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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Albo Rosie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentine has chosen Danger! High Voltage as his entrance music. Dirk Valentine has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Albo Rosie's chin.
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185 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 London, Albo Rosie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dirk Valentine!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Valentine closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rosie circles away.
Valentine scores with a takedown into Rosie's guard.
Rosie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Valentine doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Valentine manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Valentine content to stall in guard here.
Rosie has a closed guard, preventing Valentine from standing up.
Valentine passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
An elbow from Valentine crashes against the mat.
Rosie regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosie is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Valentine pulls his head out easily.
Rosie is breathing heavily.
Rosie has hold of Valentine's hands but Valentine slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rosie is in trouble now - Valentine has advanced to mount!
Valentine lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by Valentine.
Valentine scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Valentine controlling the pace for now.
Valentine lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Valentine.
Valentine is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rosie can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Valentine wants to control the pace but Rosie is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine blocks Rosie's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Valentine with shots to the head and body - Rosie looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rosie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Valentine takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Valentine scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rosie?
Valentine lands a big shot there that rocks Rosie but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Valentine fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
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!
The referee warns Rosie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Valentine is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rosie has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Valentine jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rosie manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine scores with punches from side control.
Rosie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rosie is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Valentine pulls his head out easily.
Rosie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rosie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Valentine uses his free foot to push down on Rosie's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rosie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rosie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Valentine dominating with strikes here.
Valentine dominating with strikes here.
Valentine is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rosie can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Valentine looking to control but Rosie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rosie is looking to get to half guard.
Valentine landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Valentine dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rosie misses with a takedown
and Valentine counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Valentine passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rosie!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valentine is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rosie can't escape the position.
Valentine trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine with shots to the head and body - Rosie looks very uncomfortable down there.
Valentine landing strikes from the mount.
Valentine with the ground and pound from mount.
Rosie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Valentine with shots to the head and body - Rosie looks very uncomfortable down there.
Valentine lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Valentine has control of Rosie's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rosie regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Rosie bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Valentine is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rosie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Valentine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rosie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rosie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Valentine is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Valentine has escaped and now he's on top!
Valentine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rosie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine pushes down on Rosie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rosie is trying to stand back up but Valentine is controlling him
Rosie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rosie wants to get back to full guard.
Rosie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rosie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Valentine winds up and cracks Rosie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Valentine controlling the action here.
Valentine trying to control the action but Rosie is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Valentine tries to clinch but Rosie moves out of range.
Rosie shoots and misses
and Valentine counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Valentine landing with the ground and pound.
Valentine trying to control but Rosie is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Valentine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Valentine decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Valentine wants to pass to mount but Rosie is defending the position.
Rosie is looking for a sweep. Valentine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Valentine wants to take a breather but Rosie is having none of it.
Valentine sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rosie defending well though.
Rosie actively working from the bottom here.
Valentine is looking to advance position but Rosie won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valentine working Rosie over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Valentine scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rosie is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Valentine pulls his head out easily.
Rosie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Valentine.
Valentine blocks the strikes from Rosie.
Valentine trying to mount his opponent but Rosie defends it.
Valentine thows a huge punch but Rosie dodges it nicely.
Rosie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Valentine is tying to control. Rosie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosie tries to get to full guard but Valentine has control of the leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Valentine fails with the takedown
and Rosie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rosie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rosie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Valentine looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Valentine looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Valentine!
Rosie is not content to let Valentine control the position.
Valentine fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine wants to stand but Rosie has his arm trapped.
Rosie tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Valentine avoids the strikes from the bottom by Rosie.
Rosie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Valentine wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Valentine is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Rosie's shoulder. That is not cool.
Valentine lands a few punches from side control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Valentine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Valentine has his takedown stuffed
so Rosie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rosie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine looking to control.
Rosie tries to free his leg and advance position but Valentine is retaining full guard.
Rosie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Valentine manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rosie has Valentine in his guard.
Valentine wants to pass the guard but Rosie is keeping the position.
Albo Rosie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rosie has his foot on Valentine's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Valentine works his way back into a safe position though.
Valentine wants to pass the guard but Rosie is keeping the position.
Rosie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Albo Rosie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Valentine has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Glass scores the fight for Dirk Valentine!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Dirk Valentine!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Dirk Valentine!
Dirk Valentine wins by unanimous decision!
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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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