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Event:
DUEL#40 Armis vs Gaultier
Date: Feb 04, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Valo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Valo is trying to stall.
Valo tries a body shot but Lovelair blocks it.
Lovelair throws a punch but it's blocked by Valo.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Valo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Valo controlling the action here for a moment.
Valo tries to throw a body punch but Lovelair avoids it by throwing Valo back against the cage.
Valo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Valo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Valo.
Valo misses with a body punch.
Valo stalling in the clinch but Lovelair improves position.
Valo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Lovelair has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.#T1#
Lovelair misses with a knee to the head.
Valo misses with a punch on the inside.
Valo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Valo blocks a body shot from Lovelair.
Valo struggles to land a body shot inside as Lovelair controls his hands.
The referee is keeping an eye on Valo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Valo can't find room to land a body shot as Lovelair controls the action.
Valo working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Valo - that landed with a thud.
Lovelair takes a shot to the head.
Valo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lovelair up against the cage.
Lovelair using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Lovelair.
A short right from Valo on the inside. #T2#
Lovelair throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lovelair lands a body shot.
Valo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Valo.
Valo has a couple of punches blocked by Lovelair.
Valo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valo lands with a short shot to the head.
Lovelair throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valo blocks it with crossed arms.
Valo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Valo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Valo digs a right hand into Lovelair's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lovelair's gas tank.
Lovelair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valo tries a body shot but Lovelair blocks it.
Lovelair blocks a body shot from Valo. #T3#
Lovelair missing with knees to the body.
Lovelair really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Valo is pushing Lovelair up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The referee is keeping an eye on Valo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lovelair.
Valo is working Lovelair over against the cage.
Lovelair using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lovelair throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valo blocks it with crossed arms.
Valo lands a shoulder strike.
Valo lands with a light punch inside.
Valo is struggling to control the position.
Valo stalling against the cage.
Valo continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A nice left hand lands by Valo.
#T4#
Lovelair misses with a knee to the head.
Valo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lovelair up against the cage.
Valo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lovelair up against the cage.
Valo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Valo tries to throw a body punch but Lovelair avoids it by throwing Valo back against the cage.
Valo misses with a punch to the body.
Valo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lovelair up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tapio Valo.
The fighters circling - Valo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lovelair is out of range and Valo settles back down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Valo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tapio Valo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Valo is looking to score with low kicks.
Lovelair throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL2#
Lovelair tries to keep at a distance but Valo has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Valo.
Valo just leaning against Lovelair, taking a breather.
Lovelair is working Valo over against the cage.
Valo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards. #CUT2#
It looks like Raine Lovelair has been cut.
A right handed body shot lands from Valo.
A short right from Lovelair on the inside.
A short right from Valo on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Valo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lovelair.
Valo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valo leaning against his opponent.
Valo lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T1#
Lovelair tries a knee to the head but Valo blocks it.
Lovelair has a couple of punches blocked by Valo.
Valo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lovelair or not.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Valo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Valo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the head but Valo blocks with his arms.
Valo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Valo pushes Lovelair back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Valo.
Valo blocks a body shot from Lovelair.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Valo.
Valo misses with some punches.
Valo misses with a body punch.
Valo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
Stalling in the clinch from Valo.
Lovelair tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valo has Lovelair pushed against the cage.
Lovelair using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Valo lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valo avoiding damage.
Valo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
Valo stalling.
Valo misses with a punch to the body.
Valo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Valo has a couple of punches blocked by Lovelair.
Valo misses with a punch to the body.
#T3#
Lovelair blocks a body shot from Valo.
Tapio Valo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Valo blocking some punches.
Lovelair scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Valo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Valo lands with a light punch inside.
Valo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valo has Lovelair pressed against the cage.
Valo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valo.
A shot in the inside from Valo.
Lovelair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Valo.
Valo managing to block the knees to the body from Lovelair.
Valo misses with a punch on the inside.
Valo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T4#
Valo has Lovelair pushed against the cage.
Valo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Valo.
Lovelair tries to land knees in the clinch but Valo avoids the damage to the body.
Valo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Valo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
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!
Lovelair tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Valo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lovelair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Valo.
Valo misses with a body punch.
Valo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Valo lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tapio Valo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raine Lovelair's cut.
That's time! Lovelair's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Valo misses with a kick to the body.
Tapio Valo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Lovelair. Those never looked like landing.
Lovelair misses the shot to the body.
Lovelair displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valo throws out the jab.
Valo's corner calls for a 1-2. Valo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lovelair looks to score with a jab to the body but Valo is just out of range.
Valo misses with a low kick.
Valo digs a good body shot into Lovelair's ribs.
Lovelair drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lovelair throws a body shot but no joy.
Valo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valo throws a leg kick that misses.
