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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 01, 2018 |
#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Kang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valea misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kang seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Valea is fending him off so far but Kang persists. Nope, Valea circles away and we're back to standing.
Kang shoots for a takedown but Valea saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#TD#
Kang shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Valea keeping hold of Kang's head, controlling as best he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kang thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Kang lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Valea is looking for a sweep. Kang is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kang knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Valea on the ground.
Kang wants to take a breather but Valea is having none of it.
Valea trying to get back to full guard but Kang takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Kang with the ground and pound from mount.
Valea wants to control but Kang is having none of it.
Valea bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Valea not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T2#
Kang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valea.
Valea content to stall in guard here.
Valea slips nicely into half guard.
Valea scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Valea working over Kang with some ground and pound. Kang looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T3#
Valea looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kang with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Valea has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Valea lands a nice shot to the head.
Valea content just to control the position here.
Valea looking to finish Kang with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kang!
Kang is breathing heavily.
Kang really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Valea sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T4#
Valea dominating with strikes here.
Valea working the ground and pound effectively.
Valea scoring with strikes but Kang is staying in there.
Valea cracks Kang with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice elbow there by Valea.
Valea controlling from the full mount.
It looks like Valea might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Valea looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jairo Valea dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Valea lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CUT2#
It looks like James Kang has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valea. Kang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kang fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kang is defended easily by Valea.
Kang misses with a double jab.
Valea connects with a body shot that sends Kang's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valea scores with a nice strike.
A nice leg kick lands there from Valea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valea to score with a decent uppercut.
Kang takes one to the side of the head.
#T1#
A head kick from Valea lands but Kang takes it in his stride. #ROC2#
Kang is rocked!
Valea chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oh Kang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good leg kick by Valea there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kang seems to have got his legs back now.
Valea fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Valea throws a sloppy head kick and Kang moves out of range easily.
Valea fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Valea misses with a two punch combination.
Valea throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kang drops his hands momentarily and Valea takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Valea throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Valea has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valea throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jairo Valea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Valea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valea feints a jab promting Kang to slip. Valea then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kang slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Valea.
Valea lands a leg kick that knocks Kang off balance momentarily.
Valea connects with a solid leg kick.
Valea throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kang.
Valea fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kang takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Valea throws a series of punches but Kang moves out of range.
Valea digs a good hook to Kang's body.
Valea throws a head kick that Kang semi-blocks.
A jab from Valea does it's job there.#T3#
Kang walks into a jab.
Jairo Valea seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kang takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Valea lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kang's sensitive parts.
Valea throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Valea throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kang tries to counter by clinching up but Valea breaks away and moves out of range.
Valea punishes Kang's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice body kick from Valea.
Valea fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Valea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valea throws a wild body kick that Kang sees coming a mile off.
James Kang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T4#
Valea scoring well with a low kick there.
Valea lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valea misses with a head kick.
Kang looks for a takedown but Valea sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Kang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valea lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kang circles away quickly and effectively.
Kang takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Valea fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jairo Valea showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Kang's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Kang sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kang takes a jab right on the kisser.
#TD2#
Valea closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kang to the mat! Kang manages to get full guard.
Valea stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Valea sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valea throws a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kang being controlled here, momentarily. #T1#
Valea distracts Kang with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Valea works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Valea takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Valea in particular looking to stall.
Valea scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Well, if Valea is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Valea is continuing to stall.#T2#
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Valea throws a nice outside leg kick. #T3#
Kang shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Valea as he jumps to the side.
Valea throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jairo Valea is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Valea connects with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Valea.
Kang takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kang avoids the head kick by Valea.
A decent looking cross lands there for Valea.
Kang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valea.
Kang tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Valea manages to circle out of the way.#T4#
Valea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valea moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Valea with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valea connects with a high kick.
Valea scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Valea lands a jab-cross combination.
Valea lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kang circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Valea.
Valea is looking to slow Kang down with leg kicks.
