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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Gilliam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Longson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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151 lbs
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25
150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Valentin Gilliam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Longson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longson darts in and clinches Gilliam up against the cage.
Longson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Longson jumps into guard, dragging Gilliam to the mat.
Gilliam landing with the ground and pound.
Gilliam not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Longson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gilliam gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gilliam keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Longson's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longson wants to sweep but no luck.
Gilliam has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gilliam works over Longson with some ground and pound from guard.
Gilliam drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Longson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gilliam has Longson in his guard.
Gilliam wants to get back to his feet but Longson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilliam doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Longson trying to control the position from guard on top but Gilliam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Longson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gilliam tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gilliam really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gilliam is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Longson trying to control but Gilliam is working from the bottom.
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.
Longson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Longson trying to control the position from guard on top but Gilliam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gilliam has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Longson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gilliam throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Longson stops Gilliam from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilliam scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gilliam takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Well, if Gilliam is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Longson is looking to improve his position.
Gilliam working the head and body with strikes.
Gilliam keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gilliam winds up and cracks Longson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longson is looking to improve his position.
Gilliam is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gilliam slows the pace down in half guard.
Gilliam is nestled in close to Longson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Longson is trying to control but can't.
Longson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gilliam stands up and beckons Longson to join him on the feet.
Gilliam closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gilliam scoring with punches and elbows.
Longson is trying to escape the position but Gilliam is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Gilliam dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Longson gets caught flat footed, as Gilliam shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gilliam got a little sloppy there for a moment and Longson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gilliam has managed to get both his arms back between Longson's legs - danger averted.
Longson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gilliam with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gilliam working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gilliam working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Longson's head.
Gilliam lands a couple of digs.
Longson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gilliam controls the pace.
Gilliam thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Longson is trying to keep Gilliam in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilliam stopping the sweep attempt from Longson.
Longson is breathing heavily.
Gilliam controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gilliam scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilliam slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gilliam drops back looking for a leg! Longson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Longson manages to kick Gilliam off! Gilliam jumps back into Longson's guard.
Gilliam is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Longson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two 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.
Gilliam looking to score a takedown here. Longson is defending well but Gilliam drives through and ends up in Longson's guard.
Longson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gilliam knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Longson on the ground.
Gilliam landing some decent shots from guard.
Gilliam is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gilliam keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Longson's head.
Gilliam working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Longson's head.
Gilliam slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilliam postures up.
Gilliam works over Longson with some ground and pound from guard.
Gilliam working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Longson's head.
Gilliam scoring with punches to the head and body.
Longson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gilliam controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gilliam stands up over Longson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four 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.
Gilliam lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gilliam working some strikes from top position.
Gilliam is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gilliam keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Longson's head.
Gilliam content to stall in guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gilliam drives through with a takedown into guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Longson has his foot on Gilliam's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gilliam works his way back into a safe position though.
Gilliam slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Longson has momentary wrist control but Gilliam slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Gilliam dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gilliam throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Longson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gilliam is in Longson's guard.
Gilliam postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gilliam decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gilliam scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gilliam is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gilliam looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilliam prevents Longson from improving his position.
Longson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gilliam is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longson tries to get to full guard but Gilliam has control of the leg.
Longson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Longson taking some punishment here, with Gilliam in his half guard.
Gilliam is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nice strikes from Gilliam there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gilliam not doing much here.
Longson is controlling Gilliam's trapped leg to prevent Gilliam from advancing to side control.
Longson manages to get to full guard.
Gilliam postures up and lands a big shot to Longson's brow.
Gilliam controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gilliam is working Longson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gilliam lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilliam postures up and lands a big shot to Longson's brow.
Longson looking for a guillotine here but Gilliam defends easily.
Gilliam is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gilliam working some strikes from top position.
Gilliam wants to stand but Longson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gilliam is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Longson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gilliam gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gilliam is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gilliam makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gilliam with a nice head shot there.
Gilliam chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gilliam's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gilliam postures up and lands a big shot to Longson's brow.
Longson looking to control.
Gilliam postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gilliam makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gilliam seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gilliam postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gilliam controlling from the top position.
Gilliam distracts Longson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valentin Gilliam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gilliam, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valentin Gilliam!
Brandon Longson spoke after the fight, saying 'My stand up game needs to improve, im sorry to all my fans.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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