Raine Lovelair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#KD2#
Valo cracks Lovelair with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Valo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lovelair to stand back up!#ROC2#
Lovelair is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valo lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Lovelair head around and knocks him out cold! Valo hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tapio Valo!
Our winner, Tapio Valo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
ICON Fight NIGHT 6
Date: Nov 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Valo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Valo misses with a series of wild punches.
Valo throws a right hand that misses
and Toole Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Toole Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Valo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Toole Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Valo's head.
Valo connects with a solid leg kick.
Valo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Valo throws a front kick aimed at Toole Jr's knee but Toole Jr avoids it well.
Valo throws the kick towards the body but Toole Jr avoids it.
Valo misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Toole Jr misses.
Valo loads up on a big right hand but Toole Jr slips the punch.
Toole Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Valo throws a head kick that misses
and Toole Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valo falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Toole Jr counter with a right hand.
Toole Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Toole Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Valo is predictable there
and Toole Jr counters with a straight right hand.#CL#
Toole Jr clinches.
Toole Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valo lands a left hand.
Valo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Toole Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valo taking a breather.
Toole Jr misses with some punches.
Valo is pushing Toole Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Toole Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Valo has Toole Jr pressed against the cage.
Valo can't find room to land a body shot as Toole Jr controls the action.
Toole Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Valo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Toole Jrs head.
Valo lands with a right to the head. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valo working aggressively here.
Valo blocks an uppercut.
Toole Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Valo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valo lands a body punch.
Toole Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Valo taking a breather.
A short right from Valo.
Valo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valo scores with a shot to the side of Toole Jr's head.
Valo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valo cracks Toole Jr with a nice body shot.
Toole Jr working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Valo.
Toole Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valo looking to stall.
Toole Jr lands with a left to the head.
Toole Jr misses with some punches.
#T3#
Valo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Valo blocking some punches.
Toole Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Toole Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valo blocks an uppercut.
Valo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Toole Jr seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Valo can turn it around.
Valo tries to work over Toole Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valo blocking some punches.
Toole Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Valo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toole Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Valo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Toole Jr fails to land.
Valo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Valo is looking to control Toole Jr's arms but Toole Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Valo has his back to the cage.
Valo is struggling to control the position.
A shot in the inside from Toole Jr.
Toole Jr misses with some punches.
Toole Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Valo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T4#
A head punch on the inside from Toole Jr fails to land.
Toole Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Toole Jr tries to throw a body punch but Valo avoids it by throwing Toole Jr back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Toole Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Valo has Toole Jr pressed against the cage.
Toole Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Toole Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Valo blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Toole Jr.
Toole Jr blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Valo.
Valo stalling.
Valo looking to stall.
Toole Jr tries to throw a body punch but Valo avoids it by throwing Toole Jr back against the cage.
Valo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Valo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ottis Toole Jr will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Valo throws the left hand but Toole Jr avoids the punch easily.
Valo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL2#
Valo moves into the clinch successfully.
Valo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Toole Jr or not.
Valo is leaning against Toole Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Valo avoiding damage.
Valo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Toole Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Valo.
Valo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Valo fails to land.
Valo trying to stall but Toole Jr improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toole Jr prevents a body shot from Valo.
Valo taking a breather.
Toole Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valo just leaning against Toole Jr, taking a breather.
Toole Jr lands a left hand.
Valo blocking some punches.
#T1#
Valo has Toole Jr pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valo.
Toole Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Toole Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Toole Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Valo.
Toole Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valo misses with some punches.
Toole Jr lands an uppercut.
Toole Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Toole Jr fails to land.
Toole Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Toole Jr.
Valo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ottis Toole Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Toole Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toole Jr lands a nice uppercut.#T2#
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Toole Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Valo.
Valo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Toole Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Toole Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Valo.
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!
Valo prevents a body shot from Toole Jr.
Valo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valo blocking some punches.
Valo blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Valo.
Valo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Toole Jr up against the cage.
Valo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Toole Jr up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Toole Jr.
Toole Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Valo.
#T3#
Still in the clinch, Valo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Valo is trying to maintain a safe position but Toole Jr gets an underhook and turns Valo into the cage.
Valo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Toole Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valo swings wildly with an uppercut but Toole Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Valo swings wildly with an uppercut but Toole Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toole Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Valo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toole Jr misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Valo.
Valo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Toole Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valo blocks an uppercut.
Valo is working Toole Jr over against the cage.
Valo looking to slow down the pace here.#T4#
Toole Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Valo.
Valo lands a nice uppercut.
Toole Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Valo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valo misses with a punch to the body.
Valo is trying to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Valo.
Valo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valo presses Toole Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Toole Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Toole Jr looking to stall.
Toole Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Valo has Toole Jr pressed against the cage.
Toole Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Toole Jr tries to work over Valo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valo blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ottis Toole Jr will probably get the nod.
That's time! Toole Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Valo looks to throw the jab but Toole Jr is out of range.
Valo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#CL2#
Valo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Toole Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valo.
