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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Killem Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Valquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quick comes to the cage accompanied by Ready, Able. Killem Quick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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199 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
24
197 lbs
12 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Killem Quick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Valquez!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valquez tries to clinch up but Quick circles away and keeps his distance.
Valquez throws a head kick that misses.
Valquez tries to land a leg kick but Quick saw it coming and moves away.
Valquez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Quick drives through and clinches with Valquez against the cage.
Valquez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Quick pulls his leg out and moves away.
Valquez takes a swing at Quick's ribcage but misses.
Valquez throws a sloppy head kick and Quick moves out of range easily.
Quick moves into range and clinches up with Valquez.
Valquez lands an elbow inside that Quick shrugs off.
It looks like Killem Quick has been cut.
Quick blocking some punches.
Quick is pressed up against the cage. Valquez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Quick down to the mat. Quick avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Quick lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Quick misses its intended target.
Valquez tries to land a front kick but Quick steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Quick really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Valquez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Quick counters with a one-two to the body.
Valquez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Quick counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Quick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick moves into the clinch successfully.
Valquez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valquez struggles to land a body shot inside as Quick controls his hands.
Quick turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Quick is looking to take a break and control but Valquez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Valquez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Quick knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Valquez on the ground.
Quick trying to pass the guard but Valquez defending well.
Valquez gets back to full guard.
Quick stopping the sweep attempt from Valquez.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valquez trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Quick will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Quick wants to control from the top but Valquez keeps moving.
Quick looking to pass the guard.
Quick preventing the sweep.
Quick is working Valquez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Quick stopping the sweep attempt from Valquez.
Quick stands up and waves to Valquez to follow him.
Valquez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Quick.
Quick throws a right hand that Valquez ducks under and follows up with a left that Valquez also avoids with ease.
Valquez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick swings for the body but Valquez moves out of range.
Nice cross by Quick.
Valquez throws a poor cross that misses
and Quick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Quick swinging wildly here.
Valquez throws a body kick that misses.
Valquez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Quick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Valquez throws a right and a left that Quick avoids nicely.
Quick moves into range and connects with a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Valquez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Valquez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Valquez scores with a nice strike.
Quick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ed Valquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quick looks to throw the jab but Valquez is out of range.
Quick takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Valquez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Valquez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Quick's defenses.
A short right from Valquez on the inside.
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!
Valquez tries to throw a body punch but Quick avoids it by throwing Valquez back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Quick's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Valquez tries a knee to the head but Quick blocks it.
Valquez looking to throw knees to the head but Quick is blocking nicely.
Quick has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Valquez clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Valquez defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Quick's arms.
Valquez turns into Quick and is now in his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valquez.
Valquez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Killem Quick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Killem Quick's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Quick connects with a jab.
Quick is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Quick misses with a double jab.
Valquez throws a head kick that misses.
Quick feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Valquez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Quick manages to get himself to full guard.
Valquez wants to control from the top but Quick keeps moving.
Valquez is looking to work some ground and pound but Quick has wrist control.
Quick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valquez.
Valquez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Quick works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Valquez throws a strike but Quick rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Valquez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valquez trying to control from half guard but Quick is working away.
Valquez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Quick's head.
Valquez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Valquez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Valquez throwing shots but Quick is blocking nicely.
Valquez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Valquez is trying to control. Quick wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Valquez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Quick knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Valquez working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Valquez.
Valquez slips a nice elbow through Quick's hands, connecting with Quick's forehead.
Valquez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Valquez trying to control the action but Quick is working from the bottom.
Quick avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Valquez.
Valquez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Quick's head.
Valquez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valquez tries to pass to full mount but Quick defends it.
Quick is looking to escape.
Valquez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Quick is not content to let Valquez control the position.
Quick on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Valquez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Quick knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ground and pound from Valquez.
Valquez working Quick over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valquez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Valquez thows a huge punch but Quick dodges it nicely.
Quick avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Valquez.
Valquez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Valquez punching from mount but Quick doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Valquez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Valquez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Valquez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ed Valquez has got the better of the ground game so far.
BOOM! Valquez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Valquez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Killem Quick's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Valquez throws a series of strikes that have Quick backpedaling.
A head kick by Valquez misses
and Quick counters with a left to the body.
Valquez misses with a hook to the body
and Quick holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Quick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valquez tries to pull guard but Quick won't allow it.
Valquez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Quick blocks the body kick.
Quick takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Quick avoids the body shot from Valquez.
Valquez dodges the punch combination from Quick.
Quick gets caught flat footed, as Valquez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Valquez content to stall in guard here.
Valquez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Quick's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valquez.
Quick has momentary wrist control but Valquez slips an elbow through the middle.
Valquez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valquez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Valquez prevents Quick from getting back to his feet.
Valquez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Valquez postures up in Quick's guard and throws a big left but Quick blocks it.
Valquez stays in close to Quick's body and controls the position.
Valquez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Valquez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Quick works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valquez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Valquez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valquez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Valquez throwing strikes but missing.
Valquez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Valquez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Quick preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valquez is in close to Quick's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Valquez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Valquez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Valquez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Valquez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Quick utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Valquez lands a couple of elbows.
Valquez trying to control the position from guard on top but Quick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quick wants to stand but Valquez is controlling the position.
Valquez advances position into side control!
Valquez scores with a couple of short elbows.
Valquez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Quick is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Valquez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Valquez tries to score with some ground and pound. Quick controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Valquez is trying to get an arm triangle but Quick is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ed Valquez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Valquez 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Valquez!
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energy
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mgr
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RATING
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