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Event:
RISE 25 - Aron vs Ray
Date: Apr 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Jones slips under a jab.
Valentine has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jones is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've been told by Jones's head coaches at The Forge that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Valentine looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
No joy there for Valentine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valentine misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones throws a series of punches but Valentine avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Valentine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CUT2#
It looks like Terrell Jones has been cut.#CL#
Jones has managed to clinch.
Valentine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #CUT#
It looks like Corey Valentine has been cut.
Valentine takes a shot to the head.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Valentine avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Jones.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valentine.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Valentine is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.#T1#
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Valentine blocks with his arms.
A short right from Jones.
Valentine is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Valentine avoids the damage to the body.
Jones slows down the pace here.
Jones stalling against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Jones for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Jones lands a left hand.
#T2#
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Valentine tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Valentine prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones pushes Valentine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Valentine's face.
Jones pushes Valentine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valentine blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valentine.
Valentine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Jones on the inside. #T3#
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Valentine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Valentine uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Valentine's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Valentine working hard to break the clinch.
Jones has Valentine pushed against the cage.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Valentine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Valentine tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#T4#
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valentine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Valentine avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Valentine holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Valentine's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Valentine managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones is leaning against Valentine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT#
That has opened up Corey Valentine's cut even more.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Valentine looks winded!
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valentine blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrell Jones dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Jab from Valentine.
Valentine defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Valentine throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Valentine jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL#
Jones closes the distance and pushes Valentine back into the cage.
Valentine is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
A short left from Jones.
Jones misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valentine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Valentine won't want to take too many of those.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Terrell Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T1#
Jones's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valentine blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valentine.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valentine blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Valentine avoids the damage to the body. #T2#
Valentine tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Valentine is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones working Valentine over with knees to the body.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones lands a right hand.
Valentine is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Valentine's ribcage.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T3#
Jones stalling in the clinch.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Valentine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valentine can do to turn this around?
Jones works on Valentine's body with a couple of short punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Valentine's efforts to push away.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#T4#
Valentine letting Jones take a breather here.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The referee calls for Jones to work.
Jones misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentine working hard to break the clinch.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrell Jones dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jones cracks Valentine with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Valentine throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones cracks Valentine with a good jab.#CL#
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #ROC#
Valentine is rocked!
Jones stalling against the cage.
Valentine is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Valentine takes a knee to the side of the body.
Valentine takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Valentine to his knees! Jones keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terrell Jones!
Terrell Jones made sure to mention his sponsor, Forge Clothing Co. in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Corey Valentine stepped up to the mic, saying 'Good job to my opponent, it is a learning experience.'.
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Event:
RISE 21 - Cooper vs Comeau
Date: Mar 25, 2018 |
#R1#
Rock dodges the punch combination from Valentine.
#CL#
Rock has Valentine up against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rock obliges.
Rock misses with a knee strike.
Valentine is trying to force a seperation but Rock has the dominant position.
Valentine tries to break the clinch but Rock is controlling the position.
Rock throws a punch but it's blocked by Valentine.
Rock jumps guard but Valentine stands there with Rock around his waist. Rock gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock tries to pull guard but Valentine forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Valentine is trying to force a seperation but Rock has the dominant position.
Rock misses with a knee strike.
Rock lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT#
It looks like Corey Valentine has been cut.#T1##BC#
Rock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut lands for Valentine. That snapped Rock's head back.
#CUT2#
It looks like Slipp Rock has been cut.
Rock throws a sloppy head kick and Valentine moves out of range easily.
Valentine lands with a hook. Rock tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #ROC2#
Rock is rocked!
Slipp Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Rock closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Rock on the inside.
Valentine blocks the elbow strike.
Rock throws a head punch that misses.
Rock fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slipp Rock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valentine wants to get back to striking at distance but Rock won't allow it.
Rock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rock misses with a body punch.
Rock tries to land a knee to the head but Valentine blocks with his arms.
Rock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
Rock is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Valentine to keep the fight standing.
Valentine takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rock is working Valentine over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentine avoids a wild elbow strike from Rock.#TD#
Rock pulls Valentine into guard.
#SUB#
Rock is looking for a triangle but Valentine pushes his legs off easily.
Rock is trying to control the position but Valentine postures up.
Rock keeping full guard, as Valentine tries to pass.
Rock trying to control the position.
Rock trying to strike off his back.
#T3#
Valentine trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rock's guard.#SUB#
Valentine avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB#
Rock working for a triangle but Valentine defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valentine wants to control from the top but Rock keeps moving. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Valentine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#KD2#
Valentine feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rock sprawling to the canvas! Rock rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Valentine finish him?!
Oh Rock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Valentine darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Rock's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Valentine before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Corey Valentine!
Corey Valentine really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that RISE Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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