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Event:
Angry Birds War 5 - Punishment
Date: Apr 18, 2017 |
#R1# A jab lands there for Nathan. Nathan looks to land a left hand but Valentine moved out of range nicely. Nathan connects with the punch. Valentine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nathan to score with a decent uppercut. Nathan stuns Valentine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Nathan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valentine.
Nathan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Nathan lands the left hand.#ROC2# Valentine is rocked! Valentine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Oh Valentine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Nathan lands a brutal uppercut that launches Valentine off his feet! Valentine tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ray Nathan! A very excited looking Ray Nathan 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 14, 2017 |
#R1##TD# Stiltskin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Valentine sprawls well initially but Stiltskin persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #SUB# Stiltskin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Valentine is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#SUB# Stiltskin seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Valentine is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rumpel Stiltskin!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 29, 2016 |
#R1##CL2# Spartan drives through and clinches with Valentine against the cage.
Spartan landing knees to the body.
Valentine takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2# It looks like Dane Valentine has been cut. Valentine tries to circle away but Spartan has him pinned against the cage. Valentine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spartan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Spartan lands a damaging elbow. Valentine takes an elbow to the forehead. Spartan avoids a wild elbow strike from Valentine. Valentine has had enough of the clinch but Spartan keeps him there for the moment. Valentine wants to break free but Spartan has control.
Valentine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Spartan lands an elbow just above Valentine 's eye. #ROC2# Valentine is rocked!#CUT2# Dane Valentine's cut is getting worse. Spartan has Valentine pressed against the cage. He pushes Valentine back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Spartan throws a beautiful elbow that sends Valentine crashing to the floor! Spartan piles on the pressure with more strikes! Valentine is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dienekes Spartan!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 28, 2016 |
#R1##CL# Valentine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Held, pushing him back against the cage. Held looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! A frustrated look appears on Held's face as he tries to break the clinch. A head punch on the inside from Held fails to land. Valentine lands an elbow just above Held 's eye. #BC# Valentine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#TD# Valentine closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Held taking a bit of punishment here - Valentine scoring with strikes. The referee asks Valentine politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Valentine prefers to stall for the moment though. Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#SU# Valentine stands up. Valentine really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Held moves to clinch but Valentine breaks away and Held takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL# Held gets tackled into the cage by Valentine. Valentine maintains the clinch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Held misses with a short punch on the inside. Valentine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Held swings wildly with an uppercut but Valentine uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC# Valentine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Held wants to clinch. Held just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromValentine.#T1# Held wants to clinch up but Valentine keeps it at a distance. Held moves to clinch but Valentine breaks away #TD# and Valentine counters with a takedown into side control. Valentine is working Held over with some ground and pound from side control. #SU# Valentine decides to stand up, so the ref orders Held to his feet. #CL# Valentine clinches. Held told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight. Valentine lands an elbow inside. Valentine lands a shot to the body. Valentine scores with a hook to the body. A nice glancing elbow lands by Valentine. Valentine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Held backwards. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC# Valentine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL# Valentine darts in and clinches Held up against the cage.#BC# Valentine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2##CL# Valentine clinches with his opponent.
Valentine scores a nice knee to the body.
#BC# Valentine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marcin Held seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD# Valentine drives through with a takedown into Held's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.#SU# Valentine decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Held, up you get! #CL# Valentine forces Held back against the cage and clinches. Valentine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Held lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #BC# Valentine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL# Valentine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Valentine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Held takes an elbow to the forehead. Valentine lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Valentine lands a damaging elbow. #BC# Valentine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD# Valentine drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Valentine content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3# Valentine is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Valentine cracks Held with a solid left hand. Valentine stands up over Held, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Held wants to get back to his feet but Valentine is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Valentine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Valentine throws a big elbow that misses. Valentine scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Held wants to stand but Valentine is controlling the position. Valentine scoring with punches to the head and body. Valentine chips away with some ground and pound. Valentine won't allow Held to get back to his feet. #SU# Held is working an open guard so Valentine takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#CL# Valentine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Valentine scores with a hook to the body.#T4# Valentine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC# Valentine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marcin Held is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD# Held gets caught napping as Valentine dives in and scores a takedown. Held manages to retain guard. Held is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Valentine is controlling him. #SU# Valentine gets to his feet. Held looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #CL# Valentine closes the distance and clinches. Valentine landing knees to the body.
