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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 17, 2017 |
#R1#
Mullen with a poor takedown
and Valea counters with a left to the body.
Valea scores with a nice right hand.
Mullen shoots in for a takedown but Valea shows good takedown defense. #CL2#
Mullen has managed to clinch.
Valea is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mullen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Valea prevents a body shot from Mullen. #TD2#
Mullen is trying to trip Valea. He has hold of a leg but Valea is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mullen persists though and gets the takedown into guard.#ES#
Valea wriggles free and stands up.
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!
Valea lands a right hook to the body.
Mullen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
#TD#
Valea looking to score a takedown here. Mullen is defending well but Valea drives through and ends up in Mullen's guard.
Valea throwing strikes from guard but Mullen blocks nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mullen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Valea connects with a couple of short punches.#T1#
Valea tries to free his leg and advance position but Mullen is retaining full guard.
Mullen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Valea trying to control but Mullen is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mullen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Valea trying to control but Mullen is working from the bottom.
Valea is really struggling to control Mullen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Valea controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Valea throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mullen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valea misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice sprawl there from Valea as Mullen shoots in.
Jairo Valea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Mullen.
Mullen looks winded!
Valea moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#TD2#
Valea tries to sprawl but Mullen drives through with a takedown into half guard.#ES#
Valea kicks off Mullen and gets to his feet.
Valea throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mullen misses with an uppercut
and Valea counters with a series of strikes. Mullen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mullen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Valea scores with a hook to the body. Mullen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Valea looks to land a combination but Mullen avoids it well. #T3#
Mullen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Valea defends well and Mullen ends up having to push Valea into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mullen misses with a hook. Valea ducked under it nicely.
Valea throws a combination. Mullen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Valea jabs at Mullen's body.
Valea lands a jab-cross combination.
Stan Mullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valea works the jab nicely.
Valea works over Mullen's head and body with a nice combination.
Valea definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from Valea.
A little jabbing left from Mullen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Valea keeps Mullen at a distance using the push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mullen avoids the head kick by Valea.
Sloppy strikes from Valea. Those never looked like landing.
Mullen missing with a left hand there. Valea was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #TD2#
Mullen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Valea looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#ES#
Valea sneaks out the side door and pushes Mullen away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.#T4#
Valea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valea is working the combinations to good effect here.
Valea takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mullen tries for a takedown but Valea circles away easily#TD#
so Valea counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mullen is controlling Valea's posture.
Mullen keeping moving, preventing Valea from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Valea showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valea has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jairo Valea dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Mullen throws a jab but it's blocked by Valea.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mullen is defended easily by Valea.#TD2#
Mullen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jairo Valea overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Valea tries to roll over but Mullen keeps him under control.
Valea is trying to maintain the position but Mullen is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mullen blocks the strikes from Valea.
Valea regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mullen.
Valea throws a couple of heel strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mullen is breathing heavily.#T1#
Valea is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mullen is looking to work some ground and pound but Valea has wrist control.
Mullen works over Valea with some ground and pound from guard.
Valea utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Valea wants to sweep here but Mullen controlling him for the moment.
Valea has Mullen pulled in close to control his posture.
Valea lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Mullen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Valea is controlling him.
Valea working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mullen's head.
Valea is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mullen can do to turn this around?#T2#
Mullen keeping moving, preventing Valea from controlling successfully.
Valea looking to sit in guard and control but Mullen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Valea pulls Mullen in close to prevent any damage.
Valea working a defensive guard here.
Mullen stands up over Valea, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Valea bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mullen's guard. #REVR#
Mullen being controlled here, momentarily. #T3#
Mullen keeping moving, preventing Valea from controlling successfully.
Valea trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mullen wants to stand up but Valea is controlling him.
Mullen keeping moving, preventing Valea from controlling successfully. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Valea connects with a couple of short punches.
Valea's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mullen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Valea connects with a high kick.
Valea lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body kick from Valea.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Valea cracks a nice hook into Mullen's ribs.
Valea throws a shot to the body.
Valea looks to land a combination but Mullen avoids it well.
Mullen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jairo Valea 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Valea cracks Mullen with an open hand slap.#TD2#
Mullen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mullen prevents Valea from standing back up.
Mullen thows a huge punch but Valea dodges it nicely.
Valea gets full guard.
Mullen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Valea works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Valea utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Valea is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Valea stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mullen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valea throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mullen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Valea in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mullen keeping moving, preventing Valea from controlling successfully.
Valea throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Valea looking to sit in guard and control but Mullen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Mullen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Valea is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Valea avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Valea 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.
