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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 17, 2018 |
#R1#
Arroyo misses with a low kick as Vele jumps back.
Vele throwing a counter right hand but Arroyo manages to avoid it.
Arroyo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vele.
Arroyo misses with the combination.
Vele dives in and grabs Arroyo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Arroyo pushes down on Vele's head and hops out.
Arroyo throws a counter combo.
Vele slips a jab and a cross from Arroyo.
#CL#
Vele gets a clinch. #BC#
Vele breaks from the clinch.
Arroyo throws a body kick that misses.
Vele seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Arroyo misses with a double jab.
Arroyo throws a right hand that Vele ducks under and follows up with a left that Vele also avoids with ease.
Vele tries to counter with a takedown but Arroyo is quick to defend against it.
Arroyo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vele moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL#
Vele moves into the clinch successfully.
Arroyo is trying to break the clinch but Vele is controlling him.
Arroyo is trying to force a seperation but Vele has the dominant position.
Vele is trying to drag Arroyo to the mat but Arroyo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#TD#
Vele ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Vele no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #T1#
Arroyo stopping the sweep attempt from Vele.#SU2#
Arroyo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Vele, up you get!
Arroyo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arroyo just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromVele.
No joy there for Arroyo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arroyo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vele circles away quickly and effectively.#CL#
Vele clinches up against the cage.
Arroyo is trying to push Vele away but Vele has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC#
Vele breaks the clinch.
Arroyo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arroyo throws a head kick that misses.
Vele shoots in looking for a takedown. Arroyo tries to sprawl out of it but Vele keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arroyo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yasho Vele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arroyo throws a combination that misses
and Vele counters with a head kick. #T2#
Arroyo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vele takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
#CUT2#
It looks like Yasho Vele has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arroyo misses with a wild combination.
Vele showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arroyo.
Arroyo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #ROC2#
Vele is rocked!
Arroyo throws a right and a left that Vele avoids nicely.
Arroyo throws a head kick but Vele moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Vele.
#CUT#
It looks like Alex Arroyo has been cut.#TD#
Vele shoots in and bounces Arroyo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#SUB2#
Arroyo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vele doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vele manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T3#
Vele trying to control the position from guard on top but Arroyo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vele pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arroyo is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Arroyo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vele gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vele trying to control but Arroyo is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Arroyo trying to control the position.
#SUB2#
Arroyo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vele gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Arroyo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Arroyo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SU#
Vele stands up and waves to Arroyo to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Arroyo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2##TD#
Arroyo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vele looking to pass the guard.
Vele showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Vele pushes down on Arroyo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vele trying to control from half guard but Arroyo is working away. #T1#
Vele thows a huge punch but Arroyo dodges it nicely.
Arroyo is trying to stand up here but Vele is controlling him well.
Arroyo trying to control from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Arroyo looking for submissions off his back.
Vele content to control rather than advance.
Arroyo is trying to control but Vele manages to pass to mount!
#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Arroyo tries to hold on but Vele postures up.
Vele wants to control the pace but Arroyo is squirming around nicely.
Arroyo tries to hold on but Vele postures up.
Arroyo is squirming around, avoiding Vele's attempts to control the action. #T3#
Vele throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Arroyo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Arroyo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Arroyo tries to hold on but Vele pushes him away.
You get the feeling that Arroyo really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Arroyo tries to lock up and control but Vele gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Arroyo is squirming around, avoiding Vele's attempts to control the action. #T4#
Arroyo can't escape the position.
Vele thowing shots but they're missing.
Vele avoids the attempt from Arroyo to control.#SUB#
Vele is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Arroyo is surviving well by controlling Vele's body position as best he can.
Vele tries to control but Arroyo wriggling away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arroyo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yasho Vele dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Vele clinches up with Arroyo and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Vele's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arroyo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No joy there for Arroyo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arroyo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alex Arroyo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vele lands with a shot to the body.
Arroyo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Arroyo.
Nice takedown defense from Arroyo. No joy for Vele on that attempt.
Arroyo stuffs the takedown attempt from Vele. Vele gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yasho Vele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vele wants to clinch up but Arroyo keeps it at a distance.
Arroyo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Arroyo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vele tries to clinch but Arroyo moves out of range.
Arroyo tries a head kick but it misses.
Arroyo throws a push kick but Vele slaps the foot to one side.
Arroyo misses with a two punch combination.
#T1#
Arroyo throws a right and a left that both miss.#TD#
Vele drives through with a takedown into Arroyo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vele slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Arroyo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Arroyo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Vele has just dragged him back down to the mat.#ES2#
Arroyo throws Vele to one side and escapes!
Vele fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arroyo unleashes a big counter combination but Vele bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Arroyo misses with a head kick.
Alex Arroyo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arroyo swinging wildly here.
#T2#
Arroyo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arroyo misses with a two punch combination.
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!
Arroyo misses with a head kick.
Arroyo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arroyo misses with a low kick.
Arroyo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arroyo misses with a series of wild punches.
Yasho Vele is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arroyo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vele is defended easily by Arroyo.
Arroyo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Arroyo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#T3#
Vele shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Arroyo but Arroyo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Arroyo throws a head kick but Vele moves out of range.
Vele avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Arroyo. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Arroyo.
Vele tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Arroyo swivels and escapes.
Despite the aggression on Arroyo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Vele throws a nice looking combination but Arroyo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vele walks forward, straight into a front kick from Arroyo.
Arroyo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A combination from Arroyo does no damage.
Arroyo looks to land a combination but Vele avoids it well.
Vele avoids the head kick by Arroyo.
Arroyo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#T4#
Some wild striking there from Arroyo.
Sloppy strikes from Arroyo. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Vele clinches with his opponent.
Vele keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arroyo's efforts to push away.
Arroyo tries to break the clinch but Vele is controlling the position. #BC#
Vele's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arroyo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arroyo throws a head kick that misses.
Good work by Vele as he checks the leg kick.
Vele seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Alex Arroyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vele looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Arroyo is fending him off so far but Vele persists. Nope, Arroyo circles away and we're back to standing.
Arroyo looks for the body kick but Vele saw that one coming.
Arroyo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Arroyo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Arroyo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Arroyo!
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