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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Mould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Quinlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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173 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Mould! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Quinlan! The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Horrible takedown by Mould or perhaps it was just good defense by Quinlan which made him look bad. Quinlan is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Quinlan throws an overhand right that lands on Mould's shoulder, as Mould tries to avoid the shot. Mould has Quinlan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mould prevents a body shot from Quinlan. Mould escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quinlan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. Quinlan misses with an elbow strike.
Quinlan digs a right hand underneath Mould's ribcage. Mould let out a lung full of air as it connected. Mould jumps guard but Quinlan stands there with Mould around his waist. Mould gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mould wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Mould. That's going to take a lot out of him. Quinlan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Mould blocking some punches.
Quinlan lands a damaging elbow. Quinlan lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Dave Mould has been cut. Quinlan lands an uppercut. Mould fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Quinlan blocks an uppercut.
Mould jumps guard but Quinlan stands there with Mould around his waist. Mould gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Quinlan lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Quinlan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Quinlan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Stalling in the clinch from Quinlan.
Mould wants to break free but Quinlan has control.
Mould tries to pull guard but Quinlan won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Quinlan fails to land. Quinlan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Mould is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though. Mould blocks an elbow strike from Quinlan.
Quinlan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mould is breathing heavily. Quinlan connects with a knee to the head.
Quinlan tries to land a knee to the head but Mould blocks with his arms.
A short right from Quinlan. Quinlan gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mould regains guard.
Quinlan stands up and waves to Mould to follow him. Quinlan tries to clinch but Mould is having none of it. Quinlan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. Mould trying to control the position but instead, Quinlan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mould into the ropes. Quinlan misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Quinlan landing knees to the head.
Mould taking a breather. Quinlan lands a nice elbow. Quinlan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Quinlan lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Quinlan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Quinlan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Quinlan lands a nice elbow from the clinch. This has been an exciting period of action! Quinlan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Quinlan just leaning against Mould, taking a breather. Quinlan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Quinlan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mould tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Quinlan smiles and moves away.
Quinlan drives through and clinches with Mould against the ropes.
Quinlan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Nice elbow from Quinlan. A nice right hand lands inside from Quinlan.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Quinlan lands a damaging elbow. Quinlan slows down the pace here.
Quinlan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Quinlan lands a nice elbow. A short right from Quinlan on the inside. Mould tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Quinlan just stands there and leans against the ropes. Mould wants to break free but Quinlan has control.
Quinlan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mould's defenses. Quinlan lands a nice elbow. Quinlan trying to control the position but instead, Mould has worked for underhooks and has pushed Quinlan into the ropes. Mould wants to get back to striking at distance but Quinlan won't allow it.
Mould blocks an elbow strike from Quinlan.
Mould avoiding damage as Quinlan throws knees to the body.
Mould tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Quinlan smiles and moves away.
Quinlan has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Mould jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Quinlan walks away with a smile on his face. Mould gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Quinlan is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Quinlan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Quinlan has Mould up against the ropes in a clinch.
Quinlan lands a damaging elbow. Mould blocks an uppercut.
Mould is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Quinlan wants a takedown but no success here.
Mould fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mould is pushing Quinlan up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Quinlan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mould breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Quinlan closes the distance and pushes Mould back into the ropes.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Quinlan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Quinlan throws an elbow that misses.
Quinlan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Quinlan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Quinlan obliges. Quinlan prevents the takedown attempt.
Mould pushes Quinlan back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Mould breaks the clinch.
Quinlan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mould jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Quinlan walks away with a smile on his face. Mould gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Quinlan wants to clinch and Mould counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Quinlan misses with a leg kick and Mould counters with a head kick. Quinlan has Mould up against the ropes in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Quinlan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Quinlan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Knees to the body from Quinlan.
Quinlan misses with a knee strike.
Mould wants to break the clinch but can't.
Quinlan throws an elbow but it misses.
Mould avoids the elbow strike from Quinlan, against the ropes.
Mould pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Mould scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Mould decides to return to a standing position. Mould rushes Quinlan and presses him up against the ropes. Quinlan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mould has clasped his hands together around Quinlan's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Mould wants to stand but Quinlan is controlling his arm. Quinlan bucks up and tries to throw Mould off but instead Mould has got his back!
