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Event:
APEX 9 - Tun Vs. Sheeran
Date: Feb 29, 2020 |
#R1#
Dentist connects with a nice looking jab.
#CUT2#
It looks like Filip Quintana has been cut.#TD#
Quintana shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Quintana throwing strikes from guard but Dentist blocks nicely.
Dentist being controlled here, momentarily.
Dentist looking to hit a scissor sweep but Quintana is one step ahead there.
Dentist has momentary wrist control but Quintana slips an elbow through the middle.
We've been hearing that Quintana has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Quintana engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dentist wants to stand and escape but Quintana is having none of it.
Dentist looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quintana pushing down on Dentist's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dentist is looking for a sweep. Quintana is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dentist taking some punishment here, with Quintana in his half guard.
Dentist is trying to stand.
Quintana slips a nice elbow through Dentist's hands, connecting with Dentist's forehead.#T1#
Quintana is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #SUB#
Quintana is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Quintana lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Quintana is looking to take a break and control but Dentist is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Quintana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Quintana passes the guard and advances to mount!
Quintana putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dentist is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Quintana 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.#T2#
Dentist is trying desperately to improve position.
Dentist tries to hold on but Quintana pushes him away.
Quintana tries to control but Dentist wriggling away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Quintana lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Quintana takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dentist wants to control but Quintana is having none of it.
Quintana controlling the position easily from mount.
Quintana with a couple of short strikes.#ROC#
Dentist is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dentist can't escape the position.
Dentist is still in real trouble! Can Quintana finish him?
Dentist really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Quintana. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T3#
Quintana loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Dentist scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Quintana land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Quintana stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Filip Quintana!
An out of breath Filip Quintana 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:
APEX 3
Date: Jan 18, 2020 |
#R1##TD#
Quintana shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Quintana was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#SUB#
Quintana is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Duffy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Duffy prevents Quintana from improving position.
Quintana prevents Duffy from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quintana working the head and body with strikes.
Quintana slows the pace down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quintana scoring with punches from side control.
Duffy wants to get back to his feet but Quintana drags him back down.
Duffy is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Quintana takes a little break here. Duffy wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Duffy taking punishment in the form of punches.
Quintana taking a breather here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T1#
Duffy tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Quintana pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Quintana is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Duffy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Quintana dominating with strikes here.
Duffy wants to try and get back to his feet.
Duffy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Quintana. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Quintana lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Duffy is in a horrible position here. Quintana smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Quintana controlling from mount.
Quintana lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Duffy wants to try and get back to his feet.
The referee warns Duffy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots 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!#SUB#
Quintana is working for a guillotine from mount but Duffy frees his head quite easily.
Duffy really wants to buck Quintana off and get back to his feet. #T2#
Duffy is in a horrible position here. Quintana smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Quintana lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
#ROC#
Duffy is rocked!
Quintana unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Duffy wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Quintana celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Filip Quintana!
An out of breath Filip Quintana 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:
APEX 1
Date: Jan 04, 2020 |
#R1##TD#
Quintana shoots in and gets a takedown into Ruiz's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Quintana controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Quintana distracts Ruiz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Quintana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Quintana throws a big right hand that misses.
Ruiz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Quintana. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Quintana trying to control but Ruiz is working from the bottom.
Quintana is standing up over Ruiz. Ruiz looks to escape but Quintana dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Quintana tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ruiz wants to get back to his feet.#T1#
Quintana fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Quintana taking a breather here.
Ruiz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ruiz gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ruiz wants to get back to his feet.
Quintana dominating with strikes here.#T2#
Quintana lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quintana punching from mount but Ruiz doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ruiz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Quintana.
Quintana controlling from mount.
Quintana cracks Ruiz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Quintana landing shots from mount. #ROC#
Ruiz is rocked!
Quintana lands a big elbow - Ruiz is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Ruiz is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Filip Quintana!
A very excited looking Filip Quintana made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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