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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Don Juan Matus (ranked 726 p4p, 992 weight class) and James Quin (ranked 93 p4p, 123 weight class). Matus comes to the cage accompanied by Crow Spirit. 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 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 41 - 20 - 4, fighting out of New York, Don Juan Matus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Quin!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matus is looking to score with low kicks.
Quin looks to land a right hand but Matus moved out of range.
Matus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Matus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Quin counters with a nice leg kick.
Matus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matus throws the kick towards the body but Quin avoids it.
Quin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Matus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quin was well out of range. Poor timing from Matus.
Quin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circling - Quin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quin missing with a left hand there. Matus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matus seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Quin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quin checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Quin! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Quin looks to score with a jab to the body but Matus is just out of range.
Quin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Matus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Matus throws a low kick, looking for Quin's leg but Quin calmly moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Quin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus blocks a jab.
Matus misses with a hook.
Matus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Quin throws a series of punches but Matus avoids them all with ease.
Matus throws a jab when Quin was well out of range.
Quin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Matus at a distance.
Matus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matus misses with an uppercut. Quin saw that one coming.
Matus misses with a low kick.
Matus misses with a body kick.
Quin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Quin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matus.
Matus looks to land a right hand but Quin moved out of range.
Matus thows a leg kick but Quin checks it
and Quin counters with a stiff right hand.
Quin moves out of range as Matus throws a body kick.
Matus misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Matus misses with a hook. Quin ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matus misses with a right hand
and Quin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Quin lands with a hook. Matus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Quin looks to land a left hand but Matus moved out of range nicely.
Quin misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Matus. Beautiful body shot.
Matus motions for Quin to come forward. Matus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Quin misses with a lunging right hand
and Matus counters with an inside leg kick.
Matus tries to score with a low kick but Quin moves his leg out of the way.
Quin takes a swing at Matus's ribcage but misses.
Matus throws a lazy body kick
and Quin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Quin misses.
Matus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quin.
Quin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matus was well out of range. Poor timing from Quin.
Matus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Quin is out of range.
Quin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Quin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matus.
Quin checks a leg kick.
Quin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quin missing with a left hand there. Matus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quin misses with a wild combination.
Quin throws a good cross that connects.
Matus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Quin to score with a decent uppercut.
Matus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Quin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quin moves out of range of the strikes.
Matus misses with an uppercut.
Quin misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matus throws an overhand right that lands on Quin's shoulder, as Quin tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Quin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matus is looking to score with low kicks.
Matus misses with a low kick.
Matus throws a leg kick that misses.
Quin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Matus had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Matus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Matus throws a series of punches but Quin avoids them all with ease.
Quin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matus.
Quin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Quin lands a jab to the head.
Matus misses with an uppercut.
Matus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Quin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Quin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matus throws out the jab.
Matus throws a leg kick but Quin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Matus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Quin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Matus ducks under a wild hook from Quin.
Quin slips a straight right by Matus.
Jab, jab by Quin - just one landing.
Quin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Matus in his tracks.
Quin connects with a crisp jab.
Quin lands a jab to the nose.
Quin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Matus misses with an uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matus.
Matus ducks under a wild hook from Quin.
Matus moves forwards but Quin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quin misses the body punch
and Matus counters with a good low kick that Quin was not able to check.
Matus lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin lands with a good body shot.
Quin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matus was well out of range. Poor timing from Quin.
A swing and a miss from Quin.
Quin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Matus throws a solid leg kick but Quin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matus.
Quin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Quin lands a jab to the head.
Quin misses the shot to the body.
Quin throws a lazy uppercut
and Matus counters with a nice uppercut.
Matus throws a push kick but Quin slaps the foot to one side.
Matus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Quin lands a body shot.
Matus scores with a jab to the head.
Quin connects with a nice looking jab.
Matus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Quin checks a low kick from Matus.
Quin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matus counters with a series of strikes. Quin will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quin misses with a straight right.
Matus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quin.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Matus might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Quin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matus.
Quin looks to land a left hand but Matus moved out of range nicely.
Matus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Quin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Matus slips under a jab from Quin.