#BC# Valentine breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Held looks like he's thinking about clinching though. 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! The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Held wants to clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dane Valentine dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action! #R2# Held wants to clinch up but Valentine keeps it at a distance. Held closes the distance looking to clinch and Valentine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Held tries to clinch but Valentine moves out of range. Valentine tries to counter by clinching up but Held breaks away and moves out of range. Held fails with an attempt to clinch.
Held tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valentine swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL# Valentine moves into range and clinches up with Held.#BC# Valentine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Held is looking to clinch but Valentine is avoiding it.
Valentine is looking to counter with head kicks. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL# Valentine forces Held back against the cage and clinches. Valentine lands an elbow inside that Held shrugs off. Held is breathing heavily. Valentine lands a body shot. A left hand lands to the body for Valentine.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Valentine. #T1##BC# Valentine manages to break the clinch.
Valentine keeps the fight on the outside.#TD# Held gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Valentine seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Valentine scoring with some ground and pound. Valentine will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Valentine stands up over Held, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SU# Valentine stands up from guard. Let's bang! #CL# Valentine closes the distance and pushes Held back into the cage. Held swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valentine is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#BC# Valentine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valentine throws a good cross that connects.
Held tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valentine paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T2##CL# Valentine forces Held back against the cage and clinches. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC# Valentine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL# Valentine closes the distance and pushes Held back into the cage. Valentine working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC# Valentine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL# Valentine moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC# Valentine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Marcin Held is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Held darts in trying to clinch and Valentine counters with a slapping leg kick. #CL# Valentine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Held, pushing him back against the cage. Valentine lands an elbow inside that Held shrugs off. Valentine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Valentine scores with a shot to the side of Held's head. #T3##BC# Valentine breaks from the clinch.
Valentine lands with a slapping head kick. #CL# Valentine has taken the fight to the clinch.
Valentine using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valentine. Valentine scores with a hook to the body. Valentine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #BC# Valentine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheers as Valentine lands an impressive looking overhand right. Held doesn't seem phased though. Held tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Valentine counters with a head kick. #CL# Valentine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Valentine scores a nice knee to the body.
#T4# 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! A left hand lands to the body for Valentine.
Valentine lands an elbow that stopped Held in his tracks for a moment. Nice body punch from Valentine - that landed with a thud.
#BC# Valentine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL# Valentine rushes Held and presses him up against the cage. Valentine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #BC# Valentine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL# Valentine clinches up against the cage.#BC# Valentine breaks the clinch.
Valentine is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#CL# Valentine moves into the clinch. Valentine lands a nice knee to the body. #BC# Valentine breaks the clinch.
Valentine swats away the attempt to clinch by Held. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dane Valentine dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round! #R3# Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt and Valentine counters with a flying knee. Nice. Held fails in his attempt to clinch. #TD# Valentine darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Valentine working Held over with strikes. #SUB# Valentine looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#SU# Valentine postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Held to stand up. Held takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL# Valentine closes the distance and clinches.#T1##BC# Valentine breaks from the clinch.
Held moves to clinch but Valentine breaks away and Valentine counters with a straight right hand. Valentine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Held can do to turn this around? Held darts in trying to clinch and Valentine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #TD# Valentine fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Held sprawls well initially but Valentine persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Dane Valentine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Valentine looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Held with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #SUB# Valentine is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Held is just riding it out for now. Valentine eventually gives up the hold. Valentine drops an elbow to the side of Held's head. #T2# Valentine working the head and body with strikes. Valentine is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Valentine drops an elbow to the side of Held's head. Valentine is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Valentine working over Held with some ground and pound. Held looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Valentine lands with a punch from half guard. Valentine knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Held on the ground. Nice strikes from Valentine there. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Valentine in particular looking to stall. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Valentine lands a nice short elbow.#SUB# Valentine is trying to work for a kimura but Held is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Valentine content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T3# Held pushes Valentine off looking to stand but Valentine dives back in and keeps control.
Valentine is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Valentine 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. Valentine takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Valentine lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Valentine wants to take a breather but Held is having none of it. Valentine slips a nice elbow through Held's hands, connecting with Held's forehead. Held is looking to escape. Valentine looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Held with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Valentine working Held over with strikes. Valentine stalling. Held is looking to escape.#T4# The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.#REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Valentine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL# Valentine moves into the clinch.#BC# Valentine breaks from the clinch.
