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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chase Stevenson (ranked 8074 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Valdez (ranked 9430 p4p, 0 weight class). Fred Valdez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chase Stevenson's chin.
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151 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chase Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fred Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stevenson circles away.
Stevenson tries for a takedown but Valdez circles away easily
and Valdez counters with a straight right hand.
Valdez clinches up with Stevenson and pushes him back against the cage.
Stevenson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Valdez tries to pull guard but Stevenson won't allow it.
Valdez pulls Stevenson into guard.
Stevenson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stevenson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Stevenson gets to his feet. Valdez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Valdez as Stevenson shoots in.
Stevenson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Valdez to the ground. Stevenson is now in Valdez's guard.
Stevenson stands and steps away. Valdez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Valdez tries to pull guard but Stevenson won't allow it.
Chase Stevenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Valdez.
Stevenson has a couple of punches blocked by Valdez.
Stevenson trying to land knees to the body.
Valdez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Valdez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valdez forces Stevenson back against the cage and clinches.
Valdez slowing the pace effectively.
Stevenson tries to pull guard but Valdez won't allow it.
Stevenson is trying to maintain a safe position but Valdez gets an underhook and turns Stevenson into the cage.
Stevenson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stevenson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stevenson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stevenson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stevenson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Valdez counters with a right hand to the body.
Valdez has closed the distance and engaged Stevenson in a clinch.
Valdez stalls.
Stevenson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Valdez is trying to pull guard but Stevenson has him pressed against the cage.
Valdez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stevenson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stevenson controlling the action here for a moment.
Stevenson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Valdez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valdez rushes Stevenson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Valdez.
Stevenson misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Valdez has him pressed against the cage.
Valdez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stevenson trying to land knees to the body.
Valdez tries to pull guard but Stevenson won't allow it.
Valdez struggles to land a body shot inside as Stevenson controls his hands.
Valdez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stevenson is pushing Valdez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stevenson leaning against his opponent.
Stevenson wants to break free but Valdez has control.
Stevenson is trying to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valdez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Stevenson to keep the fight standing.
Valdez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Valdez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Valdez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Valdez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stevenson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stevenson wants it to stay on the feet.
Valdez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stevenson tried to counter with a leg kick but Valdez avoided it.
Valdez with a poor takedown
and Stevenson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Valdez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Stevenson pushes Valdez up against the cage in a clinch.
Stevenson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chase Stevenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Valdez.
Stevenson tries to throw a body punch but Valdez avoids it by throwing Stevenson back against the cage.
Stevenson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fred Valdez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown but Stevenson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stevenson is looking for a counter combo.
Valdez is breathing heavily.
Valdez gets caught flat footed, as Stevenson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Valdez wants to get back to his feet but Stevenson passes into half guard.
Stevenson is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Valdez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stevenson.
Stevenson thows a huge punch but Valdez dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stevenson wants to work for an arm triangle but Valdez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Valdez has a hand on Stevenson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Stevenson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Stevenson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Valdez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Stevenson tries to push Valdez's head away but Valdez is holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson looking to secure an arm triangle but Valdez defends it well.
Valdez is trying to reverse the position but instead Stevenson has taken his back - oops!
Stevenson looking to break Valdez's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Valdez remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Stevenson will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Valdez trying to control the position but Stevenson manages to sink in the hooks.
Valdez rolls, trying to escape but Stevenson keeps control of the position.
Valdez defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Stevenson's arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Stevenson patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Valdez is in bad spot here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stevenson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Valdez has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevenson is looking for the choke from the back position but Valdez is controlling his hands well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chase Stevenson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Valdez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stevenson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valdez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck for Valdez with that takedown attempt.
Stevenson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Valdez defends well and Stevenson ends up having to push Valdez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson tries to clinch up but Valdez circles away and keeps his distance.
Valdez rushes Stevenson and presses him up against the cage.
Stevenson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valdez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chase Stevenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Valdez.
Valdez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez fails with the takedown
and Stevenson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Valdez wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Valdez.
Valdez clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez is trying to break the clinch but Stevenson is controlling him.
Stevenson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Valdez takes a shot to the head.
Stevenson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valdez can do to turn this around?
Stevenson lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stevenson.
Stevenson misses with a punch on the inside.
Valdez breaks from the clinch.
Valdez tries to clinch but Stevenson is having none of it.
Stevenson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valdez.
Stevenson tries to counter with a takedown but Valdez is quick to defend against it.
Stevenson wants to clinch up but Valdez keeps it at a distance.
Valdez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Stevenson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown but Stevenson shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stevenson.
Valdez feints the counter takedown.
A head kick by Valdez misses
enabling Stevenson to counter with a crisp jab.
Valdez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stevenson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Valdez's knee momentarily.
Stevenson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stevenson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valdez tries a head kick but it misses.
Stevenson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Valdez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
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.
Stevenson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Valdez.
Stevenson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stevenson shoots in for a takedown but Valdez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valdez throws a head kick but Stevenson moves out of range.
Stevenson throws a quick counter head kick but Valdez was just out of range.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch but Valdez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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 Chase Stevenson.
I think Stevenson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chase Stevenson!
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hype
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RATING
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