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Event:
Colossal
Date: Dec 01, 2018 |
#R1#
Sicari takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Andre Valentino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentino throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've been informed that Sicari has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Valentino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sicari misses the jab.
Valentino lands with a straight right. Sicari didn't see that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Sicari.
Sicari slips under a jab.
Sicari misses with the combination.
Valentino lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sicari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sicari moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentino tries to bum rush Sicari with a series of wild strikes but Sicari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valentino misses with a hook
and Sicari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sicari walks into a jab.
Sicari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sicari let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T1#
Valentino scores with a jab to the body.
Sicari dodges the punch combination from Valentino.
Sicari throws a jab but it's blocked by Valentino.
Sicari misses with a hook.
Valentino avoids a punch combination nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Valentino misses its target.
Sicari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentino.
Valentino looks to score with a jab to the body but Sicari is just out of range.
Valentino misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Sicari does no damage.
A jab from Valentino misses.
Sicari slips a jab and a cross from Valentino.
Valentino has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Valentino fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T2#
Sicari misses with a few strikes there.
Sicari swinging wildly here.
Valentino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sicari.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentino throws out a loose jab but Sicari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valentino throws a nice looking combination but Sicari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valentino misses with a body shot.
Sicari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valentino throws out the jab.
Valentino misses with a body shot.
Valentino throws a hook to the side of Sicari's head but Sicari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valentino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sicari manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Valentino.
A punch combination from Valentino misses.
A combination from Valentino does no damage.
A shot to the body from Valentino misses
and Sicari counters with a straight right hand.#T3#
Valentino works over Sicari's head and body with a nice combination.
Valentino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valentino is looking to wear down Sicari with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sicari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valentino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sicari swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Valentino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sicari manages to avoid it.
Valentino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sicari circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice shot lands for Valentino.
A big right from Valentino misses.
Valentino lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Valentino lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Sicari misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentino on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sicari slips a jab and a cross from Valentino.
Sicari lands with a cross. #T4#
Valentino throws a combination that misses
enabling Sicari to counter with a crisp jab.
Sicari slips under a jab.
Sicari misses with a double jab.
Sicari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valentino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Valentino throws a nice looking combination but Sicari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sicari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Sicari releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sicari might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sicari takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Valentino ducks under a wild hook from Sicari.
Valentino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sicari throws out a counter right but Valentino avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentino misses with a double jab
and Sicari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valentino takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Valentino dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Valentino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valentino throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Valentino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Sicari misses.
Valentino looks to land a combination but Sicari avoids it well.
Valentino lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Valentino.
Valentino misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Sicari.
Sicari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valentino.
Valentino listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentino with a nice cross.
Valentino throws a series of punches but Sicari avoids them all with ease.
Valentino misses with a body punch
and Sicari counters with a left and a right that stings Valentino.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sicari moves away.
Valentino misses with a combination
and Sicari counters with a one-two to the body. #T1#
Valentino throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sicari counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sicari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valentino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Valentino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Valentino looks to throw the jab but Sicari is out of range.
Sicari lands with a shot to the body.
Valentino misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to the body from Valentino misses
and Sicari counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Valentino throws a jab but it's blocked by Sicari.
Valentino throws a series of punches but Sicari moves out of range.
Valentino lands with a good body shot.
Andre Valentino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valentino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sicari was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentino.
The crowd cheers as Valentino lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sicari doesn't seem phased though.
Nice defenses there by Sicari.
Valentino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sicari! But no joy.#T2#
Valentino throws a combination that misses
and Sicari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sicari connects with the punch.
Valentino throws a series of punches but Sicari avoids them all with ease.
Sicari throws the left hand but Valentino avoids the punch easily.
Valentino wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sicari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sicari looks to land a combination but Valentino avoids it well.
Nice jab there from Sicari.
Valentino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valentino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sicari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Valentino throws a sloppy body shot
and Sicari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valentino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sicari.
Sicari now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sicari misses with an uppercut. Valentino saw that one coming.
Sicari with a hook.
Valentino avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T3#
Valentino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sicari manages to avoid it.
Valentino misses with a two punch combination.
Valentino scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Valentino misses with a few strikes there.
Valentino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sicari avoids the body shot from Valentino.
Valentino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sicari throws out the jab.
Valentino rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sicari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sicari walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Valentino swinging wildly here.
Sicari is looking for the big counter here.
Sicari just misses with a punch to the body.
Valentino drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sicari sprawls and moves away.
Valentino throws a lazy right hand but Sicari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A combination from Sicari does no damage. #T4#
Valentino cracks Sicari with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sicari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sicari looks to land a left hand but Valentino moved out of range nicely.
Sicari takes one on the button.
Valentino scores with a jab to the body.
