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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Skjoldr Leifsson (ranked 1157 p4p, 1306 weight class) and Billy Quinn (ranked 173 p4p, 188 weight class). Quinn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bad MF. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Skjoldr Leifsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ron Honeybunn and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leifsson misses with a hook.
Leifsson thows a body kick. Quinn tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Leifsson throws a head kick that misses.
Leifsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leifsson delivers a nice body kick.
Leifsson throws a right and a left that Quinn avoids nicely.
Quinn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leifsson throws a quick counter head kick but Quinn was just out of range.
Leifsson throws a sloppy body shot
and Quinn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leifsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Quinn finds it's way round the side to connect with Leifsson's head.
A jab from Leifsson misses.
Quinn scores with a decent looking hook.
Leifsson misses with a shot to the body
and Quinn counters with a three punch combo that has Leifsson backing up. Leifsson nods at Quinn to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn swings for the body but Leifsson moves out of range.
Leifsson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Good leg kick by Leifsson.
Skjoldr Leifsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leifsson throws a looping overhand right but Quinn ducks down to avoid it.
Quinn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leifsson misses with a leg kick
and Quinn counters with a nice uppercut.
Leifsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Quinn misses with a hook. Leifsson ducked under it nicely.
Quinn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leifsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leifsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Quinn tries to counter it with a takedown but Leifsson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Quinn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Leifsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn looks to clinch
letting Leifsson counter with a right hand.
Quinn misses with a low kick as Leifsson jumps back.
Leifsson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Quinn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quinn moves out of range of the body kick from Leifsson.
Quinn shoots in and drives through. Leifsson sprawls well.
Leifsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quinn.
Quinn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leifsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Quinn.
Leifsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from Leifsson.
Leifsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Quinn misses with a straight right.
Leifsson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Leifsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson cracks Quinn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Quinn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leifsson.
Quinn has closed the distance and engaged Leifsson in a clinch.
Quinn prevents a body shot from Leifsson.
Quinn swings wildly with an uppercut but Leifsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quinn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leifsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leifsson. Quinn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leifsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Leifsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Leifsson feints and then cracks Quinn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Quinn down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson blocks a head kick by Quinn.
Quinn swings for the body but Leifsson moves out of range.
Leifsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Quinn throws a body punch but Leifsson moves out of range.
Leifsson feints and then cracks Quinn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Quinn down.
Leifsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Quinn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quinn scores with a jab to the body.
Leifsson staying out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Leifsson misses its target.
Quinn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Leifsson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Quinn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Leifsson's head.
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 Skjoldr Leifsson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Leifsson swings for the body but Quinn moves out of range.
Leifsson is looking to wear down Quinn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Leifsson misses with a hook
and Quinn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Skjoldr Leifsson has been cut.
Leifsson keeps Quinn at a distance using the push kick.
Leifsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quinn.
Quinn lands a right hook to the body.
Leifsson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Quinn has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Skjoldr Leifsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quinn wants to land a leg kick but Leifsson is out of range.
Quinn misses with an uppercut. Leifsson saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leifsson is looking to clinch.
Leifsson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Leifsson tries to clinch but Quinn is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leifsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quinn throws out a counter right but Leifsson avoids it with no problem.
Leifsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Leifsson moves out of range as Quinn throws a body kick.
Quinn misses with a kick to the body.
Quinn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leifsson.
Quinn connects with a body shot that sends Leifsson's belly button to the back.
Leifsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quinn manages to avoid it.
Quinn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Quinn throws a poor cross that misses
and Leifsson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Quinn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Leifsson blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Leifsson counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leifsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Quinn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Quinn tries to clinch up.
Leifsson works Quinn's body with a nice hook.
Leifsson looks to land a combination but Quinn avoids it well.
Quinn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leifsson.
Leifsson scores with a head kick. Quinn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Leifsson clinches.
Quinn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Quinn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson lands a left hand.
Leifsson misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Quinn fails to land.
Quinn tries to work over Leifsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quinn pushes Leifsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Quinn.
Quinn blocks an uppercut.
Quinn prevents a body shot from Leifsson.
Leifsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Quinn tries to work over Leifsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leifsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leifsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leifsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leifsson breaks the clinch.
Leifsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quinn.
Leifsson tries to clinch but Quinn is having none of it.
Quinn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A left lands for Quinn.
Quinn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leifsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Quinn.
Quinn scores with a nice head shot.
Leifsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Quinn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leifsson avoiding damage as Quinn throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leifsson.
Leifsson misses with a punch to the body.
Leifsson lands a left hand.
Skjoldr Leifsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Quinn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Quinn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quinn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quinn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leifsson.
Leifsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skjoldr Leifsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Skjoldr Leifsson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Leifsson throws a combination. Quinn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice shot by Leifsson.
Quinn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Leifsson in his tracks.
Quinn swinging wildly here.
Quinn throws a right hand that Leifsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Leifsson also avoids with ease.
Leifsson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Quinn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quinn lands with a good body shot.
Leifsson throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leifsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Quinn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leifsson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
letting Quinn counter with a right hand.
Leifsson lands with a straight right. Quinn didn't see that one coming.
Quinn misses with a hook
and Leifsson counters by clinching up.
Quinn works on Leifsson's body with a couple of short punches.
Quinn tries to land knees in the clinch but Leifsson avoids the damage to the body.
Quinn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leifsson backwards.
Leifsson lands a body punch.
Leifsson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Quinn.
Quinn lands a left hand.
Leifsson lands a right hand.
Quinn lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Leifsson fails to land.
Leifsson misses with the head strike.
Leifsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Quinns head.
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 looking to throw knees to the head but Leifsson is blocking nicely.
Quinn throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Quinn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quinn.
Leifsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Leifsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Quinn.
Quinn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quinn looking to throw knees to the head but Leifsson is blocking nicely.
Quinn misses with a punch to the body.
Leifsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quinn.
A short right from Leifsson on the inside.
Leifsson tries to work over Quinn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Quinn.
Leifsson lands a nice uppercut.
Quinn misses with a punch on the inside.
Leifsson can't find room to land a body shot as Quinn controls the action.
Leifsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Billy Quinn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quinn misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leifsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Quinn.
Quinn misses with a punch on the inside.
Quinn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quinn blocks a body shot from Leifsson.
Quinn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leifsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Quinn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leifsson avoids it.
Quinn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leifsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Skjoldr Leifsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leifsson takes the fight into the clinch.
Leifsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Leifsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quinn is trying to force a seperation but Leifsson has the dominant position.
Leifsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Quinn backwards.
Leifsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quinn's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Quinn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Quinn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quinn swings wildly with an uppercut but Leifsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quinn misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Quinn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Quinn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leifsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Leifsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quinn.
Leifsson throws a head kick but Quinn moves out of range.
It seemed like Quinn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Leifsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quinn throws a right hand that misses
letting Leifsson counter with a right hand.
Leifsson lands with an overhand left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Skjoldr Leifsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leifsson, 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skjoldr Leifsson!
Skjoldr Leifsson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
The defeated Billy Quinn had this to say: 'He got me today but run that shit back and I'll knock his ass out!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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