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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Valde (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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175 cm
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190 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyler Allen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Terry Valde! The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Allen misses with a takedown attempt - Valde sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Allen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valde. Allen throws a right and a left that both miss. Valde swinging wilding here.
Valde lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Allen scoring well with a low kick there.
Allen shoots in looking for a takedown. Valde tries to sprawl out of it but Allen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Valde manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Valde throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Allen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Allen shoots in for a takedown but Valde shows good takedown defense. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him. Allen checks a low kick from Valde. Valde rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Allen moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Valde tries to bum rush Allen with a series of wild strikes but Allen uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Allen fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valde.
Valde misses with a double jab
and Allen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Valde!
That's one minute gone in the round. Allen trying to control but Valde is having none of it. Valde tries to hold on but Allen postures up. Allen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Valde is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Valde is in a horrible position here. Allen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Allen trying to control but Valde is having none of it. Valde really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Allen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Allen punching from mount but Valde doing a good job of avoiding damage. Valde tries to buck Allen off but Allen takes his back! Valde looks gassed! What can Valde do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Allen tries to keep control of the position but Valde is staying busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Valde trying to get back to his feet but Allen is in full control for now. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Valde has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Allen. Valde preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Allen. Valde is trying to get back to his feet but Allen has full control of the position and if anything, Valde has just worked his way into a worse spot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Allen dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Allen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Valde as he jumps to the side. The fight stays on the outside here - Valde looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Allen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Valde circles away. Allen throws a head kick but Valde moves out of range.
Valde goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Allen has a takedown stuffed. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him. Valde throws a series of punches but Allen moves out of range. Valde listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Allen wants to clinch. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Valde moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Allen fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round. Valde swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Allen counters with a low kick, right behind Valde 's knee. Valde tries to bum rush Allen with a series of wild strikes but Allen uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Valde avoids the head kick by Allen.
Valde throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Valde scores with a three punch combo!
Valde keeps the fight on the outside. Valde looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Some wild striking there from Valde.
Allen tries to clinch up. Allen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Valde swivels and escapes. A head kick by Valde misses and Allen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Valde fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Allen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Valde counters with a one-two to the body. Valde throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Allen counters with an outside leg kick.
Valde misses with a wild combination.
Allen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Valde, pushing him back against the cage. Valde wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Allen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Valde throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Allen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Valde can do anything to dispel that myth. Valde avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Allen. Allen wants to pass the guard but Valde is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Valde wants to get back to his feet.
Allen is keen to just control but Valde is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Valde misses with a combination
and Allen counters with a head kick. Valde tries to bum rush Allen with a series of wild strikes but Allen uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Valde lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Allen throws a sloppy head kick and Valde moves out of range easily. Valde throws a nice looking combination but Allen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Tyler Allen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Allen.
Allen fails with a takedown attempt from distance. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Terry Valde 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!
Allen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Valde cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Valde throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valde throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Terry Valde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Allen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Valde throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Allen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Allen breaks the clinch.
Allen dodges the punch combination from Valde.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Allen misses with a takedown attempt - Valde sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him. Allen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Allen has a takedown stuffed. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Valde misses with a wild combination.
Valde will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Valde. Valde looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Valde will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Allen tries to clinch up. Allen tries to clinch up but Valde circles away and keeps his distance. The fighters circle momentarily. Valde darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Allen fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Valde misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Allen fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Some wild striking there from Valde.
Nice sprawl there from Valde as Allen shoots in. Allen wants to clinch. Valde dips to his left and cracks Allen with an uppercut! Valde fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valde has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Allen. Valde swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Allen fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice takedown defense from Valde. No joy for Allen on that attempt. Valde tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Allen with a lazy takedown attempt and Valde counters with a two punch combo. Valde connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Allen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Valde connects with a jab. Valde scores with a three punch combo!
Allen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Valde swivels and escapes. Some bone on bone action there as Allen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Valde rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Allen moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Allen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valde throws a series of punches but Allen avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Valde lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Allen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Excellent takedown into side control there by Allen. Allen wants to control but Valde is keeping him busy. Allen throwing shots but missing, from side control. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Valde is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Allen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Allen passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tyler Allen. I think Allen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:29 Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:29 Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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