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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Todd Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nego Dobom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Todd Valentine has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Todd Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nego Dobom!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine closes the distance and clinches.
Dobom looking to throw knees to the head but Valentine is blocking nicely.
Dobom is looking to control Valentine's arms but Valentine gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dobom has his back to the cage.
Dobom tries to land a knee to the head but Valentine blocks with his arms.
Dobom trying to control the position but instead, Valentine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dobom into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Valentine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valentine ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Valentine no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Dobom is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dobom wants to control from the top but Valentine keeps moving.
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.
Dobom throws a big right hand that misses.
Dobom throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dobom trying to control the position from guard on top but Valentine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valentine pulls Dobom in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nego Dobom has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dobom avoids the head kick by Valentine.
Dobom fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Valentine avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dobom.
Valentine defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dobom.
Todd Valentine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nego Dobom.
Dobom blocks a leg kick.
Dobom shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Valentine pinned against the cage. Valentine gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Valentine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobom closes the distance and pushes Valentine back into the cage.
Dobom throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valentine blocks it with crossed arms.
Valentine is trying to break free.
Dobom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valentine.
Dobom taking a breather.
Valentine goes for a takedown attempt but Dobom pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Valentine rushes Dobom and presses him up against the cage.
Dobom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valentine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dobom tries to stall but Valentine uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dobom pressing his opponent against the cage.
Valentine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valentine is working for takedown but Dobom is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine stalling in the clinch.
Valentine tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dobom just leaning against Valentine, taking a breather.
Valentine blocks an elbow strike.
Dobom looking to slow down the pace here.
Dobom crunches a lovely knee into Valentine's ribcage.
Dobom tries to stall but Valentine uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Valentine has had enough of the clinch but Dobom keeps him there for the moment.
Valentine stalling the fight.
Dobom throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Valentine tries to pull guard but Dobom forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dobom is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dobom is defending well.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dobom - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nego Dobom.
Valentine fails to land the takedown.
Valentine throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dobom's waist but Dobom gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Valentine off to one side.
Dobom darts in and clinches Valentine up against the cage.
Valentine is trying to pull guard but Dobom has him pressed against the cage.
Valentine is breathing heavily.
Valentine tries for a takedown but Dobom manages to get underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dobom.
Dobom tries to pull guard but Valentine won't allow it.
Dobom misses with a knee to the head.
Valentine tries to throw a body punch but Dobom avoids it by throwing Valentine back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nego Dobom dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Valentine.
Dobom throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
Dobom tries to clinch up.
Dobom misses with a kick to the body.
Dobom shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Valentine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dobom tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Valentine swivels and escapes.
Dobom defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Valentine.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Todd Valentine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dobom tries to close the distance and clinch but Valentine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valentine closes the distance and pushes Dobom back into the cage.
Dobom looking to throw knees to the head but Valentine is blocking nicely.
Dobom is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Valentine is keeping busy.
Dobom fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dobom is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobom goes for a takedown in the clinch but Valentine prevents it.
Valentine avoids the elbow strike from Dobom, against the cage.
Dobom throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Valentine avoids a wild elbow strike from Dobom.
Nego Dobom seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Valentine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dobom backwards.
Dobom trying to control the position but instead, Valentine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dobom into the cage.
Valentine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Valentine has Dobom pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dobom manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dobom tries to land a knee to the head but Valentine blocks with his arms.
Dobom looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dobom has him pressed against the cage.
Dobom misses with a knee strike.
Valentine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dobom is keeping busy.
Dobom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dobom tries a knee to the head but Valentine blocks it.
Dobom jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Valentine walks away with a smile on his face. Dobom gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Valentine shoots in but Dobom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dobom tries for a takedown but Valentine sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Valentine shoots in but no luck this time.
Valentine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Valentine has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is trying to break free.
Valentine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dobom tries to pull guard but Valentine holds him up against the cage and eventually Dobom drops back down to his feet.
Valentine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dobom is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Valentine to keep the fight standing.
Dobom pulls Valentine into guard.
Valentine gets to his feet. Dobom looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Valentine rushes Dobom and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Valentine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Valentine has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dobom avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Valentine jumps guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobom throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Valentine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dobom trying to control but Valentine is working from the bottom.
Dobom postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Valentine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Valentine is on top in guard.
Dobom has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Valentine trying to control but Dobom is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentine gets to his feet - Dobom follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Todd Valentine will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Valentine is defended easily by Dobom.
Todd Valentine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dobom misses with a takedown attempt - Valentine sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dobom shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Valentine pinned against the cage. Valentine gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nego Dobom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dobom tries a head kick but it misses.
Valentine shoots in but Dobom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dobom defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Valentine.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Todd Valentine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Dobom or perhaps it was just good defense by Valentine which made him look bad.
Dobom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dobom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dobom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valentine moves into the clinch successfully.
Valentine struggles to land a body shot inside as Dobom controls his hands.
Dobom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dobom pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dobom connects with a nasty looking knee right to Valentine's face.
Valentine tries to pull guard but Dobom won't allow it.
Valentine is looking for a takedown.
A bit of stalling here from Dobom.
Valentine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valentine avoids a wild elbow strike from Dobom.
Dobom tries a knee to the head but Valentine blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valentine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Valentine is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dobom is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dobom trying to stall but Valentine improves his position.
Valentine is trying to push Dobom away but Dobom has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Valentine tries for a takedown but Dobom manages to get underhooks.
Dobom taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dobom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valentine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Valentine fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dobom misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentine tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tries to pull guard but Dobom holds him up against the cage and eventually Valentine drops back down to his feet.
Dobom connects with a knee to the head.
Valentine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valentine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dobom has Valentine pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Valentine manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dobom tries to land knees in the clinch but Valentine avoids the damage to the body.
Valentine tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dobom smiles and moves away.
Good leg kick by Dobom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Valentine moves into range and clinches up with Dobom.
Dobom misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tries to circle away but Dobom has him pinned against the cage.
Dobom gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Valentine.
Dobom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Valentine is defending well for now.
Valentine pulls guard successfully.
Dobom trying to control but Valentine is working from the bottom.
Dobom working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Valentine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dobom has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Valentine is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Valentine manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nego Dobom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dobom 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nego Dobom!
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