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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Lind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Top (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lind comes to the cage accompanied by Ice Cube & Dr Dre - Natural Born Killaz. The crowd seem to be enjoying Top's choice of entrance music: Killing in the name . 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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216 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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218 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quinton Lind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Brick Top!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Top jabs Lind to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Top misses with a hook. Lind ducked under it nicely.
Lind checks a leg kick.
Top misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lind.
Lind cracks a nice hook into Top's ribs.
Top fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lind has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lind rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Top moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Top takes a swing at Lind's ribcage but misses.
Top fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lind manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Lind misses its intended target.
Top shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice body kick from Top.
Lind rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Top counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Top working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Top throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lind is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lind manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lind prevents Top from getting the reversal.
Lind can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Top is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lind fails to take his opponent's back.
Top is desperately trying to improve his position but Lind has a good base and remains in mount.
Lind wants to control the pace but Top is squirming around nicely.
Top gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Top has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lind is working away from the top position though.
Top manages to get to full guard.
Top had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lind defends it easily.
Top escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lind gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lind preventing the sweep.
Lind trying to control the position from guard on top but Top is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brick Top dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Top ducks under a wild hook from Lind.
Top bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lind's head backwards.
Top lunges at Lind with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lind's hand.
A head kick by Top misses
and Lind counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Top throws a poor cross that misses
and Lind counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lind will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lind throws a lazy uppercut
and Top counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Top.
Top slips a jab from Lind.
Lind throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Top scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Lind misses.
Lind moves out of range as Top strikes.
Lind throws a leg kick
and Top counters with a solid body kick.
Top lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lind's sensitive parts.
Top is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Top shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Top is nestled in close to Lind, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind is defending against the submission attempts here by Top.
Top is keen to just control but Lind is a slippery customer.
Top sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lind defending well though.
Lind is looking to improve his position.
Top thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Top thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lind's head.
Lind keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Top wants to work for an arm triangle but Lind is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lind keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Top missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Top thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lind's head.
Lind on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lind tries to get out of the position.
Top is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Top with the ground and pound but Lind uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Top scoring with punches to the head and body.
Top throwing strikes but missing.
Lind looking to control.
Top tries to free his leg and advance position but Lind is retaining full guard.
Lind avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brick Top 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! 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.
Top drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Top wants to pass the guard but Lind is keeping the position.
Lind tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lind pushes Top off and scrambles back to his feet.
Lind doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lind misses with a lunging right hand
and Top counters with a body kick.
Lind moves out of range as Top strikes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Top.
Top cracks Lind with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lind throws an overhand right that lands on Top's shoulder, as Top tries to avoid the shot.
Lind avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brick Top seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lind avoids the head kick by Top.
Top looks for the body kick but Lind saw that one coming.
Top lands with a slapping head kick.
Top misses with an uppercut.
Lind misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Top counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lind blocks a head kick by Top.
Top lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Top lands with a nice body kick.
Top ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lind moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Top throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lind.
Lind gets caught flat footed, as Top shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Top 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.
Top trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Top passes into half guard.
Brick Top is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Top wants to pass the guard but Lind is defending well.
Top trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Top throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Top stalling.
Quinton Lind has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Brick Top has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Top scores with a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Lind scores with a four punch combination!
Lind looks to land a right hand but Top moved out of range.
Lind throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Top counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Top lands a head kick. Lind smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lind rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Top moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lind throws a combination that misses
and Top counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Top.
Lind looking to control but Top passes into half guard.
Top passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lind!
And that's the end of the fight!
Brick Top comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Top 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brick Top!
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hype
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pop
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