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Quinlan is trying to get back to his feet but Mould has full control of the position and if anything, Quinlan has just worked his way into a worse spot. Mould throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Quinlan!
Quinlan trying to get back to his feet but Mould is in full control for now. Mould is looking to control Quinlan but Quinlan is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's eight 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. Quinlan is taking damage to the body and head. Mould struggling to keep hold of the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Mould is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Quinlan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. Quinlan looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Mould wants to control but Quinlan is keeping busy. Quinlan is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Mould cracks Quinlan with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Quinlan from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Quinlan dominated that round. The cut man is working on Dave Mould's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Quinlan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mould. Mould shoots in and bounces Quinlan off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard. Mould forces his way into half guard. Mould performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Mould passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round. Mould looking to control and managing it successfully. You get the feeling that Quinlan really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Mould wants to control the pace but Quinlan is squirming around nicely. Quinlan is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Mould jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Quinlan is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Quinlan and Mould has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Mould decides to stand up, so the ref orders Quinlan to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Quinlan has managed to clinch.
Mould jumps guard but Quinlan stands there with Mould around his waist. Mould gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Quinlan lands an elbow inside that Mould shrugs off. Quinlan misses with an elbow strike.
Quinlan lands an elbow just above Mould 's eye.
Dave Mould's cut is getting worse. Quinlan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Patrick Quinlan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Quinlan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Mould controls Quinlan momentarily but Quinlan frees himself. Quinlan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Quinlan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mould swivels though and keeps the full guard. Quinlan throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mould lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Quinlan! Quinlan squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Mould looking to control but Quinlan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Mould controlling the position easily from mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Mould goes for an armbar but Quinlan turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Quinlan. Quinlan stands up from guard. Let's bang! Quinlan moves into the clinch. Quinlan scores with a knee to the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Quinlan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Quinlan stops a takedown attempt from Mould.
Quinlan tries a knee to the head but Mould blocks it.
Quinlan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quinlan tries to land knees in the clinch but Mould avoids the damage to the body. Mould is trying to break the clinch but Quinlan has him pressed against the ropes. Mould blocks an elbow strike from Quinlan.
Quinlan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mould tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Mould. That's going to take a lot out of him. Quinlan tries to land knees in the clinch but Mould avoids the damage to the body. Mould jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Quinlan walks away with a smile on his face. Mould gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Quinlan moves in looking to clinch but Mould pushes him off. Quinlan closes the distance looking to clinch and Mould counters with an inside leg kick. Quinlan leaves Mould with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Quinlan gets a clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Mould is trying to break the clinch but Quinlan has him pressed against the ropes. Quinlan digs a right hand underneath Mould's ribcage. Mould let out a lung full of air as it connected. Quinlan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Mould takes an elbow to the temple. Quinlan missing with knees to the body.
Quinlan tries for a takedown but Mould manages to get underhooks.
Quinlan stops a takedown attempt from Mould.
Quinlan lands a left hand.
Quinlan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mould's defenses. Mould has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Mould avoids a wild elbow strike from Quinlan. Quinlan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Quinlan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Mould wants to stall.
Quinlan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mould's defenses. A head punch on the inside from Quinlan fails to land. Mould working hard to break the clinch. Mould trying to stall but Quinlan improves his position.
Quinlan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Quinlan lands a nice elbow. Quinlan lands an elbow inside that Mould shrugs off. Mould tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quinlan's elbow. Mould blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quinlan has Mould pressed against the ropes, preventing Mould from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Mould lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Quinlan or not. Quinlan scores with a knee to the head.
Quinlan working aggressively here.
Quinlan has Mould pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Quinlan pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mould tumbling to the mat - Quinlan dives into Mould's guard. Quinlan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mould swivels though and keeps the full guard. Mould is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Quinlan is aware though and is defending well. Quinlan looking to pass the guard. Quinlan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mould's guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Quinlan throws a strike but Mould rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Mould trying to control but Quinlan is working from the bottom. Quinlan is looking to stand up but Mould isn't so interested in that idea.
And that's the end of the fight! Patrick Quinlan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Quinlan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Patrick Quinlan! Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Patrick Quinlan! Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Patrick Quinlan!
Patrick Quinlan wins by unanimous decision!
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