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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barkeep Quark (ranked 2356 p4p, 23110 weight class) and Tom Dancer (ranked 299 p4p, 506 weight class). Barkeep Quark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Barkeep Quark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Dancer!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dancer throws a sloppy head kick and Quark moves out of range easily.
Quark throwing a counter right hand but Dancer manages to avoid it.
Dancer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dancer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dancer missing with a left hand there. Quark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quark ducks right into an uppercut from Dancer.
Dancer lands a front kick.
Dancer throws a body kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Quark misses the target.
Dancer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Quark was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dancer misses with a leg kick
and Quark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dancer misses with a kick to the body.
Dancer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dancer looks to throw a body kick
and Quark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tom Dancer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quark moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Quark misses the target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dancer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Quark has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Quark and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A bone on bone clash there as Quark blocks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Quark misses the target.
Dancer misses with a left hand
and Quark counters with a nice uppercut.
Dancer throws a low kick, looking for Quark's leg but Quark calmly moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dancer.
Quark throwing a counter right hand but Dancer manages to avoid it.
Dancer throws a jab but it's blocked by Quark.
Dancer misses with a low kick as Quark jumps back.
Quark shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dancer throws a leg kick which misses Quark's front leg but catches the back leg as Quark tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dancer scoring well with a low kick there.
Quark checks a leg kick.
Dancer misses with a leg kick
and Quark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dancer throws a poor cross that misses
and Quark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quark avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Quark throwing a counter right hand but Dancer manages to avoid it.
Dancer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quark ducks under a wild hook from Dancer.
Quark throwing a counter right hand but Dancer manages to avoid it.
A low kick lands for Dancer.
Quark looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dancer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dancer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quark moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Quark wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dancer tries a head kick but it misses.
Quark throwing a counter right hand but Dancer manages to avoid it.
Tom Dancer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dancer misses with a leg kick
and Quark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quark takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Quark fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dancer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Quark checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Quark throwing a counter right hand but Dancer manages to avoid it.
Dancer misses with a body shot
letting Quark counter with a right hand.
Quark looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dancer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barkeep Quark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dancer throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Quark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dancer connects with an inside leg kick.
Quark avoids the body shot from Dancer.
Dancer gets caught flat footed, as Quark shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quark working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dancer 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.
Quark with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dancer has control of Quark's left arm, preventing Quark from doing any damage.
Quark postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Quark throws a big elbow that misses.
Dancer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Dancer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dancer misses with the body kick
and Quark counters with a stiff right hand.
No luck for Quark with that takedown attempt.
Dancer throws a sloppy head kick
and Quark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dancer throws a head kick that misses.
Quark is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Some bone on bone action there as Quark checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dancer scores with a push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dancer lands a nice looking body kick.
Quark fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dancer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dancer scores with a leg kick.
Dancer pushes Quark away with a front kick.
Dancer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Quark takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dancer tries a head kick but it misses.
Quark is looking to counter punch.
Dancer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dancer wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barkeep Quark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dancer throws a leg kick but Quark moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from Quark misses the target.
Dancer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dancer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Quark wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dancer misses with the body kick
and Dancer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dancer gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Quark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dancer throws a lazy uppercut
and Quark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dancer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quark moves out of range of the body kick.
Quark throwing a counter right hand but Dancer manages to avoid it.
Dancer misses with a lunging right hand
and Quark counters with a nice uppercut.
Quark is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dancer misses the body punch
and Quark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quark dives in for a single leg takedown but Dancer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Quark is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dancer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quark wants a takedown but no success here.
Dancer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dancer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dancer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dancer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quark lands a takedown into guard.
Dancer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Quark throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dancer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Quark.
Dancer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Quark is looking to work some ground and pound but Dancer has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dancer looking for a sweep. Not yet Dancer, not yet.
Quark is in close to Dancer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Quark landing with the ground and pound.
Quark distracts Dancer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dancer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dancer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Quark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dancer wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Quark scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quark postures up and lands a big shot to Dancer's brow.
Quark working some strikes from top position.
Dancer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Barkeep Quark will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dancer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dancer throws a lazy body kick
and Quark counters with a nice uppercut.
Dancer gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Quark counters with a stiff right hand.
Tom Dancer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Quark is defended easily by Dancer.
Dancer tries to land a leg kick but Quark saw it coming and moves away.
Quark is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dancer misses with a left hand
and Quark counters with a nice uppercut.
A lazy body kick from Dancer
and Quark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quark shoots in and bounces Dancer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quark wants to stand but Dancer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Quark chips away with some ground and pound.
Dancer wants to stand but Quark is controlling the position.
Quark throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dancer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dancer prevents Quark from improving his position.
Quark moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quark is trying to keep Dancer in close.
Quark doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Dancer trying to control the position from guard on top but Quark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dancer won't allow Quark to sweep him here.
Dancer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Quark looking for a sweep. Not yet Quark, not yet.
Dancer postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quark is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dancer trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Quark manages to pass to mount!
Quark has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dancer bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Dancer stopping the sweep attempt from Quark.
Quark lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Dancer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Quark is controlling him.
Dancer wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quark connects with a couple of short punches.
Dancer keeping moving, preventing Quark from controlling successfully.
Quark working some strikes from top position.
Quark prevents Dancer from getting back to his feet.
Quark connects with a couple of short punches.
Quark lands a couple of elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quark won't allow Dancer to get back to his feet.
Dancer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dancer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quark distracts Dancer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Quark with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Quark keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dancer's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barkeep Quark showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Quark has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Barkeep Quark!
Barkeep Quark tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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