Toole Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Valo.
Toole Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Toole Jr blocking some punches.
Toole Jr misses with the head strike.
Toole Jr blocks a body shot from Valo.
Toole Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valo digs a right hand into Toole Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Toole Jr's gas tank.
Valo lands with a left to the head.
Toole Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valo lands a left hand.
#KD2#
Valo drops Toole Jr onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Toole Jr is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC2#
Toole Jr is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Toole Jr up against the cage.
Oh Toole Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Toole Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Valo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toole Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Toole Jr or not.
Valo pushes Toole Jr against the cage. Valo is working some dirty boxing. Valo pushes off with a quick right hook! Toole Jr goes down! Toole Jr tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Valo moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tapio Valo!
A very excited looking Tapio Valo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
Revolution XC 7
Date: Oct 06, 2016 |
#R1#
Valo tries to move into range but Fitzgerald moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Valo looks to land a body kick but Fitzgerald moved away.
Valo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fitzgerald has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#CL#
Fitzgerald has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fitzgerald tries a body shot but Valo blocks it.
Valo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzgerald lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Valo misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzgerald misses with a punch on the inside.
Fitzgerald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fitzgerald is keeping busy.
Fitzgerald manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Valo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzgerald slowing the pace effectively.
Nice body punch from Fitzgerald - that landed with a thud.
Valo can't find room to land a body shot as Fitzgerald controls the action.
Valo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valo stalling.
#T1#
Valo tries to throw a body punch but Fitzgerald avoids it by throwing Valo back against the cage.
I was talking to Fitzgerald's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Valo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fitzgerald struggles to land a body shot inside as Valo controls his hands.
Fitzgerald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fitzgerald leaning his opponent against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fitzgerald blocks an uppercut.
Fitzgerald lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Valo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fitzgerald seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Valo can turn it around.
Fitzgerald blocks a body shot from Valo.
Fitzgerald is working Valo over against the cage.
Fitzgerald lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valo backwards.
Fitzgerald lands a shoulder strike.
Valo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fitzgerald backwards.
Fitzgerald lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Valo throws a head punch that misses.
Fitzgerald lands a nice uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Valo.
Valo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fitzgerald swings wildly with an uppercut but Valo uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fitzgerald lands with a right to the head.
Valo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Valo misses with some punches.
Valo is looking to control Fitzgerald's arms but Fitzgerald gets an underhook and turns him. Now Valo has his back to the cage.
Fitzgerald struggles to land a body shot inside as Valo controls his hands.
Valo can't find room to land a body shot as Fitzgerald controls the action.
Valo taking a breather.
Fitzgerald lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald tries a body shot but Valo blocks it.
Fitzgerald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fitzgerald scores with a shot to the side of Valo's head. #CUT#
It looks like Tapio Valo has been cut.
Valo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald just leaning against Valo, taking a breather.
Fitzgerald misses with a punch to the body.
Valo blocks a body shot from Fitzgerald.
A head punch on the inside from Fitzgerald fails to land. #T3#
Fitzgerald working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fitzgerald lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fitzgerald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Fitzgerald fails to land.
Fitzgerald gets through Valo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fitzgerald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fitzgerald lands a left hand that snaps the head of Valo backwards.
Valo can't find room to land a body shot as Fitzgerald controls the action.
Fitzgerald lands an uppercut.
Fitzgerald lands with a short head shot on the inside. #ROC#
Valo is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valo blocking some punches.
Valo is still on wobbly legs! Can Fitzgerald finish him?
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fitzgerald as Valo tries to tie him up.
Valo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fitzgerald misses with some punches.
Fitzgerald misses with the head strike.
Fitzgerald is struggling to control the position.
Fitzgerald lands a body shot.
Valo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fitzgerald misses with the head strike.
Fitzgerald misses with the head strike.
Fitzgerald looking to throw knees to the head but Valo is blocking nicely.
Fitzgerald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T4#
Fitzgerald misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzgerald tries a knee to the head but Valo blocks it.
Fitzgerald misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valo seems to have recovered his senses.
Fitzgerald lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Valo lands a shoulder strike.
Fitzgerald scores with a shot to the side of Valo's head.
A right hand to the body from Valo.
Fitzgerald blocking some punches.
Come on Valo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fitzgerald stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fitzgerald lands an uppercut.
Fitzgerald lands a left hand that snaps the head of Valo backwards.
Valo tries to stall but Fitzgerald uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Valo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzgerald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valo blocks an uppercut.
Valo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fitzgerald tries a body shot but Valo blocks it.
Fitzgerald misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Fitzgerald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tapio Valo's cut.
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.
#R2#
Fitzgerald uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valo.
Tapio Valo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valo misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Valo misses its intended target.
Fitzgerald appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A slow jab from Fitzgerald misses its intended target.
Valo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fitzgerald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valo can do to turn this around?
