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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 29, 2019 |
#R1#
Boy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Velasquez sprawls well. Velasquez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boy gets slowly back to his feet.
Velasquez stuffs the takedown attempt from Boy. Boy gets slowly back to his feet.
Boy shoots in and drives through. Velasquez sprawls well.
Benton Velasquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skinny Boy.
Boy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Velasquez counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy misses with a takedown attempt #CL#
and Velasquez counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #TD#
Boy is fighting off a takedown attempt but Velasquez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Boy to the mat. Boy regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.#T1##SU#
Velasquez gets to his feet - Boy follows without any prompting.
Boy fails with the takedown.
Boy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Velasquez but Velasquez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Velasquez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Velasquez wants it to stay on the feet.
Boy shoots and misses #CL#
and Velasquez counters by moving into the clinch. #TD#
Boy is fighting off a takedown attempt but Velasquez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Boy to the mat. Boy regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.#SUB2#
Boy is looking for a triangle but Velasquez pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB2#
Boy is looking for a triangle but Velasquez pushes his legs off easily.
Velasquez is looking to stand up but Boy won't let him. #T2#
Velasquez scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Boy is looking for a triangle but Velasquez pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB#
Velasquez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Velasquez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Velasquez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Velasquez is looking to stand up but Boy won't let him.
Velasquez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Velasquez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SU#
Velasquez stands up and waves to Boy to follow him. #TD#
Velasquez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Boy's guard.#T3#
Boy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Velasquez's guard. #REVB#
Velasquez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Boy tries to free his leg and advance position but Velasquez is retaining full guard.
Velasquez striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Boy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Velasquez swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Boy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Velasquez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Velasquez has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
Boy tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T4#
Boy has a closed guard, preventing Velasquez from standing up.
Boy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB2#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Boy has his foot on Velasquez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Velasquez works his way back into a safe position though.
Velasquez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Velasquez is looking to stand up but Boy won't let him. #SUB2#
Boy working for a triangle but Velasquez defends it easily.
Boy looks winded!
Velasquez wants to stand but Boy is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Velasquez is trying to control the position but Boy postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benton Velasquez dominated that 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.
#R2##TD2#
Boy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Velasquez to the mat! Velasquez manages to get full guard.
Boy stops Velasquez from standing up.
Velasquez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boy on the ground.#SUB2#
Boy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Velasquez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Velasquez has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
Boy looking for a sweep. Not yet Boy, not yet. #SUB2#
Boy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Velasquez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Velasquez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Velasquez trying to control but Boy is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Velasquez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Benton Velasquez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Velasquez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Velasquez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T1#
Velasquez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Boy is proving hard to escape from. #SU#
Velasquez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Boy, up you get!
Boy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Velasquez defends it nicely.
Boy fails with a takedown attempt. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#TD#
Velasquez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Boy was covering up waiting for the punch and Velasquez finishes the takedown easily into guard. #SUB2#
Boy looking for a guillotine here but Velasquez defends easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boy is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Boy looking to pass the guard.
Velasquez wants to sweep but no luck.
Boy tries to free his leg and advance position but Velasquez is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Boy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Velasquez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Boy has Velasquez in his guard.#REVR#
Boy wants to sweep here but Velasquez controlling him for the moment. #T3#
Boy is breathing heavily.
Velasquez wants to get up but he can't break Boy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SU#
Velasquez stands up from Boy's guard - Velasquez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Boy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Velasquez pinned against the cage. Velasquez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Benton Velasquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skinny Boy.
Boy tries for a takedown but Velasquez circles away easily#CL#
and Velasquez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Velasquez. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#BC#
Velasquez breaks the clinch.
#TD#
Velasquez feints and as Boy raises his hands in defense, Velasquez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Velasquez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Velasquez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Velasquez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Boy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Boy looking for a guillotine here but Velasquez defends easily.
#SUB2#
Boy working for a triangle but Velasquez defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benton Velasquez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boy.
As Boy tries to get set, Velasquez tries to push him back and clinch up but Boy manages to avoid the attempt.
Boy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Velasquez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boy somewhat.#TD#
Boy gets caught flat footed, as Velasquez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Velasquez manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Velasquez is adopting a defensive guard.
Boy stopping the sweep attempt from Velasquez.
Boy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Velasquez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Boy asserts his dominance and retains side control.#SUB2#
Boy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Velasquez wants to control but Boy postures up.#T2#
Velasquez tries to improve position but can't. #SUB2#
Boy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2#
Boy is trying to get an arm triangle but Velasquez is defending well.
Velasquez is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB2#
Boy is trying to get an arm triangle but Velasquez is defending well. #SUB2#
Boy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T3#
Velasquez is trying to improve his position.
Velasquez can't do much from the bottom here.
Velasquez is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Velasquez is trying to improve his position.
Boy prevents Velasquez from escaping the position.
You can see the frustration on Velasquez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SUB2#
Boy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2#
Boy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Boy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Boy prevents Velasquez from escaping the position.
Boy working away.#SUB2#
Boy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Velasquez tries to improve position but can't. #SUB2#
Boy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Boy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Boy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Boy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Skinny Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benton Velasquez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Velasquez tries to escape but Boy is in control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Skinny Boy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Velasquez 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benton Velasquez!
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