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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toto Jones (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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175 lbs
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171 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toto Jones!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Valentine has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jones is trying to keep an underhook but Valentine manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Valentine wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
Nice strikes from Valentine there.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Valentine controlling the action here.
Valentine tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Valentine not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Valentine sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Valentine gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Valentine rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Valentine gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Valentine is aware though and is defending well.
Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Valentine gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Valentine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine stands and steps away. Jones gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentine gets a takedown into half guard.
Valentine wants to get back to his feet.
Valentine looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Valentine keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kevin Valentine just wasn't active enough.
Valentine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones drops down looking for an ankle pick but Valentine pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jones shoots and misses
and Valentine counters with a crisp one two that drops Jones! Valentine thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Jones to his feet! Jones is in big trouble!
Jones looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentine closes the distance and clinches.
Valentine has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jones uses from the top position.
Valentine looking for a sweep. Not yet Valentine, not yet.
Valentine wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Valentine pulls Jones in close to prevent any damage.
Valentine knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Kevin Valentine has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jones gets caught napping as Valentine dives in and scores a takedown. Jones manages to retain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking for subs off his back but Valentine has passed one foot through into half guard.
Valentine slows the pace down in half guard.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Valentine wants to stand up but Jones is controlling the position.
Valentine not doing much here.
Jones tries to roll over but Valentine keeps him under control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valentine passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jones!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin 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 shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jones's guard.
Valentine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Valentine passes into side control.
Valentine gets to mount! Jones was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Valentine can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Valentine working for a submission but Jones is keeping him at bay.
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Valentine controlling his opponent.
Valentine seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jones for as long as he can get away with.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Valentine looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Valentine controlling the position easily from mount.
Valentine's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kevin Valentine has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jones shoots and misses
and Valentine counters by clinching up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones is working for takedown but Valentine is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Valentine shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kevin Valentine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toto Jones.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but Valentine pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Valentine closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jones did well to prevent Valentine getting side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Valentine has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Valentine is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
We're going to have a standup here because Kevin Valentine wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Valentine closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kevin Valentine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Valentine working the head and body with strikes.
Still in half guard, Valentine seems content to control.
Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Valentine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Valentine is working for a submission of some sort.
Valentine moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Valentine politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Valentine prefers to stall for the moment though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentine cracks Jones with a big elbow.
Jones being controlled for a moment.
Valentine decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jones to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentine clinches.
Jones has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Valentine after a bit of a struggle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Valentine dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Valentine.
Jones is looking to regain half guard here but Valentine keeps moving and retains side control.
Valentine decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jones to his feet.
Valentine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valentine drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Valentine would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Valentine controls the pace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentine avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Valentine is aware though and is defending well.
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.
Valentine trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jones's guard.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Valentine passes into side control.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine taking a breather here.
Valentine decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Valentine drives through with a takedown into Jones's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentine looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Valentine gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Valentine closes the distance and clinches.
Valentine gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Valentine wants to get back to his feet.
Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Valentine pulls his head out easily.
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
It looks like Valentine is going to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine controlling the action here.
Valentine escapes and gets back to his feet.
Valentine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Valentine is pressed up against the cage. Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Valentine down to the mat. Valentine avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Valentine shoots in and bounces Jones off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Valentine has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentine is stalling in the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentine stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Valentine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Valentine 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Valentine!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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