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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Riley Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Conrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinn comes to the cage accompanied by Living in Sin. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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135 lbs
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180 cm
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Riley Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xavier Conrad!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conrad defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Quinn.
Quinn drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Quinn wants to control from the top but Conrad keeps moving.
Quinn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Conrad is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conrad wants to sweep here but Quinn controlling him for the moment.
Conrad managing to control the position.
Conrad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Conrad is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Conrad wants to stand but Quinn is controlling the position.
Quinn slips nicely into half guard.
Quinn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Conrad defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn stops Conrad from getting back to his feet.
Conrad is trying to get back to full guard.
Conrad tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Quinn manages to move to mount!
Quinn cracks Conrad with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Quinn looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Conrad sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quinn prevents Conrad from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad is trying to maintain the position but Quinn is very close to passing his half guard.
Quinn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Conrad trying to hold on to Quinn's head to control him but Quinn postures up.
Quinn passes to side control.
Quinn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Conrad has escaped the position, nice work there.
Quinn is breathing heavily.
Quinn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn trying to control the position but Conrad is working away.
Conrad wants to get back to his feet but Quinn drags him back down.
Conrad tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Conrad is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Quinn off and has taken his back!
Conrad lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Conrad lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Conrad looking for the RNC.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad has the hooks in. Quinn is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Conrad is landing with strikes from the back.
Quinn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Conrad is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Quinn up.
Conrad controlling well, preventing Quinn from escaping the position.
Conrad is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Conrad is working the ground and pound. Can Quinn escape?
Good control from Conrad.
Quinn is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Riley Quinn will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Quinn swats away the attempt to clinch by Conrad.
Conrad with a poor takedown
and Quinn counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Conrad had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Quinn defends it easily.
Conrad is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Quinn defends well.
Quinn stands up over Conrad, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Quinn trying to control the position from guard on top but Conrad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad 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.
Conrad pushes Quinn off and scrambles back to his feet.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Quinn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Conrad is looking to escape.
Quinn prevents Conrad from getting the reversal.
Quinn scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Quinn wants to control the pace but Conrad is squirming around nicely.
Conrad can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn has hold of Conrad's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Conrad manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Conrad is trying to stand up.
Riley Quinn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Conrad is squirming around, avoiding Quinn's attempts to control the action.
Conrad swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Conrad is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Conrad keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Quinn wants to finish this one by submission but Conrad is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Quinn.
Conrad sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Quinn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Conrad keeps working.
Conrad tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Conrad is looking to control Quinn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Conrad avoid being mounted?
Quinn is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Quinn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Quinn is trying to control. Conrad wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Conrad makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Conrad.
Conrad looking for a sweep. Not yet Conrad, not yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Quinn scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Quinn passes into side control, despite Conrad's attempt to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Quinn dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Conrad throws a right and a left that Quinn avoids nicely.
Conrad fails with the takedown
and Quinn counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Conrad's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Quinn stands up.
Quinn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Conrad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Conrad keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Conrad closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Conrad lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad wants to control from the top but Quinn keeps moving.
Conrad throws a big right hand that misses.
Quinn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Conrad defends well.
Conrad trying to control but Quinn is working from the bottom.
Conrad stands up and waves to Quinn to follow him.
Conrad tries for a takedown but Quinn circles away easily
and Quinn counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Conrad!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Quinn cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Conrad is trying to escape the mount.
Conrad is trying to stand up.
Quinn blocks Conrad's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Quinn is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Conrad can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Conrad is in all sorts of trouble here.
The referee warns Conrad that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Conrad is looking to get to half guard.
Quinn looking to control but Conrad is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad is looking to get to half guard.
Conrad tries to hold on but Quinn postures up.
Xavier Conrad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conrad can't escape the position.
Quinn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Quinn has hold of Conrad's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Conrad manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Quinn has hold of Conrad's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Conrad manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Conrad is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Conrad bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Conrad trying to control the position from guard on top but Quinn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conrad with a nice head shot there.
Conrad got a little sloppy there for a moment and Quinn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Conrad has managed to get both his arms back between Quinn's legs - danger averted.
Conrad cracks Quinn with a solid left hand.
Riley Quinn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quinn wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Riley Quinn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Quinn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riley Quinn!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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