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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kalvin Harper (ranked 4158 p4p, 219 weight class) and Daiyan Jr Jesus Valdes (ranked 3670 p4p, 201 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jesus Valdes's choice of entrance music: a lo cubano. Daiyan Jr Jesus Valdes will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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131 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kalvin Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daiyan Jr Jesus Valdes!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jesus Valdes looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Harper shoots in looking for a takedown. Jesus Valdes tries to sprawl out of it but Harper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jesus Valdes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jesus Valdes throws a counter combo.
Harper scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Harper is taking a breather. Jesus Valdes says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harper lands a nice short elbow.
Harper 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.
Harper controlling the pace.
Jesus Valdes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harper scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Harper there.
Jesus Valdes taking some punishment here, with Harper in his half guard.
Jesus Valdes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harper scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jesus Valdes has hold of Harper's hands but Harper slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Harper landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jesus Valdes is rocked!
Jesus Valdes has hold of Harper's hands but Harper slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jesus Valdes is still in real trouble! Can Harper finish him?
Harper seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Harper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harper working Jesus Valdes over with strikes.
Harper has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Jesus Valdes is looking to get back to full guard here but Harper has managed to pass to side control instead.
Harper controlling from side mount.
Harper landing a few strikes.
Harper slows the pace down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalvin Harper dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Harper is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Jesus Valdes is in big trouble! Harper is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Jesus Valdes. Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Kalvin Harper!
Kalvin Harper decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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