Valea doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Valea is looking to stand up but Mullen isn't so interested in that idea. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mullen throws an elbow that misses. Valea uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mullen's guard. Nice move by Valea!#REVR#
Mullen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Valea trying to control but Mullen is working from the bottom.
Mullen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valea.
Valea looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Valea trying to control the position from guard on top but Mullen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#T3#
Valea trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jairo Valea is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mullen or perhaps it was just good defense by Valea, which made it look bad.
Valea connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Valea, right into the meat.
Valea takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Valea slaps away a takedown attempt from Mullen, before circling back to the center of the mat.#T4#
Mullen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#TD#
Valea drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Valea controlling from side mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valea prevents Mullen from escaping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jairo Valea showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Valea, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jairo Valea!
A very excited looking Jairo Valea rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 17, 2017 |
#R1#
Schmidt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Schmidt there as he acknowledges the shot.#CUT2#
It looks like Robt Schmidt has been cut.
Tyson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tyson throws a shot to the body.
Tyson scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson misses with a wild combination.
As Tyson tries to get set, Schmidt tries to push him back and clinch up but Tyson manages to avoid the attempt.
Tyson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a wild hook but Tyson just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Schmidt gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Tyson raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Tyson!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 12, 2017 |
#R1#
Turturro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tyson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Carmine Turturro has been cut.
No luck for Turturro with that takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Tyson as Turturro shoots in.
Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carmine Turturro.
Tyson stuffs the takedown attempt from Turturro. Turturro gets slowly back to his feet. #TD2#
Tyson gets caught napping as Turturro dives in and scores a takedown. Tyson manages to retain guard.
Turturro trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Tyson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
Turturro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tyson throwing strikes from guard but Turturro blocks nicely. #SUB2#
Turturro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tyson content to stall in guard here. #T1#
Turturro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tyson works over Turturro with some ground and pound from guard.#SU#
Tyson stands up from Turturro's guard - Tyson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tyson works Turturro's body with a nice hook.
Turturro shoots in for a takedown but Tyson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turturro misses with a takedown attempt
letting Tyson counter with a right hand.
Turturro looks winded!
Tyson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turturro at a distance.
Tyson lands a nice shot to the body.
Tyson jabs at Turturro's body.
Turturro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Turturro there as he acknowledges the shot.#T2#
Tyson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Turturro doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson lands a jab to Turturro's midsection.
Tyson punishes Turturro's body with a nice straight punch.
Tyson feints with a jab and clips Turturro right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Turturro is sent crashing into the canvas and Tyson leaps in for the kill! Turturro tries to get to his feet but Tyson is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Turturro is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Tyson!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 03, 2017 |
#R1#
Valea is looking to land body kicks.
Valea connects with a solid leg kick.
Valea cracks a nice hook into Olsen's ribs.
Valea misses with a head kick.
Olsen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Olsen lands a jab to the head.
Olsen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Olsen wants it to stay on the feet.
Olsen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Valea. Those never looked like landing.
Olsen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A nice inside leg kick there by Valea. That's going to slow Olsen down.
Valea throws a lazy right hand but Olsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL#
Olsen clinches up against the cage.#T1#
Olsen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Valea is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Valea keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Olsen's efforts to push away.#TD#
Olsen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Valea is trying to keep an underhook but Olsen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Valea is trying to escape back to his feet but Olsen uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Olsen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
I wouldn't like to be where Valea is right now.
Valea is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Olsen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Olsen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T2#
Valea misses with a strike from the bottom.
Valea is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Valea on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Valea holding on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Valea tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Olsen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Olsen working away.
Olsen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Valea trying to control but Olsen flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Olsen avoiding Valea 's attempts to control his hands.
Valea can't escape the position.
#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Olsen thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
I really don't envy Valea right now.
Valea trying to control the action but Olsen just sinks the hooks in.
You can see the frustration on Valea's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Olsen not allowing Valea to control his hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valea wants to escape the position.
#SUB#
Olsen patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
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 Logan Olsen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Valea waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Olsen.
A slow jab from Valea misses its intended target.
Valea with a hook.
Valea throws a body punch but Olsen moves out of range.
Valea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Olsen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Valea looks to land a combination but Olsen avoids it well. #TD2#
Valea shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Valea was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Valea tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Valea cracks Olsen with an elbow. That is naaassty.#T1#
Valea is working Olsen over with some ground and pound from side control.
Olsen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Valea is controlling him well.
Olsen prevents Valea from improving position.
Olsen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Olsen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Valea scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Olsen to see if he's OK.#T2#
Valea happy to just control the position for now.
Valea wants to control but Olsen is keeping him busy.
Valea wants to control for a moment but Olsen uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Valea not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Valea with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T3#
Let's hope that Valea has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Valea has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Valea is looking to stall here but Olsen recovers full guard.
