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Event:
TIT 52 - Head v Vasquez
Date: Sep 30, 2017 |
#R1#
Head waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vasquez.
Vasquez moves out of range as Head strikes.
Vasquez keeps the fight on the outside.
Vasquez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Head misses with an uppercut. Vasquez saw that one coming.
Head connects with a looping right hand.
Head throws a hook but Vasquez blocks it.
Vasquez throws a counter combo.
Vasquez slips under a jab.
Vasquez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Vasquez swings for the body but Head moves out of range.
Vasquez avoids the body shot from Head.
Vasquez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Head throws a shot from downtown. Vasquez moves away and avoids it.
A nice side step and Vasquez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vasquez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Head sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Head lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vasquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vasquez moves away from the strike by Head. #T1#
Head takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crack Head seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Head scores with a hook to the body. Vasquez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Head connects with a right hand. Vasquez shakes it off.
Vasquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Head connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vasquez's hands.
Vasquez slips a jab from Head.
Head uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vasquez.
Vasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Head manages to avoid it.
Vasquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Head.
Head takes a swing at Vasquez's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by Head - just one landing.
Head tests Vasquez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Head throws a lazy uppercut
and Vasquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Head throws a looping overhand right but Vasquez ducks down to avoid it. #T2#
Vasquez throws a body shot but no joy.
Head tries to counter by clinching up but Vasquez breaks away and moves out of range.
Vasquez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Head throws out a powerful jab.
Head jabs Vasquez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vasquez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#CL#
Head closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Vasquez manages to break the clinch.
Head scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Head shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vasquez takes a swing at Head's ribcage but misses.
Head throws a hook to the side of Vasquez's head but Vasquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Head scores with a jab to the body.
Head is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Head uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasquez.
Vasquez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Head at a distance.
#T3#
Head tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vasquez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vasquez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vasquez swings for the body but Head moves out of range.
It looked like Head wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vasquez misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Vasquez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vasquez.
Vasquez cracks Head with a right hand to the side of the head.
Head clobbers Vasquez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Head throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vasquez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Head lands a jab to Vasquez's midsection.
We've been informed that Vasquez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Vasquez drops his hands momentarily and Head takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Head throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vasquez on the side of the head.
Head swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vasquez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Head misses with a right hand
and Vasquez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vasquez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Head looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T4#
Head throws out a loose jab but Vasquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Vasquez.
Vasquez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Head with a body shot.
Vasquez stuns Head with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Head tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vasquez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Head lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slow jab from Head misses its intended target.
Head scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Head misses with a looping left.
Vasquez is looking for the big counter here.
Vasquez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Head rather than just go for the knockout.
Head misses with a lunging right hand
and Vasquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Head swings for the body but Vasquez moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Head moves out of range of the strikes.
Head lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Head punishes Vasquez's body with a nice straight punch.
Vasquez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crack Head dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Head lands with a straight right. Vasquez didn't see that one coming.
A lazy left from Head finds it's target.
Head throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Head is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vasquez can do to turn this around?
Vasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Head manages to avoid it.
Head throwing a counter right hand but Vasquez manages to avoid it.
Vasquez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crack Head is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab by Head.#ROC#
Vasquez is rocked!
Vasquez ducks into an uppercut from Head and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Crack Head!
Crack Head retains his middleweight title!
Crack Head gave a mention to Drumpf Pharmaceutical 145.000114q in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Event:
TIT 45 - Battock v Rutherford
Date: Sep 13, 2017 |
#R1#
Vasquez loads up on a big right hand but Tuctic slips the punch.
Vasquez misses with a body shot.
Tuctic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Vasquez misses its target.
Tuctic dives in for a single leg takedown but Vasquez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A counter left hand to the body from Vasquez misses its target.
Tuctic darts in looking for a takedown but Vasquez gets double underhooks and turns Tuctic into the cage.
Juan Vasquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sanu Tuctic.
Vasquez throws a shot from downtown. Tuctic moves away and avoids it.