James Kang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valea lands with a kick to the temple. Kang shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that's the end of the fight!
Jairo Valea comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Valea has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 25:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 25:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jairo Valea!
Jairo Valea decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
Torcida 44 - Mfer Vs Snowdon
Date: Jul 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Valea takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Valea misses with a low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Valea.
Calvero checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Valea looks to score with a jab to the body but Calvero is just out of range.
Valea swings away with a body shot that misses
and Calvero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Calvero lands with a hook. Valea tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Valea takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Calvero lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Valea moves out of range of the strikes.#CL#
Calvero gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Calvero lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Calvero.
Calvero lands with a light punch inside.
I was talking to Calvero's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Calvero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC#
Calvero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Calvero blocks a head kick by Valea.
Calvero missing with a left hand there. Valea was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A lazy body kick from Valea
and Calvero counters with a series of strikes. Valea will be more careful next time no doubt.
Calvero throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Valea stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Calvero scores with a hook.
Calvero lands with a nice body punch.
Calvero is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A jab from Calvero does it's job there.
Valea misses with a low kick.
Valea misses with a hook
and Calvero counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valea. Calvero does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calvero clobbers Valea with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #ROC#
Valea is rocked!
Valea lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Calvero circles away quickly and effectively.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Calvero, as that shot connected.
Calvero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T2#
Calvero lands a jab to the head.
Calvero scores with the left hand. Valea knows he should have avoided that one.
Valea is still on wobbly legs! Can Calvero finish him?
Calvero lands with a straight right. Valea didn't see that one coming.
Calvero cracks Valea with a good jab.
Nice jab there from Calvero.
Valea misses with a leg kick
enabling Calvero to counter with a crisp jab.
Valea on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Calvero scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Calvero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Calvero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice combination there by Calvero.
Valea throws a head kick but Calvero moves out of range.
Valea seems to have recovered his senses.
Valea looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Finn Calvero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Valea's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Calvero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Valea backwards.
Calvero digs a right hand underneath Valea's ribcage. Valea let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Calvero scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Calvero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Valea is trying to break free.
Valea wants to get back to striking at distance but Calvero won't allow it.
Valea drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Calvero gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Calvero scores with a shot to the side of Valea's head. #T4#
Calvero lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Calvero.
Valea tries to break free but Calvero pushes him back against the cage.
Calvero lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calvero lands with a left to the head.
Calvero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valea backwards. #BC#
Calvero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#KD#
Calvero lands a big right hand that sends Valea crashing to the mat! Calvero stays standing though and waves Valea back to his feet!
Calvero walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Valea drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Calvero swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Valea's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Finn Calvero!
Finn Calvero really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Knockdown Clothes logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 15, 2018 |
#R1#
Brooks swings widly with a right hand
and Valea counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#CL#
Brooks forces Valea back against the cage and clinches.
Brooks really is a fat lump.
Valea is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Brooks avoiding damage.
Brooks drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Valea gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brooks tries to land a knee to the head but Valea blocks with his arms.
#BC2#
Valea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Brooks takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valea wants a takedown but no success here.
Valea working hard to break the clinch.
Brooks wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC#
Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valea digs a good body shot into Brooks's ribs.#T1#
Valea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valea tries to land a body kick#TD#
and Brooks counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Valea managing to control the position.
Brooks throws a strike but Valea rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Valea throwing strikes from guard but Brooks blocks nicely.
Valea scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brooks throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valea sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brooks wants to sweep but no luck.
Valea must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brooks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Valea's guard. #REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Brooks distracts Valea with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brooks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brooks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brooks throws a strike but Valea rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
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!
Brooks is trying to keep Valea in close.
Brooks keeping full guard, as Valea tries to pass.
Valea is pushing down on Brooks's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brooks is fighting to maintain full guard but Valea has managed to sneak the leg through.
Valea looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Brooks is trying to get back to full guard.
