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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzannavabizch's entrance music is Brandon Loveladdy's band WE ARE THE CHOSEN : BREAKING THE KARMIC CYCLE. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
22 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzannavabizch misses with a kick to the body.
Uzannavabizch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valentine.
Uzannavabizch throws a hook to the side of Valentine's head but Valentine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valentine wants to land a leg kick but Uzannavabizch is out of range.
Valentine throws a leg kick but Uzannavabizch sees it coming and moves out of range.
Valentine thows a leg kick but Uzannavabizch checks it
and Valentine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping body kick lands there for Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch slips a straight right by Valentine.
Valentine gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Uzannavabizch wants to slow Valentine down by chopping away at his legs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Valentine!
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!
Uzannavabizch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Valentine blocks a low kick nicely.
Uzannavabizch tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Uzannavabizch lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch throws out a leg kick but Valentine moves out of range and Uzannavabizch only half commits.
Nice shot lands for Valentine.
Valentine looks to throw a body kick
and Uzannavabizch makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Valentine really felt that one!
Valentine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Uzannavabizch can pounce on him.
Uzannavabizch throws a body punch but Valentine moves out of range.
A big right from Uzannavabizch misses.
A low kick from Uzannavabizch misses
and Valentine counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Uzannavabizch's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Valentine 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uzannavabizch tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Valentine trying to control but Uzannavabizch is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Uzannavabizch looking to control.
Alexander Valentine has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Valentine throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Uzannavabizch counters with a thumping low kick.
Uzannavabizch lands a lovely overhand right.
A lazy body kick from Uzannavabizch
and Valentine counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Uzannavabizch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Valentine.
Valentine wants to free his trapped foot but Uzannavabizch is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Well, if Valentine is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch is pressing down on Valentine's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Valentine scoring with some ground and pound.
Valentine throwing strikes but missing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Uzannavabizch holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine postures up in Uzannavabizch's guard and throws a big left but Uzannavabizch blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valentine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Valentine looking to pass the guard.
Uzannavabizch is pulling down on Valentine's head to control his posture.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch just wasn't active enough.
Uzannavabizch throws a hook but Valentine blocks it.
Alexander Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Valentine dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Valentine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch gets caught flat footed, as Valentine shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Valentine throws an elbow that misses. Uzannavabizch uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Valentine's guard. Nice move by Uzannavabizch!
Valentine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Valentine is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Uzannavabizch passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Uzannavabizch wants to control but Valentine is keeping him busy.
Uzannavabizch throws a strike aimed at the side of Valentine's head but Valentine avoids it well.
Uzannavabizch wants to control but Valentine is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ground and pound from Uzannavabizch seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Uzannavabizch creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Valentine sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Uzannavabizch in side control, throwing shots but Valentine defends.
Uzannavabizch working away.
Valentine is looking to regain half guard here but Uzannavabizch keeps moving and retains side control.
Uzannavabizch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valentine keeps working.
Valentine is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Uzannavabizch's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Valentine defending well though.
Valentine is refusing to be controlled, as Uzannavabizch sits in half guard.
Valentine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Uzannavabizch tries to pass to full mount but Valentine defends it.
Valentine avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Uzannavabizch.
Valentine actively working from the bottom here.
Uzannavabizch thows a huge punch but Valentine dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch trying to mount his opponent but Valentine defends it.
Uzannavabizch looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Valentine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Uzannavabizch is looking to advance position but Valentine won't allow it.
Valentine on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Alexander Valentine has got the better of the ground game so far.
Valentine avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch prevents Valentine from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Uzannavabizch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Valentine slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Uzannavabizch makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Uzannavabizch postures up.
Valentine has his hands on Uzannavabizch's head, controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uzannavabizch throws an elbow that misses. Valentine uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Uzannavabizch's guard. Nice move by Valentine!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Valentine misses with a low kick.
Uzannavabizch connects with an inside leg kick.
Uzannavabizch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Valentine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentine was well out of range. Poor timing from Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch throws a lazy uppercut
and Valentine counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Uzannavabizch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Valentine thows a huge punch but Uzannavabizch dodges it nicely.
Valentine wants to control but Uzannavabizch is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine misses with a head shot. Uzannavabizch uses the momentum to regain guard.
Uzannavabizch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Uzannavabizch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Uzannavabizch keeping full guard, as Valentine tries to pass.
Valentine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Valentine looking to sit in guard and control but Uzannavabizch gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Valentine trying to control the position.
