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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Twea King (ranked 770 p4p, 539 weight class) and James Quin (ranked 85 p4p, 65 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Twea King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Quin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quin staying out of range there.
A big left from King misses.
We've been hearing reports that King has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Quin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
King lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Quin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Quin moves forwards but King connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A combination from King does no damage.
Quin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
King chopping away at his opponent's legs.
King stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
King misses with a takedown
and Quin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quin throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quin misses the jab.
King bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quin misses with a straight right.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quin manages to avoid it.
Quin drops his hands momentarily and King takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Quin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quin.
King lands a jab to the head.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Quin counters with a stiff right hand.
Quin slips under a jab from King.
King cracks a nice hook into Quin's ribs.
Quin looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
King thuds his right hand into Quin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
King connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
King digs a good hook to Quin's body.
Some wild striking there from King.
King misses with an uppercut
enabling Quin to counter with a crisp jab.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
James Quin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Quin checks it well.
King misses with a leg kick
and Quin counters with a stiff right hand.
King slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Quin has time to react.
Quin misses with a hook.
Nice jab there from King.
King's jab looks to have found its range, popping Quin under the eye.
King swings widly with a right hand
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King throws a hook but Quin avoids it easily.
Quin takes one to the chin there.
Quin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quin throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quin moves away.
Quin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab from Quin misses.
King swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
King throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Quin on the side of the head.
King lands with an uppercut that bounces Quin off the cage and back into range.
King throws an off balance right hand
and Quin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Quin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin slips under a jab.
Twea King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quin throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
King is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
King takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Quin looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Quin throws a jab when King was well out of range.
Quin ducks right into an uppercut from King.
An inside leg kick lands from King.
Quin misses with a body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by King or perhaps it was just good defense by Quin, which made it look bad.
Nice uppercut there from King.
The fighters circle momentarily. King darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Quin misses with a straight right.
King fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Quin drops his hands momentarily and King takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King misses with a hook. Quin ducked under it nicely.
Quin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
King swings widly with a right hand
enabling Quin to counter with a crisp jab.
King connects with a solid leg kick.
King scores with a takedown into Quin's guard.
Quin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. King defends it easily.
Quin trying to control the position.
King pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Quin is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
King trying to control but Quin is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Twea King dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Quin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
Quin looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King misses with a looping left.
Quin throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Twea King is winning the standup battle so far.
A clash of legs there as Quin blocks the low kick.
Quin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
King wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Quin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Quin moves out of range as King strikes.
A little jabbing left from Quin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donk. King catches Quin right on the button with a cross.
Quin punishes King's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quin takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
King lands a jab to Quin's midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from King.
Quin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick from King, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King looks to throw the jab but Quin is out of range.
Quin misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Quin misses its intended target.
King throws a low kick, looking for Quin's leg but Quin calmly moves out of range.
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Quin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Quin doesn't seem bothered though.
Quin stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Quin misses the jab.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
King digs a good hook to Quin's body.
A jab from Quin misses.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quin.
King attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Quin jabs at King's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quin throws a jab when King was well out of range.
Quin misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King misses with a takedown
and Quin counters with a nice uppercut.
King with a nice cross.
King throws a shot from downtown. Quin moves away and avoids it.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quin can do to turn this around?
Quin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King scores with a nice head shot.
Quin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
King looks for a takedown but Quin sprawls well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Quin! But no joy.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quin.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quin.
Quin slips under a jab from King.
Quin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Quin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Quin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
King misses with a looping left.
Quin takes one on the button.
King takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
King blocks a jab.
Quin loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
King connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
King checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
King darts in looking for a takedown but Quin gets double underhooks and turns King into the cage.
Quin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Twea King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quin working aggressively here.
Quin tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Quin tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Quin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin misses with a punch to the body.
Quin misses with a body punch.
Quin has a couple of punches blocked by King.
King manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King digs a good body shot into Quin's ribs.
The crowd cheers as King lands an impressive looking overhand right. Quin doesn't seem phased though.
King moves away from the strike by Quin.
King throws a right hand that misses
and Quin counters with a straight right hand.
King throws a hook to the side of Quin's head but Quin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
King moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
King misses the jab.
Quin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows King to score an easy takedown into full guard.
King pushing down on Quin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Twea King dominated that second round.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Quin misses with a straight right.
Quin throws a body shot but no joy.
King's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and King duly obliges.
A shot to the liver by King. Beautiful body shot.
King lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Quin checks a leg kick nicely.
Quin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
King moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Quin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
King bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Quin's head.
Quin defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
King connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from King misses.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A left lands for King.
Quin takes a jab right on the kisser.
King moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King connects with a right hand. Quin shakes it off.
Quin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Quin just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Quin misses.
King throws out a loose jab but Quin uses good head movement to avoid it.
King scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
King throws an off balance right hand
and Quin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Quin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
King with a hook.
King lands a head shot.
King fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Quin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Quin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Quin throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
James Quin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quin.
Quin lands a really nice looking cross but King seems unphased.
Nice uppercut lands for King. That snapped Quin's head back.
King lands with a straight right. Quin didn't see that one coming.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Quin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice leg kick lands there from King.
Quin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Quin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
King swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Quin.
King looks to throw the jab but Quin is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Quin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Quin misses.
King throws out a powerful jab.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and Quin counters with a straight right hand.
King misses with a hook
and Quin counters with a nice uppercut.
King is rocked!
King slips under a jab from Quin.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
King dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quin. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin throws a monster overhand right that drops King! Quin follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Quin!
James Quin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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