Valo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fitzgerald looks to score with a jab to the body but Valo is just out of range.
Fitzgerald misses with a body shot.
Valo throws out a counter right but Fitzgerald avoids it with no problem.
Valo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Valo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fitzgerald.
Valo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fitzgerald on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Valo. Valo obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valo keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick from Fitzgerald misses.
Valo walks into a jab.
Valo is looking to clinch.
It looked like Fitzgerald wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fitzgerald misses with a low kick.#CL#
Fitzgerald moves into the clinch.#T1#
Valo blocking some punches.
Valo controlling the action here for a moment.
Fitzgerald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzgerald stalling the fight.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Valo scores with a shoulder strike.
Valo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzgerald lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fitzgerald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valo scores with a hook to the body.
Fitzgerald misses with a punch on the inside.
Valo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Valo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fitzgerald swings wildly with an uppercut but Valo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzgerald misses with a knee strike.
#T2#
Fitzgerald tries to work over Valo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fitzgerald looking to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Valo.
Fitzgerald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Fitzgerald.
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!
Fitzgerald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fitzgerald misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Fitzgerald.
Valo takes a shot to the head.
Valo trying to stall but Fitzgerald improves his position.
Valo trying to control the position but instead, Fitzgerald has worked for underhooks and has pushed Valo into the cage.
A short right from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fitzgerald blocking some punches.
Fitzgerald's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Fitzgerald as the two fighters clinch.
#T3#
Valo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fitzgerald.
Valo throws a head punch that misses.
Valo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fitzgerald's elbow.
Valo scores with a shot to the side of Fitzgerald's head.
A head punch on the inside from Valo fails to land.
Fitzgerald lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fitzgerald lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Valo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzgerald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fitzgerald lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Valo backwards.
Fitzgerald misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzgerald throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valo blocks it with crossed arms.
Andy Fitzgerald has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Valo managing to block the knees to the body from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valo working aggressively here.
Fitzgerald working aggressively here.
Fitzgerald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valo is looking to control Fitzgerald's arms but Fitzgerald gets an underhook and turns him. Now Valo has his back to the cage. #T4#
Valo scores with a shot to the side of Fitzgerald's head.
Valo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valo misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitzgerald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valo's elbow.
Fitzgerald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fitzgerald misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzgerald lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valo backwards.
Fitzgerald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fitzgerald misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzgerald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fitzgerald unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Valo! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Fitzgerald is unloading with more strikes now! Valo drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Fitzgerald!
Andy Fitzgerald retains his middleweight title!
Andy Fitzgerald bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
Revolution XC 3
Date: Aug 06, 2016 |
#R1#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Valo, right into the meat.
Tapio Valo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valo wants to slow Siffredi down by chopping away at his legs.
Valo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Siffredi is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Valo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the body from Valo misses
and Siffredi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Valo lands a body shot.
Siffredi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Siffredi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Valo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Siffredi.
Valo throws an overhand right that lands on Siffredi's shoulder, as Siffredi tries to avoid the shot. #CL2#
Valo forces Siffredi back against the cage and clinches.
Valo effectively controlling the action here.
Siffredi being controlled against the cage.#BC#
Siffredi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Valo misses
enabling Siffredi to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#
It looks like Tapio Valo has been cut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Valo - that will leave a mark!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siffredi moves out of range of the strikes.#T1#
Valo throws out a leg kick but Siffredi moves out of range and Valo only half commits.
A jab from Siffredi misses.
Valo tries to counter with a clinch but Siffredi shakes him off and moves away.
Valo throws a body punch but Siffredi moves out of range.
Valo misses with a body shot.
Valo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Valo looks to throw the jab but Siffredi is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Siffredi misses its target.
Valo throws an off balance right hand
and Valo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Siffredi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valo counters with a low kick, right behind Siffredi 's knee.
Valo throws a leg kick
and Siffredi counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Valo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Valo tries to clinch but Siffredi moves away
and Siffredi counters with a left to the body.
Valo motions for Siffredi to come forward. Valo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Valo looks to score with a jab to the body but Siffredi is just out of range.
Valo misses with a right hand
and Siffredi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2#
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!
Valo pushes Siffredi away with a front kick.
Valo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Valo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Siffredi.
Siffredi connects with the punch.#KD2#
Valo lands a big head kick that sends Siffredi tumbling to the mat! Valo takes a step backwards and waves Siffredi back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT2#
It looks like Rocco Antonio Siffredi has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Valo.
Valo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Valo throws out a leg kick but Siffredi moves out of range and Valo only half commits.
A quick step to the side and Siffredi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#CL2#
Valo moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Valo.
A short right from Siffredi.
A nice left hand lands by Siffredi.
Valo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #T3#
Valo misses with a punch to the body.
Valo lands a shot to the body.
