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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Siale Veainu (ranked 48 p4p, 359 weight class) and Matthew Quigley (ranked 7 p4p, 52 weight class). Siale Veainu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Matthew Quigley's chin.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Siale Veainu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthew Quigley!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veainu cracks Quigley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice cross by Quigley.
Veainu misses with a body shot.
Quigley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A left lands for Quigley.
Quigley misses with a lunging right hand
and Veainu counters with a left to the body.
Veainu throws a jab but it's blocked by Quigley.
Quigley throws a series of strikes that have Veainu backpedaling.
Veainu throws out a loose jab but Quigley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quigley misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quigley lands a really nice looking cross but Veainu seems unphased.
Quigley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Veainu.
Quigley misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Quigley misses the target.
Quigley misses with a hook.
Veainu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Quigley misses with a lunging right hand
and Veainu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Matthew Quigley has been cut.
Veainu throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Quigley to counter with a crisp jab.
Matthew Quigley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veainu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Veainu cracks Quigley with an open hand slap.
Veainu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quigley is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Quigley misses with a wild body shot.
Veainu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Veainu misses with a hook.
Quigley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quigley scores with a jab. Veainu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Quigley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Quigley misses.
It looked like Veainu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Veainu moves away from the strike by Quigley.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy left from Quigley finds it's target.
Quigley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Veainu misses with a wild combination.
Quigley just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Veainu misses the target.
Veainu circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Veainu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veainu throws an off balance right hand
and Quigley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quigley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veainu.
Quigley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Veainu had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Quigley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Veainu on the side of the head.
Veainu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quigley.
Quigley moves away from the strike by Veainu.
Quigley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Veainu.
Quigley tries to clinch but Veainu moves out of range.
A left lands for Quigley.
Quigley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Quigley throws a body punch but Veainu moves out of range.
Veainu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quigley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Veainu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Veainu misses the jab.
A big left from Veainu misses.
Quigley has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Quigley lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quigley scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab from Quigley finds it's way through Veainu's defenses.
Nice uppercut lands for Quigley. That snapped Veainu's head back.
Quigley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Veainu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Quigley misses with a hook. Veainu ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Quigley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Quigley's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Quigley works Veainu's body with a nice hook.
Quigley misses with a right hand
and Veainu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Veainu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quigley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Quigley.
Quigley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Veainu tries to move into range but Quigley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Veainu throws out a powerful jab.
Quigley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quigley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Veainu.
Quigley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Quigley throws a lazy uppercut
and Veainu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Matthew Quigley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu needs to keep his hands up - Quigley had a free shot at his head there.
Veainu with a hook.
Quigley takes a swing at Veainu's ribcage but misses.
Veainu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Quigley ducks under a wild hook from Veainu.
Quigley tests Veainu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Veainu swings widly with a right hand
and Quigley counters with a nice uppercut.
Veainu dodges the punch combination from Quigley.
Quigley throws a hook but Veainu blocks it.
Quigley throws a hook to the side of Veainu's head but Veainu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quigley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veainu.
Veainu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Quigley throws a shot from downtown. Veainu moves away and avoids it.
Quigley lands a really nice looking cross but Veainu seems unphased.
Veainu misses with a combination
and Quigley counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quigley throws a hook but Veainu avoids it easily.
Quigley misses with a hook to the body
and Veainu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Quigley misses the jab.
Quigley throws a body punch but Veainu moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veainu misses with a straight left.
Veainu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quigley.
Quigley misses with a right hand
and Veainu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Veainu throws an off balance right hand
letting Quigley counter with a right hand.
Quigley throws an off balance right hand
and Veainu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quigley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Veainu moves away from the strike by Quigley.
Quigley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Quigley looks to land a left hand but Veainu moved out of range nicely.
Veainu misses with a right hand
and Quigley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veainu misses with an uppercut.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Veainu might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Veainu cracks Quigley with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Quigley looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Veainu finish him?
Quigley is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veainu misses with a hook. Quigley ducked under it nicely.
Veainu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Veainu misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Quigley to counter with a crisp jab.
Quigley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Quigley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Veainu's hands.
Veainu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Quigley finds it's way round the side to connect with Veainu's head.
Veainu is rocked!
Quigley throws an overhand right that lands on Veainu's shoulder, as Veainu tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matthew Quigley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Matthew Quigley's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Quigley sizes up Veainu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oh Veainu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Quigley is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Quigley Throws a clean left jab. Quigley Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Veainu's chin! Veainu crumbles to the ground and Quigley follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Quigley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Matthew Quigley!
Matthew Quigley is the new middleweight champion!
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.
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