Vasquez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#CUT#
It looks like Sanu Tuctic has been cut.
Vasquez misses with a body shot.
Tuctic tries for a takedown but Vasquez circles away easily
letting Vasquez counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuctic shoots in looking for a takedown. Vasquez tries to sprawl out of it but Tuctic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vasquez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T1#
Vasquez lands a nice hook to Tuctic's body. Tuctic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tuctic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tuctic tries for a takedown but Vasquez circles away easily
and Vasquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Juan Vasquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tuctic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No luck for Tuctic with that takedown attempt.
Vasquez lands a jab to the head.
Vasquez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tuctic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vasquez avoids it really well and circles away.
Vasquez is looking for a counter combo.#T2#
Vasquez cracks Tuctic with a good jab.#ROC#
Tuctic is rocked!
Vasquez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tuctic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tuctic is still on wobbly legs! Can Vasquez finish him?
Tuctic looks winded!
Vasquez lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Tuctic head around and knocks him out cold! Vasquez hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juan Vasquez!
In his post fight interview, Juan Vasquez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
TIT 38 - Fury v Monster
Date: Aug 28, 2017 |
#R1#
Blubb rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blubb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vasquez throws a body shot but no joy.
Blubb has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vasquez finds it's way round the side to connect with Blubb's head.
Vasquez throws an overhand right that lands on Blubb's shoulder, as Blubb tries to avoid the shot.
Vasquez slips under a jab from Blubb.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blubb. Vasquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vasquez connects with a single shot there.#CL#
Blubb has closed the distance and engaged Vasquez in a clinch.
Vasquez is leaning against Blubb and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blubb gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vasquez struggles to land a body shot inside as Blubb controls his hands.
Vasquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vasquez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blubb lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasquez wants to break free but Blubb has control.
Blubb lands an elbow inside.
Blubb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vasquez misses with a body punch.
#T1#
Vasquez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Our sources have told us that Blubb has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Blubb lands a nice elbow.
Blubb prevents Vasquez from breaking the clinch.
Blubb lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Juan Vasquez has been cut.
Vasquez is trying to push Blubb away but Blubb has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vasquez gets through Blubb's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blubb blocks a body shot from Vasquez.
A short uppercut from Blubb.
Vasquez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blubb lands a damaging elbow.
Vasquez misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vasquez.
Blubb lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasquez scores with a shot to the side of Blubb's head.
Blubb lands an elbow that stopped Vasquez in his tracks for a moment.
Vasquez working hard to break the clinch.
Vasquez misses with a punch to the body.
Blubb lands an elbow just above Vasquez 's eye. #T2#
Vasquez is trying to force a seperation but Blubb has the dominant position.
A short body shot lands from Vasquez as the two fighters clinch.
#BC2#
Vasquez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vasquez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vasquez throws a jab but it's blocked by Blubb.
As Vasquez tries to get set, Blubb tries to push him back and clinch up but Vasquez manages to avoid the attempt.
Vasquez throws a hook to the side of Blubb's head but Blubb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blubb manages to avoid it.
Vasquez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blubb fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vasquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vasquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL#
Blubb pushes Vasquez up against the cage in a clinch.
Blubb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC2#
Vasquez breaks the clinch.
Vasquez swings for the body but Blubb moves out of range.
#T3#
Vasquez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blubb punishes Vasquez's body with a nice straight punch.
Blubb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vasquez.
Blubb lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#ROC#
Vasquez is rocked!
Vasquez falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL#
and Blubb holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vasquez is still on wobbly legs! Can Blubb finish him?
Blubb pushes Vasquez against the cage. Blubb is working some dirty boxing. Blubb pushes off with a quick right hook! Vasquez goes down! Vasquez tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Blubb moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Blubb!
Keith Blubb thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
TIT 34 - Fury v Haymon
Date: Aug 21, 2017 |
#R1#
Sirinto tries to close the distance and clinch but Vasquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sirinto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vasquez connects with the punch.
Sirinto is looking to clinch but Vasquez is avoiding it.
Sirinto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from Vasquez misses the target.