Siffredi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valo backwards.
Valo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Valo.
Valo is looking to control Siffredi's arms but Siffredi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Valo has his back to the cage.
Valo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Siffredi misses with a punch on the inside.
Siffredi can't break the clinch.
Valo swings wildly with an uppercut but Siffredi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Siffredi tries a body shot but Valo blocks it.
Siffredi is leaning against Valo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Siffredi as Valo tries to tie him up.
Siffredi working aggressively here.
Valo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valo is looking to control Siffredi's arms but Siffredi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Valo has his back to the cage. #T4#
Valo is looking to control Siffredi's arms but Siffredi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Valo has his back to the cage.
Siffredi tries to throw a body punch but Valo avoids it by throwing Siffredi back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valo.
Valo stalling.
A short right from Siffredi on the inside.
Valo blocks a body shot from Siffredi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Siffredi.
Valo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Siffredi tries a body shot but Valo blocks it.
Siffredi blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Siffredi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #ROC#
Valo is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Siffredi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Siffredi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Valo.
Siffredi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Valo misses with some punches.
Siffredi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tapio Valo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Valo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Siffredi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Siffredi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Valo.
Valo throws a leg kick
and Valo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valo is still on wobbly legs! Can Siffredi finish him?
Valo leaves his chin hanging out and Siffredi seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Valo crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocco Antonio Siffredi!
Rocco Antonio Siffredi retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Rocco Antonio Siffredi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
The Island Season 5, 185 lbs, Round 2
Date: Jul 14, 2016 |
#R1#
Valo looks to score with a jab to the body but Hilfiger is just out of range.
Tapio Valo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hilfiger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Valo is out of range and Hilfiger settles back down.
Valo is looking to clinch.
Hilfiger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valo.
Valo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hilfiger.
Hilfiger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valo tries a low kick but Hilfiger avoids it.
Valo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hilfiger.
Hilfiger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valo was well out of range. Poor timing from Hilfiger.
Hilfiger lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hilfiger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valo.
Valo lands with a shot to the body.
Valo throws a lazy uppercut
and Hilfiger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hilfiger is looking to chop away at Valo's legs.
Hilfiger feints a jab promting Valo to slip. Hilfiger then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Valo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valo throws a leg kick
and Hilfiger counters with a one-two to the body.
Hilfiger looks to land a left hand but Valo moved out of range nicely.
Hilfiger just misses with a punch to the body.
Hilfiger swats away the attempt to clinch by Valo.#T1#
Hilfiger circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hilfiger counters with a nice leg kick.
Hilfiger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Valo's sensitive parts.
Hilfiger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hilfiger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Valo momentarily.
Hilfiger tries to land a leg kick but Valo saw it coming and moves away.
Valo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hilfiger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Valo throws a shot from downtown. Hilfiger moves away and avoids it.
Hilfiger throwing a counter right hand but Valo manages to avoid it.
Hilfiger looks to score with a jab to the body but Valo is just out of range.
Valo tries to clinch but Hilfiger is having none of it.
As Valo tries to get set, Hilfiger tries to push him back and clinch up but Valo manages to avoid the attempt.
Hilfiger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hilfiger throws a body shot but no joy.
Hilfiger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Valo slips a jab and a cross from Hilfiger.
Hilfiger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hilfiger takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T2#
Hilfiger misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Valo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#CL2#
Hilfiger gets tackled into the cage by Valo. Valo maintains the clinch.
Hilfiger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valo blocking some punches.
Hilfiger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hilfiger lands a hook that snaps the head of Valo backwards.
Valo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Valo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hilfiger controls his hands.
Valo tries to throw a body punch but Hilfiger avoids it by throwing Valo back against the cage.
Hilfiger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hilfiger misses with the head strike.
Valo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #BC#
Hilfiger manages to break the clinch.
Valo tries to clinch but Hilfiger is having none of it. #T3#
The crowd cheers as Hilfiger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Valo doesn't seem phased though.
Valo throws a jab when Hilfiger was well out of range.
Hilfiger fires out a quick counter leg kick but Valo just manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Valo.
Hilfiger checks a leg kick nicely.#CL2#
Valo rushes Hilfiger and presses him up against the cage.
Valo lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Hilfiger.
Hilfiger misses with a punch to the body.
Valo throws a punch but it's blocked by Hilfiger.
Hilfiger tries to work over Valo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hilfiger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hilfiger throws a head punch that misses.
Valo throws a head punch that misses.
Hilfiger taking a breather.
Hilfiger pushes Valo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hilfiger misses with some punches.
Valo misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hilfiger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#T4#
Valo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valo throws a head punch that misses.
Valo working aggressively here.
#BC2#
Valo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hilfiger slips under a jab.
Hilfiger throws out a powerful jab.
Valo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hilfiger lunges at Valo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Valo's hand.
