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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Budinha (ranked 920 p4p, 1902 weight class) and Giggle Valentine (ranked 54 p4p, 116 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Budinha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giggle Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budinha moves into range and clinches up with Valentine.
Valentine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valentine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Budinha drives through and clinches with Valentine against the cage.
Valentine takes a knee to the side of the body.
Budinha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Budinha tries to land knees in the clinch but Valentine avoids the damage to the body.
Valentine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Budinha has him pressed against the cage.
Valentine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Valentine tries to break the clinch but Budinha is controlling the position.
Budinha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Budinha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Budinha prevents Valentine from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Budinha wants to clinch up but Valentine keeps it at a distance.
Valentine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Valentine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Budinha.
A nice leg kick lands there from Budinha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Budinha.
Budinha clinches with his opponent.
Valentine breaks the clinch.
Valentine checks a leg kick nicely.
And Valentine responds with a good body kick, but Budinha manages to step out the way in time.
Budinha moves into range and clinches up with Valentine.
Budinha lands a nice elbow.
Valentine wants to break free but Budinha has control.
Valentine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valentine blocks a head kick by Budinha.
Valentine appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Budinha throws a lazy body kick
letting Valentine counter with a right hand.
Budinha tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Valentine! But no joy.
Budinha throws a nice inside leg kick.
Budinha feints and then cracks Valentine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Valentine down.
Budinha feints and then cracks Valentine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Valentine down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentine tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Budinha. Valentine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Budinha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Budinha closes the distance and clinches.
Valentine breaks the clinch.
Budinha tries to work over Valentine's front leg with a kick but Valentine checks it.
Valentine throws out a counter right but Budinha avoids it with no problem.
Budinha tries to clinch up.
Budinha moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromValentine.
Budinha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valentine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Budinha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Budinha tries to clinch but Valentine is having none of it.
It seemed like Valentine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Budinha tries to clinch up.
Valentine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Budinha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valentine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valentine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Budinha.
Budinha lands a nice looking kick to the body. Valentine takes a step back to recover.
Budinha tries to clinch
and Valentine counters with a straight right hand.
Budinha throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Valentine swats away the attempt to clinch by Budinha.
Valentine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A leg kick checked by Valentine.
A little jabbing left from Valentine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Budinha throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Budinha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marcos Budinha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Budinha rushes Valentine and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budinha lands an elbow inside.
Budinha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Budinha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Valentine in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees 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!
Valentine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A knee to the head by Budinha.
Valentine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Budinha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valentine throws out the jab.
Budinha takes the fight into the clinch.
Budinha misses with a knee strike.
Budinha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Valentine's efforts to push away.
Budinha slows down the pace here.
Budinha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Budinha throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Budinha dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Budinha tries to clinch there but Valentine circles away.
Budinha throws a right hand that Valentine ducks under and follows up with a left that Valentine also avoids with ease.
Budinha is looking to clinch but Valentine is avoiding it.
Budinha wants to clinch but Valentine slips to the side
and Valentine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valentine blocks the body kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Valentine in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Valentine tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Budinha pushes Valentine up against the cage in a clinch.
Budinha tries a knee to the head but Valentine blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budinha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Valentine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Budinha has him pressed against the cage.
Valentine manages to break the clinch.
Marcos Budinha is winning the standup battle so far.
Budinha lands a high kick!
Valentine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Budinha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budinha throws a leg kick that misses.
Valentine only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Valentine checks a leg kick nicely.
A good leg kick by Budinha.
Budinha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Budinha tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Budinha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valentine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Budinha tries to clinch up but Valentine circles away and keeps his distance.
Valentine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Valentine misses with a wild body shot.
Budinha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Budinha is looking to slow Valentine down with leg kicks.
Budinha tries to clinch there but Valentine circles away.
Valentine appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine checks the leg kick nicely there.
Valentine is trying to counter with his kicks.
Budinha tries to clinch but Valentine is having none of it.
Valentine throws out a counter right but Budinha avoids it with no problem.
Budinha moves into the clinch.
