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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Boyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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240 lbs
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246 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fabricio Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Boyd!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez throws the left hand but Boyd avoids the punch easily.
Velasquez sets himself, and Boyd steps forward looking for the clinch! Velasquez avoids it this time.
Velasquez scores with a one two! Boyd had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Velasquez throws a good cross that connects.
Velasquez cracks Boyd with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Velasquez with a jab.
Boyd 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.
Velasquez moves into range and clinches up with Boyd.
Boyd has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Velasquez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Boyd has picked Velasquez up - he's going for a ride! Boyd dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Velasquez's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyd thows a huge punch but Velasquez dodges it nicely.
Boyd prevents Velasquez from standing back up.
Velasquez trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Boyd throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Velasquez pushes Boyd off and gets back to his feet.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Boyd has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Boyd avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Boyd takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Velasquez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Alex Boyd has been cut.
Velasquez misses with a two punch combination.
Velasquez stuffs the takedown attempt from Boyd. Boyd gets slowly back to his feet.
Velasquez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boyd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fabricio Velasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velasquez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boyd fails with a takedown attempt.
Fabricio Velasquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Boyd.
Velasquez scores with a nice strike.
Velasquez lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Velasquez does no damage.
Velasquez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Velasquez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boyd is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Boyd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Velasquez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Velasquez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Velasquez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boyd ducks under a wild hook from Velasquez.
Velasquez misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice cross by Velasquez.
Velasquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boyd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez throws out a loose jab but Boyd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Velasquez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boyd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boyd.
Velasquez misses with a double jab.
Velasquez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boyd.
Velasquez scores with a sloppy right hand. Boyd should have avoided that one.
Velasquez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boyd tries to counter by closing the distance.
Velasquez missing with a left hand there. Boyd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Velasquez misses with a two punch combination.
Boyd tries a quick counter leg kick but Velasquez is wise to it.
Velasquez misses with a double jab.
Velasquez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Velasquez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Velasquez is trying to force a seperation but Boyd has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Velasquez is trying to break the clinch but Boyd has him pressed against the cage.
Boyd prevents Velasquez from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Velasquez on the inside.
Boyd is looking for a takedown.
Velasquez wants to break free but Boyd has control.
Velasquez tries to break free but Boyd pushes him back against the cage.
Boyd is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Velasquez tries to break the clinch but Boyd is controlling the position.
Velasquez wants to get back to striking at distance but Boyd won't allow it.
Velasquez is looking to break free of the clinch but Boyd has double underhooks.
Velasquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Velasquez is trying to break the clinch but Boyd is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabricio Velasquez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Boyd's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Boyd slips a jab and a cross from Velasquez.
Boyd throws out a counter right but Velasquez avoids it with no problem.
Velasquez throws a jab but it's blocked by Boyd.
Velasquez connects with the punch.
Boyd takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Velasquez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Velasquez stops a takedown attempt from Boyd.
Velasquez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boyd has him pressed against the cage.
Velasquez has had enough of the clinch but Boyd keeps him there for the moment.
Velasquez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Velasquez is looking to break free of the clinch but Boyd has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velasquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Velasquez breaks the clinch.
Velasquez thuds his right hand into Boyd's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Velasquez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Velasquez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boyd can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Velasquez scores with a jab to the head.
Boyd will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Velasquez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boyd.
Velasquez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boyd drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Velasquez defends it well.
Boyd slips under a jab from Velasquez.
Velasquez looks to land a combination but Boyd avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Boyd on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big right from Velasquez misses.
Velasquez looks to land a combination but Boyd avoids it well.
Boyd tries a quick counter leg kick but Velasquez is wise to it.
Velasquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fabricio Velasquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boyd ducks under a wild hook from Velasquez.
Boyd let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Velasquez scores with a one two! Boyd had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fabricio Velasquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Velasquez closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velasquez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fabricio Velasquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Boyd.
Velasquez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Velasquez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Boyd has Velasquez pressed against the cage, preventing Velasquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boyd drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Velasquez wants to break free but Boyd has control.
Velasquez tries to circle away but Boyd has him pinned against the cage.
Velasquez is trying to break the clinch but Boyd has him pressed against the cage.
Boyd is looking to take this one to the mat.
Velasquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez wants to break free but Boyd has control.
Boyd gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Velasquez regains guard.
Velasquez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boyd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boyd stops Velasquez from standing up.
Boyd throwing strikes from guard but Velasquez blocks nicely.
Boyd is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boyd throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boyd postures up in Velasquez's guard and throws a big left but Velasquez blocks it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Velasquez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boyd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyd walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Velasquez throws a right hand that misses
enabling Boyd to counter with a crisp jab.
Velasquez loads up on a big right hand but Boyd slips the punch.
Velasquez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Velasquez throws an overhand right that lands on Boyd's shoulder, as Boyd tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Velasquez. Those never looked like landing.
Velasquez throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velasquez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Velasquez thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Velasquez misses its intended target.
Velasquez throws a shot from downtown. Boyd moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabricio Velasquez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Boyd's cut.
That's time! Velasquez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Boyd has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Velasquez finds it's way round the side to connect with Boyd's head.
Boyd looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Velasquez misses the jab.
Boyd appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Velasquez.
Boyd takes one to the chin there.
A big right from Velasquez misses.
Boyd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Velasquez.
Boyd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Velasquez loads up on a big right hand but Boyd slips the punch.
Velasquez throws a looping overhand right but Boyd ducks down to avoid it.
Boyd throws out a counter right but Velasquez avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyd slips a jab and a cross from Velasquez.
Velasquez lands with a nice combination. Boyd backs away looking to recover.
Boyd shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Velasquez defends it nicely.
Velasquez throwing a counter right hand but Boyd manages to avoid it.
Fabricio Velasquez is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Velasquez misses.
Velasquez just misses with a punch to the body.
Boyd follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Boyd takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boyd blocks a jab.
Velasquez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boyd in his tracks.
Boyd tries for a takedown but Velasquez circles away easily
and Velasquez counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Velasquez misses.
Velasquez's corner calls for a 1-2. Velasquez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Velasquez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Boyd takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Velasquez throws a series of punches but Boyd avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyd shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Boyd throwing strikes but missing.
Velasquez trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Velasquez wants to stand but Boyd is controlling the position.
Boyd scoring with some ground and pound.
Boyd is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boyd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Velasquez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boyd throws a big elbow that misses.
Velasquez manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Boyd moves out of range of the strikes.
Velasquez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Velasquez wants it to stay on the feet.
Fabricio Velasquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Boyd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez misses with a straight right.
Boyd doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Boyd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Velasquez.
Boyd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boyd misses with a takedown
and Velasquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Velasquez scores with the left hand. Boyd knows he should have avoided that one.
Velasquez lands with a cross.
Velasquez throws out a powerful jab.
Velasquez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Velasquez misses.
Alex Boyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Velasquez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boyd takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
No luck for Boyd with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez misses with a looping left.
No joy there for Velasquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boyd closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyd takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Velasquez is looking to escape.
Fabricio Velasquez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boyd takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Velasquez is trying to control but can't.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fabricio Velasquez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Velasquez, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabricio Velasquez!
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energy
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