Hilfiger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Valo momentarily.
Hilfiger throws a solid leg kick but Valo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hilfiger.
Hilfiger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valo manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hilfiger. Valo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valo takes a swing at Hilfiger's ribcage but misses.
Valo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hilfiger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hilfiger ducks under a wild hook from Valo.
Valo misses with a left hand
and Hilfiger counters with an outside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Valo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronny Hilfiger dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Valo misses with a double jab.
Valo throws a right hand that Hilfiger ducks under and follows up with a left that Hilfiger also avoids with ease.
Valo tries to close the distance and clinch but Hilfiger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ronny Hilfiger is winning the standup battle so far.
Hilfiger lands a nice hook to Valo's body. Valo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hilfiger lands with a shot to the body.
Hilfiger jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Donk. Hilfiger catches Valo right on the button with a cross.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hilfiger.
Hilfiger slips under a jab.
Hilfiger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Valo takes a swing at Hilfiger's ribcage but misses.
Hilfiger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valo can do to turn this around?
Valo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hilfiger.
Good shot there by Hilfiger.
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!
Valo takes a swing at Hilfiger's ribcage but misses.
Valo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hilfiger tests Valo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hilfiger scores with a kick to the midsection.#T1#
Valo throws a poor cross that misses
#CL#
and Hilfiger counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hilfiger.
We've been informed that Valo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hilfiger.
Hilfiger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Hilfiger.
Hilfiger is leaning against Valo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Valo misses with some punches.
Hilfiger wants to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Hilfiger.
Still in the clinch, Hilfiger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hilfiger blocks an uppercut.
Valo lands a right hand.
Hilfiger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valo backwards. #ROC#
Valo is rocked!
Hilfiger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valo is still on wobbly legs! Can Hilfiger finish him?
Hilfiger misses with some punches.
Valo seems to have recovered his senses.
Valo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hilfiger misses with a punch to the body.
Hilfiger letting Valo take a breather here.
Hilfiger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valo backwards. #T2#
Hilfiger throws a big uppercut that drops Valo! More strikes from Hilfiger and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Valo lies dazed against the cage as Hilfiger celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronny Hilfiger!
After winning the bout, Ronny Hilfiger thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
The Island Season 5, 185 lbs, Round 1
Date: Jul 13, 2016 |
#R1#
Valo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Valo scores with a decent looking hook.#TD#
Mastioli feints and as Valo raises his hands in defense, Mastioli changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Valo wants to improve his position but instead Mastioli has moved into half guard.
Mastioli throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Valo is looking for a sweep. Mastioli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mastioli is trying to control the action in half guard but Valo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB#
Mastioli is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mastioli takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mastioli is keen to just control but Valo is a slippery customer.
Valo tries to roll over but Mastioli keeps him under control.#T1#
Valo is trying to stand up here but Mastioli is controlling him well.
Valo is not content to let Mastioli control the position.
Mastioli sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Valo wants to improve his position but Mastioli is controlling well.
Mastioli wants to control but Valo is keeping him busy.
Valo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Valo is trying to stand up here but Mastioli is controlling him well. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Valo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CUT2#
It looks like Mastioli Mastioli has been cut.#KD2#
Valo drops Mastioli with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Mastioli looks back up at him and smiles so Valo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC2#
Mastioli is rocked!
Valo lands a slapping body shot.
Tapio Valo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Mastioli tries to keep at a distance but Valo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mastioli tries a body shot but Valo blocks it.
Mastioli wants to break free but Valo has control.
Valo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mastioli tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Valo smiles and moves away.
Valo scores with a nice right hand.
Oh Mastioli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Are you kidding me?! Valo ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Mastioli clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tapio Valo!
A victorious Tapio Valo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
ROTR:Fanalie
Date: Jun 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Valo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#CL#
Drago tries to keep at a distance but Valo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Valo gets through Drago's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Valo avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short left from Valo.
Valo taking a breather.
Drago tries to pull guard but Valo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago is working for takedown but Valo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Drago has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Valo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tapio Valo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Drago.
A hook to the body from Valo.
Valo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Drago looks winded!
Valo controlling the action here for a moment.
#BC#
Valo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad The Island in the buildup to the fight.#T1#
Valo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Drago.
Drago takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Valo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A slapping leg kick lands for Valo.
Valo throws a shot to the body.
Valo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Drago takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#CL#
Drago gets tackled into the cage by Valo. Valo maintains the clinch.
A short right from Valo on the inside.
Valo avoiding damage.
#T2#
Valo lands a body punch.
Valo just leaning against Drago, taking a breather.
Valo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Valo.
Valo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Valo lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valo.
Valo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Valo has Drago pushed against the cage.
Valo cracks Drago with a nice body shot.
Valo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Valo lands a nice uppercut.
