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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Riley (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 cm
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185 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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184 cm
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196 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Valentine! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ronnie Riley! The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Valentine takes one to the side of the head.
Riley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentine.
A head kick by Riley misses and Valentine counters with a lovely straight right hand! Valentine throws a sloppy head kick and Riley moves out of range easily. Riley tries to score with a low kick but Valentine moves his leg out of the way. A solid leg kick lands there for Riley.
Valentine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riley. Riley throws a looping overhand right but Valentine ducks down to avoid it. Riley throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Valentine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Riley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Valentine misses with a wild body shot. Valentine lands with an uppercut that bounces Riley off the cage and back into range. Riley throws a big shot that misses. A clash of legs there as Riley blocks the low kick. A decent looking cross lands there for Valentine. The fight stays on the outside here - Riley looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Riley misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round. Riley throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
Riley throws a quick inside leg kick. A jab lands there for Valentine. Valentine loads up on a big right hand but Riley slips the punch. Valentine throws a body punch but Riley moves out of range. Riley bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. A leg kick checked by Valentine. Valentine lands a nice shot to the body.
Riley wants to clinch. Riley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Valentine. Valentine connects with a body shot. Valentine throws a leg kick but Riley checks it. Valentine is looking to wear down Riley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Valentine looks to land a left hand but Riley moved out of range nicely. Valentine scores with a crisp jab that stopped Riley in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Riley throws out a loose jab but Valentine uses good head movement to avoid it. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Riley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Valentine swings away with a leg kick that misses. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Riley. Valentine shrugs it off though. Riley misses with a few strikes there.
Valentine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Riley tries to land a front kick but Valentine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Riley misses with a lunging right hand
and Valentine counters with a nice uppercut. Valentine feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rileys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Valentine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Riley has time to react. Riley blocks a jab. Valentine's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Riley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Valentine scrambles back to his feet. Valentine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Valentine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Valentine throws a push kick but Riley slaps the foot to one side. Valentine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riley.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Riley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Riley misses the shot to the body. Riley throws an overhand right that lands on Valentine's shoulder, as Valentine tries to avoid the shot. Valentine cracks the inside of Riley's front leg. Riley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valentine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentine. Riley does a little dance to reset his feet. Riley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Nice cross by Valentine. Riley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Valentine connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Riley scrambles back to his feet. Riley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Riley lands with a nice body punch. Riley instigates a clinch. Valentine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Riley throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
Riley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Valentine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Valentine takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Valentine is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Valentine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Valentine throws a nice inside leg kick. Valentine throws a leg kick but Riley sees it coming and moves out of range. Valentine misses with a two punch combination.
Riley jabbing away but nothing is landing. Valentine tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Riley is able to avoid easily. A head kick misses from Riley. Valentine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riley. Riley obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A slow jab from Valentine misses its intended target. Riley misses with a body kick. Valentine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Valentine avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ronnie Riley will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Riley tries to work over Valentine's front leg with a kick but Valentine checks it. Riley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Valentine. Riley avoids the body shot from Valentine.
Valentine misses with a hook
and Riley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Valentine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Valentine missing with a left hand there. Riley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Riley connects with a solid leg kick. Ronnie Riley seems to be getting the better of the standup. Riley tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. A nice inside leg kick there by Riley. That's going to slow Valentine down. Valentine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Riley throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Riley cracks the inside of Valentine's front leg. Valentine swings for the body but Riley moves out of range.
Valentine misses with a kick to the body.
Riley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Riley misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Valentine blocks an uppercut.
Riley works on Valentine's body with a couple of short punches. Still in the clinch, Valentine scores with a nice short uppercut. Riley lands a right hand. Riley lands a damaging elbow. Riley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A head punch blocked on the inside by Riley. Valentine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Riley blocks a leg kick. Good shot there by Riley. Riley misses with the combination.
Valentine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Riley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Riley ducks under a wild hook from Valentine.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Riley scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Riley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Riley tries to land a front kick but Valentine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Valentine with a body punch. A glancing blow. Riley throws a hook but Valentine blocks it. Riley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Valentine's head. Valentine throws a hook but Riley blocks it. A leg kick checked by Valentine. Valentine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Valentine sizes up Riley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Valentine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Valentine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riley. Valentine misses with an uppercut. Riley saw that one coming. Riley misses with a straight right. Riley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valentine to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Riley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A nice leg kick lands there from Riley. Riley throws a lazy right hand but Valentine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Valentine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Riley misses with a low kick. Valentine with a nice cross. Riley throws an overhand right that lands on Valentine's shoulder, as Valentine tries to avoid the shot. Valentine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riley. Riley throws a nice inside leg kick. A decent looking cross lands there for Riley.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Riley moves into the clinch. Riley has Valentine pressed against the cage, preventing Valentine from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Riley lands with a light punch inside. Valentine struggles to land a body shot inside as Riley controls his hands.
A short right from Riley on the inside. Valentine is trying to break the clinch but Riley has him pressed against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Riley.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Riley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Valentine lands a body punch in the clinch. Valentine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Riley backwards. Valentine lands with a right to the head. Valentine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valentine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Valentine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Riley being controlled against the cage. Riley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Riley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Riley lands an elbow just above Valentine 's eye. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Riley scores with a shot to the side of Valentine's head. Valentine has a couple of punches blocked by Riley.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentine. Valentine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Riley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Riley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Riley fails to land with a series of punches.
Riley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Valentine at a distance.
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt and Valentine counters with a lovely shot to the body. Riley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Valentine. That did some damage! Riley throws a low kick but Valentine avoids it. Jab from Valentine. Valentine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Valentine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Riley defending well as Valentine loads up on a big left hand. Valentine lands a nice shot to the body.
Riley misses the body punch and Valentine counters with a low kick, right behind Riley 's knee. Riley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Valentine.
That's one minute gone in the round. Riley misses with a wild body shot. Riley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Valentine throws a leg kick and Riley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Valentine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Valentine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riley. Valentine takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Riley is looking to clinch. Valentine misses with a jab to the body
and Riley counters with a slapping leg kick. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Valentine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Riley delivers a nice body kick. 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! Valentine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riley. Riley throws a low kick but Valentine moves out of range easily. Riley lands a nice shot that snaps Valentine's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Valentine tries a head kick but it misses.
Riley connects with the punch. Riley throws a jab when Valentine was well out of range. Riley blocks a jab. Riley misses with a leg kick. Riley lands a nice looking body shot.
Riley dips to his left and cracks Valentine with an uppercut! A big left from Riley misses. Nice body kick there by Riley. Valentine gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Riley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Valentine takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Riley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A punch lands to the side of Riley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Valentine drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Valentine is rocked! Valentine will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Valentine lands a really nice looking cross but Riley seems unphased.
Oh Valentine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Valentine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riley. A looping hook to the body misses from Riley. Valentine does a little dance to reset his feet. Riley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Valentine throws a series of punches but Riley avoids them all with ease. Riley drops Valentine with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Valentine! Riley dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronnie Riley! Ronnie Riley very nearly forgot to thank Down Under - Supplements.160Q Video Proof amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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