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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rigel Ko Nachi (ranked 753 p4p, 1112 weight class) and Lou Valentine (ranked 109 p4p, 157 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ko Nachi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Echoing Thunder. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rigel Ko Nachi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lou Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine shoots in but Ko Nachi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Valentine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valentine throws a chopping leg kick but Ko Nachi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ko Nachi is looking to slow Valentine down with leg kicks.
Ko Nachi lunges at Valentine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Valentine's hand.
Ko Nachi scores with a jab to the head.
Ko Nachi misses with a leg kick.
Valentine has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Valentine takes one to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Valentine. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Valentine.
Valentine slips under a jab from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Valentine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rigel Ko Nachi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine slips under a jab.
Ko Nachi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Valentine is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko Nachi throws an overhand right that lands on Valentine's shoulder, as Valentine tries to avoid the shot.
Ko Nachi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valentine.
Valentine tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ko Nachi blocks a jab.
Valentine takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Valentine walks into a left hand.
Ko Nachi lands with a straight right. Valentine didn't see that one coming.
Valentine throws a looping overhand right but Ko Nachi ducks down to avoid it.
Ko Nachi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ko Nachi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ko Nachi misses with a shot to the body
and Valentine counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ko Nachi thinking.
Valentine closes the distance and clinches up with Ko Nachi, looking for a takedown. Valentine pushes Ko Nachi against the cage but Ko Nachi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Valentine throws a jab but it's blocked by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Valentine moves forwards but Ko Nachi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ko Nachi misses with a straight right.
Valentine is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ko Nachi with a body shot.
Valentine slips under a jab from Ko Nachi.
Valentine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ko Nachi misses the shot to the body.
Valentine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi with a hook.
Ko Nachi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ko Nachi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rigel Ko Nachi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valentine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ko Nachi misses with a looping right.
Ko Nachi throws a hook but Valentine blocks it.
Valentine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ko Nachi throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Valentine. That did some damage!
Ko Nachi looks to throw the jab but Valentine is out of range.
Ko Nachi takes a swing at Valentine's ribcage but misses.
Ko Nachi lands a leg kick that knocks Valentine off balance momentarily.
Ko Nachi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Valentine's hands.
Ko Nachi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ko Nachi lands with a hook. Valentine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Valentine scoring well with a low kick there.
Ko Nachi misses with a body shot
and Valentine counters with a nice uppercut.
Ko Nachi throws out a loose jab but Valentine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valentine walks into a jab.
Ko Nachi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Valentine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi sizes up Valentine with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentine misses with a lunging right hand
and Ko Nachi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ko Nachi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Valentine takes a swing at Ko Nachi's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Ko Nachi misses its intended target.
Valentine misses with a takedown attempt - Ko Nachi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rigel Ko Nachi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lou Valentine.
Valentine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Valentine staying out of range there.
Valentine will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ko Nachi tries to work over Valentine's front leg with a kick but Valentine checks it.
Valentine is looking to chop away at Ko Nachi's legs.
Ko Nachi scores with a nice strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rigel Ko Nachi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Valentine moves out of range as Ko Nachi strikes.
Ko Nachi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Valentine looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ko Nachi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ko Nachi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ko Nachi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Valentine tries to move into range but Ko Nachi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rigel Ko Nachi is winning the standup battle so far.
Ko Nachi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ko Nachi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ko Nachi lands a head shot.
Ko Nachi tries a low kick but Valentine avoids it.
Ko Nachi scores with a hook.
Valentine throws the kick towards the body but Ko Nachi avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentine moves out of range as Ko Nachi strikes.
Ko Nachi connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko Nachi misses with an uppercut. Valentine saw that one coming.
Valentine takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Valentine scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Valentine is looking to take a break and control but Ko Nachi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Valentine is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ko Nachi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Valentine.
Valentine trying to mount his opponent but Ko Nachi defends it.
Valentine sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ko Nachi defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ko Nachi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Valentine is trying to control. Ko Nachi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Valentine might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ko Nachi haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valentine wants to free his trapped foot but Ko Nachi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Valentine keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Valentine sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ko Nachi defending well though.
Valentine is looking to take a break and control but Ko Nachi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Valentine is trying to work for a kimura but Ko Nachi is defending well.
Ko Nachi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valentine can do to turn this around?
Valentine looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Valentine.
Valentine with the ground and pound but Ko Nachi uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Valentine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Valentine throws a strike but Ko Nachi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Valentine bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ko Nachi's guard.
Valentine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ko Nachi is keeping the position for now.
Valentine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Valentine postures up in Ko Nachi's guard and throws a big left but Ko Nachi blocks it.
Valentine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine preventing the sweep.
Valentine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Valentine throwing strikes but missing.
Valentine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Valentine trying to control the position from guard on top but Ko Nachi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valentine thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ko Nachi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lou Valentine has got the better of the ground game so far.
Valentine throws a big right hand that misses.
Valentine has gone for a leg lock! Ko Nachi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Valentine's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rigel Ko Nachi dominated that second round.
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!
Valentine shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Valentine has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Ko Nachi defend it? Valentine steps over the head and cranks it - Ko Nachi is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Valentine!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lou Valentine!
Lou Valentine decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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