Valo is defending well against a takedown attempt.#T3#
Valo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drago's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drago's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Valo lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Valo.
Valo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
Valo dips a shoulder and cracks Drago with a mighty uppercut! Drago falls back against the cage and Valo unloads with a barrage of strikes! Drago is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Valo screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tapio Valo!
An out of breath Tapio Valo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
ROTR: Valo VS Dum
Date: Jun 22, 2016 |
#R1#
Valo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valo wants to clinch
and Dum counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#
It looks like Tapio Valo has been cut.
Valo tries to clinch up but Dum circles away and keeps his distance.
Valo looks to throw the jab but Dum is out of range.
A nice side step and Dum releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dum misses with a hook. Valo ducked under it nicely.
Dum is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Valo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dum has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Valo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#CUT#
It looks like Tweedle Dum has been cut.
Valo tries to clinch up.
Valo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dum.
Valo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dum was well out of range. Poor timing from Valo.
A jab from Valo misses.
Valo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dum with a nice cross.#CL2#
Valo gets tackled into the ropes by Dum. Dum maintains the clinch.
Valo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valo is trying to stall.
Valo blocks a body shot from Dum.
Dum works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#T1#
Dum digs a right hand into Valo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Valo's gas tank.
Dum blocks an uppercut.
Dum struggles to land a body shot inside as Valo controls his hands.
Valo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dum working aggressively here.
Valo throws a punch but it's blocked by Dum.
Dum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Dum.
Dum tries to work over Valo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dum misses with some punches.
Valo misses with the head strike.
Valo tries to work over Dum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dum misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Dum.
Dum lands a left hand.
Dum gets through Valo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Valo taking a breather.
Dum's coach down at Rabid Dog was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dum's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dum lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
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!
Valo struggles to land a body shot inside as Dum controls his hands.
Dum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dum prevents a body shot from Valo.
Valo throws a punch but it's blocked by Dum.
Valo prevents a body shot from Dum.
Dum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dum lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Valo or not.
Dum blocking some punches.
Valo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valo blocks a body shot from Dum.
Dum blocks an uppercut.
Valo misses with a punch to the body.
Valo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dum's elbow.
Dum lands a body shot.
Valo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dum blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Dum.
Dum misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3#
Dum lands with a light punch inside.
Valo tries to work over Dum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dum blocks a body shot from Valo.
Dum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valo blocks a body shot from Dum.
Dum lands a body punch in the clinch.
Valo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valo tries to throw a body punch but Dum avoids it by throwing Valo back against the ropes.
Dum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dum misses with a body punch.
Dum lands with a right to the head.
Dum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valo has a couple of punches blocked by Dum.
Dum scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Dum.
Dum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dum softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Valo misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valo throws a punch but it's blocked by Dum. #T4#
Valo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dum is working Valo over against the ropes.
Dum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dum.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dum creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dum can't find room to land a body shot as Valo controls the action.
Dum swings wildly with an uppercut but Valo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valo's elbow.
Valo lands with a left to the head.
Dum scores with a shot to the side of Valo's head.
Valo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dum pushes Valo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Dum.
A body shot lands from Dum.
Dum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tweedle Dum dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Dum dodges the punch combination from Valo.
Dum misses with a looping right.
Valo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dum throws a hook to the side of Valo's head but Valo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valo throws a sloppy body shot
and Dum counters with a nice uppercut.
Valo slips a jab from Dum.
Dum thuds a left hand into Valo's body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dum in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Valo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #ROC2#
Valo is rocked!
Tapio Valo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Dum moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Valo! Dum continues to tee off on Valo, landing with a left and a right! Dum connects with a right hand that leaves Valo sleeping against the ropes! What a finish by Dum!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tweedle Dum! Tweedle Dum retains his middleweight title!
Tweedle Dum managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Leviathan Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Event:
ROTR: Valo VS Anderson
Date: Jun 10, 2016 |
#R1#
Valo slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL2#
Anderson has Valo up against the cage in a clinch.
Valo working some nice short punches in the clinch.#CUT#
It looks like Carlos Anderson has been cut.
Valo lands a body shot.
Valo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC#
Valo breaks from the clinch.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Valo. Valo obviously looking to wear him down.
#CL#
Valo has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Valo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Valo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Valo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
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!
Valo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Anderson up against the cage.
Anderson fails to pull guard.
#T1#
Valo creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Anderson with a big uppercut! Anderson tries to clinch up but Valo pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Anderson to the mat! Anderson covers up and Valo unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tapio Valo!
During a confident post fight interview, Tapio Valo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
ROTR: Drago Vs Valo
Date: Jun 04, 2016 |
#R1#
Valo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drago half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Valo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Drago on the side of the head.
Drago looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#KD2#
Valo lands a left and a right that send Drago crashing to the mat, dazed. Valo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tapio Valo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Valo.