Marcos Budinha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Valentine blocks an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Valentine's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Valentine is trying to break free.
Valentine wants to get back to striking at distance but Budinha won't allow it.
Budinha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Valentine's defenses.
Valentine letting Budinha take a breather here.
Valentine can't break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Budinha throws an elbow but misses.
Valentine breaks from the clinch.
Budinha wants to clinch
letting Valentine counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budinha instigates a clinch.
Valentine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Valentine is trying to break the clinch but Budinha has him pressed against the cage.
Budinha scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Giggle Valentine has been cut.
Budinha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Valentine's defenses.
Budinha leaning against his opponent.
Valentine avoiding damage as Budinha throws knees to the body.
Valentine breaks from the clinch.
Marcos Budinha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Budinha tries to clinch there but Valentine circles away.
Valentine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Budinha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Valentine counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budinha throws a push kick but Valentine slaps the foot to one side.
Valentine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Valentine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Budinha tries to clinch up
and Valentine counters with a nice uppercut.
Valentine 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.
Budinha moves in looking to clinch but Valentine pushes him off.
Valentine appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Budinha moves in looking to clinch but Valentine pushes him off.
Valentine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Budinha wants to clinch but Valentine slips to the side
enabling Valentine to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Budinha moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Valentine's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Budinha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Budinha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Giggle Valentine's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Budinha gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Valentine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valentine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valentine connects with a crisp jab.
Budinha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Valentine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Budinha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valentine can do to turn this around?
Valentine swats away the attempt to clinch by Budinha.
Budinha throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
Valentine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Budinha misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Valentine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Budinha.
Budinha misses with a few strikes there.
Budinha throws a sloppy head kick
and Valentine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budinha scores with a leg kick.
Valentine misses with an uppercut. Budinha saw that one coming.
Budinha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Budinha closes the distance and pushes Valentine back into the cage.
Valentine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Budinha has him pressed against the cage.
Valentine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Budinha misses with a knee to the head.
Valentine breaks the clinch.
Valentine is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Budinha tries to clinch but Valentine moves away
and Valentine counters with a stiff right hand.
Budinha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Valentine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Valentine keeps the fight on the outside.
Valentine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Budinha throws a nice outside leg kick.
Budinha tries to clinch there but Valentine circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budinha tries a head kick but it misses.
Budinha misses with a leg kick.
Budinha darts in and clinches Valentine up against the cage.
Valentine takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bit of stalling here from Budinha.
Budinha trying to stall but Valentine improves his position.
Budinha lands a knee to the body.
Budinha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Valentine's face.
Valentine wants to get back to striking at distance but Budinha won't allow it.
Valentine is trying to break the clinch but Budinha is controlling him.
Budinha missing with knees to the body.
Valentine avoiding damage as Budinha throws knees to the body.
Budinha leaning against his opponent.
Stalling in the clinch from Budinha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budinha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Valentine has had enough of the clinch but Budinha keeps him there for the moment.
Budinha lands a knee to the head.
Valentine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Budinha prevents Valentine from breaking the clinch.
Valentine managing to block the knees to the body from Budinha.
Budinha keeps control of Valentine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Budinha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Valentine is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Budinha throws an elbow but misses.
Knees to the body from Budinha.
Valentine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valentine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Budinha has managed to clinch.
Valentine has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A frustrated look appears on Valentine's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Valentine is trying to break the clinch but Budinha has him pressed against the cage.
Valentine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tries to break the clinch but Budinha is controlling the position.
Valentine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Budinha misses with a knee strike.
Valentine can't break the clinch.
Budinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valentine.
Budinha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Valentine has had enough of the clinch but Budinha keeps him there for the moment.
Valentine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valentine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Budinha tries a head kick but it misses.
Valentine is looking for the big counter here.
Budinha with a nice calf kick.
Budinha closes the distance and pushes Valentine back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Budinha trying to control the position but instead, Valentine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Budinha into the cage.
Giggle Valentine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valentine is trying to break the clinch but Budinha is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos Budinha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Budinha has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcos Budinha!
Our winner, Marcos Budinha, 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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