Sirinto throws a leg kick which misses Vasquez's front leg but catches the back leg as Vasquez tries to avoid it.
Sirinto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasquez.
Sirinto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vasquez lands a jab to the head.
Sirinto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've been hearing reports that Vasquez has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#KD#
Vasquez drops Sirinto with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sirinto looks back up at him and smiles so Vasquez waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC#
Sirinto is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Samart Sirinto has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sirinto manages to avoid it.
Sirinto is still on wobbly legs! Can Vasquez finish him?
Vasquez fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Sirinto to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Sirinto looks to clinch but Vasquez throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Sirinto taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Juan Vasquez!
Juan Vasquez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
TIT 27 - Guy v Prouxontas
Date: Aug 09, 2017 |
#R1#
Donk. Jaa catches Vasquez right on the button with a cross.
We've been hearing reports that Vasquez has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vasquez punishes Jaa's body with a nice straight punch.
Vasquez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jaa's coach down at Area51 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jaa's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jaa throws an off balance right hand
and Vasquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL2#
Jaa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vasquez, pushing him back against the cage.
Jaa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jaa gets through Vasquez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jaa works on Vasquez's body with a couple of short punches.
Vasquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vasquez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vasquez can't find room to land a body shot as Jaa controls the action.
Vasquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jaa scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vasquez.
A head punch on the inside from Jaa fails to land.
Vasquez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC#
Vasquez breaks the clinch.
Jaa lands with a hook. Vasquez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jaa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T1#
Jaa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jaa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vasquez. Jaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vasquez throws a hook but Jaa avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Jaa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaa moves away.
Jaa throws out a counter right but Vasquez avoids it with no problem.
Jaa scores with a shot to the body.
Jaa cracks a nice hook into Vasquez's ribs.
Jaa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jaa scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jaa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T2#
Jaa tries to clinch but Vasquez moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Vasquez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vasquez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Jaa instigates a clinch.
Vasquez prevents a body shot from Jaa.
Jaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vasquez tries a body shot but Jaa blocks it.
Jaa presses Vasquez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Jaa.
Jaa throws a head punch that misses.
Vasquez working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jaa.
Vasquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jaa has Vasquez pressed against the cage, preventing Vasquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jaa lands a right hand.
Vasquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jaa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vasquez wants to get back to striking at distance but Jaa won't allow it.
Jaa working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Vasquez's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T3#
Jaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaa presses Vasquez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vasquez is breathing heavily.
Jaa throws a head punch that misses.
Vasquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jaa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vasquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaa working aggressively here.
Jaa lands a shoulder strike. #ROC2#
Vasquez is rocked!
Jaa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vasquez or not.
A shot in the inside from Jaa.
Oh Vasquez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vasquezs head.
Jaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Vasquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaa lands with a left to the head.
Vasquez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jaa creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Vasquez with a big uppercut! Vasquez tries to clinch up but Jaa pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Vasquez to the mat! Vasquez covers up and Jaa unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tony Jaa!
Tony Jaa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
TIT 21 - Battock v Bell
Date: Jul 27, 2017 |
#R1#
Poplawski dives in and grabs Vasquez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vasquez pushes down on Poplawski's head and hops out.
Vasquez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Teofil Poplawski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasquez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vasquez scores with a leg kick.
Vasquez misses with the combination.
Vasquez scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasquez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Poplawski tries for a takedown but Vasquez circles away easily
and Vasquez counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT#
It looks like Teofil Poplawski has been cut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.#T1#
Vasquez fails to land with a series of punches.
Poplawski with the counter takedown but Vasquez avoids it easily.
Vasquez motions for Poplawski to come forward. Vasquez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Poplawski looks for a takedown but Vasquez sprawls well.
Juan Vasquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teofil Poplawski.
No luck for Poplawski with that takedown attempt.
Vasquez lands a jab to Poplawski's midsection.
Poplawski looks winded!#T2#
Vasquez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Poplawski at a distance.
Vasquez lands a slapping body shot.
