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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remy Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Wates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Remy Valentine could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Harry Wates's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Remy Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Wates!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wates fails with a takedown attempt.
Wates dives in and grabs Valentine's left leg, looking for a takedown. Valentine pushes down on Wates's head and hops out.
Remy Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wates misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Valentine is looking to counter punch.
Remy Valentine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Wates.
Wates misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Valentine.
Wates keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valentine.
Valentine has Wates up against the cage in a clinch.
Wates escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine misses with a straight right.
Wates fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Valentine throws a hook but Wates avoids it easily.
Wates will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wates gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Valentine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wates backwards.
Wates blocks an uppercut.
Valentine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Wates's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Valentine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Valentine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wates wants a takedown.
Valentine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wates blocking some punches.
Wates can't get the takedown.
Wates looks winded!
Wates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wates drops down looking for an ankle pick but Valentine pulls his leg out and moves away.
Valentine looks to throw the jab but Wates is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine looks to land a right hand but Wates moved out of range.
Wates misses with a wild combination.
Valentine has managed to clinch.
Wates tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Valentine smiles and moves away.
Wates throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wates pushes Valentine up against the cage in a clinch.
Valentine could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wates changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Valentine fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Valentine misses with a body shot.
Remy Valentine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valentine keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Valentine scores with a jab to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Valentine.
Valentine misses with a straight left.
Wates drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Valentine defends it well.
Wates fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Valentine avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine moves into the clinch.
A short left from Valentine.
Wates blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wates breaks from the clinch.
Wates clinches with his opponent.
Valentine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wates is trying to pull guard but Valentine has him pressed against the cage.
Wates throws an elbow but it misses.
Valentine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valentine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wates backwards.
Valentine throws a punch but it's blocked by Wates.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentine.
Wates missing with knees to the body.
Valentine misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Valentine.
Wates is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Valentine to keep the fight standing.
Wates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valentine throws a punch but it's blocked by Wates.
Valentine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valentine misses with the head strike.
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!
Valentine lands a left hand.
Valentine lands a body shot.
Valentine throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wates.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Valentine dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wates moves into the clinch successfully.
Valentine presses Wates against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valentine.
Valentine gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wates.
Wates wants to break free but Valentine has control.
Valentine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Valentine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valentine lands a shoulder strike.
Wates drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Remy Valentine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wates misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valentine.
Valentine throws a punch but it's blocked by Wates.
Wates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wates breaks the clinch.
Wates staying out of range there.
Valentine is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Valentine throws a good cross that connects.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wates.
Remy Valentine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Wates.
Wates is breathing heavily.
Wates slips under a jab.
Valentine scores with a jab.
Valentine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wates.
Harry Wates is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Valentine misses.
Valentine misses with a hook
and Wates counters with a one-two to the body.
Valentine throws a big shot that misses.
We've been informed that Wates has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wates throws a push kick but Valentine slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters circling - Valentine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valentine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wates can do to turn this around?
Valentine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wates.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine throws a jab when Wates was well out of range.
Wates tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wates slips a straight right by Valentine.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Valentine.
A big left from Valentine misses.
The fighters circling - Valentine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wates staying out of range there.
Remy Valentine is winning the standup battle so far.
Wates rushes Valentine and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentine.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentine.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Valentine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wates taking a breather.
Wates is trying to break the clinch but Valentine is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wates escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wates drives through and clinches with Valentine against the cage.
Valentine gets through Wates's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Valentine is defending well for now.
Wates working hard to break the clinch.
A short left from Valentine.
Valentine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wates's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valentine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valentine slaps away a takedown attempt from Wates, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Valentine swings for the body but Wates moves out of range.
Valentine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wates scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Valentine wants it to stay on the feet.
Wates forces Valentine back against the cage and clinches.
Valentine throws a head punch that misses.
Wates tries to score a body lock takedown but Valentine shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wates backwards.
Still in the clinch, Valentine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wates breaks from the clinch.
Wates lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wates moves into the clinch successfully.
Valentine lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valentine.
Valentine lands an uppercut.
Wates breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Valentine dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wates is defended easily by Valentine.
Valentine stuffs the takedown attempt from Wates. Wates gets slowly back to his feet.
Wates gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Valentine working hard to break the clinch.
Valentine misses with some punches.
Wates is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Valentine to keep the fight standing.
Remy Valentine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Wates.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine scores with a nice hook to the head.
Valentine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Valentine lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wates.
Wates takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Valentine scores with a shot to the side of Wates's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Valentine.
Wates drags the fight down to the ground.
Wates keeping moving, preventing Valentine from controlling successfully.
Valentine tries to stand but Wates is controlling from the bottom.
Valentine throws an elbow that misses. Wates uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Valentine's guard. Nice move by Wates!
Valentine keeping full guard, as Wates tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wates trying to control but Valentine is working from the bottom.
Valentine has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wates off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A jab from Valentine misses.
Wates fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Valentine avoids it really well and circles away.
Valentine has Wates up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wates has a couple of punches blocked by Valentine.
Valentine pushes Wates back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wates tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wates takes a shot to the head.
Valentine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Valentine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wates looking to stall.
Valentine throws a head punch that misses.
Valentine lands with a short shot to the head.
Wates has Valentine pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Valentine manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Valentine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wates has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Valentine.
Wates tries to pull guard but Valentine won't allow it.
Wates fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short uppercut from Valentine.
Valentine lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Valentine.
Valentine lands a shoulder strike.
Valentine has a couple of punches blocked by Wates.
Valentine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valentine.
Valentine working aggressively here.
Wates jumps guard but Valentine stands there with Wates around his waist. Wates gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harry Wates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valentine scores with a shot to the side of Wates's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Remy Valentine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Valentine, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remy Valentine!
A victorious Remy Valentine thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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