Brooks tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Valea has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Valea controlling from the full mount. #T3#
Valea lands a big shot there that rocks Brooks but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Valea controlling the position easily from mount.
Brooks wants to hold on but Valea pushes him away.
Valea controlling from mount.
Valea connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
#T4#
Valea wants to control the action but instead Brooks gets a body lock and reverses into Valea's guard! Nice work!
Brooks is looking to work some ground and pound but Valea has wrist control.
Brooks wants to stand but Valea has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Valea wants to sweep but no luck.
Valea is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brooks postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brooks wants to stand and escape but instead Valea has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB##SUB#
Brooks is looking for a triangle but Valea pushes his legs off easily.
Brooks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jairo Valea dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Valea connects with a body shot.
Valea throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#CUT2#
It looks like Jerome Brooks has been cut.#CL#
Brooks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Valea, pushing him back against the cage.#TD#
Brooks successfully pulls guard.
Brooks is trying to control the position but Valea postures up. #SUB#
Brooks throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Valea escapes and throws Brooks's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Valea controls the position from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks is trying to improve his position.
Valea trying to control the action but Brooks is working from the bottom. #T1#
Valea in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Brooks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brooks on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Brooks has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brooks is looking for a sweep.
Brooks is working hard here to advance position.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Valea taking a breather here.
Valea has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Valea cracks Brooks with an elbow. That is naaassty.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Brooks is looking to regain half guard here but Valea keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB2#
Valea tries for a kimura but Brooks is defending well.
Brooks gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Valea controlling his opponent.
Brooks is trying desperately to improve position.#T3#
Valea working Brooks over with strikes here.
Valea in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Valea lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Brooks hang on?
Brooks really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Valea takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Valea trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brooks sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.#T4#
Valea scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Valea keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Valea is continuing to stall.
Brooks tries to get to full guard but Valea has control of the leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#SUB#
Brooks actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Valea there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valea missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brooks might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Brooks has hold of Valea's hands but Valea slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jairo Valea showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jerome Brooks's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Brooks steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Valea. That one must have hurt.
Valea throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brooks appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Brooks misses with an uppercut. Valea saw that one coming.
Valea lands a nice looking body kick.
Valea connects with a leg kick. Brooks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Valea tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brooks swivels and escapes.
Brooks closes the distance but Valea moves to the side
and Valea counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #TD#
Brooks closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Valea can't do much from the bottom here.
Valea wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brooks fails to land a wild elbow strike.
#T1#
Brooks cracks Valea with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Brooks wants to stand but Valea is controlling his arm.
Brooks laying and praying for a moment but Valea takes advantage and regains half guard.
Brooks is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brooks wants to take a breather but Valea is having none of it.
Valea won't allow Brooks to pass to mount.
Brooks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Valea defending well though. #ES2#
Valea kicks off Brooks and gets to his feet.
Valea throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL#
Valea tries to keep at a distance but Brooks has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Valea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2#
Brooks closes the distance but Valea moves to the side
and Valea counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#CL#
Brooks rushes Valea and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valea fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brooks.
We've been informed that Valea has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valea comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Valea swings for the body but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Valea is fending him off so far but Brooks persists. Nope, Valea circles away and we're back to standing.
Valea throws a sloppy head kick and Brooks moves out of range easily.
Valea fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brooks on the side of the head.
Brooks blocks a head kick by Valea.
Brooks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T3#
An inside leg kick lands from Valea.
Brooks fails to land with a series of punches.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Valea - that will leave a mark!
Valea fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brooks.
Valea throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Brooks's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Valea dives in looking to finish as Brooks flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Valea's strikes! Valea is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Brooks's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Brooks was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jairo Valea!
Jairo Valea 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 17, 2017 |
#R1#
Mullen with a poor takedown
and Valea counters with a left to the body.
Valea scores with a nice right hand.
Mullen shoots in for a takedown but Valea shows good takedown defense. #CL2#
Mullen has managed to clinch.
