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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Quigley (ranked 81 p4p, 152 weight class) and Siale Veainu (ranked 16 p4p, 22 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthew Quigley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Siale Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veainu takes a swing at Quigley's ribcage but misses.
Veainu cracks a nice hook into Quigley's ribs.
Nice body punch from Veainu.
Veainu blocks a jab.
Quigley throws a hook but Veainu blocks it.
Veainu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Quigley, pushing him back against the cage.
Veainu scores with a shoulder strike.
Veainu lands with a left to the head.
Quigley lands with a light punch inside.
Veainu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Quigleys head.
I was talking to Quigley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Quigley lands a body shot.
Veainu misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veainu.
Quigley just leaning against Veainu, taking a breather.
Quigley prevents a body shot from Veainu.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Quigley tries to break free but Veainu pushes him back against the cage.
Veainu effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quigley.
Veainu scores with a shoulder strike.
Veainu cracks Quigley with a nice body shot.
Veainu scores with a hook to the body.
Veainu throws a head punch that misses.
Veainu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Quigley backwards.
Quigley tries to work over Veainu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quigley throws a punch but it's blocked by Veainu.
Veainu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Quigley.
Quigley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Veainu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Veainu lands a right hand.
Veainu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Veainu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quigley's elbow.
Good body shot from Quigley.
Quigley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Veainu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quigley tries a body shot but Veainu blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quigley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quigley prevents a body shot from Veainu.
Veainu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quigley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Veainu misses with a body punch.
Veainu cracks Quigley with a nice body shot.
Veainu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Veainu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Quigley backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Veainu fails to land.
Veainu tries a body shot but Quigley blocks it.
Veainu misses with the head strike.
Veainu misses with a punch on the inside.
Veainu is working Quigley over against the cage.
Veainu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Veainu lands a left hand.
Veainu can't find room to land a body shot as Quigley controls the action.
Veainu blocks an uppercut.
Quigley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quigley blocking some punches.
Quigley can't find room to land a body shot as Veainu controls the action.
Quigley misses with a punch on the inside.
Quigley can't break the clinch.
Quigley will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Veainu up against the cage.
Quigley is looking to break free of the clinch but Veainu has double underhooks.
Veainu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Quigley can't find room to land a body shot as Veainu controls the action.
Quigley pushes Veainu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Veainu tries to work over Quigley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quigley misses with the head strike.
Veainu misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Quigley.
Veainu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Veainu misses with a body punch.
Veainu pushes Quigley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quigley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Veainu up against the cage.
Veainu misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veainu misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Quigley fails to land.
Veainu blocks an uppercut.
Veainu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Quigley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Veainu connects with a body shot that sends Quigley's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veainu throws a hook but Quigley avoids it easily.
Veainu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quigley manages to avoid it.
Veainu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quigley.
A nice side step and Veainu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Quigley cracks Veainu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Veainu tests Quigley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Veainu throws an off balance right hand
and Veainu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Veainu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Quigley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Veainu drops Quigley with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Quigley looks back up at him and smiles so Veainu waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Siale Veainu dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Veainu connects with a body shot that sends Quigley's belly button to the back.
It looks like Matthew Quigley has been cut.
Veainu works Quigley's body with a nice hook.
Veainu lands with a shot to the body.
Quigley ducks under a wild hook from Veainu.
Quigley throws a poor cross that misses
and Veainu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quigley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Veainu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Veainu misses the body punch
and Quigley counters with a stiff right hand.
Veainu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Quigley rather than just go for the knockout.
Veainu lands a nice hook to Quigley's body. Quigley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Veainu connects with a body shot.
Quigley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Veainu counters with a nice right hand that sends Quigley toppling to the canvas! Quigley scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Veainu finish him?!
Quigley is rocked!
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!
Quigley walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Quigley limp body while Veainu jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Siale Veainu!
Siale Veainu is the new middleweight champion!
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