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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Belford Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott has chosen Big Balls by AC/DC as his entrance music. Ronald Belford Scott has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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163 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vincent Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronald Belford Scott!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Valentine.
Scott misses with a right hand
and Valentine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valentine moves out of range as Scott strikes.
Scott shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Valentine napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Scott is looking to take a break and control but Valentine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Valentine tries to buck Scott off but Scott is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Valentine knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Scott looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Valentine manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott prevents Valentine from improving his position.
Valentine is trying to control but can't.
Scott is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Valentine is looking to improve his position.
Valentine regains full guard. Nicely done.
Valentine looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Scott forces his way into half guard.
Valentine trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott is trying to work for a kimura but Valentine is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott wants to work for an arm triangle but Valentine is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Valentine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Valentine is working hard here to advance position.
Valentine pushes Scott off looking to stand but Scott dives back in and keeps control.
Scott is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Valentine defends it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentine is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Scott pulls his head out easily.
Scott passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott controlling the position easily from mount.
Scott is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Valentine can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Scott has hold of Valentine's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Valentine manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Valentine is in all sorts of trouble here.
Valentine tries to hold on but Scott postures up.
Scott jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Valentine manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Scott trying to control the action but Valentine is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine regains half guard.
Scott is working for a kimura but Valentine is defending it quite comfortably.
Valentine wants to improve his position but Scott is controlling well.
Scott prevents Valentine from standing back up.
Scott sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Valentine defending well though.
Scott trying to mount his opponent but Valentine defends it.
Scott prevents Valentine from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott seems to be working for a kimura but Valentine defends the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentine looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Belford Scott dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Scott throws a lazy right hand but Valentine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valentine staying out of range there.
Vincent Valentine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Valentine.
Scott forces Valentine back against the cage and clinches.
Valentine takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Vincent Valentine has been cut.
Scott misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Valentine.
Valentine jumps guard but Scott stands there with Valentine around his waist. Valentine gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Scott is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Scott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valentine throws a hook but Scott avoids it easily.
Valentine has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Scott finds it's way round the side to connect with Valentine's head.
Scott closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Scott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scott throws a series of punches but Valentine avoids them all with ease.
Ronald Belford Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Scott misses.
Scott looks to score with a jab to the body but Valentine is just out of range.
Scott is looking to clinch but Valentine is avoiding it.
Valentine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scott.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Valentine shoots in looking for a takedown. Scott tries to sprawl out of it but Valentine keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Scott manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A lazy left from Scott finds it's target.
Scott fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Valentine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Valentine lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
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!
Scott throws a looping overhand right but Valentine ducks down to avoid it.
Valentine takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Valentine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valentine really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Scott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentine was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Scott throws a right and a left that Valentine avoids nicely.
Valentine lands with a hook. Scott tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Scott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valentine.
Valentine ducks under a wild hook from Scott.
Scott throws a hook to the side of Valentine's head but Valentine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Scott misses.
Scott missing with a left hand there. Valentine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scott misses with a left hand
letting Valentine counter with a right hand.
Valentine lands with a nice combination. Scott backs away looking to recover.
Valentine defending well as Scott loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Valentine.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Valentine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Valentine.
Good shot there by Scott.
Scott misses with an uppercut.
Valentine defending well as Scott loads up on a big left hand.
Valentine moves away from the strike by Scott.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott shoots in and gets a takedown into Valentine's guard.
Scott thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentine is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scott sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Belford Scott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vincent Valentine's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Valentine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scott darts in and clinches Valentine up against the cage.
Scott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scott tries to clinch up but Valentine circles away and keeps his distance.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown but Scott shows good takedown defense.
Scott misses with a hook
and Valentine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Scott misses.
Scott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scott throws a hook but Valentine blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott misses the jab.
Valentine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scott lands a lovely overhand right.
Scott moves in looking to clinch but Valentine pushes him off.
Scott wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Valentine gets caught flat footed, as Scott shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Scott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Valentine escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Scott gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valentine wants to sweep but no luck.
Scott postures up in Valentine's guard and throws a big left but Valentine blocks it.
Valentine is looking for a triangle but Scott pushes his legs off easily.
Scott must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Scott trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott pushing down on Valentine's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Scott is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Scott is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Valentine has managed to free his arm - good work.
Scott is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Valentine doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Scott.
Scott is looking for a kimura here.
Scott prevents Valentine from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is staying active underneath Scott, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Scott wants to work for an arm triangle but Valentine is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Scott tries to pass the half guard into mount. Valentine knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Valentine gets full guard.
Valentine will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Scott gets to his feet. Valentine looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Scott lands with a cross.
Scott thows a body shot but no joy.
Ronald Belford Scott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scott scores with a takedown into Valentine's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine wants to sweep here but Scott controlling him for the moment.
Valentine is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Scott thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ronald Belford Scott has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vincent Valentine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ronald Belford Scott is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Valentine has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Scott can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Valentine is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott tries to free his leg and advance position but Valentine is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronald Belford Scott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Scott has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronald Belford Scott!
A very excited looking Ronald Belford Scott made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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