Valea is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mullen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Valea prevents a body shot from Mullen. #TD2#
Mullen is trying to trip Valea. He has hold of a leg but Valea is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mullen persists though and gets the takedown into guard.#ES#
Valea wriggles free and stands up.
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!
Valea lands a right hook to the body.
Mullen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
#TD#
Valea looking to score a takedown here. Mullen is defending well but Valea drives through and ends up in Mullen's guard.
Valea throwing strikes from guard but Mullen blocks nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mullen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Valea connects with a couple of short punches.#T1#
Valea tries to free his leg and advance position but Mullen is retaining full guard.
Mullen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Valea trying to control but Mullen is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mullen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Valea trying to control but Mullen is working from the bottom.
Valea is really struggling to control Mullen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Valea controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Valea throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mullen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valea misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice sprawl there from Valea as Mullen shoots in.
Jairo Valea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Mullen.
Mullen looks winded!
Valea moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#TD2#
Valea tries to sprawl but Mullen drives through with a takedown into half guard.#ES#
Valea kicks off Mullen and gets to his feet.
Valea throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mullen misses with an uppercut
and Valea counters with a series of strikes. Mullen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mullen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Valea scores with a hook to the body. Mullen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Valea looks to land a combination but Mullen avoids it well. #T3#
Mullen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Valea defends well and Mullen ends up having to push Valea into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mullen misses with a hook. Valea ducked under it nicely.
Valea throws a combination. Mullen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Valea jabs at Mullen's body.
Valea lands a jab-cross combination.
Stan Mullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valea works the jab nicely.
Valea works over Mullen's head and body with a nice combination.
Valea definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from Valea.
A little jabbing left from Mullen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Valea keeps Mullen at a distance using the push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mullen avoids the head kick by Valea.
Sloppy strikes from Valea. Those never looked like landing.
Mullen missing with a left hand there. Valea was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #TD2#
Mullen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Valea looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#ES#
Valea sneaks out the side door and pushes Mullen away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.#T4#
Valea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valea is working the combinations to good effect here.
Valea takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mullen tries for a takedown but Valea circles away easily#TD#
so Valea counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mullen is controlling Valea's posture.
Mullen keeping moving, preventing Valea from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Valea showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valea has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jairo Valea dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Mullen throws a jab but it's blocked by Valea.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mullen is defended easily by Valea.#TD2#
Mullen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jairo Valea overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Valea tries to roll over but Mullen keeps him under control.
Valea is trying to maintain the position but Mullen is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mullen blocks the strikes from Valea.
Valea regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mullen.
Valea throws a couple of heel strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mullen is breathing heavily.#T1#
Valea is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mullen is looking to work some ground and pound but Valea has wrist control.
Mullen works over Valea with some ground and pound from guard.
Valea utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Valea wants to sweep here but Mullen controlling him for the moment.
Valea has Mullen pulled in close to control his posture.
Valea lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Mullen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Valea is controlling him.
Valea working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mullen's head.
Valea is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mullen can do to turn this around?#T2#
Mullen keeping moving, preventing Valea from controlling successfully.
Valea looking to sit in guard and control but Mullen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Valea pulls Mullen in close to prevent any damage.
Valea working a defensive guard here.
Mullen stands up over Valea, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Valea bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mullen's guard. #REVR#
Mullen being controlled here, momentarily. #T3#
Mullen keeping moving, preventing Valea from controlling successfully.
Valea trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mullen wants to stand up but Valea is controlling him.
Mullen keeping moving, preventing Valea from controlling successfully. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Valea connects with a couple of short punches.
Valea's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mullen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Valea connects with a high kick.
Valea lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body kick from Valea.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Valea cracks a nice hook into Mullen's ribs.
Valea throws a shot to the body.
Valea looks to land a combination but Mullen avoids it well.
Mullen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jairo Valea dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Valea cracks Mullen with an open hand slap.#TD2#
Mullen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mullen prevents Valea from standing back up.