Vasquez lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Poplawski - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Vasquez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juan Vasquez!
An out of breath Juan Vasquez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
TIT 16 - Embolo v Lius
Date: Jul 17, 2017 |
#R1#
Ribeiro throws a hook but Vasquez blocks it.
Vasquez's coach down at Ferocious Beast was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vasquez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Vasquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ribeiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Vasquez.
Ribeiro misses with an uppercut.
Ribeiro misses with a wild body shot.
Ribeiro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ribeiro swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vasquez counters with a left to the body.
Vasquez looks to throw the jab but Ribeiro is out of range.
Ribeiro tries to counter by clinching up but Vasquez breaks away and moves out of range.
Edson Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribeiro misses with a shot to the body
and Vasquez counters with a right hand to the body.
Ribeiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Vasquez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vasquez.
Ribeiro missing with a left hand there. Vasquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Vasquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vasquez avoids the body shot from Ribeiro.
Vasquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T1#
Vasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ribeiro moves away.
Ribeiro looks to land a right hand but Vasquez moved out of range.
Ribeiro throws a jab when Vasquez was well out of range.
Vasquez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vasquez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A countering left hand to the body from Vasquez misses.
Ribeiro throws a sloppy body shot
and Vasquez counters with a straight right hand.
Ribeiro throws a body punch but Vasquez moves out of range.
Vasquez moves out of range as Ribeiro strikes.
Ribeiro jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vasquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vasquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ribeiro swings widly with a right hand
and Vasquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Ribeiro throws the left hand but Vasquez avoids the punch easily.
Ribeiro throws an off balance right hand
and Vasquez counters with a left to the body.
Ribeiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasquez is just out of range.
Vasquez misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ribeiro throws a body punch but Vasquez moves out of range.
Ribeiro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vasquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ribeiro throws out the jab.
Ribeiro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vasquez under the eye.
Ribeiro throws a poor cross that misses
and Vasquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vasquez looks to throw the jab but Ribeiro is out of range.
Ribeiro misses with a wild body shot.
Vasquez unleashes a big counter combination but Ribeiro bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#CL#
Ribeiro has Vasquez up against the cage in a clinch.
#TD#
Ribeiro successfully pulls guard.
#T3#
Vasquez wants to get up but he can't break Ribeiro's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ribeiro is trying to keep Vasquez in close.
Vasquez is looking to stand up but Ribeiro won't let him. #SUB#
Ribeiro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ribeiro has a closed guard, preventing Vasquez from standing up.
Vasquez is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#SUB#
Ribeiro is looking to cinch up a triangle. Vasquez throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Ribeiro's body to avoid the submission. Ribeiro has instead reached around Vasquez's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Ribeiro arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Edson Ribeiro!
Edson Ribeiro retains his middleweight title!
Edson Ribeiro was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
TIT 12 - Riberio v Blubb
Date: Jul 08, 2017 |
#R1#
Vasquez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Talisay tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Talisay fails with the takedown.
Vasquez falls off balance throwing a combination
#TD2#
so Talisay counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vasquez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #SUB2#
Talisay thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vasquez wants to sweep here but Talisay controlling him for the moment.
Vasquez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Talisay on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talisay looking to pass the guard.
Vasquez is pulling down on Talisay's head. It's preventing any offense from Talisay, at least for the moment.#T1#
Talisay is pushing down on Vasquez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vasquez is fighting to maintain full guard but Talisay has managed to sneak the leg through.
Talisay is looking to advance position but Vasquez won't allow it.
Vasquez is looking to escape.
Vasquez is refusing to be controlled, as Talisay sits in half guard.
Vasquez wants to get back to full guard.
Talisay is pressing down on Vasquez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vasquez is holding on for now.
Vasquez tries to get to full guard but Talisay has control of the leg.
Vasquez is doing well to control the position and prevent Talisay from advancing to side control.
Vasquez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vasquez is trying to stand.
Vasquez is looking to control Talisay's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vasquez avoid being mounted?#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Talisay shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Talisay has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A combination from Vasquez does no damage.
