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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between jeff quaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dave mastiff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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315 lbs
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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
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, jeff quaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, dave mastiff!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mastiff avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from mastiff misses.
quaker drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
quaker working away.
quaker is trying to get an arm triangle but mastiff is defending well.
quaker working the head with strikes.
quaker 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.
quaker wants to control but mastiff is keeping him busy.
quaker decides to stand back up.
mastiff fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with quaker, pushing him back against the cage.
mastiff is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
quaker stops a takedown attempt from mastiff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
quaker prevents mastiff from breaking the clinch.
mastiff prevents a takedown attempt there.
quaker is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
mastiff tries to pull guard but quaker won't allow it.
quaker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
quaker looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jeff quaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
mastiff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
mastiff scores with a knee to the head.
quaker prevents a takedown attempt there.
quaker leaning his opponent against the cage.
mastiff fails to pull guard.
mastiff is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
quaker manages to break the clinch.
quaker fails with the takedown.
mastiff slaps away a takedown attempt from quaker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
quaker shoots in for a double leg but mastiff sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
mastiff gets in close and instigates a clinch.
quaker keeps control of mastiff as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
mastiff tries to break the clinch but quaker is controlling the position.
quaker jumps guard but mastiff stands there with quaker around his waist. quaker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
mastiff wants a takedown but no success here.
mastiff has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. quaker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
mastiff trying to land knees to the body.
quaker breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mastiff drives through with a takedown into guard.
mastiff's corner is telling him to maintain position.
quaker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
mastiff cracks quaker with a solid left hand.
mastiff avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
mastiff trying to control but quaker is working from the bottom.
mastiff is working quaker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
mastiff wants to control from the top but quaker keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
mastiff keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of quaker's head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
quaker wants to sweep here but mastiff controlling him for the moment.
mastiff is working quaker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
quaker throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
quaker throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
quaker keeping moving, preventing mastiff from controlling successfully.
quaker has control of mastiff's left arm, preventing mastiff from doing any damage.
quaker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. mastiff gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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 jeff quaker will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
quaker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and mastiff counters with a flying knee. Nice.
quaker with a lazy takedown attempt
so mastiff counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
quaker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
mastiff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
quaker has an active guard here but mastiff has managed to pass into half guard.
mastiff uses his free foot to push down on quaker's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for quaker.
mastiff lands a big elbow.
mastiff punishing his opponent with strikes.
dave mastiff has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
mastiff controlling his opponent.
mastiff lands with some strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mastiff is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. quaker can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
mastiff avoids the attempt from quaker to control.
quaker is looking to improve his position but mastiff isn't that keen on the idea.
mastiff has hold of quaker's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and quaker manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
quaker is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
quaker is working hard here to advance position.
mastiff working the ground and pound effectively.
quaker tries to control the position but mastiff now has his back.
mastiff scores with punches from the back.
mastiff lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can quaker hold on?!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
quaker trying to control the position but mastiff manages to sink in the hooks.
quaker manages to reverse the position and now he's in mastiff's guard. Nice work there by quaker.
mastiff has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
mastiff throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
mastiff controls quaker momentarily but quaker frees himself.
mastiff is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst quaker is controlling him.
quaker is looking to work some ground and pound but mastiff has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
quaker wants to control from the top but mastiff keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
quaker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and mastiff counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jeff quaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
mastiff controls the position.
mastiff working the ground and pound but quaker is defending the strikes.
mastiff throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
quaker is trying to control mastiff's posture but mastiff avoids it.
mastiff wants to control but quaker is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
mastiff working away.
quaker pushes mastiff away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, mastiff gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
dave mastiff 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. This is the final round!
quaker shoots in and bounces mastiff off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
quaker trying to control the position from guard on top but mastiff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
mastiff trying to keep a closed guard but quaker is proving a slippery customer.
mastiff looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
quaker controls from within his opponent's guard.
mastiff looking to control.
quaker stopping the sweep attempt from mastiff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
quaker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. mastiff is keeping the position for now.
quaker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and quaker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
quaker tries for a takedown but mastiff circles away easily
and mastiff counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
mastiff decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
quaker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from mastiff.
quaker with a lazy takedown attempt
and mastiff counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
quaker working for a triangle but mastiff defends it easily.
mastiff passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
quaker holding on.
mastiff landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
quaker manages to get back to half guard.
mastiff is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. quaker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time mastiff.
quaker makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
jeff quaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
quaker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and mastiff counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jeff quaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
quaker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. mastiff is working away from the top position though.
quaker moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
mastiff passes quaker's left leg - he's now in half guard.
quaker wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
mastiff wants to get back to his feet.
quaker moves into full guard.
mastiff wants to get up but he can't break quaker's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
quaker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. mastiff is aware though and is defending well.
mastiff stopping the sweep attempt from quaker.
quaker is looking to stand back up but mastiff counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by quaker.
And that's the end of the fight!
dave mastiff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well mastiff 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... dave mastiff!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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