Valo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Valo - just one landing. #ROC2#
Drago is rocked!
Drago wants to stay close but Valo steps back to make room for something. Drago seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Valo and Drago drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tapio Valo!
After winning the bout, Tapio Valo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Highland Island 52
Date: May 15, 2016 |
#R1#
Valo throws a right hand that misses
enabling Zheglov to counter with a crisp jab.
Zheglov throws a series of punches but Valo moves out of range.
Valo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zheglov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zheglov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zheglov misses with a two punch combination.
Valo misses with a low kick.
A shot to the body from Valo misses
and Zheglov counters with a straight right hand.
Valo misses with a body shot.
Valo throws a lazy uppercut
and Zheglov counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#
It looks like Tapio Valo has been cut.
Zheglov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valo.
Zheglov looks to throw the jab but Valo is out of range.
Zheglov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Valo misses.
A little jabbing left from Zheglov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zheglov throws a jab but it's blocked by Valo.
Valo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zheglov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valo missing with a left hand there. Zheglov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valo misses with a left hand
and Zheglov counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T1#
Valo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A clash of legs there as Zheglov blocks the low kick.
Valo thows a leg kick but Zheglov checks it
and Zheglov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Valo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zheglov misses with a hook. Valo ducked under it nicely.
Valo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zheglov counters with a straight that turns Valo's legs to rubber! Zheglov pushes forward with more strikes and Valo goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gleb Zheglov!
Gleb Zheglov is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Gleb Zheglov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
HI46: WedFight VIII
Date: May 04, 2016 |
#R1#
Provenza takes one to the chin there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Valo.
Valo lands a big head kick that sends Provenza to the canvas! Valo follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tapio Valo!
Tapio Valo retains his middleweight title!
Tapio Valo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Fight and Furious II
Date: Apr 12, 2016 |
#R1#
Valo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nakki throws a body shot but no joy.
Valo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nakki on the side of the head.
Valo misses with a body shot.
Valo throws a leg kick but Nakki checks it.
Valo is looking to slow Nakki down with leg kicks.
Nakki lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Valo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Valo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#KD2#
Valo lands a big head kick that sends Nakki tumbling to the mat! Valo takes a step backwards and waves Nakki back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nakki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Highland CT & Spar in the buildup to the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakki scores with a nice head shot.#CUT#
It looks like Tapio Valo has been cut.
Valo steps in with a hook that catches Nakki right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Valo follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Nakki looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tapio Valo! Tapio Valo retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Tapio Valo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Highland Island 23
Date: Mar 25, 2016 |
#R1#
Valo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Valo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lesley has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Valo throws a body shot but no joy.
Valo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Valo misses with a looping right.
Valo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lesley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lesley looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Valo tries to clinch but Lesley moves out of range.
Lesley is looking to slow Valo down with leg kicks. #CL2#
Lesley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Valo is trying to stall.
Lesley scores with a shot to the side of Valo's head.
Lesley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lesley backwards.
Valo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Valo.
Lesley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Valo swings wildly with an uppercut but Lesley uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valo lands an uppercut.
Lesley blocking some punches.
#T1#
Lesley scores with a shot to the side of Valo's head.
Lesley misses with the head strike.
Lesley tries to throw a body punch but Valo avoids it by throwing Lesley back against the cage.
Lesley lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lesley.
Lesley controlling the action here for a moment.
Valo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lesley.
Lesley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Valo blocks an uppercut.
Lesley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lesley pushes Valo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lesley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valo is trying to stall.
#T2#
Lesley working aggressively here.
Lesley misses with a punch on the inside.
Lesley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lesley being controlled against the cage.
Lesley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Lesley.
Valo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lesley is leaning against Valo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lesley fails to land.
Valo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Valo working aggressively here.
Lesley looking to slow down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Valo.
Lesley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valo's elbow.
Valo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lesley backwards.
Lesley lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T3#
Lesley digs a right hand underneath Valo's ribcage. Valo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Valo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#BC#
Valo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lesley blocks a low kick nicely.
Valo scores with a sloppy right hand. Lesley should have avoided that one. #CL2#
Lesley rushes Valo and presses him up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lesley.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Lesley.
Stalling in the clinch from Valo.
A short body shot lands from Valo as the two fighters clinch.
#BC2#
Lesley breaks the clinch.
Lesley doesn't manage to clinch there - Valo circles away.
Tapio Valo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesley avoids the body shot from Valo.
Lesley slips under a jab from Valo.
Valo blocks a head kick by Lesley.
Nice uppercut lands for Lesley. That snapped Valo's head back.
#T4#
Valo connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #ROC#
Lesley is rocked!
Valo lands an uppercut, right on the button! Lesley tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tapio Valo!
Tapio Valo retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Tapio Valo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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