Valea trying to control but Olsen is working from the bottom.
Valea connects with a couple of short punches.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Valea pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Olsen is keeping the position for now.
Olsen wants to stand and escape but Valea is having none of it.
Valea controlling from the top position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Olsen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Valea's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valea is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Valea has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Olsen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jairo Valea showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Olsen closes the distance and clinches up with Valea, looking for a takedown. Olsen pushes Valea against the cage but Valea circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Valea lands with a slapping head kick. #ROC2#
Olsen is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Logan Olsen has been cut.
Olsen is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Valea Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Olsen is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jairo Valea!
In his post fight interview, Jairo Valea started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 06, 2017 |
#R1#
A punch combination from Valea misses.
It looked like Caldwell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Caldwell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#CL2#
Valea has closed the distance and engaged Caldwell in a clinch.
Caldwell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Caldwell tries to circle away but Valea has him pinned against the cage.
Valea wants a takedown.
Caldwell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valea blocks it with crossed arms. #BC#
Caldwell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Valea closes this distance looking for a takedown but Caldwell circles away.#TD2#
Valea looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Caldwell!
Valea is looking to take a break and control but Caldwell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T1#
Caldwell can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB2#
Valea goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Caldwell has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Valea but great work by Caldwell.
Caldwell is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Caldwell wants to stand but Valea is controlling his arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Valea manages to get back to half guard.
Caldwell prevents Valea from improving his position.
Valea trying to control but Caldwell postures up.
Caldwell is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Valea trying to control here.
#T3#
Valea is looking for a sweep. Caldwell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Caldwell is trying to control. Valea wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Valea regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB2#
Valea escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Caldwell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Valea had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Caldwell defends it easily.
Caldwell wants to control from the top but Valea keeps moving. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Valea throws a nice looking combination but Caldwell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valea has a takedown stuffed.
Caldwell went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Brenton Caldwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jairo Valea.
Caldwell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Valea defends well and Caldwell ends up having to push Valea into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#TD2#
Valea gets a double leg takedown into Caldwell's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valea trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Valea wants to control from the top but Caldwell keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jairo Valea dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Valea fails with a takedown attempt. #TD2#
Valea shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Caldwell manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Valea wants to control from the top but Caldwell keeps moving.
Valea works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caldwell flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
#SU2#
Valea decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. #T1##TD2#
Valea drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Caldwell wants to sweep but no luck.
Valea wants to control from the top but Caldwell keeps moving.
Valea engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Caldwell is trying to keep Valea in close.
Caldwell keeping moving, preventing Valea from controlling successfully. #T2#
Valea controls from within his opponent's guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Caldwell dodges the punch combination from Valea.
Caldwell moves in looking to clinch but Valea pushes him off.
Valea with the counter takedown but Caldwell avoids it easily.
Valea lands with a kick to the temple. Caldwell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #T3##CL2#
Valea has closed the distance and engaged Caldwell in a clinch.
Caldwell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Valea is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Caldwell misses with a knee to the head. #BC2#
Valea pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD2#
Valea gets the takedown into side control.
Caldwell tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Caldwell prevents Valea from getting a body triangle.#T4##SUB2#
Valea working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. #SUB2#
Caldwell is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Valea gets his way!
#SUB2#
Valea is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Caldwell defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Valea working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jairo Valea 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Valea moves into the clinch.
Caldwell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caldwell tries a knee to the head but Valea blocks it.
Valea blocking some punches.
Valea is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Caldwell to keep the fight standing.
Caldwell tries to break free but Valea pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Caldwell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Caldwell tries to keep at a distance but Valea has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Valea has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Caldwell regains guard immediately. #SUB2#
Valea drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Caldwell manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Valea has Caldwell in his guard.#REVR##T1#
Valea has a closed guard, preventing Caldwell from standing up.
Valea looking for a sweep. Not yet Valea, not yet.
Jairo Valea has got the better of the ground game so far.
Caldwell is standing up over Valea. Valea looks to escape but Caldwell dives into side control.
Caldwell working the body and head with strikes. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Caldwell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Valea knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Caldwell wants to control but Valea is keeping him busy.
Valea struggling a bit here.
Caldwell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valea keeps working. #T3#
Valea is trying to improve his position.
Valea manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Valea wants to sweep but Caldwell has passed to side control!
Caldwell tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Caldwell wants to stand but Valea has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Valea bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Caldwell's guard. #REVB#
Valea working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Valea trying to control but Caldwell is working from the bottom.
Valea is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Caldwell keeping moving, preventing Valea from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jairo Valea.
Well Valea has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jairo Valea!
Jairo Valea decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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