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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Zelick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Valasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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170 lbs
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177 cm
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Zelick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie Valasquez!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Zelick does no damage.
Valasquez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valasquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Zelick.
Zelick misses with the combination.
Good shot there by Valasquez.
Valasquez falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Valasquez looks to land a right hand but Zelick moved out of range.
Zelick moves in looking to clinch but Valasquez pushes him off.
Zelick tries to clinch but Valasquez is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelick tries to clinch but Valasquez moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zelick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valasquez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zelick.
Zelick misses with a wild combination.
Zelick lands a two punch combo.
Valasquez lands a really nice looking cross but Zelick seems unphased.
Valasquez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zelick counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Valasquez keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelick scores with the left hand. Valasquez knows he should have avoided that one.
Valasquez staying out of range there.
Valasquez tries to bum rush Zelick with a series of wild strikes but Zelick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zelick.
Valasquez misses with a combination
and Zelick counters by clinching up.
Valasquez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zelick has him pressed against the cage.
Zelick gets through Valasquez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zelick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zelick gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zelick connects with a knee to the head.
Valasquez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zelick lands with a light punch inside.
Valasquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zelick lands an elbow that stopped Valasquez in his tracks for a moment.
Zelick misses with a knee strike.
Valasquez is trying to break the clinch but Zelick is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valasquez tries to break the clinch but Zelick is controlling the position.
Valasquez lands a shoulder strike.
Zelick lands an elbow that stopped Valasquez in his tracks for a moment.
Zelick prevents Valasquez from breaking the clinch.
Zelick can't break the clinch.
Zelick connects with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Valasquez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Valasquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zelick looking to stall.
Zelick is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Zelick.
Valasquez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Valasquez is trying to force a seperation but Zelick has the dominant position.
Valasquez is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Valasquez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Valasquez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valasquez slips a jab and a cross from Zelick.
Zelick tries to clinch up.
Jab, jab by Valasquez - just one landing.
Zelick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valasquez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelick defending well as Valasquez loads up on a big left hand.
Valasquez misses with a looping left.
Valasquez misses with the combination.
Valasquez misses with a combination
and Zelick counters with a three punch combo that has Valasquez backing up. Valasquez nods at Zelick to acknowledge the strikes.
Zelick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zelick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zelick moves away from the strike by Valasquez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Zelick dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zelick wants to clinch up but Valasquez keeps it at a distance.
Valasquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Zelick.
Zelick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zelick tries to clinch but Valasquez moves out of range.
Valasquez circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valasquez connects with a single shot there.
Zelick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zelick wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelick wants to clinch up but Valasquez keeps it at a distance.
Valasquez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zelick moves into the clinch.
Zelick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zelick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valasquez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zelick counters with a series of strikes. Valasquez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Valasquez is breathing heavily.
Zelick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valasquez.
Valasquez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zelick counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Zelick decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zelick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zelick wants to clinch up but Valasquez keeps it at a distance.
Zelick clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zelick lands with a light punch inside.
Zelick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zelick is looking to clinch.
Zelick throws a series of punches but Valasquez moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zelick scores with a one two! Valasquez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A left lands for Zelick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Valasquez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zelick - the referee stops the clock and Valasquez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zelick. Valasquez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Valasquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Zelick.
Danga de danga de dang - Zelick scores with a four punch combination!
Valasquez leaves Zelick with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zelick moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valasquez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zelick misses with a wild combination.
Zelick shoots in but Valasquez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zelick misses with a looping left.
Eddie Valasquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valasquez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zelick counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Zelick dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Zelick tries to clinch but Valasquez is having none of it.
Zelick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valasquez misses with a double jab
and Valasquez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valasquez throws a jab when Zelick was well out of range.
Zelick throws a combination. Valasquez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A swing and a miss from Valasquez.
Valasquez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A punch combination from Zelick misses.
Zelick looks to land a left hand but Valasquez moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelick shoots in for a double leg but Valasquez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Valasquez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Zelick closes the distance and clinches up with Valasquez, looking for a takedown. Zelick pushes Valasquez against the cage but Valasquez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Valasquez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zelick circles away quickly and effectively.
Zelick wants to clinch.
Zelick tries to clinch up.
Valasquez misses with an uppercut. Zelick saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zelick falls off balance throwing a combination
and Valasquez counters with a nice uppercut.
Valasquez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alex Zelick is winning the standup battle so far.
Zelick wants to clinch
and Valasquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valasquez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zelick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Valasquez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zelick counters with a nice body shot.
A big right from Valasquez misses.
Zelick moves in looking to clinch but Valasquez pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelick lands with a kick to the temple. Valasquez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Valasquez missing with a left hand there. Zelick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zelick punishes Valasquez's body with a nice straight punch.
Zelick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valasquez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zelick scores with a one two! Valasquez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Valasquez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zelick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zelick throws a right and a left that Valasquez avoids nicely.
Valasquez looks to throw the jab but Zelick is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelick scores with a three punch combo!
Zelick throws a left and a right that both miss
and Valasquez counters with a left and a right that stings Zelick.
Zelick closes the distance and clinches.
Zelick tries to stall but Valasquez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Valasquez swings wildly with an uppercut but Zelick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zelick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zelick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valasquez tries to break the clinch but Zelick is controlling the position.
Zelick putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Valasquez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Valasquez is trying to force a seperation but Zelick has the dominant position.
Zelick throws an elbow but it misses.
Valasquez lands a nice uppercut.
Valasquez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Valasquez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Eddie Valasquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex Zelick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Valasquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Valasquez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zelick backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Zelick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zelick has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Zelick!
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energy
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