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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Muzammil Awad (ranked 4653 p4p, 4766 weight class) and Gilbert Quirk (ranked 462 p4p, 0 weight class). Awad's entrance music is Camera Roll. A fine choice. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Muzammil Awad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gilbert Quirk!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Quirk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Awad appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Quirk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Quirk cracks Awad with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Quirk tries to clinch there but Awad circles away.
Quirk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Awad breaks the clinch.
Gilbert Quirk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Awad avoids the body shot from Quirk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quirk throws a right and a left that Awad avoids nicely.
Awad half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Quirk lands a body shot.
Quirk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Awad really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Awad dodges the punch combination from Quirk.
Awad changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quirk lands a right hook to the body.
Quirk tries to clinch up.
Awad tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Quirk manages to circle out of the way.
Quirk drives through and clinches with Awad against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Quirk.
Awad is struggling to control the position.
Awad tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Quirk smiles and moves away.
Awad fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quirk throws a right hand that Awad ducks under and follows up with a left that Awad also avoids with ease.
Awad half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Quirk tries to close the distance and clinch but Awad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Awad appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Quirk clinches.
Quirk slows down the pace here.
Awad pulls guard successfully.
Awad is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Quirk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Awad. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Quirk trying to control but Awad is working from the bottom.
Awad has a closed guard, preventing Quirk from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Awad wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Quirk controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Awad working a defensive guard here.
Quirk postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Awad is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Quirk, into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Awad won't allow Quirk to sweep him 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.
Awad sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Quirk is trying to control the position but Awad postures up.
Awad not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Quirk is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Awad pushes down on Quirk's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbert Quirk dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Awad checks the leg kick.
Awad gets a takedown into half guard.
Awad blocks the strikes from Quirk.
Quirk wants to get back to full guard.
Awad stands up and beckons Quirk to join him on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quirk pushes Awad up against the cage in a clinch.
Awad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Awad shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Quirk sprawls well. Quirk wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Awad gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quirk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Awad moves away.
Awad changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Quirk lands with a shot to the body.
Quirk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Awad rather than just go for the knockout.
Awad takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Quirk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Awad was well out of range. Poor timing from Quirk.
Awad takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gilbert Quirk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quirk pushes Awad up against the cage in a clinch.
Quirk breaks the clinch.
Gilbert Quirk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quirk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Quirk throws a right hand that Awad ducks under and follows up with a left that Awad also avoids with ease.
Awad is looking to counter the offense by Quirk and move into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quirk throws a series of punches but Awad avoids them all with ease.
Awad changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Quirk throws a right and a left that Awad avoids nicely.
Awad half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Quirk forces Awad back against the cage and clinches.
Quirk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quirk lands an uppercut.
Awad has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Quirk after a bit of a struggle.
Quirk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Quirk breaks the clinch.
Quirk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Quirk moves into range and clinches up with Awad.
Quirk is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Quirk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short uppercut from Quirk.
Awad wants to get back to striking at distance but Quirk won't allow it.
Quirk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Awad blocks a leg kick.
Quirk throws a one two combo.
Awad is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Quirk.
Oh Awad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Quirk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Awad.
Awad tries to counter with a takedown but Quirk is quick to defend against it.
Awad seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quirk moves into the clinch.
Quirk breaks from the clinch.
Quirk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Awad tries to counter with a takedown but Quirk is quick to defend against it.
Quirk throws a series of punches but Awad avoids them all with ease.
Awad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Awad changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Quirk rushes Awad and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Awad changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Quirk fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muzammil Awad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quirk closes the distance and pushes Awad back into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbert Quirk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Left hook, right uppercut from Quirk.
Awad takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Quirk stuns Awad with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Muzammil Awad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Awad shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Awad was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Awad trying to control the position but Quirk is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quirk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Awad has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quirk misses with a two punch combination.
Quirk misses with a two punch combination.
Quirk tries to clinch there but Awad circles away.
Quirk doesn't manage to clinch there - Awad circles away.
Awad half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Awad dodges the punch combination from Quirk.
Awad tries to counter with a takedown but Quirk is quick to defend against it.
Quirk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Quirk breaks the clinch.
Quirk misses with a head kick.
Awad throws a big counter combination but Quirk scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quirk throws a head kick but Awad moves out of range.
Awad shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Quirk as he jumps to the side.
Awad walks into a straight right hand from Quirk.
Awad gets tackled into the cage by Quirk. Quirk maintains the clinch.
Awad successfully pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Awad is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Awad trying to control the position from guard on top but Quirk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quirk controls Awad momentarily but Awad frees himself.
Awad stands and throws Quirk's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Awad is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Quirk knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Quirk is trying to buck Awad off.
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.
Quirk can't do much from the bottom here.
Awad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quirk keeps working.
Awad has knee on belly momentarily but Quirk bucks him off and regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gilbert Quirk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Quirk winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gilbert Quirk!
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energy
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RATING
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