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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Bastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Quinell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Bastard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Quinell!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinell cracks Bastard with an open hand slap.
Bastard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Quinell tries to avoid it but Bastard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Quinell to the ground. Quinell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bastard looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bastard trying to control the position from guard on top but Quinell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bastard slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bastard prevents Quinell from getting back to his feet.
Bastard stands up from Quinell's guard - Bastard perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bastard throws a head kick that half lands.
Bastard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quinell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quinell avoids the head kick by Bastard.
Quinell misses with a wild body shot.
Bastard moves into range and clinches up with Quinell.
Come on Bastard - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bastard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bastard throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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!
Bastard moves in looking to clinch but Quinell pushes him off.
Quinell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bastard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Quinell is trying to break the clinch but Bastard is controlling him.
Quinell is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard misses with a body punch.
Bastard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bastard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Quinell counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Quinell.
Bastard slips a jab and a cross from Quinell.
Craig Quinell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bastard tries to clinch but Quinell moves out of range.
Quinell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bastard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Quinell looks gassed!
Quinell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bastard misses with a looping left.
Bastard fails with the takedown.
Bastard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Bastard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Quinell misses.
Quinell misses with a double jab
and Bastard counters with a good low kick that Quinell was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Quinell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donk. Bastard catches Quinell right on the button with a cross.
Bastard fails with the takedown
enabling Quinell to counter with a crisp jab.
Bastard lands a head kick!
A combination from Quinell does no damage.
Quinell misses the jab.
Quinell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Craig Quinell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bastard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quinell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bastard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Quinell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bastard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bastard passes Quinell's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard is looking to take a break and control but Quinell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bastard is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bastard wants to pass to mount but Quinell is defending the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bastard perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Bastard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bastard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quinell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bastard counters with a big head kick but Quinell shrugs it off.
It looks like Craig Quinell has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bastard is defended easily by Quinell.
Bastard fails with a takedown attempt.
Bastard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Quinell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quinell scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bastard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Quinell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bastard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quinell misses with a combination
and Bastard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bastard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinell pushes Bastard off and gets back to his feet.
Quinell misses with the combination.
Quinell throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bastard lands with a slapping head kick.
Bastard scores with a takedown into Quinell's guard.
Bastard stands and steps away. Quinell gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Quinell throws a right hand that Bastard ducks under and follows up with a left that Bastard also avoids with ease.
Big Bastard is winning the standup battle so far.
Bastard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Quinell pinned against the cage. Quinell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Bastard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quinell falls off balance throwing a combination
so Bastard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quinell wants to stand and escape but Bastard is having none of it.
Big Bastard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Quinell keeping moving, preventing Bastard from controlling successfully.
Bastard is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Quinell is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bastard prevents Quinell from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bastard seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Quinell for as long as he can get away with.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bastard shoots in and bounces Quinell off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bastard gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Quinell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bastard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Quinell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bastard goes for a takedown attempt but Quinell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Quinell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bastard counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Quinell!
Quinell holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bastard tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Quinell's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bastard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bastard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Bastard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Craig Quinell's cut.
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!
Quinell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quinell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bastard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Big Bastard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quinell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bastard counters with a head kick. That will keep Quinell thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Quinell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bastard on the side of the head.
Bastard tries to clinch up but Quinell circles away and keeps his distance.
Bastard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bastard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quinell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Quinell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastard looks to land a combination but Quinell avoids it well.
Quinell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quinell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Quinell!
Quinell throws a combination that misses
and Bastard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Quinell is trying to stand up here but Bastard is controlling him well.
Bastard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bastard gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Quinell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quinell swats away the attempt to clinch by Bastard.
Bastard throws a combination that misses
and Quinell counters with a two punch combo.
Bastard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Quinell as he jumps to the side.
Quinell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quinell throws a combination that misses
and Bastard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Quinell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Quinell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bastard has him pressed against the cage.
Bastard has Quinell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Quinell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Bastard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quinell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bastard has Quinell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Quinell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Quinell can't break the clinch.
Bastard tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Quinell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bastard has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Quinell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bastard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quinell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bastard was well out of range. Poor timing from Quinell.
Bastard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Quinell counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinell avoids the head kick by Bastard.
Quinell looks to score with a jab to the body but Bastard is just out of range.
Bastard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Quinell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bastard closes the distance and clinches.
Quinell being controlled against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Quinell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bastard prevents Quinell from breaking the clinch.
Bastard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quinell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bastard counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard throws a shot to the body.
Quinell takes a swing at Bastard's ribcage but misses.
Quinell leaves Bastard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bastard tries for a takedown but Quinell circles away easily
and Quinell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quinell lands a right hook to the body.
Bastard is looking to clinch but Quinell is avoiding it.
Bastard misses with a wild combination.
Quinell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bastard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bastard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bastard prevents Quinell from breaking the clinch.
Bastard tries for a takedown but Quinell manages to get underhooks.
Quinell tries to break the clinch but Bastard is controlling the position.
Craig Quinell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Big Bastard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bastard tries to pull guard but Quinell won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Big Bastard.
Well Bastard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Bastard!
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