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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Amaral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prince Valor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valor comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bad Religion - Dept. of False Hope kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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194 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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198 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rafael Amaral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Prince Valor!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valor misses with a hook. Amaral ducked under it nicely.
Valor dodges the punch combination from Amaral.
Amaral pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Amaral with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Valor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Valor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Amaral throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Valor counters with a stiff right hand.
Amaral tries to bum rush Valor with a series of wild strikes but Valor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Amaral throws a lazy head kick
and Valor counters with a nice uppercut.
Amaral jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valor is looking to clinch.
Valor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amaral paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Amaral throws a sloppy head kick
and Valor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Amaral steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valor.
Valor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A punch combination from Amaral misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amaral scores with a jab.
Amaral throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Valor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Valor managing to block the knees to the body from Amaral.
Amaral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Amaral misses with a looping right.
Valor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Amaral manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Valor blocks a jab.
Amaral's jab looks to have found its range, popping Valor under the eye.
Amaral throws a head kick that misses.
Amaral thuds his shin into the meat of Valor's side.
Amaral lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Amaral.
Amaral tries to work over Valor's front leg with a kick but Valor checks it.
Valor throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amaral throws a sloppy head kick
and Valor counters by moving into the clinch.
Valor is trying to maintain a safe position but Amaral gets an underhook and turns Valor into the cage.
Amaral pushes off an throws an elbow but Valor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Valor works on Amaral's body with a couple of short punches.
Amaral trying to control the position but instead, Valor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Amaral into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Valor.
Valor tries a body shot but Amaral blocks it.
Valor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Amaral prevents a body shot from Valor.
Valor is struggling to control the position.
Amaral can't break the clinch.
Valor cracks Amaral with a nice body shot.
Amaral wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Amaral doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valor lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Valor.
Amaral tries to break free but Valor pushes him back against the cage.
Amaral looking to throw knees to the head but Valor is blocking nicely.
Valor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Amaral breaks the clinch.
Valor looks to land a right hand but Amaral moved out of range.
Amaral scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Valor is looking to clinch.
Amaral takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Valor tries to clinch there but Amaral circles away.
Valor blocks a head kick by Amaral.
Rafael Amaral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amaral scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valor staying out of range there.
Valor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Amaral.
Amaral avoids the head kick by Valor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amaral moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Valor misses with a looping right.
Valor throws a hook but Amaral blocks it.
Amaral misses with a few strikes there.
Amaral's corner calls for a 1-2. Amaral obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Valor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Valor dodges the punch combination from Amaral.
Valor throws a jab but it's blocked by Amaral.
Amaral moves in looking to clinch but Valor pushes him off.
Valor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amaral swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Amaral.
A left lands for Amaral.
Valor wants to clinch but Amaral slips to the side
and Amaral counters with a nice body kick.
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 Rafael Amaral will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Amaral is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Amaral.
Valor dives in and scores a takedown into Amaral's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Amaral keeping moving, preventing Valor from controlling successfully.
Valor scoring with punches to the head and body.
Amaral is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Valor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Amaral's head.
Valor stopping the sweep attempt from Amaral.
We've been hearing good reports from Amaral's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Amaral is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Valor throwing strikes from guard but Amaral blocks nicely.
Amaral is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Valor is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Amaral is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Amaral has escaped and now he's on top!
Amaral stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Valor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rafael Amaral just wasn't active enough.
Valor walks into a stiff left hand from Amaral.
Valor scores with a jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Amaral.
Amaral scores with a hook to the body. Valor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Amaral bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Valor's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valor scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Amaral as Valor shoots in.
Valor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Amaral manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Valor 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.
Amaral lands a head kick. Valor smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amaral tests Valor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Valor is rocked!
Valor looks to throw the jab but Amaral is out of range.
Valor tries for a takedown but Amaral sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Amaral connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Valor momentarily.
Valor is still on wobbly legs! Can Amaral finish him?
Rafael Amaral is winning the standup battle so far.
Amaral rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rafael Amaral is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Amaral fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Valor square on the jaw! Damn, Valor is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rafael Amaral!
A relieved looking Rafael Amaral thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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