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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Handerson Pilva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincent Valentine will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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151 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Handerson Pilva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vincent Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pilva tries to clinch but Valentine is having none of it.
Valentine avoids the head kick by Pilva.
Valentine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pilva moves away.
Valentine misses with a looping left.
Pilva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valentine shoots in and drives through. Pilva sprawls well.
Some bone on bone action there as Valentine checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pilva tries to clinch but Valentine is having none of it.
Pilva misses with a kick to the body.
Pilva is looking to clinch but Valentine is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pilva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pilva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valentine.
Pilva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pilva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pilva throws a head kick that misses.
Valentine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Valentine was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Valentine wants to control the pace but Pilva is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Pilva manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Pilva tries to buck Valentine off but Valentine is having none of it.
Valentine tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pilva managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Valentine.
Pilva is looking for a sweep.
Pilva tries to escape but Valentine is in control.
Pilva is trying to improve his position.
Pilva is working hard here to advance position.
Pilva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pilva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pilva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pilva throws a head kick that misses.
Pilva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Valentine closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pilva circles away.
Valentine looks gassed!
Pilva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine throws a body punch but Pilva moves out of range.
Valentine looks to score with a jab to the body but Pilva is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Pilva.
Pilva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pilva was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valentine closes the distance and clinches up with Pilva, looking for a takedown. Valentine pushes Pilva against the cage but Pilva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Handerson Pilva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Valentine.
Pilva pushes Valentine away with a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Handerson Pilva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pilva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pilva clinches up with Valentine and pushes him back against the cage.
Pilva blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pilva.
Valentine jumps guard but Pilva stands there with Valentine around his waist. Valentine gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pilva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Vincent Valentine has been cut.
Pilva with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pilva.
Pilva lands a knee to the head.
Pilva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Valentine is breathing heavily.
Pilva landing knees to the head.
Pilva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Valentine lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pilva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pilva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Valentine's defenses.
Pilva crunches a lovely knee into Valentine's ribcage.
Pilva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Valentine's defenses.
Pilva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pilva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Valentine's defenses.
Pilva landing knees to the body.
Valentine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pilva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pilva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pilva.
Pilva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Valentine lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pilva scores a nice knee to the body.
Pilva has Valentine pushed against the cage.
Pilva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pilva.
Pilva landing knees to the body.
Pilva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pilva crunches a lovely knee into Valentine's ribcage.
Pilva lands a knee to the body.
Valentine takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pilva scores a nice knee to the body.
Pilva stalling against the cage.
Valentine is trying to stall.
Pilva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Pilva.
Pilva lands a nice knee to the body.
Handerson Pilva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Valentine takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine wants to get back to striking at distance but Pilva won't allow it.
Pilva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pilva lands a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pilva.
Pilva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pilva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Valentine takes an elbow to the temple.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knees to the body from Pilva.
Valentine wants to break free but Pilva has control.
Pilva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pilva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pilva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Valentine's defenses.
Pilva lands a nice knee to the body.
Pilva lands an elbow inside that Valentine shrugs off.
Pilva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Valentine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Valentine struggles to land a body shot inside as Pilva controls his hands.
Pilva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pilva lands an elbow just above Valentine 's eye.
Pilva crunches a lovely knee into Valentine's ribcage.
Pilva is stalling here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pilva landing knees to the body.
Valentine misses with a punch on the inside.
Pilva scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Handerson Pilva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Valentine's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Valentine misses with a wild body shot.
Pilva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valentine.
Valentine swings for the body but Pilva moves out of range.
Pilva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Pilva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pilva was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
Pilva dodges the punch combination from Valentine.
Valentine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pilva tries to close the distance and clinch but Valentine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Valentine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pilva is looking to clinch.
Pilva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pilva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pilva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Valentine, pushing him back against the cage.
Valentine takes an elbow to the temple.
Pilva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Valentine lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pilva scores a nice knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pilva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vincent Valentine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pilva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pilva lands a knee to the body.
Pilva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pilva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Valentine lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pilva lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pilva.
Pilva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Valentine lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilva scores with a knee to the head.
Pilva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Valentine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valentine is trying to stall.
Valentine takes an elbow to the temple.
Pilva lands a nice knee to the body.
Valentine drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pilva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pilva is stalling here.
A head punch on the inside from Valentine fails to land.
Valentine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pilva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pilva lands a knee to the head.
Valentine pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pilva lands a knee to the body.
Pilva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Valentine lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Handerson Pilva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pilva blocks a body shot from Valentine.
Valentine takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pilva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Valentine's brow.
Pilva missing with knees to the body.
Pilva throws an elbow but it misses.
Valentine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pilva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pilva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valentine.
And that's the end of the fight!
Handerson Pilva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pilva, 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Handerson Pilva!
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