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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Quintana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Virgil Bates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Quintana!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bates looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Quintana!
Quintana avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bates.
Bates tries to score with some ground and pound. Quintana controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Quintana can't do much from the bottom here.
Quintana is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates working the ground and pound but Quintana is defending the strikes.
Quintana is trying to control Bates's posture but Bates avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates working the strikes but Quintana uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Quintana regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bates.
Quintana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bates throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Quintana works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bates postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bates scoring with punches to the head and body.
Quintana is working an open guard so Bates takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bates shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bates was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bates fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bates in side control, throwing shots but Quintana defends.
Quintana gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bates throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates thows a huge punch but Quintana dodges it nicely.
Bates throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Quintana is trying to get back to full guard.
Bates throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bates thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bates throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four 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.
Bates misses with a head shot. Quintana uses the momentum to regain guard.
Quintana wants to stand up but Bates is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bates could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Quintana connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bates takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bates tries for a takedown but Quintana circles away easily
and Quintana counters with a crisp right that sends Bates to the canvas! Quintana follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Quintana!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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