santos ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Santos no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Valley manages to get himself to full guard.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Valley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Valley trying to strike off his back.
Santos landing some decent shots from guard.
Valley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Valley lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Santos!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Valley controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valley has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Santos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two 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.
Valley throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Valley content just to control the position here.
Santos's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Valley scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Santos wants to control but Valley is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Valley cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Valley controlling the position easily from mount.
Valley with the ground and pound from mount.
Santos is bucking up trying to escape but Valley cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Valley controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valley lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Valley dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Valley instigates a clinch.
Valley gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Valley slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Valley is looking to work some ground and pound but Santos has wrist control.
Santos throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Santos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Valley is aware though and is defending well.
Valley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Mike Valley wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Valley shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Santos trying to control but Valley postures up.
Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Valley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Santos trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Valley manages to pass to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valley scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Santos?
Valley working the ground and pound effectively.
Valley looking to control and managing it successfully.
Santos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Valley landing punches.
Valley controlling from the full mount.
Santos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Valley controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is working to get back to half guard.
Valley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Santos tries to hold on but Valley pushes him away.
Rafael Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Valley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Santos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Valley somewhat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Valley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Valley 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Mike Valley!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Mike Valley!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Mike Valley!
Mike Valley wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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RATING
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