Quin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Quin just misses with a punch to the body.
Quin ducks under a wild hook from Matus.
Quin throws a right hand that Matus ducks under and follows up with a left that Matus also avoids with ease.
Quin blocks a low kick nicely.
The fighters circling - Quin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matus throws a looping overhand right but Quin ducks down to avoid it.
Quin takes a swing at Matus's ribcage but misses.
Quin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matus manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matus misses with a looping left.
Matus throws a looping overhand right but Quin ducks down to avoid it.
Matus scores with a leg kick.
Quin scores with a jab to the body.
Matus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Matus works the jab nicely.
Matus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quin. That did some damage!
Quin lands an overhand right.
Quin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Matus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Matus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quin misses with a hook. Matus ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quin.
A little jabbing left from Quin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Quin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quin throws a hook to the side of Matus's head but Matus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matus misses with an uppercut.
Quin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matus moves away.
Jab, jab by Quin - just one landing.
Matus blocks a jab.
Quin punishes Matus's body with a nice straight punch.
Quin throws a lazy uppercut
and Matus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Matus misses.
Quin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Quin connects with a single shot there.
Matus moves out of range as Quin strikes.
Jab from Quin.
Matus moves out of range as Quin strikes.
Nice defenses there by Matus.
Matus looks to land a right hand but Quin moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Quin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Quin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matus manages to avoid it.
Matus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Matus staying out of range there.
Quin looks to land a left hand but Matus moved out of range nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matus lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Quin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Quin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Quin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matus.
Matus avoids the body shot from Quin.
Matus is looking to land body kicks.
Matus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Quin! But no joy.
Quin lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Quin will feel that in the morning.
Quin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Matuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Matus scores with a nice right hand.
Matus fakes the leg kick and cracks Quin in the body.
Quin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matus manages to avoid it.
Matus throws a head kick but Quin moves out of range.
Matus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Quin lands the left hand.
Quin throws a body shot but no joy.
Matus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Quin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matus was well out of range. Poor timing from Quin.
Matus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quin throws out a counter right but Matus avoids it with no problem.
Quin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Quin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Matus misses with a hook. Quin ducked under it nicely.
Quin lands a nice shot that snaps Matus's head back.
Quin moves out of range as Matus throws a body kick.
Matus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Quin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin avoids a kick to the body.
Quin ducks under a wild hook from Matus.
Matus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matus throws a leg kick but Quin checks it.
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!
Matus throws a front kick that sends Quin stumbling back into the cage.
Quin throws a hook but Matus blocks it.
Matus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Quin misses with an uppercut.
Quin just misses with a punch to the body.
Quin jabs Matus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Matus misses with a looping left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matus.
Quin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin misses the shot to the body.
Matus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quin.
Matus misses with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matus.
Quin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Quin scores with a jab to the body.
Quin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matus throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Quin misses with a looping left.
It looked like Matus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Quin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Quin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matus wants to land a leg kick but Quin is out of range.
Quin dips to his left and cracks Matus with an uppercut!
Quin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quin looks to land a left hand but Matus moved out of range nicely.
Matus jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin misses with a lunging right hand
and Quin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matus throws a poor cross that misses
and Quin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matus throws a big shot that misses.
Matus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quin.
Matus misses with a body punch
and Quin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Matus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Quin momentarily.
A low kick from Matus is predictable there
enabling Quin to counter with a crisp jab.
Quin lands a really nice looking cross but Matus seems unphased.
Quin scores with a hook to the body. Matus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matus avoids the body shot from Quin.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matus moves away.
Quin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Matus throws a shot from downtown. Quin moves away and avoids it.
Matus staying out of range there.
Quin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Quin really dominated that 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.
Matus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quin.
Matus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Quin tries a low kick but Matus avoids it.
Matus misses with a looping left.
Matus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matus throws a hook but Quin blocks it.
Matus throws a shot from downtown. Quin moves away and avoids it.
Quin tests Matus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Quin blocks a jab.
Matus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Quin under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matus moves away.
Matus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quin.
Matus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Quin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Matus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quin.