Held wants to clinch but Valentine slips to the side and Valentine counters with a nice low kick that buckles Held's knee momentarily.#CL# Held tries to keep at a distance but Valentine has taken the fight into the clinch. Valentine lands an elbow inside. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Valentine is leaning against Held and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Marcin Held has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Held misses with a punch on the inside.
Dane Valentine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#BC# Valentine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight! Dane Valentine showed his dominance in that final round. Well Valentine has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26 Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:26 Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dane Valentine!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 13, 2016 |
#R1# The Kid lets loose with a powerful body kick. Valentine will feel that in the morning. The Kid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valentine swats him away and circles back towards the center. #TD# Valentine shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Valentine was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! The Kid wants to control but Valentine postures up.#SUB# Valentine looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The Kid tries to improve position but can't. #SUB# Valentine looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Valentine controlling the position from side mount. Check out the look on Valentine's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
#T1# Valentine lands some shots froms side control. The Kid takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
#SUB# Valentine working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB# Valentine wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by The Kid, who protects the arm well. The Kid dodges the ground and pound from Valentine. Valentine taking a breather here. #SUB# Valentine tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB# Valentine is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but The Kid is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T2##SUB# Valentine wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by The Kid, who protects the arm well. The Kid can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB# Valentine is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, The Kid has escaped the position, nice work there. Valentine has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#SU# Valentine stands up and we're back to a striking position. #CL# The Kid tries to keep at a distance but Valentine has taken the fight into the clinch.#T3##TD2# The Kid works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. #ES# The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Valentine is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. The Kid presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. The Kid looking to throw knees to the head but Valentine is blocking nicely.
The Kid looks winded! Valentine lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Kid or not. #BC# Valentine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. The Kid swings away with a leg kick that misses. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. The Kid misses with a head kick.
#TD2# The Kid drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.#T4# The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Valentine wants to sweep but no luck. The Kid really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Valentine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. The Kid trying to move into half guard but instead Valentine has managed to sweep!#REVR# Valentine scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB# Valentine drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Valentine jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Valentine keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of The Kid's head. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Valentine accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SU# The Kid is working an open guard so Valentine takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#CL# Valentine clinches with his opponent.
Valentine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
#BC# Valentine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#TD2# The Kid drives through with a takedown into Valentine's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dane Valentine dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! #R2##CL# Valentine clinches with his opponent.
#TD2# The Kid pulls guard effortlessly. Valentine throwing strikes from guard but The Kid blocks nicely. Valentine works over The Kid with some ground and pound from guard. The Kid preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB# Valentine drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Valentine jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Valentine throws a big elbow that misses. Valentine with a flurry of punches that miss. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU# Valentine gets to his feet. The Kid looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #CL# Valentine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. The Kid is breathing heavily. The Kid takes an elbow to the forehead. #T1# The Kid is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Valentine is keeping busy.#BC# Valentine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD2# The Kid shoots in and gets a takedown into Valentine's guard. The Kid is looking to pass into half guard but Valentine pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Valentine is in guard.#REVR##SU# Valentine stands up from The Kid's guard - Valentine perhaps looking for a knockout. The Kid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valentine swats him away and circles back towards the center. Valentine is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from The Kid.#TD# Valentine shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Valentine lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #T2# Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Valentine in particular looking to stall.#SU# Valentine gets to his feet - back to striking we go! #CL# Valentine rushes The Kid and presses him up against the cage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Valentine obliges.#TD2# The Kid manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Valentine with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Valentine showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Valentine lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T3# Valentine is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Valentine content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #SU# Valentine stands up from The Kid's guard - Valentine perhaps looking for a knockout. #TD# Valentine closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Valentine working the head and body with strikes. Valentine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Kid can do to turn this around?#SUB# Valentine wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by The Kid, who protects the arm well. Valentine taking a breather here. Valentine really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#T4# Valentine cracks The Kid with a big elbow. #SUB# Valentine working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Valentine lands some shots froms side control. Valentine grinds an elbow into The Kid's temple. #SUB# Valentine tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Valentine in side control, just content to control the action for now. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dane Valentine dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round! #R3##TD# Valentine gets a takedown into half guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Well, if Valentine is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The Kid has hold of Valentine's hands but Valentine slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T1# Valentine drops an elbow to the side of The Kid's head. #SUB# Valentine seems to be working for a kimura but The Kid defends the submission attempt. The Kid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#SUB# Valentine is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The Kid wants to improve his position but Valentine is controlling well.
