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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Galaxy Nexus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlinhos Valente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valente has chosen "We Dem Boyz" by Wiz Khalifa as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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164 lbs
28 - 11 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galaxy Nexus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlinhos Valente!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nexus blocks a low kick nicely.
Nexus throws a looping overhand right but Valente ducks down to avoid it.
Valente looks to clinch
and Nexus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nexus misses with a shot to the body
and Valente counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nexus with a poor takedown
and Valente counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Nexus finds it's way through Valente's defenses.
Nexus misses with a body punch
and Valente counters with an inside leg kick.
Nexus shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nexus showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valente looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nexus performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nexus trying to control from Valente's half guard. Valente has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Nexus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Valente keeping moving, preventing Nexus from controlling successfully.
Valente is pulling down on Nexus's head to control his posture.
Valente manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Nexus misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Nexus misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valente throws a jab when Nexus was well out of range.
Nexus fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice shot by Nexus.
A head kick misses from Valente.
A punch lands to the side of Valente 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Galaxy Nexus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nexus connects with a crisp jab.
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!
Nexus tries to keep at a distance but Valente has taken the fight into the clinch.
Valente goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valente has a couple of punches blocked by Nexus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valente throws an elbow but it misses.
Valente is trying to maintain a safe position but Nexus gets an underhook and turns Valente into the cage.
Valente swings wildly with an uppercut but Nexus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nexus presses Valente against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Valente is trying to break the clinch but Nexus has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valente.
Nexus misses with a punch to the body.
Valente lands an elbow inside.
Valente is trying to break the clinch but Nexus is controlling him.
Valente working aggressively here.
Valente lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Galaxy Nexus has been cut.
Nexus has Valente pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valente.
Nexus lands a hook that snaps the head of Valente backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valente.
Nexus misses with some punches.
Nexus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valente misses with some punches.
Nexus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Valente pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Galaxy Nexus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valente throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
I was talking to Nexus's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Valente prevents a body shot from Nexus.
Nexus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Valente on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nexus scores with a shot to the side of Valente's head.
Nexus takes a shot to the head.
Nexus is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Valente.
Nexus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valente working aggressively here.
Valente's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nexus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Valente - that landed with a thud.
Nexus stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch on the inside from Valente fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carlinhos Valente will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Galaxy Nexus's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nexus swings for the body but Valente moves out of range.
Good exchange - Nexus coming out on top.
It looks like Carlinhos Valente has been cut.
Valente keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nexus just misses with a punch to the body.
Valente was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Valente takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nexus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Valente counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Valente wants to land a leg kick but Nexus is out of range.
Valente lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nexus circles away quickly and effectively.
Nexus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That kick from Valente tenderised Nexus's leg. Nexus is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valente shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nexus pinned against the cage. Nexus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nexus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nexus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valente.
A jab from Nexus finds it's way through Valente's defenses.
Nexus keeps the fight on the outside.
Valente lands a right hook to the body.
Nexus misses with a wild body shot.
Valente rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nexus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Valente 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 Nexus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nexus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nexus moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Valente just misses with a punch to the body.
Valente throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nexus throws a jab when Valente was well out of range.
Valente throws a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Valente. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Valente.
Valente displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nexus throws out the jab.
A combination from Nexus does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valente's corner calls for a 1-2. Valente obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nexus lands with a good body shot.
Carlinhos Valente is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valente takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Valente throws out a leg kick but Nexus moves out of range and Valente only half commits.
Valente takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Valente takes one to the side of the head.
Nexus swings for the body but Valente moves out of range.
Valente throws out a counter right but Nexus avoids it with no problem.
Galaxy Nexus is winning the standup battle so far.
Nexus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Valente doesn't seem bothered though.
Valente throws a chopping leg kick but Nexus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nexus looks to land a body kick but Valente moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valente staying out of range there.
Nexus scores with a hook to the body. Valente takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nexus throws a body punch but Valente moves out of range.
Valente is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Valente defending well as Nexus loads up on a big left hand.
Valente swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Valente looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valente looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nexus half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice defenses there by Valente.
Nexus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nexus swings for the body but Valente moves out of range.
A big right from Nexus misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nexus swings for the body but Valente moves out of range.
Valente feints and then cracks Nexus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nexus down.
Nexus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nexus misses with a straight right.
Valente is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nexus swings widly with a right hand
and Valente counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valente slips under a jab from Nexus.
Valente is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nexus lands a nice shot that snaps Valente's head back.
Valente slips under a jab from Nexus.
Nexus lands a body shot.
Valente takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A punch lands to the side of Valente 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nexus misses with an uppercut. Valente saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galaxy Nexus dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Valente checks a leg kick.
Nexus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nexus misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Valente on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nexus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valente manages to avoid it.
Nexus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Valente momentarily.
Nexus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valente.
Nexus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Valente misses with an uppercut
and Valente takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valente throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nexus loads up on a big right hand but Valente slips the punch.
Valente throws a head kick that misses.
Nexus appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nexus tries for a takedown but Valente sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nexus throws a jab but it's blocked by Valente.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nexus lands a slapping body shot.
Nexus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valente misses with a straight left.
Valente keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nexus scores with a sloppy right hand. Valente should have avoided that one.
Nexus throws an overhand right that lands on Valente's shoulder, as Valente tries to avoid the shot.
Valente swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valente throws a hook but Nexus blocks it.
Valente on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Valente doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nexus closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Valente did well to prevent Nexus getting side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valente tries to get to full guard but Nexus has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valente is staying active underneath Nexus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nexus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nexus thows a huge punch but Valente dodges it nicely.
Nexus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nexus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nexus prevents Valente from standing back up.
Valente is not content to let Nexus control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nexus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Valente swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valente is looking to slow Nexus down with leg kicks.
A low kick from Valente is predictable there
and Nexus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nexus working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nexus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nexus is trying to control the action in half guard but Valente is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Valente felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Valente wants to get back to full guard.
Valente taking some punishment here, with Nexus in his half guard.
Valente keeping hold of Nexus's head, controlling as best he can.
Valente keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nexus working over Valente with some ground and pound. Valente looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Valente keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Valente tries to roll over but Nexus keeps him under control.
Nexus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Valente keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nexus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nexus is trying to control. Valente wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Galaxy Nexus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nexus 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Galaxy Nexus!
Galaxy Nexus took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Spartan Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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hype
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