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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Randall Floyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Floyd comes to the cage accompanied by California Waiting by Kings of Leon. Quaid has chosen Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randall Floyd!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Douglas Quaid!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Floyd fails to land the takedown.
Quaid drives through with a takedown into guard.
Quaid advances to half guard.
Quaid looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Floyd is trying to get back to full guard.
Floyd looking for submissions off his back.
Quaid lands strikes from half guard.
Floyd wants to control but Quaid is keeping busy.
Quaid frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Floyd flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Floyd tries to hold on but Quaid pushes him away.
Quaid controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Floyd is trying desperately to improve position.
Floyd wants to control but Quaid is having none of it.
Quaid raining down shots from the mount!
Floyd is looking to get to half guard.
Floyd in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Floyd is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Floyd flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Floyd working to try and regain half guard.
Quaid with a couple of short strikes.
Quaid prevents Floyd from getting the reversal.
Quaid is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Floyd can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Floyd bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Floyd looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Quaid is on top in guard.
Quaid is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Quaid is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid looking to sit in guard and control but Floyd gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Floyd throws and elbow that misses. Quaid uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Floyd's guard. Nice move by Quaid!
Floyd working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Quaid has passed into half guard!
Floyd missing with punches from the bottom.
Quaid passes into side control, despite Floyd's attempt to control the position.
Floyd is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quaid is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Floyd will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Quaid lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Floyd down.
Floyd tries to buck Quaid off but Quaid is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Floyd struggling a bit here.
Floyd manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Quaid is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Floyd has hold of Quaid's hands but Quaid slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Floyd actively working from the bottom here.
Quaid performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Quaid prevents Floyd from standing back up.
Quaid looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Floyd on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Quaid dominated that round.
That's time! Floyd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Floyd misses with a takedown
and Quaid counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Quaid takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Quaid drives through with a takedown into guard.
Floyd is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Quaid is aware though and is defending well.
Quaid postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Quaid trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Quaid connects with a couple of short punches.
Quaid sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Floyd looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Floyd working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Quaid doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Quaid manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Quaid content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid wants to control from the top but Floyd keeps moving.
Quaid is in close to Floyd's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Floyd looking for a guillotine here but Quaid defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quaid is fighting to break Floyd's control of his arms but Floyd is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Quaid advances position into side control!
Quaid content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Floyd can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Quaid working the head with strikes.
Quaid avoids the strikes from the bottom by Floyd.
Floyd is looking for a sweep.
Quaid is looking to take a break and control but Floyd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Floyd's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Floyd tries to buck Quaid off but Quaid is having none of it.
Floyd tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Quaid presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Douglas Quaid has got the better of the ground game so far.
Quaid fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Floyd wants to hold on but Quaid pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floyd working to try and regain half guard.
Quaid trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Floyd flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Quaid putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The referee warns Floyd that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Floyd wants to hold on but Quaid pushes him away.
Floyd swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Floyd can't escape the position.
Floyd regains half guard.
Floyd looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Quaid working over Floyd with some ground and pound. Floyd looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaid perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Quaid looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Quaid working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Quaid keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Floyd trying to control here.
Quaid wants to take a breather but Floyd is having none of it.
Floyd trying to control from the bottom.
Quaid is trying to control the action in half guard but Floyd is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Quaid not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Quaid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Quaid misses the jab.
Quaid closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Floyd looking for submissions off his back.
Floyd is looking to improve his position.
Floyd looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Floyd looking for submissions off his back.
Quaid trying to control the action but Floyd is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Floyd is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Floyd has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Quaid is working away from the top position though.
Floyd is looking for a sweep. Quaid is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Floyd looking for a kimura from the bottom but Quaid passes into side control!
Quaid is putting a hurting on Floyd here, landing some big shots from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid lands a decent elbow from side control.
Floyd pushes Quaid away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Quaid gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Quaid controlling the position.
Floyd wants to control but Quaid postures up.
Floyd is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Quaid is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Floyd throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Floyd can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid raining down shots from the mount!
