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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rodrigo Valdez (ranked 4078 p4p, 432 weight class) and Charles Cooper (ranked 6513 p4p, 502 weight class). Cooper has chosen s.mouse - slap my elbow as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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193 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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190 lbs
40 - 44 - 1 |
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible
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Great elbows
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Valdez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 44 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper is looking to clinch.
Valdez has closed the distance and engaged Cooper in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Valdez.
Valdez blocks an elbow strike.
Cooper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooper lands an elbow inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Valdez.
A head punch on the inside from Cooper fails to land.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Valdez gets through Cooper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Valdez pushes Cooper back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valdez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Valdez lands with a short shot to the head.
Cooper told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Cooper looks winded!
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!
Valdez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Valdez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cooper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valdez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Valdez digs a right hand underneath Cooper's ribcage. Cooper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Valdez digs a right hand underneath Cooper's ribcage. Cooper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Valdez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Valdez is working Cooper over against the ropes.
Valdez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Valdez.
A hook to the body from Valdez.
Valdez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Valdez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Valdez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Valdez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Valdez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Valdez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Valdez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cooper is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valdez misses with a punch on the inside.
Cooper is still on wobbly legs! Can Valdez finish him?
Valdez misses with some punches.
Valdez throws a head punch that misses.
Valdez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valdez throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooper.
Valdez misses with the head strike.
Cooper seems to have recovered his senses.
Valdez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
Valdez creates a bit of distance and cracks Cooper with a big uppercut! Cooper goes down! The referee pushes Valdez away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Cooper make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Valdez takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Rodrigo Valdez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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