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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Laos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Quick could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nick Laos's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Quick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Laos!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Quick misses with a series of wild punches.
Quick closes the distance and clinches.
Quick manages to break the clinch.
Quick moves into the clinch.
Come on Quick - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Laos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Quick lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laos tries to land knees in the clinch but Quick avoids the damage to the body.
Laos swings wildly with an uppercut but Quick uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Laos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Quick's brow.
Quick scores with a hook to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Quick.
Laos is looking to control Quick's arms but Quick gets an underhook and turns him. Now Laos has his back to the cage.
Quick lands a nice shot to the body.
Quick stalls.
Quick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laos misses with a hook to the body
and Quick counters by moving into the clinch.
Quick lands a right hand.
Quick jumps guard.
Quick pulls Laos in to control the position.
Quick has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Quick is controlling Laos's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Marcus Quick wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Quick clinches with his opponent.
Laos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laos gets underhooks to prevent Quick's takedown attempt.
Laos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Quick.
Quick is trying to drag Laos to the mat but Laos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Laos throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Laos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Quick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Quick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quick pushes Laos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quick has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Laos uses from the top position.
Quick has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Laos off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quick rushes Laos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Quick ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Quick no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Quick keeping moving, preventing Laos from controlling successfully.
Laos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Quick wriggles free and stands up.
Laos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Quick breaks the clinch.
Laos clinches.
Laos letting Quick take a breather here.
Quick blocks an elbow strike.
Laos trying to land knees to the body.
Laos tries to circle away but Quick has him pinned against the cage.
Laos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Quick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Laos misses.
Marcus Quick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laos lands a nice shot that snaps Quick's head back.
A cross from Quick lands.
Quick clinches with his opponent.
Quick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Laos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laos tries to stall but Quick uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Laos gets underhooks to prevent Quick's takedown attempt.
Laos landing knees to the body.
Laos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Quick makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Quick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laoss head.
Laos wants to get back to striking at distance but Quick won't allow it.
Quick pulls guard successfully.
Quick manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Quick controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Quick lands with some strikes.
Quick controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quick prevents Laos from getting the reversal.
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!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Quick cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Quick dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Quick clinches with his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Quick.
Quick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quick clinches up with Laos and pushes him back against the cage.
Quick works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Quick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Quick counters with a three punch combo that has Laos backing up. Laos nods at Quick to acknowledge the strikes.
Laos walks into a left hand.
Laos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Quick as he avoids it easily.
Quick slips under a jab from Laos.
Laos closes the distance and clinches.
Quick breaks from the clinch.
Quick clinches with his opponent.
Laos is pressed up against the cage. Quick has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Laos down to the mat. Laos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Quick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quick jumps into guard, dragging Laos to the mat.
Quick has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Laos off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Quick has closed the distance and engaged Laos in a clinch.
Quick has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Quick scores with a hook to the body.
Laos is breathing heavily.
Laos stalling in the clinch but Quick improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Quick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Quick manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Laos.
Quick moves into the clinch.
Laos prevents a takedown attempt there.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Quick scores with a shot to the side of Laos's head.
Quick is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Laos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Quick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quick successfully pulls guard.
Laos trying to control the position from guard on top but Quick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quick bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Laos's guard.
Quick stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Quick jabs Laos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Quick moves into range and clinches up with Laos.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Quick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Quick drags the fight down to the ground.
Quick pushes Laos off and gets back to his feet.
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!
Quick has taken the fight to the clinch.
Quick manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Quick controlling the position.
Quick manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Quick has hold of Laos's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Laos manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Quick content just to control the position here.
Quick lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick controlling the pace for now.
Quick prevents Laos from getting the reversal.
Laos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Quick lands a heavy elbow.
Quick controlling his opponent.
Quick working the ground and pound effectively.
Laos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Quick. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Quick takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laos is looking to get to half guard.
Quick lands a big shot there that rocks Laos but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Quick lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Quick cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Laos is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quick prevents Laos from getting the reversal.
Marcus Quick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Quick controlling the pace for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Quick dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Quick scores with a four punch combination!
Laos moves into range and clinches up with Quick.
Quick throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Quick gets control of Laos's arms and successfully pulls guard. Quick will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Quick holds on and takes a little breather.
Quick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laos can do to turn this around?
Laos looking to sit in guard and control but Quick gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Quick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Quick passes Laos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Quick controlling the pace.
Laos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick stands up and beckons Laos to join him on the feet.
Quick pushes Laos up against the cage in a clinch.
Quick holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Laos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Quick.
Quick is working for takedown but Laos is calmly controlling the position for now.
Laos misses with an elbow strike.
Quick goes for a takedown in the clinch but Laos prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Quick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laos backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Quick.
Laos struggles to land a body shot inside as Quick controls his hands.
Quick manages to pull guard.
Laos trying to control but Quick is working from the bottom.
Quick is pulling down on Laos's head. It's preventing any offense from Laos, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick pushes Laos off and gets back to his feet.
Quick scores with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Quick.
Laos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Quick avoids it really well and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Quick.
Laos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quick instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick goes for a takedown attempt but Laos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Quick clinches up against the cage.
Quick is working for takedown but Laos is calmly controlling the position for now.
Quick breaks the clinch.
Quick instigates a clinch.
Quick lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Quick.
Marcus Quick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Quick is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Laos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Quick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Quick closes the distance and clinches.
Quick is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Laos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Laos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Quick lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laos wants to break free but Quick has control.
Quick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Quick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laos is looking to break free of the clinch but Quick has double underhooks.
Quick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quick taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Laos is pressed up against the cage. Quick has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Laos down to the mat. Laos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Marcus Quick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laos shoots in but Quick avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Quick moves into range and clinches up with Laos.
Nick Laos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right from Quick.
Laos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Quick slowing the pace effectively.
Quick scores with a shot to the side of Laos's head.
Laos lands with a short shot to the head.
Quick jumps guard.
Laos trying to control the position from guard on top but Quick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Laos manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quick stands up over Laos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Quick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Quick 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Quick!
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