#SUB# Valentine is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Valentine working over The Kid with some ground and pound. The Kid looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Valentine working The Kid over with strikes. Valentine is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T2##SUB# Valentine is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and The Kid defends it well. Valentine takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Valentine content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. The Kid trying to hold on to Valentine's head to control him but Valentine postures up.
#T3# Valentine sitting and controlling from the half guard. #SU# Valentine stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows The Kid to get to his feet. #CL# Valentine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC# Valentine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#TD2# The Kid closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - The Kid lands in his opponent's guard.#T4# Valentine throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. #SUB# Valentine pushes a forearm under The Kid's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, The Kid is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dane Valentine!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 06, 2016 |
#R1# Power throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#CL# Valentine rushes Power and presses him up against the cage. Power wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Power wants to break the clinch but can't.
Valentine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Power wants to break the clinch but can't.
Power is trying to break the clinch but Valentine has him pressed against the cage. #BC2# Power breaks from the clinch.
Valentine takes a jab right on the kisser.
Power misses with a jab, cross combination.
Power throws a jab but it's blocked by Valentine. Valentine really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Valentine slips a jab from Power. Power throws a lazy uppercut
and Valentine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Power misses with a straight left. As Power tries to get set, Valentine tries to push him back and clinch up but Power manages to avoid the attempt. Power throws a sloppy head kick and Valentine moves out of range easily. Valentine half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Power throws a left and a right that both miss
#CL# and Valentine counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Power looks winded!#T1# Valentine lands an elbow just above Power 's eye. Power is trying to break free. Power is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Valentine lands an elbow that stopped Power in his tracks for a moment. Valentine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Valentine lands with a right to the head. #BC# Valentine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL# Valentine clinches. A body shot lands from Valentine.
Knees to the body from Valentine.
Valentine lands an uppercut. Valentine lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Valentine.
Valentine landing knees to the body.
Valentine lands an elbow inside. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Power wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Valentine has him pressed against the cage. Valentine lands an elbow inside. #T2##BC# Valentine breaks from the clinch.
Stefano Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A jab from Power misses. #CL# Valentine rushes Power and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Valentine lands a nice knee to the body. Valentine lands an elbow just above Power 's eye. A short body shot lands from Valentine as the two fighters clinch.
Valentine lands an elbow that stopped Power in his tracks for a moment. Valentine is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Valentine lands an elbow inside that Power shrugs off. Power misses with some punches.
#BC# Valentine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL# Power gets tackled into the cage by Valentine. Valentine maintains the clinch. #BC# Valentine manages to break the clinch.
Power throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Valentine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL# Valentine has Power up against the cage in a clinch.
#T3##BC# Valentine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Power misses with a double jab
#CL# and Valentine holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. A right hand to the body from Valentine.
#BC# Valentine manages to break the clinch.
#CL# Valentine instigates a clinch. Valentine lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Valentine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Valentine throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#BC# Valentine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Power tries to land a body kick and Valentine counters with a good low kick that Power was not able to check. #CL# Power gets tackled into the cage by Valentine. Valentine maintains the clinch. #BC# Valentine breaks from the clinch.
#CL# Valentine instigates a clinch. #T4# Valentine scores with a hook to the body. Power takes a shot to 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! Valentine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Valentine scores with a hook to the body. Valentine lands a nice uppercut. Good body shot from Valentine.
#BC# Valentine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Power slaps away a takedown attempt from Valentine, before circling back to the center of the mat.#TD# Valentine changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Power looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A lull in the action here as Valentine stalls from top position. Valentine in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dane Valentine dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. #R2##CL# Valentine closes the distance and clinches. Valentine using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
#BC# Valentine breaks the clinch.
Valentine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Power throws a nice looking combination but Valentine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Valentine is looking to counter the offense by Power and move into the clinch. Valentine looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Power is fending him off so far but Valentine persists. Nope, Power circles away and we're back to standing. Power fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Valentine. Power's corner calls for a 1-2. Power obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Power misses with a right hand and Valentine counters with a flying knee. Nice. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Power works over Valentine's head and body with a nice combination.#CL# Valentine clinches up with Power and pushes him back against the cage. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Power tries to break free but Valentine pushes him back against the cage. Power has had enough of the clinch but Valentine keeps him there for the moment. Power is breathing heavily.#T1# Power takes an elbow to the temple. Valentine using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Power wants to get back to striking at distance but Valentine won't allow it.
