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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Brow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentine comes to the cage accompanied by Danger! High Voltage. Brow has chosen Mos Def - I aginst I as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dirk Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Leroy Brow!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine is looking to clinch but Brow is avoiding it.
Nice sprawl there from Valentine as Brow shoots in.
Brow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Valentine has his takedown stuffed
and Brow counters with a nice double leg into side control. Valentine won't be happy with that.
Brow is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Valentine knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Valentine throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Brow tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brow has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Brow working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brow looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Brow looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brow is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Valentine has escaped the position, nice work there.
Valentine knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brow on the ground.
Valentine regains half guard.
Brow looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Valentine is trying to stand.
Valentine is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Valentine is looking to control Brow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Valentine avoid being mounted?
Brow looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Valentine is trying to control but can't.
Valentine is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Brow is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valentine with a poor takedown
and Brow counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine wants to sweep but no luck.
Valentine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Valentine tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brow thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Valentine wants to stand and escape but Brow is having none of it.
Valentine working a defensive guard here.
Brow is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brow sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Valentine's guard.
Brow is looking for a kimura but Valentine is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brow to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brow is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Valentine throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Brow is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Valentine is looking to control Brow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Valentine avoid being mounted?
Brow works his way into full mount!
Brow is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Valentine can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Valentine wants to hold on but Brow pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Brow dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brow with a poor takedown
and Valentine counters with a nice leg kick.
Valentine misses with a hook. Brow ducked under it nicely.
Brow has a takedown stuffed.
Brow shoots in looking for a takedown. Valentine tries to sprawl out of it but Brow keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Valentine manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dirk Valentine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leroy Brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Brow counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine seems keen to control Brow's posture.
Valentine is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brow looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Valentine is looking for a kimura but Brow is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Valentine to get the leverage.
Brow has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Valentine. Oh but Brow has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Valentine goes limp - he's gone! Brow jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Leroy Brow!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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