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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hipolito Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Dice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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278 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hipolito Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nate Dice!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dice moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dice looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Valentine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valentine moves into range and clinches up with Dice.
Dice wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Valentine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Valentine jumps guard but Dice stands there with Valentine around his waist. Valentine gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Valentine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dice misses with an attempted mid kick.
Valentine throws a wild body kick that Dice sees coming a mile off.
Dice wants to clinch up but Valentine keeps it at a distance.
Valentine moves out of range of the body kick.
Valentine closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Valentine lands in his opponent's guard.
Valentine gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine doesn't manage to clinch there - Dice circles away.
Dice tries to clinch up.
Valentine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valentine manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dice on his heels. He'll look to pass Dice's guard now, I'm sure.
Valentine might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Valentine is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Valentine stands up from Dice's guard - Valentine perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dice misses with a wild combination.
Dice slips a jab and a cross from Valentine.
A left and a right from Valentine both land. Nice combination.
Dice throws a body punch but Valentine moves out of range.
Valentine misses with a head kick.
Valentine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dice misses with a few strikes there.
Valentine stuffs the takedown.
Valentine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine drives through with a takedown into Dice's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Valentine lands a couple of elbows.
Valentine controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Valentine gets to his feet. Dice looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Valentine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Valentine throws a head kick but Dice moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine goes for a double leg but Dice avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dice continues to drive forward.
Valentine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nate Dice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dice tries to clinch but Valentine is having none of it.
Valentine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valentine fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hipolito Valentine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dice throws a push kick but Valentine slaps the foot to one side.
Valentine throws a head kick but Dice moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentine dodges the punch combination from Dice.
A big left from Dice misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hipolito Valentine dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dice slips a jab and a cross from Valentine.
Valentine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dice tries to clinch but Valentine moves out of range.
Valentine misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Valentine manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dice on his heels. He'll look to pass Dice's guard now, I'm sure.
Dice working a defensive guard but Valentine manages to pass into side control anyway.
Valentine decides to stand back up.
Valentine gets a clinch.
Dice is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dice lands with an uppercut that bounces Valentine off the cage and back into range.
Valentine rushes Dice and presses him up against the cage.
Valentine is struggling to control the position.
Valentine wants to stall.
Valentine leaning against his opponent.
Valentine swings wildly with an uppercut but Dice uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dice tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine jumps guard.
Valentine controlling Dice's posture.
Dice must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Valentine working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dice doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dice manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dice 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.
Dice throws an elbow that misses. Valentine uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dice's guard. Nice move by Valentine!
Valentine stands up and waves to Dice to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valentine takes the fight into the clinch.
Dice wants to stall.
Valentine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valentine taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Valentine seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Dice wants to break free but Valentine has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dice can't break the clinch.
Valentine is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Valentine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valentine drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dice can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Valentine controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valentine gets to his feet - Dice follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hipolito Valentine dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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 throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valentine tries to clinch but Dice is having none of it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Valentine.
Dice swinging wildly here.
Valentine throws a right and a left that Dice avoids nicely.
Valentine tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dice swivels and escapes.
Dice wants to clinch up but Valentine keeps it at a distance.
Dice gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Valentine counters with a nice body kick.
Valentine doesn't manage to clinch there - Dice circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dice circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dice takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Valentine moves into range and clinches up with Dice.
Valentine breaks the clinch.
Dice slips a jab and a cross from Valentine.
Valentine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dice throws a series of punches but Valentine moves out of range.
Valentine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valentine swinging wildly here.
Dice misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine misses with a series of wild punches.
Dice dodges the punch combination from Valentine.
A punch combination from Dice misses.
Valentine lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dice backs up against the cage.
Valentine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dice lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Valentine throws an overhand right that lands on Dice's shoulder, as Dice tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dice circles away quickly and effectively.
Dice scores with a crisp jab that stopped Valentine in his tracks.
Valentine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valentine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Valentine circles away quickly and effectively.
Valentine swinging wildly here.
Dice shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Valentine eats them both and turns towards Dice to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Valentine moves in looking to clinch but Dice pushes him off.
Valentine tries to bum rush Dice with a series of wild strikes but Dice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valentine tries to clinch up
and Dice counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dice!
A combination from Valentine does no damage.
Valentine takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Valentine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hipolito Valentine is winning the standup battle so far.
Valentine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hipolito Valentine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dice dodges the punch combination from Valentine.
Nate Dice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hipolito Valentine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valentine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hipolito 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hipolito Valentine!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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