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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Saigon (ranked 1012 p4p, 464 weight class) and Matthew Quigley (ranked 135 p4p, 64 weight class). Saigon comes to the cage accompanied by Run through the jungle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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10 - 11 - 1 |
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15 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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 10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Saigon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthew Quigley!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quigley throws a hook but Saigon blocks it.
Quigley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice shot by Saigon.
Nice defenses there by Saigon.
The fighters circling - Quigley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saigon cracks Quigley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Saigon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Saigon.
Saigon thuds a left hand into Quigley's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saigon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Quigley misses with a straight left.
Saigon throws a quick counter kick to the body but Quigley avoids it.
Saigon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Quigley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Quigley. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Quigley.
Saigon connects with a solid leg kick.
Saigon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saigon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quigley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Saigon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Quigley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saigon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Quigley scrambles back to his feet.
Quigley cracks Saigon with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Quigley misses.
It looked like Saigon was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Quigley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saigon can pounce on him.
Saigon misses with a looping left.
Quigley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Saigon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quigley throws a poor cross that misses
and Saigon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Quigley's knee momentarily.
Quigley looks to land a combination but Saigon avoids it well.
Saigon throws a big counter combination but Quigley scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Saigon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quigley swings for the body but Saigon moves out of range.
Quigley misses with a hook
and Saigon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab by Quigley.
Quigley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saigon can pounce on him.
Quigley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saigon counters with a three punch combo that has Quigley backing up. Quigley nods at Saigon to acknowledge the strikes.
A jab from Saigon misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Saigon!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saigon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Quigley on the side of the head.
Matthew Quigley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saigon throws a leg kick
and Quigley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saigon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Quigley misses with an uppercut
and Saigon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saigon takes one to the side of the head.
Quigley has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Saigon throws a head kick that Quigley semi-blocks.
Quigley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saigon counters with a nice uppercut.
Quigley 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.
Nice shot lands for Quigley.
Saigon is rocked!
Quigley flashes Saigon a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Saigon's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Saigon crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Quigley punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matthew Quigley!
Our winner, Matthew Quigley, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Johnny Saigon spoke after the fight, saying 'I come back and kick your ass.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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