Uzannavabizch throws a big elbow that misses.
Uzannavabizch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Valentine manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Uzannavabizch manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valentine.
Valentine preventing the sweep.
Valentine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Uzannavabizch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Uzannavabizch trying to control the position.
Valentine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Valentine working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Uzannavabizch's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine slips nicely into half guard.
Uzannavabizch moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Uzannavabizch looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentine throws an elbow that misses. Uzannavabizch uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Valentine's guard. Nice move by Uzannavabizch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Valentine really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Valentine throws a head kick that misses.
Valentine is looking to score with low kicks.
Uzannavabizch throws a body punch but Valentine moves out of range.
Uzannavabizch takes one to the chin there.
Uzannavabizch throws a jab but it's blocked by Valentine.
Valentine moves out of range of the body kick.
Uzannavabizch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Valentine does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Valentine takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Uzannavabizch takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Valentine.
Uzannavabizch thows a leg kick but Valentine checks it
and Valentine counters with a solid body kick.
Uzannavabizch lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valentine.
Valentine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Uzannavabizch lands a glancing blow to the side of Valentine's head.
Uzannavabizch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Uzannavabizch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valentine lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Valentine lands a nice looking body shot.
Uzannavabizch missing with a left hand there. Valentine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valentine moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by Valentine.
Valentine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Uzannavabizch's sensitive parts.
Uzannavabizch connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch lands with a right hand.
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!
A good leg kick by Valentine.
Uzannavabizch ducks under a wild hook from Valentine.
Valentine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Uzannavabizch on the side of the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch works the jab nicely.
Uzannavabizch misses with a shot to the body
and Valentine counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Valentine throws a strike but Uzannavabizch rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Valentine has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Uzannavabizch looking to pass the guard.
Uzannavabizch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valentine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Valentine is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Uzannavabizch trying to control the position from guard on top but Valentine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine pulls Uzannavabizch in close to prevent any damage.
Uzannavabizch lands a couple of digs.
Uzannavabizch wants to control from the top but Valentine keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Valentine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uzannavabizch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valentine connects with a crisp jab.
Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valentine checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Valentine dominated that fourth 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.
Valentine connects with a leg kick. Uzannavabizch looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Uzannavabizch misses with a body kick.
Uzannavabizch walks into a stiff left hand from Valentine.
Valentine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch moves into the clinch successfully.
Uzannavabizch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valentine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Uzannavabizch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Uzannavabizch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valentine's elbow.
Valentine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uzannavabizch tries to work over Valentine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valentine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Valentine checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Uzannavabizch misses with a looping right.
Valentine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Uzannavabizch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Valentine.
Uzannavabizch slips under a jab.
Valentine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Valentine thumps Uzannavabizch with a low kick.
Valentine moves out of range of the body kick from Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Valentine's calf.
Valentine checks a leg kick nicely.
Valentine dips to his left and cracks Uzannavabizch with an uppercut!
Valentine thows a leg kick but Uzannavabizch checks it
and Uzannavabizch counters with a stiff right hand.
Valentine throws a head kick but Uzannavabizch moves out of range.
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uzannavabizch was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
A low kick from Uzannavabizch misses
and Valentine counters with a shoot takedown. Uzannavabizch fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 chips away with some ground and pound.
Uzannavabizch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valentine tries to free his leg and advance position but Uzannavabizch is retaining full guard.
Valentine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Uzannavabizch controls Valentine momentarily but Valentine frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Uzannavabizch wants to sweep but no luck.
Valentine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Valentine trying to control the position from guard on top but Uzannavabizch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Uzannavabizch wants to slow Valentine down by chopping away at his legs.
Valentine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexander Valentine is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch is looking to score with low kicks.
Valentine lands a nice hook to Uzannavabizch's body. Uzannavabizch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crunch! Valentine slams his shin into Uzannavabizch's torso.
Valentine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Uzannavabizch. Valentine shrugs it off though.
Valentine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Valentine moves out of range of the body kick from Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch throws a looping overhand right but Valentine ducks down to avoid it.
Valentine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uzannavabizch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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 moves out of range of the body kick from Uzannavabizch.
Valentine lands a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Valentine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Valentine has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 46:49
Judge Josh West scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Valentine!
Alexander Valentine is the new middleweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Alexander Valentine gave a big smile as he said 'In a career full of ups and downs, this win , hopefully, is the start of something amazing! '.
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