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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robb Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hummer Valley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace comes to the cage accompanied by Venus - Theatre of Tragedy. Hummer Valley will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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210 lbs
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189 cm
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
Good kicks
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robb Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hummer Valley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valley manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wallace on his heels. He'll look to pass Wallace's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Valley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wallace is keeping the position for now.
Wallace wants to stand but Valley is controlling the position.
Wallace looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wallace wants to stand and escape but Valley is having none of it.
Wallace lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wallace is working Valley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valley throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Wallace keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Valley's head.
Valley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Valley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wallace is one step ahead there.
Wallace sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wallace's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Wallace seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Valley for as long as he can get away with.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Valley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wallace continues to stall.
Valley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wallace 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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Valley has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Wallace is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Valley letting Wallace take a breather here.
Wallace tightens his grip and picks Valley up, before dumping him to the ground. Valley manages to land in guard.
Valley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wallace sitting in guard here, content to control.
Valley wants to get back to his feet but Wallace is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallace landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wallace is one step ahead there.
Wallace with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wallace's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wallace lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Valley wants to sweep but no luck.
Wallace 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.
Wallace has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Further stalling from Wallace.
Valley wants to sweep but no luck.
Wallace passes Valley's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Valley trying to hold on to Wallace's head to control him but Wallace postures up.
Wallace is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wallace not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robb Wallace 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.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wallace is defended easily by Valley.
Valley tries to work over Wallace's front leg with a kick but Wallace checks it.
Valley throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wallace tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Valley is in Wallace's guard.
Wallace has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Valley is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Valley looking for a takedown.
Wallace effectively controlling the action here.
Wallace is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valley can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace wants the takedown. Valley is fighting it off but Wallace persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Valley's guard against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valley is looking to stand up but Wallace isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace with a flurry of punches that miss.
Valley wants to sweep here but Wallace controlling him for the moment.
Wallace is stalling in the full guard.
More hug and hope from Wallace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Valley looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wallace defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Valley.
Valley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wallace's waist but Wallace gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Valley off to one side.
Robb Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hummer Valley.
Valley has his takedown stuffed
and Wallace counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Valley gets underhooks to prevent Wallace's takedown attempt.
Valley working hard to break the clinch.
Wallace gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Valley tries to kick Wallace off but Wallace keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wallace in particular looking to stall.
Wallace working over Valley with some ground and pound. Valley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wallace looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Valley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wallace scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wallace landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Valley tries to roll over but Wallace keeps him under control.
Wallace not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valley trying to hold on to Wallace's head to control him but Wallace postures up.
Wallace missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Valley wants to improve his position but Wallace is controlling well.
Wallace takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Wallace is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Robb Wallace overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Valley is trying to stand back up but Wallace is controlling him
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robb Wallace dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Valley gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Valley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Valley wants to take the fight to the mat but Wallace manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Valley is looking for a takedown.
Valley tries to pull guard but Wallace holds him up against the cage and eventually Valley drops back down to his feet.
Robb Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hummer Valley.
Valley tries to break the clinch but Wallace is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace pulls Valley into guard.
Valley looking to pass the guard.
Valley trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace wants to stand up but Valley is controlling him.
Valley trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valley prevents Wallace from getting back to his feet.
Wallace keeping moving, preventing Valley from controlling successfully.
Valley throwing strikes from guard but Wallace blocks nicely.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Valley wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hummer Valley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wallace finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
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.
Valley darts in looking for a takedown but Wallace gets double underhooks and turns Valley into the cage.
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valley was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.
Wallace fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Valley to the ground. Wallace is now in Valley's guard.
Wallace passes Valley's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Robb Wallace is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wallace content to control rather than advance.
Wallace stops Valley from getting back to his feet.
Wallace perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace prevents Valley from improving his position.
Wallace looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wallace has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Valley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wallace pinned against the cage. Wallace gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Valley or perhaps it was just good defense by Wallace, which made it look bad.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Valley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wallace but Wallace pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hummer Valley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valley misses with a combination
and Wallace counters with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robb Wallace showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wallace has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robb Wallace!
After the fight, Robb Wallace was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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