Quaid looking to control and managing it successfully.
Floyd in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Floyd is wriggling around trying to escape.
Quaid postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Floyd looks a forlorn figure.
Quaid landing shots from mount.
Quaid with good strikes from the mount here!
Quaid controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaid trying to control but Floyd is having none of it.
Quaid is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Floyd can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Quaid landing strikes, looking to finish!
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!
Floyd is desperately trying to improve his position but Quaid has a good base and remains in mount.
Floyd wants to hold on but Quaid pushes him away.
Floyd is desperately trying to improve his position but Quaid has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Quaid really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Quaid closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Quaid lands in his opponent's guard.
Floyd looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Quaid passes into half guard.
Quaid moves into full mount! Floyd won't be happy about that!
Quaid trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Floyd is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid landing strikes from the mount.
Floyd tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Quaid controlling his opponent.
Floyd tries to hold on but Quaid postures up.
Floyd regains half guard.
Quaid scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Floyd is looking to improve his position.
Quaid stalling.
Quaid has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Quaid drops an elbow to the side of Floyd's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Floyd is looking for a sweep. Quaid is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Floyd is staying active underneath Quaid, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Floyd tries to roll over but Quaid keeps him under control.
Floyd looking for submissions off his back.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Floyd is staying active underneath Quaid, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Quaid fails to land with a series of punches.
Floyd throws a head kick that misses.
Floyd misses with a takedown
and Quaid counters with a straight right hand.
Randall Floyd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Floyd ducks under a wild hook from Quaid.
Quaid takes a swing at Floyd's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floyd with a poor takedown
and Quaid counters with a straight right hand.
Quaid misses with a hook. Floyd ducked under it nicely.
Quaid feints and as Floyd raises his hands in defense, Quaid changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Floyd is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Quaid is aware though and is defending well.
Floyd controls Quaid momentarily but Quaid frees himself.
Floyd keeping full guard, as Quaid tries to pass.
Floyd is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Quaid defends well.
Quaid 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.
Quaid trying to control but Floyd is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaid slips nicely into half guard.
Quaid trying to control the action but Floyd is working from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Quaid there.
Quaid is looking to take a break and control but Floyd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Quaid is thwarting Floyd's attempts to control the position.
Floyd throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Quaid scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Quaid connects with a nice short shot to Floyd's temple.
Floyd looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Quaid dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Floyd closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Floyd wants to free his trapped foot but Quaid is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Floyd seems to be looking for submissions.
Floyd is looking to pass Quaid's guard but actually Quaid recovers to full guard.
Floyd won't allow Quaid to sweep him here.
Floyd wants to control from the top but Quaid keeps moving.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Quaid pulls Floyd in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid punching to the body, from the bottom.
Floyd with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Quaid is on top in guard.
Quaid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Floyd is keeping the position for now.
Quaid scoring with some ground and pound.
Quaid is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Floyd keeping full guard, as Quaid tries to pass.
Floyd is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Quaid avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid slips nicely into half guard.
Floyd wants to get back to full guard.
Quaid scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Floyd trying to control here.
Floyd is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Quaid pulls his head out easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Quaid works his foot free and advances to mount.
Quaid trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floyd taking shots to the head.
Floyd slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Floyd tries to get to full guard but Quaid has control of the leg.
Quaid is trying to control. Floyd wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Floyd trying to control but Quaid postures up.
Floyd looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Quaid lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Quaid in particular looking to stall.
Randall Floyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Floyd lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Douglas Quaid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Floyd shoots and misses
and Quaid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quaid connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Floyd misses with a head kick.
Floyd dodges the punch combination from Quaid.
Floyd throws a hook to the side of Quaid's head but Quaid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Floyd with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Quaid to score with a decent uppercut.
Floyd gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Quaid counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Quaid.
And that's the end of the fight!
Douglas Quaid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Quaid 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 44:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 44:50
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Douglas Quaid!
Douglas Quaid is the new featherweight champion!
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