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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yasha Big Mouth (ranked 656 p4p, 440 weight class) and DeMario Valdez (ranked 81 p4p, 54 weight class). Big Mouth comes to the cage accompanied by Bigmouth Strikes Again. The crowd seem to be enjoying Valdez's choice of entrance music: Era - Ameno. DeMario Valdez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yasha Big Mouth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, DeMario Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Topper Green and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Valdez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - Big Mouth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valdez just misses with a punch to the body.
Valdez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Big Mouth.
A big right from Big Mouth misses.
Big Mouth scores with a jab.
Valdez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Big Mouth.
Valdez punishes Big Mouth's body with a nice straight punch.
Valdez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Valdez misses with a hook. Big Mouth ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Big Mouth tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valdez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Valdez lands a jab to the head.
Valdez throws a lazy uppercut
and Big Mouth counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like DeMario Valdez has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Big Mouth.
Big Mouth throws the left hand but Valdez avoids the punch easily.
Valdez throws an off balance right hand
and Big Mouth counters with an inside leg kick.
Valdez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Big Mouth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Valdez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Big Mouth on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez lands with a hook. Big Mouth tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Big Mouth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valdez.
Good shot there by Valdez.
Nice uppercut there from Valdez.
Valdez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Big Mouth moves away.
Big Mouth throwing a counter right hand but Valdez manages to avoid it.
Valdez misses with a hook.
Valdez looks to land a left hand but Big Mouth moved out of range nicely.
We've been told by Big Mouth's head coaches at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Valdez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Big Mouth is looking to land body kicks.
Valdez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Valdez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Valdez misses with a wild body shot.
Valdez with the inside leg kick.
Valdez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Big Mouth feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Big Mouth misses with an attempted mid kick.
Valdez lands a body shot.
Big Mouth wants to clinch up but Valdez keeps it at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valdez connects with a body shot that sends Big Mouth's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big Mouth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valdez swings widly with a right hand
and Big Mouth counters with a body kick.
Big Mouth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Valdez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Big Mouth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valdez.
Big Mouth throws a push kick but Valdez slaps the foot to one side.
Valdez avoids the head kick by Big Mouth.
Big Mouth tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Valdez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A big right from Big Mouth misses.
A little jabbing left from Valdez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Valdez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Big Mouth. That did some damage!
Big Mouth looks to land a combination but Valdez avoids it well.
Valdez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Big Mouth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Valdez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Big Mouth jabs Valdez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Big Mouth throws a low kick but Valdez moves out of range easily.
Valdez misses with a hook.
Valdez misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big Mouth bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Big Mouth moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Valdez connects with a crisp jab.
Valdez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Big Mouth takes the fight into the clinch.
Valdez misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Valdez.
Big Mouth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Valdez breaks the clinch.
Valdez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valdez missing with a left hand there. Big Mouth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valdez throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Big Mouth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Big Mouth gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Valdez misses with a hook.
Big Mouth jabs Valdez right on the nose. Valdez blinks but takes it well.
Valdez misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez scores with a hook.
Valdez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Big Mouth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valdez takes a swing at Big Mouth's ribcage but misses.
Big Mouth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valdez misses with a straight left.
Big Mouth misses with a body kick.
Valdez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Big Mouth's head backwards.
Jab from Valdez.
Big Mouth lands a slapping body shot.
Big Mouth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valdez.
Big Mouth tried to counter with a leg kick but Valdez avoided it.
Valdez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Valdez looks to score with a jab to the body but Big Mouth is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valdez gets tackled into the cage by Big Mouth. Big Mouth maintains the clinch.
Big Mouth prevents Valdez from breaking the clinch.
Valdez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Big Mouth prevents Valdez from breaking the clinch.
Big Mouth swings wildly with an uppercut but Valdez uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DeMario Valdez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DeMario Valdez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A nice leg kick from Big Mouth, right into the meat of the thigh.
Valdez connects with a looping right hand.
Valdez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
An inside leg kick lands from Valdez.
Valdez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Big Mouth moves out of range of the strikes.
Valdez throws a leg kick
and Big Mouth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valdez throws a hook but Big Mouth blocks it.
Valdez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Big Mouth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Valdez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Valdez avoids the head kick by Big Mouth.
Valdez throws a big shot that misses.
Big Mouth misses with an uppercut. Valdez saw that one coming.
Big Mouth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valdez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Valdez connects with a nice looking jab.
Big Mouth lands a really nice looking cross but Valdez seems unphased.
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!
Big Mouth closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Big Mouth.
Good shot there by Big Mouth.
Valdez throws an off balance right hand
and Big Mouth counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot lands for Valdez.
Valdez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Big Mouth slips under a jab from Valdez.
Valdez throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Big Mouth misses the target.
Valdez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Big Mouth.
A big right from Big Mouth misses.
It seemed like Valdez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Valdez misses with an uppercut.
Big Mouth walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Valdez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Big Mouth looks to throw the jab but Valdez is out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Valdez 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.
Good exchange - Valdez coming out on top.
Big Mouth moves out of range of the body kick from Valdez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Big Mouth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Big Mouth looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big Mouth checks a leg kick nicely.
As Valdez backs away, Big Mouth returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Big Mouth slips under a jab.
Valdez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Valdez lands a right hook to the body.
