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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlinhos Valente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Yaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valente's entrance music is "We Dem Boyz" by Wiz Khalifa. A fine choice. Yaj has chosen Hey mr. DJ as his entrance music. 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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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlinhos Valente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leo Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valente steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yaj.
Yaj throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valente makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yaj throws a shot to the body.
Valente lands with an uppercut that bounces Yaj off the cage and back into range.
Yaj comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yaj just misses with a punch to the body.
Yaj jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valente moves in looking to clinch but Yaj pushes him off.
Valente throws a head kick but Yaj moves out of range.
Yaj misses the shot to the body.
Yaj just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromValente.
Valente tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yaj manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yaj keeps the fight on the outside.
Yaj fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Valente looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leo Yaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yaj throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valente sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yaj ducks under a wild hook from Valente.
Yaj throws a hook to the side of Valente's head but Valente sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valente fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yaj fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valente manages to avoid it.
Yaj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj scores with the left hand. Valente knows he should have avoided that one.
Yaj fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valente takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yaj misses with an uppercut.
Yaj throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valente sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Valente has Yaj up against the cage in a clinch.
Valente misses with a body punch.
Yaj blocks the elbow strike.
Valente lands an uppercut.
Yaj avoids the elbow strike from Valente, against the cage.
Valente throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yaj scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Carlinhos Valente has been cut.
Valente struggles to land a body shot inside as Yaj controls his hands.
Valente doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valente struggles to land a body shot inside as Yaj controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Valente just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yaj's brow.
Yaj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yaj goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valente tries to throw a body punch but Yaj avoids it by throwing Valente back against the cage.
Yaj tries to work over Valente's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valente has a couple of punches blocked by Yaj.
Yaj throws an elbow that misses.
Valente managing to block the knees to the body from Yaj.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yaj just misses with a elbow thrown towards Valente's brow.
Valente on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valente swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valente doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valente managing to block the knees to the body from Yaj.
Valente goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valente gets through Yaj's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Valente lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Valente lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Valente lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Valente misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yaj tries a body shot but Valente blocks it.
Valente misses with an elbow strike.
Yaj lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj scores with a shot to the side of Valente's head.
Valente avoiding damage as Yaj throws knees to the body.
Yaj avoids the elbow strike from Valente, against the cage.
Valente comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Valente lands a hook that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.
Yaj pushes Valente back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Valente misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj pushes Valente back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yaj tries to work over Valente's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yaj prevents a body shot from Valente.
Yaj lands a nice uppercut.
Yaj scores a nice knee to the body.
Valente misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yaj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Valente avoids it.
Yaj blocks an elbow strike from Valente.
Valente blocks a body shot from Yaj.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Valente just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yaj's brow.
A short body shot lands from Yaj as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yaj throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Valente's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Valente goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yaj dodges an elbow strike from Valente.
Yaj lands an elbow inside.
Valente takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, Valente throws an elbow but misses.
Yaj creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Valente's defenses.
Valente lands an elbow inside that Yaj shrugs off.
Valente lands an elbow just above Yaj 's eye.
Valente prevents a body shot from Yaj.
Yaj tries a body shot but Valente blocks it.
Valente throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Valente just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yaj's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yaj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yaj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Yaj.
Valente swings wildly with an uppercut but Yaj uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leo Yaj will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carlinhos Valente's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yaj ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Valente displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yaj throws out the jab.
Valente throws a counter high kick but Yaj was just alert enough to avoid it.
Valente scores with a head kick.
Yaj loads up on a big right hand but Valente slips the punch.
Yaj throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yaj jabs Valente to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yaj throws out a loose jab but Valente uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valente went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Yaj is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Yaj throws a shot to the body.
Yaj works Valente's body with a nice hook.
Valente avoids the body shot from Yaj.
Yaj lands with a good body shot.
Yaj is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Valente rather than just go for the knockout.
Valente moves in looking to clinch but Yaj pushes him off.
Yaj ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yaj throws a lazy right hand but Valente sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yaj lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Valente takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yaj just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Valente was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yaj.
Leo Yaj seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj lands a slapping body shot.
Yaj looks to score with a jab to the body but Valente is just out of range.
