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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Quinn (ranked 5866 p4p, 510 weight class) and Sebastian Kluba (ranked 6175 p4p, 527 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Kluba!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kluba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quinn.
Quinn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quinn lands a nice shot that snaps Kluba's head back.
Kluba slips a jab from Quinn.
Quinn throws a lazy right hand but Kluba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quinn forces Kluba back against the cage and clinches.
Quinn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kluba is trying to break the clinch but Quinn is controlling him.
Quinn throws a head punch that misses.
Quinn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kluba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kluba takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quinn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kluba's efforts to push away.
Quinn tries a body shot but Kluba blocks it.
Quinn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quinn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kluba avoids a wild elbow strike from Quinn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kluba blocks a body shot from Quinn.
Kluba is trying to break the clinch but Quinn has him pressed against the cage.
Kluba is pressed up against the cage. Quinn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kluba down to the mat. Kluba avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kluba throws the left hand but Quinn avoids the punch easily.
Quinn moves in looking to clinch but Kluba pushes him off.
Kluba ducks under a wild hook from Quinn.
Quinn tries to close the distance and clinch but Kluba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like Kluba was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Kluba misses.
Kluba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice side step and Kluba releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A punch combination from Kluba misses.
Quinn dives in and grabs Kluba's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kluba pushes down on Quinn's head and hops out.
Quinn dodges the punch combination from Kluba.
Quinn is looking to counter punch.
Kluba walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Quinn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quinn closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quinn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Quinn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quinn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kluba has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Quinn is working away from the top position though.
Quinn 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.
Quinn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kluba with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kluba is trying to maintain the position but Quinn is very close to passing his half guard.
Quinn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kluba trying to hold on to Quinn's head to control him but Quinn postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluba wants to get back to full guard.
Quinn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kluba defending well though.
Quinn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kluba has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Quinn is working away from the top position though.
Kluba tries to roll over but Quinn keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quinn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kluba with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kluba moves into full guard.
Quinn passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kluba tries to bench press Quinn off him but Quinn keeps the position.
Kluba prevents Quinn from moving into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kluba is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here.
Check out the look on Quinn's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kluba can do anything to dispel that myth.
Quinn lands some shots froms side control.
Quinn scoring with punches and elbows.
Quinn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kluba has escaped the position, nice work there.
Quinn in side control, throwing shots but Kluba defends.
Quinn trying to control the position but Kluba is working away.
Kluba manages to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Quinn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Quinn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kluba misses with a hook. Quinn ducked under it nicely.
Quinn takes the fight into the clinch.
Kluba has had enough of the clinch but Quinn keeps him there for the moment.
Quinn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kluba blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quinn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quinn.
Kluba is trying to break the clinch but Quinn is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quinn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quinn has a couple of punches blocked by Kluba.
Quinn has Kluba pressed against the cage, preventing Kluba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Quinn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Quinn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quinn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kluba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quinn has him pressed against the cage.
Quinn keeps control of Kluba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kluba is trying to break the clinch but Quinn is controlling him.
Kluba is trying to force a seperation but Quinn has the dominant position.
Kluba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Quinn misses with a punch on the inside.
Quinn lands a left hand.
Quinn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kluba gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Quinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quinn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kluba pulls his leg out and moves away.
Quinn fails with a takedown attempt.
Kluba looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kluba moves away from the strike by Quinn.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kluba! But no joy.
Quinn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kluba defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kluba is fending him off so far but Quinn persists. Nope, Kluba circles away and we're back to standing.
Kluba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Kluba.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quinn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by Quinn.
Kluba looks to land a right hand but Quinn moved out of range.
Quinn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kluba can do to turn this around?
Quinn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Billy Quinn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quinn forces Kluba back against the cage and clinches.
Kluba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kluba is pressed up against the cage. Quinn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kluba down to the mat. Kluba avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sebastian Kluba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quinn slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kluba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Quinn.
Kluba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quinn fails to land with a series of punches.
Quinn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kluba throws a hook but Quinn blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Quinn.
Kluba just misses with a punch to the body.
Kluba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Quinn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A punch combination from Kluba misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn misses with a hook. Kluba ducked under it nicely.
Kluba throws a body punch but Quinn moves out of range.
Quinn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Quinn moves out of range of the strikes.
Quinn gets a double leg takedown into Kluba's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quinn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Quinn slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Quinn is chipping away with strikes.
Quinn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Quinn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Quinn working away.
Quinn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kluba has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kluba can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Quinn dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Nice cross by Quinn.
Quinn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quinn defending well as Kluba loads up on a big left hand.
Quinn lands with an uppercut that bounces Kluba off the cage and back into range.
A punch combination from Quinn misses.
Kluba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Quinn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Quinn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kluba's defenses.
Kluba is looking to break free of the clinch but Quinn has double underhooks.
Quinn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kluba just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quinn's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Quinn keeps control of Kluba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Quinn misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Quinn.
Quinn misses with a punch to the body.
Quinn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kluba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Quinn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kluba backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kluba.
Quinn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kluba prevents it.
Quinn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Quinn fails to land.
Quinn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kluba blocks it with crossed arms.
Quinn has a couple of punches blocked by Kluba.
Quinn working aggressively here.
Kluba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kluba avoiding damage as Quinn throws knees to the body.
Quinn lands with a short shot to the head.
Quinn is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Quinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn has Kluba pressed against the cage, preventing Kluba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee calls for Quinn to work.
Kluba gets underhooks to prevent Quinn's takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quinn misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Quinn.
Kluba gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Quinn.
Kluba is trying to force a seperation but Quinn has the dominant position.
Kluba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quinn has him pressed against the cage.
Quinn tries to throw a body punch but Kluba avoids it by throwing Quinn back against the cage.
Quinn tries to pull guard but Kluba won't allow it.
Billy Quinn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quinn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kluba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluba is trying to break the clinch but Quinn is controlling him.
Quinn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kluba avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kluba working hard to break the clinch.
Quinn prevents Kluba from breaking the clinch.
Kluba wants to break free but Quinn has control.
Kluba blocking some punches.
Kluba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Quinn misses with a punch to the body.
Quinn misses with an elbow over the top.
Kluba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Billy Quinn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Quinn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kluba's efforts to push away.
Quinn misses with some punches.
Kluba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sebastian Kluba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kluba gets underhooks to prevent Quinn's takedown attempt.
Quinn pushes Kluba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kluba blocks the elbow strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kluba dodges an elbow strike from Quinn.
Kluba manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Quinn showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Quinn!
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