Valdez connects with a solid leg kick.
Big Mouth slips under a jab from Valdez.
Valdez misses with a hook. Big Mouth ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Big Mouth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Valdez throws a right hand that misses
and Big Mouth counters with a right hand to the body.
Valdez looks to score with a jab to the body but Big Mouth is just out of range.
Valdez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
DeMario Valdez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Big Mouth moves into the clinch.
Big Mouth lands with a right to the head.
Big Mouth misses with a punch to the body.
Valdez is trying to break the clinch but Big Mouth has him pressed against the cage.
Valdez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Valdez lands a jab to the nose.
Valdez throws a shot from downtown. Big Mouth moves away and avoids it.
DeMario Valdez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez avoids a kick to the body.
Big Mouth throws a jab but it's blocked by Valdez.
Valdez lunges at Big Mouth with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Big Mouth's hand.
Big Mouth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Valdez.
Valdez lands with an uppercut that bounces Big Mouth off the cage and back into range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valdez. Big Mouth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Big Mouth feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Big Mouth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valdez throws a body kick that misses.
Big Mouth was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Valdez scores with a shot to the body.
Big Mouth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Valdez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Valdez throws a hook but Big Mouth avoids it easily.
Valdez misses with a body kick.
Valdez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Big Mouth was well out of range. Poor timing from Valdez.
A swing and a miss from Valdez.
Big Mouth appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Valdez slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valdez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Valdez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Big Mouth is looking to counter punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valdez throws a jab but it's blocked by Big Mouth.
A little feinted left hand from Big Mouth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Big Mouth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valdez was well out of range. Poor timing from Big Mouth.
Both fighters circling a little - Big Mouth finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Big Mouth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valdez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valdez lands the left hand.
Big Mouth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A thudding body kick lands there by Valdez!
Valdez tries to land a leg kick but Big Mouth saw it coming and moves away.
A big left from Valdez misses.
Big Mouth throwing a counter right hand but Valdez manages to avoid it.
Valdez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Big Mouth.
Valdez misses with an uppercut
and Big Mouth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DeMario Valdez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on DeMario Valdez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Valdez swats away the attempt to clinch by Big Mouth.
Valdez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Big Mouth looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Valdez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Big Mouth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valdez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valdez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Valdez misses with a body shot
and Big Mouth counters with a nice body shot.
Big Mouth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valdez.
Valdez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Valdez misses with a left hand
and Big Mouth counters with a thumping low kick.
Big Mouth takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Big Mouth.
Big Mouth jabs Valdez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Big Mouth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valdez throws a jab but it's blocked by Big Mouth.
It looked like Big Mouth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Valdez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Big Mouth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Big Mouth misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez cracks Big Mouth with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Valdez misses with a combination
and Big Mouth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Big Mouth on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Big Mouth walks into a jab.
Valdez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Big Mouth's head.
Big Mouth feints and then cracks Valdez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Valdez down.
A jab from Valdez misses.
Big Mouth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valdez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Big Mouth was well out of range. Poor timing from Valdez.
It appears Big Mouth was looking to counter with a kick there.
Big Mouth throws a body shot but no joy.
Big Mouth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Valdez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valdez misses with a shot to the body
and Big Mouth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valdez slips under a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Valdez misses.
Valdez staying out of range there.
Yasha Big Mouth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big Mouth throws a jab when Valdez was well out of range.
Valdez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Valdez connects with a leg kick.
Valdez throws a leg kick but Big Mouth sees it coming and moves out of range.
It looked like Big Mouth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Valdez scores with a nice right hand.
Valdez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Big Mouth is looking to clinch but Valdez is avoiding it.
Valdez throws out a powerful jab.
Big Mouth gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Valdez tries to work over Big Mouth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valdez breaks the clinch.
Valdez misses with a left hand
and Big Mouth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valdez throws a hook but Big Mouth avoids it easily.
Valdez clobbers Big Mouth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Big Mouth throws a leg kick which misses Valdez's front leg but catches the back leg as Valdez tries to avoid it.
Big Mouth moves into range and clinches up with Valdez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big Mouth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Valdezs head.
Big Mouth swings wildly with an uppercut but Valdez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Big Mouth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valdez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valdez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Big Mouth working Valdez over with knees to the body.
Big Mouth works on Valdez's body with a couple of short punches.
Valdez has a couple of punches blocked by Big Mouth.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valdez.
Valdez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Big Mouth.
Valdez tries a body shot but Big Mouth blocks it.
Big Mouth working aggressively here.
Valdez misses with the head strike.
Big Mouth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Big Mouth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Big Mouth throws a head punch that misses.
Big Mouth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valdez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valdez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yasha Big Mouth has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Valdez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Big Mouth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.
Big Mouth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Big Mouth.
Valdez scores with a shot to the side of Big Mouth's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Big Mouth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Big Mouth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Big Mouth.
Valdez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Valdez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Big Mouth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Valdez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Big Mouth staying out of range there.
Valdez throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Big Mouth lands a nice shot that snaps Valdez's head back.
Valdez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Big Mouth can pounce on him.
Big Mouth throws a lazy right hand but Valdez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Valdez misses with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yasha Big Mouth.
I think Valdez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DeMario Valdez!
DeMario Valdez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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