And Talisay tries to counter it with a takedown but Vasquez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vasquez swings for the body but Talisay moves out of range.
Talisay ducks under a wild hook from Vasquez.
Vasquez throws a hook to the side of Talisay's head but Talisay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Talisay drops his hands momentarily and Vasquez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice cross by Vasquez.
Talisay's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vasquez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Talisay scrambles back to his feet.
Talisay shoots in but no luck this time.
Vasquez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Juan Vasquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Talisay.
Talisay looks winded!#T3#
Talisay takes one on the button.
Talisay takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vasquez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CL#
Vasquez closes the distance and pushes Talisay back into the cage.
Vasquez lands with a right to the head. #BC#
Vasquez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Talisay should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.#KD#
Vasquez lands a left and a right that send Talisay crashing to the mat, dazed. Vasquez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#
Talisay is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasquez throws a series of punches but Talisay avoids them all with ease.
Talisay feints the counter takedown.
Talisay is still on wobbly legs! Can Vasquez finish him?
Vasquez swinging wildly here.
Vasquez tries to close the distance and clinch but Talisay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Talisay seems to have recovered his senses.
Vasquez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Juan Vasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasquez misses with a jab, cross combination.
#T4#
Vasquez closes the distance looking to clinch #TD2#
and Talisay counters with a shoot takedown. Vasquez fights it but they end up in guard.
Talisay advances position into side control!
Vasquez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Talisay's best efforts.
Vasquez pushes Talisay off looking to stand but Talisay dives back in and keeps control.
Talisay is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Vasquez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #SUB2#
Talisay wants to finish this one by submission but Vasquez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Talisay.
Vasquez squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Vasquez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Talisay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vasquez misses with the combination.
Vasquez works Talisay's body with a nice hook.
Talisay ducks under a wild hook from Vasquez.
Vasquez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vasquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talisay was well out of range. Poor timing from Vasquez.
Vasquez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vasquez tries to clinch but Talisay moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasquez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Juan Vasquez is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Vasquez moves into range and clinches up with Talisay.
Talisay is breathing heavily.#T1##BC#
Vasquez breaks the clinch.
Vasquez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Talisay. #CL#
Vasquez forces Talisay back against the cage and clinches.
Vasquez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Talisay can do to turn this around?#BC#
Vasquez breaks from the clinch.
Vasquez feints a jab promting Talisay to slip. Vasquez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Talisay slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vasquez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vasquez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Talisay moves away from the strike by Vasquez.
Talisay drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vasquez defends it well.
Talisay shoots in but Vasquez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A little feinted left hand from Vasquez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T2#
Vasquez lands a head shot.
A cross from Vasquez lands.
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!
Vasquez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CL#
Vasquez has closed the distance and engaged Talisay in a clinch.
Talisay has Vasquez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vasquez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Juan Vasquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Talisay.
Vasquez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Talisay is looking to take this one to the mat.#BC#
Vasquez breaks the clinch.
Vasquez lands the left hand.
Talisay takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Talisay ducks under a wild hook from Vasquez.#T3##CL#
Vasquez moves into the clinch successfully.
Vasquez digs a right hand underneath Talisay's ribcage. Talisay let out a lung full of air as it connected.#BC#
Vasquez breaks from the clinch.
Vasquez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Talisay tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Vasquez cracks a nice hook into Talisay's ribs.
Vasquez connects with a right that clearly hurt Talisay. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Vasquez proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Talisay collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Vasquez!
After winning the bout, Juan Vasquez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
TIT 7 - Riberio v Talisay
Date: Jun 27, 2017 |
#R1#
Vasquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lindhart.
Lindhart tries to clinch up.
It looked like Vasquez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Vasquez throws a series of punches but Lindhart moves out of range.
Vasquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#CL#
Vasquez takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Vasquez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lindhart tries to clinch but Vasquez is having none of it. #TD2#
Lindhart throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Vasquez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lindhart is in Vasquez's guard.