Valentino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sicari can do to turn this around?
Sicari connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sicari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valentino thuds his right hand into Sicari's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Valentino misses with a body shot.
Sicari throws out a counter right but Valentino avoids it with no problem.
Valentino scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sicari in his tracks.
Andre Valentino is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentino slips a jab and a cross from Sicari.
Valentino throws an overhand right that lands on Sicari's shoulder, as Sicari tries to avoid the shot.
Sicari avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Valentino dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Valentino is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sicari.
Valentino swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sicari swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Valentino swings widly with a right hand
and Sicari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sicari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentino.
Sicari doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Valentino with a hook.
Sicari looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sicari misses with a hook. Valentino ducked under it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Valentino there.
Good shot there by Valentino.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentino throws a body shot but no joy.
Sicari looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Valentino misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Valentino.
#T1#
Sicari lands with a straight right. Valentino didn't see that one coming.
Valentino scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sicari doesn't seem bothered though.
A left and a right from Valentino both land. Nice combination. #ROC#
Sicari is rocked!
Sicari misses with a double jab.
Sicari is still on wobbly legs! Can Valentino finish him?
Valentino drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Sicari right on the button. Sicari goes down! Valentino follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Valentino gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Valentino!
Andre Valentino decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Onslaught
Date: Oct 27, 2018 |
#R1#
Valentino swings for the body but Andreas moves out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Valentino has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Valentino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good exchange - Valentino coming out on top.
Valentino cracks Andreas with a good jab.
Andreas fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andreas walks into a jab.
Valentino connects with a single shot there.
Valentino feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andreass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T1#
Andreas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Valentino tries to avoid it but Andreas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Valentino to the ground. Valentino escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Andreas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#TD#
Andreas drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Andreas really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Valentino has control of Andreas's left arm, preventing Andreas from doing any damage.
Valentino keeping moving, preventing Andreas from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andreas preventing the sweep.
Andreas forces his way into half guard.
Valentino trying to control here.
Valentino is looking to improve his position.
#SUB#
Andreas 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.
#T2##SUB#
Andreas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Andreas maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Valentino could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Andreas has cracked it and Valentino is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Andreas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Will Andreas!
Will Andreas seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
Initiation II
Date: Oct 06, 2018 |
#R1#
Daldo slips under a jab.
Daldo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A slow jab from Valentino misses its intended target.
Valentino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valentino.
Valentino fails to land with a series of punches.
Valentino throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Daldo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Valentino looks to score with a jab to the body but Daldo is just out of range.
Valentino throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Valentino looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Valentino misses with a two punch combination.
#CL#
Daldo forces Valentino back against the cage and clinches.
Valentino misses with a short punch on the inside. #TD2#
Valentino has clasped his hands together around Daldo's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentino with the ground and pound but Daldo regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Valentino looks to land a strike but Daldo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.#T1#
Daldo seems keen to control Valentino's posture.
Valentino must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Valentino throws a strike but Daldo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Valentino looking to control.
Valentino looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daldo is one step ahead there.
Daldo 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.
Valentino has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Daldo has passed into side control.
#T2#
Valentino can't do much from the bottom here.
Valentino prevents Daldo from moving into mount.
Valentino can't do much from the bottom here.
Valentino is being controlled here.
Valentino is trying to control Daldo's posture but Daldo avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Daldo taking a breather here.
A control attempt from Valentino but he's now mounted!
Daldo manages to capitalize on a mistake by Valentino to take his back!
Valentino looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. #T4#
Valentino is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Daldo is staying active.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Valentino is trying to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daldo really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Valentino.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andre Valentino will probably get the nod.
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#
Daldo darts in looking for a takedown but Valentino gets double underhooks and turns Daldo into the cage.
Valentino lands a lovely overhand right.
Daldo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Valentino swinging wildly here.
It looked like Daldo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Valentino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daldo moves away.
Valentino takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Valentino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daldo. #CL#
Daldo instigates a clinch.
Daldo keeps control of Valentino as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentino is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Daldo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#TD#
Daldo pulls guard effortlessly.
Moese Daldo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Daldo is adopting a defensive guard.
Valentino wants to pass the guard but Daldo is keeping the position.#T1##SUB#
Valentino sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Daldo doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Valentino paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Daldo - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Moese Daldo!
In his post fight interview, Moese Daldo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
JBL 6
Date: Sep 08, 2018 |
#R1#
Valentino throws an off balance right hand
and McGee counters with a one-two to the body.
Valentino feints a jab promting McGee to slip. Valentino then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McGee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CUT2#
It looks like Johnny McGee has been cut.
Valentino uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McGee has time to react.
McGee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Valentino circles away.
McGee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've been informed that Valentino has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
McGee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Valentino finds it's way round the side to connect with McGee's head.
