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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Valesquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valesquez's entrance music is "Ratamahatta" by Sepultura. A fine choice. Hill has chosen Wanted Dead Or Alive by Bon Jovi as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
142 lbs
20 - 14 - 0 |
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160 cm
30
145 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fabricio Valesquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bret Hill!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valesquez 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.
Hill escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Valesquez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hill wants to sweep here but Valesquez controlling him for the moment.
Valesquez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Valesquez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Valesquez from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valesquez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hill has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Valesquez has managed to get both his arms back between Hill's legs - danger averted.
Valesquez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hill has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Valesquez has managed to get both his arms back between Hill's legs - danger averted.
Hill wants to sweep but no luck.
Valesquez wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Hill looking for a guillotine here but Valesquez defends easily.
Valesquez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valesquez passes into half guard.
Hill is looking to improve his position.
Hill gets back to full guard.
Hill working for a triangle but Valesquez defends it easily.
Hill escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Valesquez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Valesquez wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Valesquez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valesquez wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Hill has his foot on Valesquez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Valesquez works his way back into a safe position though.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Valesquez from controlling successfully.
Hill looking for a sweep. Not yet Hill, not yet.
Valesquez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valesquez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Valesquez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Valesquez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hill tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill trying to control but Valesquez flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Hill is really stuck here.
Valesquez is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Valesquez gets his hands free as Hill looks to control.
Hill turns into Valesquez and is now in his guard.
Hill wants to pass the guard but Valesquez is keeping the position.
Hill with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hill throwing strikes from guard but Valesquez blocks nicely.
Valesquez 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.
Valesquez keeping full guard, as Hill tries to pass.
Hill throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill prevents Valesquez from getting back to his feet.
Valesquez is trying to keep Hill in close.
Valesquez pulls Hill in close to prevent any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hill is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Valesquez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Valesquez is trying to control the position but Hill postures up.
Hill postures up and lands a big shot to Valesquez's brow.
Hill postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Valesquez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hill, into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hill 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Fabricio Valesquez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hill looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hill must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hill throws an elbow that misses. Valesquez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hill's guard. Nice move by Valesquez!
Bret Hill has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hill looking for a guillotine here but Valesquez defends easily.
Valesquez preventing the sweep.
Hill keeping full guard, as Valesquez tries to pass.
Valesquez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Valesquez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Valesquez is aware though and is defending well.
Valesquez forces his way into half guard.
Hill is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Valesquez pulls his head out easily.
Valesquez is trying to control. Hill wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hill looking for submissions off his back.
Valesquez seems to be working for a kimura but Hill defends the submission attempt.
Valesquez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Valesquez winds up and cracks Hill with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hill tries to roll over but Valesquez keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valesquez is trying to work for a kimura but Hill is defending well.
Hill tries to get to full guard but Valesquez has control of the leg.
Valesquez blocks the strikes from Hill.
Valesquez is trying to control. Hill wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hill moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valesquez trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
Hill is looking for a triangle here but Valesquez uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Hill struggling a bit here.
Valesquez tries for a kimura but Hill is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill struggling a bit here.
Valesquez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Valesquez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hill wants to control but Valesquez postures up.
Hill tries to bench press Valesquez off him but Valesquez keeps the position.
Hill regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valesquez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hill regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Valesquez from controlling successfully.
Valesquez drops back looking for a leg! Hill is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hill manages to kick Valesquez off! Valesquez jumps back into Hill's guard.
Hill thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Valesquez from controlling successfully.
Valesquez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hill's guard.
Hill looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Valesquez trying to control from half guard but Hill is working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hill tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Fabricio Valesquez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hill is looking to score with low kicks.
Hill looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Valesquez!
Hill with good strikes from the mount here!
Hill throws a sloppy strike and Valesquez uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Valesquez has ended up in Hill's guard.
Hill looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Valesquez passes into side control.
Valesquez wants to control but Hill is keeping him busy.
Hill is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valesquez tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hill is trying to control Valesquez's posture but Valesquez avoids it.
Valesquez tries to advance to mount but Hill denies him.
Hill is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Valesquez is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Valesquez looking for a guillotine from mount but Hill is having none of it.
Hill really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Valesquez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hill manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hill is looking for a sweep.
Bret Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fabricio Valesquez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valesquez trying to control the action but Hill is working from the bottom.
Hill is looking for a sweep.
Valesquez content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Valesquez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hill keeps working.
Hill tries to buck Valesquez off but Valesquez is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Valesquez presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Hill keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valesquez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hill is looking to escape.
Valesquez is really struggling to control Hill but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hill working to try and regain half guard.
Valesquez wants to control the pace but Hill is squirming around nicely.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Valesquez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hill has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Valesquez with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill regains half guard.
Hill is not content to let Valesquez control the position.
Valesquez is working for a submission of some sort.
Hill tries to roll over but Valesquez keeps him under control.
Valesquez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hill defends it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hill missing with punches from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Fabricio Valesquez.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Valesquez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabricio Valesquez!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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