Vasquez keeping moving, preventing Lindhart from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasquez wants to stand up but Lindhart is controlling him.
Lindhart pushing down on Vasquez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lindhart missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T1#
Vasquez looks like he's trying to stand up.
#SUB2#
Lindhart is working for a kimura but Vasquez is defending it quite comfortably.
Lindhart is looking to advance position but Vasquez won't allow it. #SUB2#
Lindhart is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vasquez sees it coming and defends easily.
Vasquez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasquez keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #T2#
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.
Lindhart prevents Vasquez from standing back up.
Vasquez is trying to maintain the position but Lindhart is very close to passing his half guard.
Lindhart with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Vasquez tries to kick Lindhart off but Lindhart keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lindhart not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lindhart is keen to just control but Vasquez is a slippery customer.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lindhart shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vasquez as he avoids it easily. #CL#
Vasquez moves into the clinch successfully.
#T3##BC#
Vasquez breaks from the clinch.
Vasquez throws a shot to the body.
Vasquez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lindhart fails to land the takedown.
Juan Vasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasquez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
#CUT#
It looks like Julio Lindhart has been cut.#CL#
Vasquez has managed to clinch.
Vasquez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lindhart backwards. #BC#
Vasquez breaks the clinch.
Vasquez punishes Lindhart's body with a nice straight punch.
Lindhart looks winded!
Good standup being displayed there by Vasquez as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindhart throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vasquez misses with a few strikes there.
Vasquez throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Lindhart crashing down! Lindhart tries to stagger back to his feet but Vasquez just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Lindhart asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Vasquez!
A victorious Juan Vasquez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
TIT 3 - Total Recall
Date: Jun 20, 2017 |
#R1#
Bates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vasquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Bates.
Joel Bates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bates lands a jab to the nose.
Bates throws a leg kick which misses Vasquez's front leg but catches the back leg as Vasquez tries to avoid it.
Vasquez feints a jab promting Bates to slip. Vasquez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bates slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Vasquez swinging wildly here.
Bates wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bates throws an overhand right that lands on Vasquez's shoulder, as Vasquez tries to avoid the shot.
Vasquez wants to counter with a clinch but Bates pushes him away.
Vasquez misses with a wild body shot.
Bates fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vasquez on the side of the head.
Bates scores with a leg kick.
Bates is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vasquez.
Bates avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T1#
A good leg kick by Bates.
Bates throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bates tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vasquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bates fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vasquez moves out of range as Bates strikes.
Vasquez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#CL#
Bates closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bates misses with the head strike.
Bates lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vasquez backwards.
Bates misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bates scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vasquez tries to break free but Bates pushes him back against the cage.#T2#
Vasquez lands a left hand.
Bates working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vasquez tries to break free but Bates pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bates.
Bates lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasquez blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Bates.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bates.
Bates misses with a body punch.
Vasquez tries to break free but Bates pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bates creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bates. #T3#
Vasquez is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Bates fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Bates.
Vasquez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Vasquez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vasquez blocking some punches.
Vasquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Bates fails to land.
Vasquez tries to break free but Bates pushes him back against the cage.
Vasquez tries to break free but Bates pushes him back against the cage.
Vasquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T4#
Bates misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bates misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Vasquez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vasquez jabs Bates to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bates scores with a nice head shot.
Bates dodges the punch combination from Vasquez.
Bates misses the body punch
and Vasquez counters with a three punch combo that has Bates backing up. Bates nods at Vasquez to acknowledge the strikes.
Bates lands a nice hook to Vasquez's body. Vasquez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasquez manages to avoid it.
Vasquez throws a counter combo.
Bates lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bates connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Bates dominated that round.
That's time! Bates's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Vasquez keeps the fight on the outside.
Vasquez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bates is looking to slow Vasquez down with leg kicks.
Vasquez moves out of range as Bates strikes.
Vasquez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Vasquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vasquez checks a low kick from Bates.
Juan Vasquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bates scoring well with a low kick there.
Vasquez throws a series of punches but Bates avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vasquez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vasquez keeps the fight on the outside.