Mullen thows a huge punch but Valea dodges it nicely.
Valea gets full guard.
Mullen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Valea works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Valea utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Valea is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Valea stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mullen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valea throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mullen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Valea in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mullen keeping moving, preventing Valea from controlling successfully.
Valea throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Valea looking to sit in guard and control but Mullen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Mullen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Valea is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Valea avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Valea has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Valea doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Valea is looking to stand up but Mullen isn't so interested in that idea. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mullen throws an elbow that misses. Valea uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mullen's guard. Nice move by Valea!#REVR#
Mullen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Valea trying to control but Mullen is working from the bottom.
Mullen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valea.
Valea looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Valea trying to control the position from guard on top but Mullen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#T3#
Valea trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jairo Valea is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mullen or perhaps it was just good defense by Valea, which made it look bad.
Valea connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Valea, right into the meat.
Valea takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Valea slaps away a takedown attempt from Mullen, before circling back to the center of the mat.#T4#
Mullen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#TD#
Valea drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Valea controlling from side mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valea prevents Mullen from escaping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jairo Valea showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Valea, 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jairo Valea!
A very excited looking Jairo Valea rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 03, 2017 |
#R1#
Valea is looking to land body kicks.
Valea connects with a solid leg kick.
Valea cracks a nice hook into Olsen's ribs.
Valea misses with a head kick.
Olsen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Olsen lands a jab to the head.
Olsen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Olsen wants it to stay on the feet.
Olsen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Valea. Those never looked like landing.
Olsen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A nice inside leg kick there by Valea. That's going to slow Olsen down.
Valea throws a lazy right hand but Olsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL#
Olsen clinches up against the cage.#T1#
Olsen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Valea is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Valea keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Olsen's efforts to push away.#TD#
Olsen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Valea is trying to keep an underhook but Olsen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Valea is trying to escape back to his feet but Olsen uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Olsen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
I wouldn't like to be where Valea is right now.
Valea is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Olsen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Olsen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T2#
Valea misses with a strike from the bottom.
Valea is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Valea on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Valea holding on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Valea tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Olsen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Olsen working away.
Olsen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Valea trying to control but Olsen flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Olsen avoiding Valea 's attempts to control his hands.
Valea can't escape the position.
#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Olsen thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
I really don't envy Valea right now.
Valea trying to control the action but Olsen just sinks the hooks in.
You can see the frustration on Valea's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Olsen not allowing Valea to control his hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valea wants to escape the position.
#SUB#
Olsen patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
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 Logan Olsen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Valea waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Olsen.
A slow jab from Valea misses its intended target.
Valea with a hook.
Valea throws a body punch but Olsen moves out of range.
Valea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Olsen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Valea looks to land a combination but Olsen avoids it well. #TD2#
Valea shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Valea was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Valea tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Valea cracks Olsen with an elbow. That is naaassty.#T1#
Valea is working Olsen over with some ground and pound from side control.
Olsen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Valea is controlling him well.
Olsen prevents Valea from improving position.
Olsen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Olsen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Valea scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Olsen to see if he's OK.#T2#
Valea happy to just control the position for now.
Valea wants to control but Olsen is keeping him busy.
Valea wants to control for a moment but Olsen uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Valea not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Valea with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T3#
Let's hope that Valea has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Valea has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Valea is looking to stall here but Olsen recovers full guard.
Valea trying to control but Olsen is working from the bottom.
Valea connects with a couple of short punches.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Valea pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Olsen is keeping the position for now.
Olsen wants to stand and escape but Valea is having none of it.
Valea controlling from the top position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Olsen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Valea's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valea is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Valea has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Olsen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jairo Valea showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Olsen closes the distance and clinches up with Valea, looking for a takedown. Olsen pushes Valea against the cage but Valea circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Valea lands with a slapping head kick. #ROC2#
Olsen is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Logan Olsen has been cut.
Olsen is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Valea Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Olsen is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jairo Valea!
In his post fight interview, Jairo Valea started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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