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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Valencia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johann Kessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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173 cm
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172 lbs
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181 cm
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179 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonas Valencia! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johann Kessler! The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kessler lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Valencia fails with the takedown and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Kessler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valencia shoots in but Kessler avoids the takedown attempt easily. Valencia with a poor takedown and Kessler counters with a lovely straight right hand! That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonas Valencia. That's going to take a lot out of him. Valencia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kessler swivels and escapes. Valencia has his takedown stuffed and Valencia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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It looks like Jonas Valencia has been cut. Kessler lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action! Valencia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Jonas Valencia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Valencia takes one to the chin there. Valencia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kessler paws at him with a jab and circles away. Kessler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Valencia fails with a takedown attempt. Kessler misses with a few strikes there.
Kessler lands with an overhand left. Kessler throws a series of punches but Valencia avoids them all with ease. Valencia with a poor takedown and Kessler counters with a nice body shot. The fight stays on the outside here - Valencia looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Kessler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Valencia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Kessler lands a nice shot that snaps Valencia's head back.
Valencia slips a jab and a cross from Kessler.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Valencia misses with a takedown attempt and Kessler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. This has been an exciting period of action! Kessler scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Kessler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kessler swats away the attempt to clinch by Valencia. Valencia darts in trying to clinch and Kessler counters with a nice uppercut.
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Jonas Valencia's cut is getting worse. Valencia with a poor takedown and Kessler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Kessler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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Valencia is rocked! Valencia finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Kessler's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Valencia falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johann Kessler!
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
57% |
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