Power wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#BC# Valentine breaks the clinch.
#CL# Valentine has closed the distance and engaged Power in a clinch.
Power can't break the clinch.
#BC# Valentine manages to break the clinch.
Valentine is looking to clinch but Power is avoiding it.
#CL# Valentine clinches with his opponent.
Valentine lands with a short shot to the head. Valentine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Valentine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Powers head. #BC# Valentine breaks from the clinch.
Power jabbing away but nothing is landing. Stefano Power seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T2# Power throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valentine counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Power is lucky that one didn't land flush. 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!#CL# Valentine moves into the clinch successfully.
Valentine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Power can do to turn this around? Power can't break the clinch.
Valentine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Valentine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Power lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #BC# Valentine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Power throws a poor cross that misses
and Valentine counters with a stiff right hand. Valentine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Valentine is looking to counter the offense by Power and move into the clinch.#CL# Valentine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Power, pushing him back against the cage. Valentine lands an elbow that stopped Power in his tracks for a moment. Valentine lands a nice knee to the body. #BC# Valentine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3# Power rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#TD# and Valentine counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Power! Valentine is working Power over with some ground and pound from side control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Valentine scoring with punches from side control. Power is working to avoid the ground and pound but Valentine connects with a decent elbow. Power is pushing Valentine's head away, looking to escape. Valentine manages to hold on to the position though. Valentine landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Valentine just content to control the position. Valentine landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Valentine scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Power to see if he's OK. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Valentine controlling the position from side mount. Valentine working the ground and pound. #T4# Valentine grinds an elbow into Power's temple. Valentine landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Dane Valentine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Valentine lands some shots froms side control. Valentine lands some shots froms side control. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Valentine taking a breather here. Valentine working the head with strikes. Valentine landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Valentine working the body and head with strikes. Valentine controlling from side mount. Valentine working the head and body with strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dane Valentine dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round! #R3# Valentine fails to land the takedown. Power misses with a hook. Valentine ducked under it nicely. Power is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Power swings widly with a right hand
enabling Valentine to counter with a crisp jab. Power throws a nice looking combination but Valentine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Valentine feinted with a counter takedown. Power throws a sloppy head kick and Power takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Valentine moves out of range of the body kick. Power keeps the fight on the outside. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Valentine doesn't manage to clinch there - Power circles away.
Power misses the jab. Power misses with a lunging right hand
and Valentine counters with a nice uppercut. Power takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Power misses with a straight right. Valentine wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#T1# Valentine shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Power pinned against the cage. Power gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. The fight stays on the outside here - Valentine looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Power swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Valentine counters with a thumping low kick. Valentine is looking to clinch. Horrible takedown attempt by Valentine or perhaps it was just good defense by Power, which made it look bad. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dane Valentine. That's going to take a lot out of him. Power swings widly with a right hand
and Valentine counters with a flying knee. Nice. #CL# Valentine gets a clinch. #T2# A right hand to the body from Valentine.
Valentine lands a nice elbow. Valentine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dane Valentine has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC# Valentine breaks the clinch.
Valentine tries to clinch up.#CL# Valentine has closed the distance and engaged Power in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Valentine.
Valentine lands a shoulder strike. Valentine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Power in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Valentine works on Power's body with a couple of short punches. Valentine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Power wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Valentine has him pressed against the cage. Valentine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Power lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #T3# Valentine lands an elbow that stopped Power in his tracks for a moment. Valentine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Power's defenses. Valentine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. A short right from Valentine on the inside. Stefano Power has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#BC# Valentine breaks the clinch.
Valentine tries to clinch but Power is having none of it. #CL# Valentine has closed the distance and engaged Power in a clinch.
Valentine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
#BC# Valentine breaks the clinch.
Power misses with a body shot.
#CL# Valentine forces Power back against the cage and clinches. Valentine lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Valentine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T4##BC# Valentine breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Valentine. Power connects with a right hand. Valentine shakes it off.#CL# Valentine closes the distance and clinches. Power has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight. Valentine scores with a hook to the body. Power is trying to push Valentine away but Valentine has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Nice elbow from Valentine. Valentine lands an elbow just above Power 's eye. #BC# Valentine manages to break the clinch.
Power circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dane Valentine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Power throws a right hand that misses
and Valentine counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight! Dane Valentine showed his dominance in that final round. Well Valentine has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27 Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27 Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dane Valentine!