Valente was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Valente falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yaj counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yaj throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yaj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valente moves away.
Good shot there by Valente.
Yaj tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valente was well out of range. Poor timing from Yaj.
Good shot there by Valente.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yaj. Valente does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valente throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yaj ducks right into an uppercut from Valente.
Yaj lands a jab to Valente's midsection.
Valente looks to land a left hand but Yaj moved out of range nicely.
Yaj looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yaj throws out a loose jab but Valente uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yaj has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yaj. Valente does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valente appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valente throws a shot from downtown. Yaj moves away and avoids it.
Yaj looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Valente lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yaj fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yaj fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valente manages to avoid it.
Valente misses with a looping right.
Valente wants to clinch.
Yaj misses with a body shot.
Valente looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yaj takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yaj misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Yaj misses
and Valente counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yaj connects with a jab.
Yaj tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valente was well out of range. Poor timing from Yaj.
Valente throws a big shot that misses.
Valente misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valente scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Valente is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yaj.
Yaj scores with a jab to the body.
Yaj connects with a crisp jab.
Yaj just misses with a punch to the body.
Valente was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yaj fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valente manages to avoid it.
Yaj pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Valente back to the cage. Yaj follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Valente tries a head kick but it misses.
Yaj blocks a head kick by Valente.
Sloppy strikes from Yaj. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valente tries to close the distance and clinch but Yaj swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valente swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yaj tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valente was well out of range. Poor timing from Yaj.
Yaj closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yaj swats away the attempt to clinch by Valente.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valente tries a head kick but it misses.
Valente is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yaj just misses with a punch to the body.
Valente is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Yaj circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yaj ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Yaj.
Yaj keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yaj misses the body punch
and Valente counters with a nice uppercut.
Yaj throws a body shot but no joy.
Valente moves in looking to clinch but Yaj pushes him off.
A big left from Yaj misses.
Yaj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valente avoids the body shot from Yaj.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valente takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yaj pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yaj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Yaj.
Valente is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Valente throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Yaj showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carlinhos Valente's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Valente bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yaj throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valente counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yaj connects with a body shot.
Yaj pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yaj looks to land a left hand but Valente moved out of range nicely.
Valente takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yaj changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Valente lands a head kick!
Yaj tests Valente's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yaj jabs Valente to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yaj throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valente misses with a body shot.
Valente ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yaj moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valente throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yaj fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Valente looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Valente takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yaj ducks right into an uppercut from Valente.
Yaj throws a body shot but no joy.
Valente tries to clinch there but Yaj circles away.
Yaj lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Valente tries to clinch there but Yaj circles away.
Valente is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valente walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A shot to the liver by Yaj. Beautiful body shot.
Yaj throws a body shot but no joy.
Valente misses with an uppercut.
Yaj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valente moves away.
Yaj throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yaj scores with a hook to the body. Valente takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yaj swings away with a body shot that misses
and Valente counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valente throws a head kick that half lands.
Yaj uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valente.
Valente takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Valente takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yaj throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yaj misses with a body shot.
Yaj digs a good hook to Valente's body.
Yaj throws a body punch but Valente moves out of range.
Yaj misses with a body shot.
Valente moves into the clinch successfully.
A body shot lands from Valente.
Yaj prevents a body shot from Valente.
Valente lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj takes a shot to the head.
Valente swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valente lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yaj misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Valente is working Yaj over against the cage.
Yaj tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yaj throws an elbow but misses.
Yaj using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valente has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Valente is leaning against Yaj and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yaj takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carlinhos Valente has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Valente pushes Yaj back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yaj with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Valente doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valente creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Valente.
Valente makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carlinhos Valente has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Valente misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valente tries a body shot but Yaj blocks it.
Yaj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valente lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yaj.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yaj.
Valente lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.
Yaj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valente working aggressively here.
Yaj utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Valente presses Yaj against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Valente.
Yaj blocks the elbow strike.
Leo Yaj is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yaj scores with a shot to the side of Valente's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Valente.
Yaj takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Valente lands with a short shot to the head.
Valente misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leo Yaj.
I've got Yaj 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Yaj!
Our winner, Leo Yaj, 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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