Vasquez throws a nice looking combination but Bates bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bates tries to counter by clinching up but Vasquez breaks away and moves out of range.
Bates tries to clinch but Vasquez is having none of it. #T1#
A nice inside leg kick there by Bates. That's going to slow Vasquez down.
Vasquez throws a nice looking combination but Bates bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bates missing with a left hand there. Vasquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bates wants to clinch up but Vasquez keeps it at a distance.
Bates is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vasquez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bates circles away quickly and effectively.
Bates looks to clinch
and Vasquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Vasquez. Those never looked like landing.
Bates is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vasquez.
Bates tries to clinch but Vasquez moves away
and Vasquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vasquez misses with a double jab.
#CL#
Bates pushes Vasquez up against the cage in a clinch.#T2#
Vasquez is trying to break free.
Bates pushes Vasquez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bates throws a punch but it's blocked by Vasquez.
Vasquez is trying to push Bates away but Bates has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vasquez blocks a body shot from Bates.
Joel Bates has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bates misses with a punch on the inside.
Bates throws a punch but it's blocked by Vasquez.
Vasquez goes for a takedown attempt but Bates pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danga de danga de dang - Vasquez scores with a four punch combination!#T3#
Bates fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Bates backs off Vasquez throws a huge counter combo but Bates manages to avoid it all.
Vasquez ducks under a wild hook from Bates.
Bates's corner calls for a 1-2. Bates obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vasquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bates turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vasquez defending well as Bates loads up on a big left hand.
Vasquez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vasquez staying out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bates.
Bates scoring well with a low kick there.
Bates throws a leg kick which misses Vasquez's front leg but catches the back leg as Vasquez tries to avoid it.
Vasquez swinging wildly here.
#T4#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vasquez, as that shot connected.
Vasquez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Bates backs off Vasquez throws a huge counter combo but Bates manages to avoid it all.#CL#
Bates moves into range and clinches up with Vasquez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bates lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bates throws a head punch that misses.
Vasquez has had enough of the clinch but Bates keeps him there for the moment.
Vasquez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bates is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bates throws a head punch that misses.
Bates tries to work over Vasquez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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 Joel Bates will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
A punch combination from Vasquez misses.
Vasquez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Bates does it's job there.
Bates tries to clinch but Vasquez moves out of range.
Vasquez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bates cracks Vasquez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bates tries to clinch up but Vasquez circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Bates gets a clinch.
Vasquez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bates swings wildly with an uppercut but Vasquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vasquez blocking some punches.
#T1#
Vasquez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bates.
A head punch on the inside from Bates fails to land.
Vasquez tries to break the clinch but Bates is controlling the position.
Bates throws a punch but it's blocked by Vasquez.
Vasquez is trying to break the clinch but Bates is controlling him.
Vasquez blocking some punches.
Vasquez wants to take the fight to the mat but Bates manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bates misses with the head strike.
Bates scores with a hook to the body.
Bates prevents a body shot from Vasquez. #T2#
Bates lands a left hand.
Bates working aggressively here.
Vasquez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vasquez's elbow.
Bates is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vasquez can do to turn this around?
Vasquez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bates fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Joel Bates has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Vasquez.
Bates scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bates tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vasquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vasquez misses with the combination.
#T3#
Bates misses the jab.
Bates tries to clinch up but Vasquez circles away and keeps his distance.
Bates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Juan Vasquez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Vasquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vasquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bates.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bates, right into the meat.
Bates lands with a cross.
Vasquez works the jab nicely.
Bates tries to clinch up.
Bates connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bates tries to clinch up but Vasquez circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Bates has closed the distance and engaged Vasquez in a clinch.
#T4#
Bates misses with a punch on the inside.
Bates misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vasquez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bates.
Bates pushes Vasquez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bates lands a right hand.
Vasquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Joel Bates is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bates swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Juan Vasquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bates lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joel Bates showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bates, 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joel Bates!
Joel Bates very nearly forgot to thank Quark's amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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