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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julio Quintana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zophiel Furfur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
15 - 3 - 1 |
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169 lbs
26 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Julio Quintana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zophiel Furfur!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furfur keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Furfur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Furfur throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Quintana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Quintana throws a leg kick but Furfur moved away.
Quintana misses with a shot to the body
and Furfur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Furfur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quintana.
Quintana throws out a leg kick but Furfur moves out of range and Quintana only half commits.
Quintana misses with a head kick.
Quintana jabs Furfur to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Quintana lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've been informed that Furfur has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Furfur checks the leg kick.
Quintana drops his hands momentarily and Furfur takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Quintana throws a hook but Furfur blocks it.
Quintana on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Furfur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quintana.
Furfur tries to score with a low kick but Quintana moves his leg out of the way.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Furfur.
Quintana throws a leg kick but Furfur sees it coming and moves out of range.
Quintana has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Furfur.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quintana swings widly with a right hand
and Furfur finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Furfur is looking to clinch.
Quintana takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Quintana keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Quintana.
Furfur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Quintana.
Quintana fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice body kick from Furfur.
Quintana looks to land a right hand but Furfur moved out of range.
Furfur moves away from the strike by Quintana.
Quintana tests Furfur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Quintana misses with a low kick as Furfur jumps back.
Quintana throws a looping overhand right but Furfur ducks down to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quintana tries a head kick but it misses.
Quintana takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Quintana lands a nice looking body shot.
Furfur slips a straight right by Quintana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furfur scores with a leg kick.
Furfur chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Quintana checks a leg kick.
Furfur misses with a low kick.
Quintana slips a jab from Furfur.
An inside leg kick from Furfur misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Furfur, right into the meat.
Furfur scores with a nice strike.
Quintana on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Furfur thows a body kick. Quintana tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Quintana keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Furfur throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Julio Quintana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Furfur throws a good cross that connects.
Furfur throws a big shot that misses.
Quintana looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Furfur has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Quintana is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furfur scores with a hook.
Quintana with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Furfur avoids the head kick by Quintana.
Furfur has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Quintana finds it's way round the side to connect with Furfur's head.
Furfur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quintana.
Furfur tries to clinch up but Quintana circles away and keeps his distance.
Quintana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Furfur.
Furfur tries a low kick but Quintana avoids it.
Quintana misses with a hook
and Furfur counters with a slapping leg kick.
Quintana throws a leg kick but Furfur sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Quintana will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Furfur. Quintana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Furfur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Quintana has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Quintana with a jab.
Quintana misses with a lunging right hand
and Furfur counters with a body kick.
Zophiel Furfur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quintana looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Furfur will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Quintana is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Quintana gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Furfur.
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!
Furfur throws a hook but Quintana blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Furfur.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Furfur. Quintana shrugs it off though.
Quintana fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Furfur is out of range.
Quintana bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Furfur's head.
Furfur pushes Quintana up against the cage in a clinch.
Furfur misses with the head strike.
Furfur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Quintana.
Furfur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Quintana pushes Furfur back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Furfur struggles to land a body shot inside as Quintana controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Quintana.
Furfur misses with some punches.
Furfur pushes Quintana back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Furfur can't find room to land a body shot as Quintana controls the action.
Furfur lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Quintana lands with a short shot to the head.
Quintana looking for a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Furfur scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zophiel Furfur will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Furfur clinches with his opponent.
Quintana has had enough of the clinch but Furfur keeps him there for the moment.
Furfur swings wildly with an uppercut but Quintana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quintana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Furfur swings wildly with an uppercut but Quintana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Quintana.
Quintana is looking to break free of the clinch but Furfur has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Furfur.
Quintana can't find room to land a body shot as Furfur controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Furfur fails to land.
Furfur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Furfur has a couple of punches blocked by Quintana.
Quintana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quintana lands on the inside with an uppercut.
I was talking to Quintana's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quintana jumps guard but Furfur turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Furfur swings wildly with an uppercut but Quintana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Furfur blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Quintana fails to land.
Furfur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Furfur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Furfur lands an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Furfur misses with the head strike.
Furfur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Furfur blocks an uppercut.
Furfur misses with the head strike.
Quintana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Quintana scores with a nice short uppercut.
Quintana blocks an uppercut.
Quintana lands a nice shot to the body.
Quintana looking to slow down the pace here.
Furfur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quintana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Quintana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Furfur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furfur softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Quintana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Furfur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Quintana.
A body shot lands from Furfur.
Furfur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quintana blocks an uppercut.
Quintana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quintana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Furfurs head.
