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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glen Quagmire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvaro Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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255 lbs
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249 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glen Quagmire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alvaro Morales!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Quagmire.
Quagmire stuffs the takedown.
Morales fails to land the takedown.
Quagmire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Morales.
Morales will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Quagmire lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Morales fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Quagmire avoids it really well and circles away.
Glen Quagmire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvaro Morales.
Morales drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Morales is working Quagmire over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Quagmire wants to stand up but Morales is controlling him.
Morales throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales throwing strikes from guard but Quagmire blocks nicely.
Quagmire utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morales throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morales throwing strikes but missing.
Morales postures up in Quagmire's guard and throws a big left but Quagmire blocks it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Quagmire lands a two punch combo.
Morales tries to clinch but Quagmire is having none of it.
Morales lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quagmire circles away quickly and effectively.
Morales shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Quagmire as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quagmire circles away quickly and effectively.
Morales gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morales is trying to break the clinch but Quagmire is controlling him.
Morales is trying to break the clinch but Quagmire is controlling him.
Morales tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Quagmire just stands there and leans against the cage.
Morales is looking to break free of the clinch but Quagmire has double underhooks.
Quagmire lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Quagmire breaks from the clinch.
Quagmire gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Morales looks gassed!
Quagmire wants to sweep here but Morales controlling him for the moment.
Morales throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morales trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morales loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales wants to control from the top but Quagmire keeps moving.
Quagmire keeping full guard, as Morales tries to pass.
Morales postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morales trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Quagmire wants to clinch.
Morales clinches but Quagmire breaks the clinch
and Quagmire counters by moving into the clinch.
Morales tries to break the clinch but Quagmire is controlling the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Quagmire misses with the head strike.
Quagmire has a couple of punches blocked by Morales.
Morales is trying to break the clinch but Quagmire is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Quagmire working aggressively here.
Morales just leaning against Quagmire, taking a breather.
Quagmire keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morales's efforts to push away.
Quagmire cracks Morales with a nice body shot.
Morales lands with a light punch inside.
Morales lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Morales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quagmire has him pressed against the cage.
Quagmire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Quagmire lands a left hand.
Quagmire lands a shot to the body.
Quagmire lands with a light punch inside.
Quagmire has Morales pushed against the cage.
Quagmire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Quagmire effectively controlling the action here.
A short left from Quagmire.
Quagmire lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morales.
Quagmire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quagmire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Quagmire working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Quagmire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Quagmire breaks the clinch.
Morales has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morales there as he acknowledges the shot.
Morales on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glen Quagmire dominated that round.
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.
Morales takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alvaro Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Quagmire.
Alvaro Morales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morales showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quagmire.
Morales throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Quagmire's waist but Quagmire gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morales off to one side.
Morales chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Quagmire can pounce on him.
Quagmire moves into range and clinches up with Morales.
Quagmire presses Morales against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Quagmire.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quagmire lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Quagmire pushes Morales back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Morales takes a shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morales as Quagmire tries to tie him up.
A short right from Quagmire on the inside.
Morales is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Quagmire.
Quagmire works on Morales's body with a couple of short punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Quagmire is working Morales over against the cage.
Quagmire scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quagmire pushes Morales back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quagmire lands a body shot.
Quagmire lands a body punch in the clinch.
Quagmire trying to control the position but instead, Morales has worked for underhooks and has pushed Quagmire into the cage.
Good body shot from Quagmire.
A nice right hand lands inside from Quagmire.
Quagmire lands a body punch.
Quagmire lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Quagmire - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Quagmire breaks from the clinch.
Quagmire throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morales stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Quagmire connects with a nice looking jab.
Morales darts in trying to clinch
and Quagmire counters with a stiff right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Quagmire there.
Quagmire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morales can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Quagmire. That's going to slow Morales down.
Quagmire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morales moves away.
A jab lands there for Quagmire.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quagmire moves into range and connects with a jab.
Quagmire lands an overhand right.
Quagmire fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Morales looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Morales shoots in and drives through. Quagmire sprawls well.
Quagmire scoring well with a low kick there.
Morales takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morales wants to clinch
and Quagmire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morales takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Morales with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Quagmire to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Glen Quagmire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvaro Morales.
Quagmire throws a nice outside leg kick.
Quagmire swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morales wants to clinch
and Quagmire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quagmire stuffs the takedown.
Quagmire closes the distance and pushes Morales back into the cage.
Quagmire lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Quagmire as the two fighters clinch.
Quagmire's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Morales is trying to break the clinch but Quagmire is controlling him.
Quagmire gets through Morales's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Quagmire lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quagmire lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morales.
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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Quagmire.
Quagmire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Quagmire lands a body shot.
Quagmire is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Quagmire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Quagmire lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Quagmire.
Quagmire lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Quagmire lands with a left to the head.
Quagmire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Quagmire pushes Morales back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quagmire dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Quagmire lands a body punch.
Quagmire lands a nice uppercut.
Quagmire lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quagmire scores with a hook to the body.
Quagmire breaks from the clinch.
Quagmire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quagmire scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glen Quagmire dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Quagmire tests Morales's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morales shoots in looking for a takedown. Quagmire tries to sprawl out of it but Morales keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Quagmire manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Quagmire scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Quagmire moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Morales misses with a series of wild punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Quagmire.
Quagmire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Morales takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Quagmire throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Alvaro Morales has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morales chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Quagmire can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quagmire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quagmire cracks Morales with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Morales's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Quagmire throws a nice outside leg kick.
Quagmire digs a good hook to Morales's body.
Quagmire feints and then cracks Morales's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morales down.
A shot to the body from Morales misses
and Quagmire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Quagmire cracks Morales with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Quagmire gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Quagmire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Quagmire lands with a left to the head.
Morales is rocked!
Quagmire lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Morales is still on wobbly legs! Can Quagmire finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quagmire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quagmire forces Morales back against the cage and clinches.
Quagmire throws a big uppercut that drops Morales! More strikes from Quagmire and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Morales lies dazed against the cage as Quagmire celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glen Quagmire!
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