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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Regan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Valentin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Regan comes into the arena with Thrift shop blaring out of the sound system. Ricardo Valentin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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157 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
27
155 lbs
1 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taylor Regan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Valentin!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valentin misses with a low kick as Regan jumps back.
Regan goes for a double leg but Valentin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Valentin continues to drive forward.
Valentin misses with some punches.
Valentin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentin.
Valentin gets through Regan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Regan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Regan working aggressively here.
Regan is trying to pull guard but Valentin has him pressed against the cage.
Regan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Valentin walks away with a smile on his face. Regan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taylor Regan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Regan shoots in for a takedown but Valentin shows good takedown defense.
Jab by Valentin.
Valentin misses with a leg kick.
Regan tries to close the distance and clinch but Valentin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valentin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Regan gets full guard.
Valentin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Regan looking for a guillotine here but Valentin defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regan working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Valentin has passed into half guard!
Regan wants to control but Valentin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Regan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Regan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Valentin.
Valentin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Regan defending well though.
Regan trying to control here.
Valentin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Regan's head.
Valentin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Regan is not content to let Valentin control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Regan defending well though.
Regan tries to roll over but Valentin keeps him under control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Valentin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Valentin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Regan defending well though.
Valentin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Regan defending well though.
Valentin throwing shots but Regan is blocking nicely.
Valentin wants to control but Regan is keeping him busy.
Valentin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Regan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Regan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Regan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Valentin scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Regan flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Regan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Valentin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Regan is not content to let Valentin control the position.
Valentin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Regan is trying to get back to full guard.
Valentin is just content to waste time from the top position. Regan takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Regan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Valentin throwing strikes but missing.
Valentin throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regan trying to control the position.
Regan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Valentin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Valentin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Valentin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valentin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Regan looking for a triangle here. Valentin is fighting it but it looks tight! Regan pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Valentin is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Taylor Regan!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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