Quintana blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quintana.
Zophiel Furfur seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Furfur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Quintana backwards.
Furfur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Furfur throws a head punch that misses.
Quintana lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Furfur backwards.
Furfur lands a body punch in the clinch.
Furfur blocks a body shot from Quintana.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Furfur as Quintana tries to tie him up.
Quintana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furfur misses with a punch on the inside.
Furfur scores with a nice hook to the head.
Furfur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Quintana.
Quintana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Furfur scores with a shot to the side of Quintana's head.
Still in the clinch, Furfur scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quintana.
Furfur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Quintana wants to break the clinch but can't.
Quintana throws a punch but it's blocked by Furfur.
Furfur misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Furfur.
Quintana has a couple of punches blocked by Furfur.
Furfur blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Furfur.
Furfur misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quintana blocking some punches.
Furfur lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Furfur misses with some punches.
Furfur lands an uppercut.
Furfur swings wildly with an uppercut but Quintana uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Quintana.
Furfur tries to throw a body punch but Quintana avoids it by throwing Furfur back against the cage.
Quintana lands a shoulder strike.
Furfur lands a shoulder strike.
Quintana makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Furfur.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Quintana misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Quintana.
A head punch on the inside from Furfur fails to land.
Furfur lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Quintana lands with a light punch inside.
Quintana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zophiel Furfur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Quintana's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Furfur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Quintana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quintana gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Furfur.
Quintana shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Furfur moves out of range of the leg kick from Quintana.
Quintana throws a chopping leg kick but Furfur manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Quintana lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Furfur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Furfur lands the left hand.
Quintana throws a chopping leg kick but Furfur manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An inside leg kick from Quintana misses.
Furfur scores with a nice body kick.
Furfur ducks under a wild hook from Quintana.
Quintana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Furfur was well out of range. Poor timing from Quintana.
Furfur tries to score with a low kick but Quintana moves his leg out of the way.
Quintana blocks a leg kick.
Quintana walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Furfur checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Furfur throws the left hand but Quintana avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Quintana lands an impressive looking overhand right. Furfur doesn't seem phased though.
Quintana shoots in looking for a takedown. Furfur tries to sprawl out of it but Quintana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Furfur manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Quintana fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Furfur has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Quintana keeps the fight on the outside.
Furfur bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Quintana's head.
Quintana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Furfur.
Furfur looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Furfur throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Quintana on the side of the head.
Quintana lands a right hook to the body.
Furfur scores with a crisp jab that stopped Quintana in his tracks.
Furfur tries to clinch but Quintana moves out of range.
Quintana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Furfur scores with a jab.
Quintana tries to score with a low kick but Furfur moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furfur cracks Quintana with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Quintana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Furfur moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Furfur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Furfur keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Furfur tried to score with a low kick but Quintana checks it.
Furfur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quintana throws a low kick but Furfur moves out of range easily.
Furfur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Quintana throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Quintana thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch lands to the side of Quintana 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Furfur lands a glancing blow to the side of Quintana's head.
Furfur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Quintana has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Furfur connects with a body shot.
Furfur tried to score with a low kick but Quintana checks it.
Furfur lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Quintana. That's going to slow Furfur down.
Zophiel Furfur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Furfur is looking to clinch.
Furfur connects with an inside leg kick.
Furfur works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Furfur throws a hook to the side of Quintana's head but Quintana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quintana throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Furfur.
Furfur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Quintana misses with a low kick as Furfur jumps back.
Julio Quintana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quintana moves out of range of the strikes.
Good exchange - Quintana coming out on top.
Furfur tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slow jab from Quintana misses its intended target.
Furfur cracks Quintana with a good jab.
Crunch! Furfur slams his shin into Quintana's torso.
Quintana throws the left hand but Furfur avoids the punch easily.
Furfur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quintana.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furfur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quintana tries to land a leg kick but Furfur saw it coming and moves away.
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!
Furfur digs a good body shot into Quintana's ribs.
Furfur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Quintana lands a nice leg kick that just misses Furfur's sensitive parts.
A bone on bone clash there as Furfur blocks the leg kick.
Furfur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quintana. That did some damage!
Furfur scoring well with a low kick there.
Quintana is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Furfur throws a body kick that misses.
Furfur attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Quintana fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Furfur has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quintana throws a chopping leg kick but Furfur manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Furfur punishes Quintana's body with a nice straight punch.
Furfur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quintana fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Furfur is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zophiel Furfur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Furfur has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zophiel Furfur!
A victorious Zophiel Furfur thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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