Quin missing with a left hand there. Matus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quin throws a right hand that misses
and Matus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A lazy left from Quin finds it's target.
Quin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matus was well out of range. Poor timing from Quin.
Matus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Quin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matus looks to throw a body kick
and Quin counters with a nice uppercut.
Quin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Quin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Quin scores with a nice strike.
A leg kick checked by Quin.
Quin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Matus moves out of range of the strikes.
Matus defending well as Quin loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Quin misses with a looping right.
Quin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Matus on the side of the head.
Matus moves out of range of the strikes.
Quin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Quin works Matus's body with a nice hook.
Quin jabs at Matus's body.
Matus slips a jab from Quin.
Quin tries to move into range but Matus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Quin looks to land a right hand but Matus moved out of range.
Matus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Matus looks to score with a jab to the body but Quin is just out of range.
Matus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice defenses there by Matus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick from Matus misses
enabling Quin to counter with a crisp jab.
Quin throws a right hand that Matus ducks under and follows up with a left that Matus also avoids with ease.
Matus half committed to a counter leg kick.
Matus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Quin! But no joy.
A jab from Matus does it's job there.
Matus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matus slips under a jab from Quin.
Quin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Matus.
Matus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Quin misses with a lunging right hand
and Quin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matus throws a low kick, looking for Quin's leg but Quin calmly moves out of range.
Quin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matus.
Quin misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matus misses with a body kick.
Quin misses with a wild body shot.
Matus slips a straight right by Quin.
Matus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Quin misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Matus misses the target.
Matus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Quin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quin misses with a looping right.
Matus looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Matus.
Matus ducks under a wild hook from Quin.
James Quin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A lazy left from Matus finds it's target.
Quin misses with a looping right.
Matus lands a jab to the nose.
Quin throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but James Quin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Matus throws a shot from downtown. Quin moves away and avoids it.
Quin throws an off balance right hand
enabling Matus to counter with a crisp jab.
Quin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Quin throws a body shot but no joy.
Quin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Matus under the eye.
Matus lands a front kick.
Matus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A little jabbing left from Quin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Quin misses with a looping right.
Quin misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matus to score with a decent uppercut.
A big left from Quin misses.
Matus scores with the left hand. Quin knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Matus throws a wild body kick that Quin sees coming a mile off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Quin! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Quin is able to avoid easily.
Quin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matus.
Quin connects with an inside leg kick.
Quin takes a swing at Matus's ribcage but misses.
Quin cracks Matus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Quin lands with a nice body punch.
Matus throws a leg kick but Quin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Quin lands a nice shot to the body.
Quin lands a jab to Matus's midsection.
Quin throws a body shot but no joy.
Quin throws an off balance right hand
and Matus counters with a leg kick.
Matus misses with an uppercut.
Matus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Quin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Quin throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quin misses with a looping left.
Matus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Matus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quin moves out of range as Matus throws a body kick.
Quin avoids a kick to the body.
Quin takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matus with a nice cross.
A slow jab from Matus misses its intended target.
Quin misses with a wild body shot.
Matus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Matus scores with a nice head shot.
Quin connects with a right hand. Matus shakes it off.
Quin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matus misses with a leg kick
and Quin counters with a nice uppercut.
James Quin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin digs a good hook to Matus's body.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Matus moves out of range as Quin strikes.
Matus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quin.
Nice uppercut there from Matus.
Quin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Don Juan Matus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matus tried to counter with a leg kick but Quin avoided it.
Quin misses with a left hand
letting Matus counter with a right hand.
Matus dodges the punch combination from Quin.
Quin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Quin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matus lands a jab to Quin's midsection.
Matus lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Quin catches Matus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Matus motions for Quin to come forward. Matus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Quin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matus throws a push kick but Quin slaps the foot to one side.
Matus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Quin cracks a nice hook into Matus's ribs.
Matus ducks under a wild hook from Quin.
Quin throws a hook to the side of Matus's head but Matus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Matus. That snapped Quin's head back.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Quin.
Well Quin 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 47:49
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Quin! James Quin retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking James Quin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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A | B |
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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