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Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 26, 2016 |
#R1# Down misses with a head kick.
Down looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#CL2# Down clinches with his opponent.
Valentine misses with a hook from the clinch. Valentine landing knees to the body.
Down avoids the elbow strike from Valentine, against the cage.
#TD2# Down has Valentine pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Down pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Valentine tumbling to the mat - Down dives into Valentine's guard.#SUB# Valentine is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Down defends well. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Down stops Valentine from standing up. Down pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Valentine is keeping the position for now. Valentine will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Down passes Valentine's right leg, so he's now in half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1# Valentine throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
#SUB2# Down seems to be working for a kimura but Valentine defends the submission attempt. Valentine tries to roll over but Down keeps him under control.#SUB2# Down seems to be working for a kimura but Valentine defends the submission attempt.#SUB2# Down is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Valentine is looking for a sweep. Down is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T2# A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Down throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Down missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Valentine tries to get to full guard but Down has control of the leg. Valentine pushes Down off looking to stand but Down dives back in and keeps control.
#SUB2# Valentine is defending against the submission attempts here by Down.
Valentine manages to get to full guard.
#T3# Down stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Valentine swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB# Valentine had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Down defends it easily.#REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Down avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valentine tries to close the distance and clinch but Down swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Down throws a low kick but Valentine moves out of range easily. Valentine tries to counter with a takedown but Down is quick to defend against it. Valentine tries to grapple but his opponent circles #TD2# and Down counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #T4# Valentine punching from the bottom.
Valentine really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Valentine moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Valentine is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Down looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Down in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Down postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Down dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. #R2# Down tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valentine paws at him with a jab and circles away. Valentine keeps the fight on the outside. Valentine throws a head kick that misses. Valentine checks a low kick from Down. Valentine throws a quick counter head kick but Down was just out of range. Valentine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Down but Down pushes him off and we're back to square one. Down is breathing heavily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2# Down clinches. #T1##BC2# Down pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD2# Down shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Valentine's guard. Valentine wants to hit a switch here but Down passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Valentine there! #SUB2# Down jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Valentine is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Valentine and Down has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Valentine is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T2# Down throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Down wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valentine keeps working. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2# Down goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Valentine rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Down's guard! Nice work there by Valentine! Down looking for a sweep. Not yet Down, not yet. Down utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Valentine won't allow Down to sweep him here. Valentine with a nice head shot there. Valentine wanted to stand there but Down had control of the position. Valentine sitting in guard here, content to control. #T3# Valentine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SUB2# Down has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Valentine can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Down utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Valentine wants to get up but he can't break Down's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. Valentine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Valentine tries to stand but Down is controlling from the bottom. #REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL# Valentine clinches up against the cage.#T4# My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Valentine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Valentine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Down working hard to break the clinch.#BC# Valentine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Valentine tries to close the distance and clinch but Down swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. As Valentine backs off Down throws a huge counter combo but Valentine manages to avoid it all. Valentine fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valentine looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#TD2# Down bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Down showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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. This is the final round! #R3# Valentine tries to clinch up but Down circles away and keeps his distance. Down slaps away a takedown attempt from Valentine, before circling back to the center of the mat. The fight stays on the outside here - Valentine looks like he's thinking about clinching though. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Valentine is defended easily by Down. Down takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1# Down throws a half hearted mid kick. Valentine feinted there with a counter leg kick.#CL# Valentine drives through and clinches with Down against the cage.
#BC# Valentine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valentine blocks a head kick by Down.
#TD2# Down decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Valentine regains full guard. Nicely done. Down trying to control but Valentine is working from the bottom. Down tries to free his leg and advance position but Valentine is retaining full guard. #T2# Valentine throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Valentine tries to land a sweep but no joy. Down trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Down content to stall in guard here. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Valentine trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! #REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Down circles away from the clinch attempt and Down counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T3##CL# Valentine gets a clinch. #TD2# Down has clasped his hands together around Valentine's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. #SUB2# Down thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Down wants to control but Valentine is keeping him busy. #T4##SUB2# Down tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Down has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Valentine is not content to let Down control the position. An elbow from Down crashes against the mat.
Rock Down is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Valentine is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Dane Valentine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight! Rock Down comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Down winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30 Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30 Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rock Down! After winning the bout, Rock Down 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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