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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Rashid Naji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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36
169 lbs
28 - 12 - 3 |
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277 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
28 - 12 - 3, fighting out of London, Sean Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abdul Rashid Naji!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Naji.
Sean Quinn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quinn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Naji misses with a looping left.
Naji fails with a takedown attempt.
Quinn defending well as Naji loads up on a big left hand.
Naji takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Quinn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Naji throws an overhand right that lands on Quinn's shoulder, as Quinn tries to avoid the shot.
Quinn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at S-1 Complete Fighter Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
Naji takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Naji drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naji moves away from the strike by Quinn.
Naji ducks under a wild hook from Quinn.
Naji looks to land a left hand but Quinn moved out of range nicely.
Quinn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Naji cracks Quinn with an open hand slap.
Quinn lands with a right hand.
Naji moves in looking to clinch but Quinn pushes him off.
Naji steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quinn.
Quinn staying out of range there.
Quinn throws out a loose jab but Naji uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn thows a body shot but no joy.
Quinn misses with a lunging right hand
and Naji counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Quinn misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naji misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy left from Naji finds it's target.
Naji tries for a takedown but Quinn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Naji takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Naji takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Naji lands a glancing blow to the side of Quinn's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn misses with a body shot.
Quinn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Quinn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Naji fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sean Quinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdul Rashid Naji.
Naji misses with a few strikes there.
Quinn misses the shot to the body.
Quinn ducks under a wild hook from Naji.
Good shot there by Quinn.
Naji shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Quinn sprawls well. Quinn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Naji gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naji avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sean Quinn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Naji misses with a looping left.
Quinn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Quinn moves away from the strike by Naji.
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!
Quinn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Quinn misses.
Quinn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Naji gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Quinn dominated that round.
That's time! Quinn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Naji fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quinn manages to avoid it.
Quinn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naji manages to avoid it.
Horrible takedown by Naji or perhaps it was just good defense by Quinn which made him look bad.
Quinn lands a nice hook to Naji's body. Naji takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Naji connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Quinn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice takedown defense from Quinn. No joy for Naji on that attempt.
Quinn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Naji was well out of range. Poor timing from Quinn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Quinn.
Quinn scores with a nice strike.
Sean Quinn is winning the standup battle so far.
Quinn cracks Naji with an open hand slap.
Naji misses with a hook
and Quinn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quinn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Quinn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Naji misses the target.
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!
Quinn misses with an uppercut. Naji saw that one coming.
Naji takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Quinn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naji tries for a takedown but Quinn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sean Quinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdul Rashid Naji.
Naji takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Naji is breathing heavily.
Quinn lands with a cross.
A big left from Naji misses.
Quinn throws a sloppy body shot
and Naji counters with a nice double leg into side control. Quinn won't be happy with that.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Naji throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Quinn works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Naji has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Quinn is refusing to be controlled, as Naji sits in half guard.
Quinn is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naji is pressing down on Quinn's thigh, looking to free his foot. Quinn is holding on for now.
Naji throwing shots but Quinn is blocking nicely.
Naji is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Quinn still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Quinn has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naji sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Naji tries to kick Quinn off but Quinn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naji tries to get to full guard but Quinn has control of the leg.
Naji pushes Quinn off looking to stand but Quinn dives back in and keeps control.
Quinn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Naji on the ground.
Naji actively working from the bottom here.
Naji looking for submissions off his back.
Naji looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quinn trying to mount his opponent but Naji defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sean Quinn will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Naji tries to clinch up.
Good exchange - Quinn coming out on top.
Naji might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A left lands for Naji.
Quinn misses with a straight right.
Quinn connects with a body shot that sends Naji's belly button to the back.
Quinn misses with a straight right.
Quinn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Naji throws a looping overhand right but Quinn ducks down to avoid it.
Naji throws a poor cross that misses
letting Quinn counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Quinn connects with a nice looking jab.
Quinn throws a lazy right hand but Naji sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Naji tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quinn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quinn misses the shot to the body.
Quinn looks to score with a jab to the body but Naji is just out of range.
Naji dives in for a single leg takedown but Quinn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Naji swings wildly with an uppercut but Quinn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naji changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Quinn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sean Quinn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Quinn, as that shot connected.
Quinn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Quinn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Naji throws a hook but Quinn avoids it easily.
Naji throws the left hand but Quinn avoids the punch easily.
Naji connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quinn misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Quinn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Naji doesn't seem phased though.
Naji slips a straight right by Quinn.
Quinn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naji manages to avoid it.
Naji tries to clinch up.
Naji is looking to clinch but Quinn is avoiding it.
Quinn misses with a left hand
and Naji decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Quinn's guard.
Naji trying to control the position from guard on top but Quinn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Naji prevents Quinn from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naji wants to control from the top but Quinn keeps moving.
Naji looking to pass the guard.
Naji trying to control the position from guard on top but Quinn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Quinn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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!
Quinn keeping moving, preventing Naji from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abdul Rashid Naji has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Abdul Rashid Naji.
Naji takes one to the side of the head.
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 Sean Quinn.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Quinn, 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Quinn!
Sean Quinn looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'An obviously emotional Quinn thanked the fans, his trainers and most of all Joe Lang for all the good times he has enjoyed in LFNC'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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