Valentino throws a shot to the body.
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!
McGee lands with a straight right. Valentino didn't see that one coming.
Valentino throws a hook to the side of McGee's head but McGee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Valentino, as that shot connected.
Valentino thuds a left hand into McGee's body.#CL#
McGee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Valentino, pushing him back against the cage.
McGee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McGee misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGee has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
McGee scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valentino.
Valentino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGee misses with a punch to the body.
#T1#
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGee.
McGee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valentino looking to slow down the pace here.
Valentino is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McGee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Valentino lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGee.
Valentino lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Valentino tries to work over McGee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGee misses with some punches.
Valentino digs a right hand into McGee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGee's gas tank.
McGee lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from McGee fails to land.
Valentino blocks an uppercut.
Valentino wants to break the clinch but can't.
Valentino fails to pull guard.
Valentino being controlled against the cage.
Valentino misses with a punch to the body.
#T2#
McGee is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Valentino gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Valentino trying to control the position but instead, McGee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Valentino into the cage.
McGee is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny McGee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Valentino lands a hook that snaps the head of McGee backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD2#
Valentino gets control of McGee's arms and successfully pulls guard. Valentino will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
McGee wants to stand but Valentino is controlling his posture from full guard.
Valentino working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McGee.
Valentino really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McGee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McGee trying to control the position from guard on top but Valentino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T3#
McGee content to stall in guard here.
Valentino pulls McGee in close to prevent any damage.
McGee slips nicely into half guard.
Valentino is looking to control McGee's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Valentino avoid being mounted?
Valentino is trying to control but McGee manages to pass to mount!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McGee controlling his opponent.
McGee wants to control the pace but Valentino is squirming around nicely. #T4##SU#
McGee get's back to his feet.
Valentino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGee.
Valentino throws a big shot that misses.
McGee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL#
McGee forces Valentino back against the cage and clinches.
McGee misses with the head strike.
McGee struggles to land a body shot inside as Valentino controls his hands.
Valentino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGee misses with the head strike.
Valentino is leaning against McGee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Valentino takes a shot to the head.
Valentino is trying to pull guard but McGee has him pressed against the cage.
McGee gets through Valentino's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McGee lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valentino is trying to break the clinch but McGee is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from McGee fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny McGee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny McGee's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
McGee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Valentino's hands.
No joy there for Valentino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valentino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Valentino uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McGee moves in looking to clinch but Valentino pushes him off.
Valentino connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McGee's hands.
McGee looks to clinch
and Valentino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL#
McGee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McGee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Valentino.
McGee is trying to maintain a safe position but Valentino gets an underhook and turns McGee into the cage.
Valentino wants to stall.
Valentino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGee.
#BC#
McGee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Andre Valentino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentino lands a nice shot to the body.
No joy there for Valentino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#T1#
Left hook, right uppercut from Valentino.
Valentino takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McGee ducks under a wild hook from Valentino.
McGee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valentino displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McGee.
Valentino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGee manages to avoid it.
Valentino swats away the attempt to clinch by McGee.
Valentino bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McGee's head backwards.
Valentino throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McGee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valentino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valentino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T2##CL#
McGee drives through and clinches with Valentino against the cage.
#BC#
McGee breaks the clinch.
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!
McGee shoots in for a takedown but Valentino shows good takedown defense.
McGee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny McGee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valentino tries to bum rush McGee with a series of wild strikes but McGee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valentino misses with a looping left.
Valentino lands a jab.
Valentino displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Valentino's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Valentino duly obliges.
Valentino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McGee scores with the left hand. Valentino knows he should have avoided that one.
McGee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McGee dodges the punch combination from Valentino.
#T3#
Valentino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Valentino throws a poor cross that misses
and McGee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valentino throws an overhand right that lands on McGee's shoulder, as McGee tries to avoid the shot.
McGee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Valentino sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #KD2#
Oooooh!!! Valentino has knocked McGee down with a huge combo! Valentino steps away and waves a wobbly McGee back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#
McGee is rocked!
Valentino punishes McGee's body with a nice straight punch.
Oh McGee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Valentino lands a beautiful left hook that drops McGee. McGee tries to recover but Valentino is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and McGee lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Valentino!
Our winner, Andre Valentino, 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:
RISE 39: Joe vs Sadollah
Date: Jul 28, 2018 |
#R1#
Mpinza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Valentino lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Andre Valentino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Valentino.
Mpinza has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#ROC2#
Mpinza is rocked!
Valentino drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Mpinza right on the button. Mpinza goes down! Valentino follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Valentino gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Valentino!
Andre Valentino thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Kaye Mpinza spoke after the fight, saying 'It's life and you gotta accept it and move on he was the better fighter.'.
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