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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pepe Lepew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Valentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pepe Lepew could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marcel Valentino's chin.
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178 cm
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155 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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225 cm
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270 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pepe Lepew! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcel Valentino! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lepew swings for the body but Valentino moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Valentino - just one landing. Valentino is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Lepew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentino tried to score with a low kick but Lepew checks it. Lepew takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lepew misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lepew closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Valentino looks to throw the jab but Lepew is out of range. Valentino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lepew. Lepew misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Valentino swings widly with a right hand
and Lepew counters with a lovely shot to the body. Lepew lands a jab to Valentino's midsection. Valentino misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lepew ducks under a wild hook from Valentino. Lepew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valentino throws an off balance right hand
and Lepew counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Valentino thinking. Lepew throws a body shot but no joy. Valentino thuds his right hand into Lepew's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Valentino checks a leg kick. Lepew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valentino.
Valentino throws an off balance right hand
and Lepew counters with a right hand to the body. Lepew throws a body shot but no joy. A punch combination from Valentino misses. Valentino fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Lepew walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Valentino throws a lazy right hand but Lepew sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Lepew is looking to score with low kicks. Lepew moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Lepew misses with a wild body shot. Valentino is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Decent striking displayed by Valentino there. Valentino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lepew moves away. Valentino misses with a looping left. Valentino misses with a looping left. Valentino throws a hook to the side of Lepew's head but Lepew sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A looping hook to the body misses from Lepew. Valentino does a little dance to reset his feet. Nice uppercut there from Valentino.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lepew lands a body shot.
Lepew tries to land a leg kick but Valentino saw it coming and moves away.
Valentino has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Lepew takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Valentino throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lepew stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Valentino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentino looks to land a combination but Lepew avoids it well. Marcel Valentino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Valentino misses with a body shot.
Lepew throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Valentino works the jab nicely. Lepew misses with a body shot.
Valentino takes a swing at Lepew's ribcage but misses. Lepew is looking to wear down Valentino with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Lepew misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A slow jab from Valentino misses its intended target. Valentino throws a lazy uppercut
and Lepew counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Valentino thinking. Good work by Lepew as he checks the leg kick. Lepew changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Valentino misses with a left hand and Lepew counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Valentino works Lepew's body with a nice hook. Valentino is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lepew had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Lepew tries to land a leg kick but Valentino saw it coming and moves away.
Valentino throws a series of punches but Lepew moves out of range. Valentino throws a looping overhand right but Lepew ducks down to avoid it. Valentino tries a low kick but Lepew avoids it. Valentino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Valentino dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lepew slips under a jab from Valentino. Marcel Valentino seems to be getting the better of the standup. Lepew wants to slow Valentino down by chopping away at his legs. Lepew connects with a body shot. Lepew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lepew throws a body punch but Valentino moves out of range. Valentino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lepew makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Valentino checks the leg kick. Lepew avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Valentino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A clash of legs there as Valentino blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Valentino avoids the body shot from Lepew.
Lepew dodges the punch combination from Valentino.
Lepew scores with a nice strike. Lepew does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Valentino checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lepew checks the leg kick. Valentino connects with a right hand. Lepew shakes it off. Valentino lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Lepew throws out a leg kick but Valentino moves out of range and Lepew only half commits. Lepew keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valentino.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Valentino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lepew circles away quickly and effectively. Valentino has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Lepew ducks under a wild hook from Valentino. A telegraphed right hand from Valentino misses the target. Valentino misses the jab. Lepew avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Lepew throws a low kick but it's checked well by Valentino. Lepew lands a right hook to the body.
Lepew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentino was well out of range. Poor timing from Lepew. Lepew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. This has been an exciting period of action! Lepew throws a body punch but Valentino moves out of range. Lepew gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Valentino. Valentino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Valentino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valentino misses with an uppercut. Lepew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valentino tries to bum rush Lepew with a series of wild strikes but Lepew uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Valentino is breathing heavily. Valentino misses with a two punch combination.
Valentino takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Lepew avoids the body shot from Valentino.
Lepew lands with a shot to the body. Valentino throws the left hand but Lepew avoids the punch easily. Lepew connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Lepew tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Valentino fails to land with a series of punches.
Lepew throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Valentino misses the shot to the body. Valentino misses with a low kick.
Valentino moves out of range of the leg kick from Lepew. Valentino just misses with a punch to the body.
Valentino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Lepew throws a leg kick but Valentino checks it. Lepew bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Valentino misses with a low kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcel Valentino will probably get the nod - 10:9. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Valentino misses with a hook. Lepew ducked under it nicely. Lepew swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lepew throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Valentino checks a leg kick. Lepew attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Some wild striking there from Valentino.
Lepew avoids the body shot from Valentino.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Valentino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lepew fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Valentino checks it well. Lepew ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Valentino misses with a hook. Lepew ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Valentino throws a combination that misses and Lepew counters with a right hand to the body. Valentino takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Lepew throws a front kick aimed at Valentino's knee but Valentino avoids it well. A looping hook to the body misses from Lepew. Valentino does a little dance to reset his feet. Valentino misses with a jab to the body
and Lepew counters with a right hand to the body. Valentino swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valentino keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Lepew. Lepew is looking to chop away at Valentino's legs. Lepew lands with a shot to the body. Valentino lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Valentino throws a jab but it's blocked by Lepew.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lepew finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Valentino throws the left hand but Lepew avoids the punch easily. Lepew misses the shot to the body. Valentino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lepew.
Lepew just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Lepew.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Valentino just misses with a punch to the body.
Lepew throws a body shot but no joy. Lepew looks to score with a jab to the body but Valentino is just out of range. Valentino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lepew gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A combination from Valentino does no damage. Valentino avoids the body shot from Lepew.
Nice cross by Lepew. Valentino throws a right and a left that both miss. Valentino loads up on a big right hand but Lepew slips the punch. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Valentino lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lepew has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lepew and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Valentino misses with an uppercut. Lepew throws a leg kick but Valentino moved away. A clash of legs there as Valentino blocks the low kick. A clash of legs there as Valentino blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lepew slips a jab from Valentino. Lepew throws a low kick but Valentino moves out of range easily. Lepew throws a chopping leg kick but Valentino manages to avoid taking any serious damage. A big left from Valentino misses. Lepew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valentino moves away. Lepew misses with a low kick. Valentino jabbing away but nothing is landing. The fighters circling - Valentino throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Marcel Valentino is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Valentino rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lepew makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. A looping hook to the body misses from Lepew. Valentino does a little dance to reset his feet. Pepe Lepew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Lepew lands with a nice body punch.
And that's the end of the fight! Pepe Lepew showed his dominance in that final round. Well Valentino has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 28:29 Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29 Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcel Valentino! Marcel Valentino made sure to mention his sponsor, VIRAL COMBAT in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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