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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Ludwig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinn's entrance music is BRANDED by Faces Of Mars. A fine choice. Ludwig is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wasp - I wanna be somebody. Jay Ludwig has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 cm
28
150 lbs
17 - 15 - 0 |
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168 cm
25
151 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Quinn! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Ludwig! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ludwig comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ludwig!
Jay Ludwig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ludwig throws a big shot that misses. A punch combination from Ludwig misses. Ludwig scores with a hook to the body. Quinn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Ludwig leaves Quinn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Danga de danga de dang - Ludwig scores with a four punch combination!
Quinn is rocked! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ludwig throws a hook but Quinn blocks it. Ludwig lands a right hook to the body.
Ludwig lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Quinn at a distance.
Good exchange - Ludwig coming out on top. Ludwig swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Quinn. Oh Quinn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! A combination from Quinn does no damage. Quinn seems to have got his legs back now. Ludwig scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Quinn drops his hands momentarily and Ludwig takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Ludwig swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Quinn shoots in looking for a takedown but Ludwig manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Quinn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ludwig lands a nice looking body shot.
Ludwig digs a good body shot into Quinn's ribs. Ludwig has managed to clinch.
Quinn jumps guard but Ludwig stands there with Quinn around his waist. Quinn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Quinn. That's going to take a lot out of him. Ludwig lands on the inside with an uppercut. Quinn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Quinn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ludwig.
Quinn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ludwig gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Quinn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ludwig has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Ludwig. Quinn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Ludwig doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quinn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ludwig lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Quinn is breathing heavily. Ludwig breaks from the clinch.
Ludwig scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ludwig jabs at Quinn's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ludwig checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Quinn moves forwards but Ludwig connects with a nice, crisp jab. Quinn shoots in for a takedown but Ludwig shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Ludwig shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Quinn eats them both and turns towards Ludwig to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Quinn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Ludwig connects with a right hand. Quinn shakes it off. Ludwig bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Quinn! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Ludwig throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Quinn works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Ludwig loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Ludwig stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Quinn swivels though and keeps the full guard. Quinn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ludwig. Ludwig content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Quinn looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Ludwig is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Ludwig throwing strikes from guard but Quinn blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ludwig works a leg free and moves into half guard. Quinn wants to control but Ludwig is keeping busy and won't allow it. Ground and pound from Ludwig. Ludwig looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Quinn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ludwig. Ludwig seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Quinn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Ludwig missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ludwig lands a nice short elbow. Ludwig throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Quinn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Quinn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Quinn has his foot on Ludwig's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ludwig works his way back into a safe position though. Quinn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ludwig wants to control from the top but Quinn keeps moving. Quinn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ludwig is aware though and is defending well. Quinn keeping moving, preventing Ludwig from controlling successfully. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ludwig accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Ludwig with a nice head shot there. Quinn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Quinn keeping moving, preventing Ludwig from controlling successfully. Ludwig in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Ludwig dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Quinn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ludwig is out of range. Ludwig chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ludwig fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quinn manages to avoid it. A left and a right from Ludwig both land. Nice combination. A looping hook to the body misses from Ludwig. Quinn does a little dance to reset his feet. Ludwig throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Quinn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ludwig throws out the jab. Nice combo by Ludwig! Oh, that's hurt him - Quinn falls to the canvas and Ludwig follows him into side control. Ludwig tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Ludwig connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Quinn some visible discomfort.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Quinn takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Quinn tries to bench press Ludwig off him but Ludwig keeps the position. Ludwig working the body and head with strikes. Quinn is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Ludwig is looking to take a break and control but Quinn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Quinn is trying to improve his position. Quinn dodges the ground and pound from Ludwig. Ludwig has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Quinn gets back to half guard. Quinn wants to control but Ludwig is keeping busy.
Ludwig is looking to take a break and control but Quinn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Quinn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Ludwig lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Ludwig lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Quinn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Ludwig wants to control but Quinn is keeping him busy. Quinn is looking to escape. Ludwig takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Ludwig uses his free foot to push down on Quinn's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Quinn. Quinn is trying desperately to improve position. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Quinn is bucking up trying to escape but Ludwig cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Ludwig trying to control but he's not successful this time. Quinn tries to hold on but Ludwig pushes him away. Ludwig landing strikes from the mount and Quinn is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Quinn is wriggling around trying to escape.
Quinn is working hard here to advance position. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Ludwig trying to control but Quinn is having none of it. Quinn is trying to get back to his feet but can't. Quinn is trying desperately to improve position. Quinn is in a horrible position here. Ludwig smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ludwig fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Quinn is looking to improve his position but Ludwig isn't that keen on the idea. Ludwig connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jay Ludwig has got the better of the ground game so far. Quinn is desperately trying to improve his position but Ludwig has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ludwig cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ludwig controlling the pace for now. Quinn is trying to escape the mount.
Ludwig looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ludwig sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Quinn is desperately trying to improve his position but Ludwig has a good base and remains in mount. Ludwig in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Ludwig lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Quinn slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. Quinn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Quinn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ludwig defends it easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Ludwig showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ludwig misses with an uppercut. Quinn saw that one coming. A big left from Ludwig misses. Dan Quinn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Ludwig fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Quinn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. A looping hook to the body misses from Ludwig. Quinn does a little dance to reset his feet. Ludwig misses with a looping right. Quinn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Ludwig. Quinn avoids the body shot from Ludwig.
Quinn takes one to the chin there. Quinn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Ludwig scores with a body shot.
Ludwig scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. The fight moves into the clinch position. Ludwig on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ludwig missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Ludwig. Quinn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ludwig lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Quinn at a distance.
Ludwig cracks a nice hook into Quinn's ribs. Ludwig throws a right and a left that both miss. Quinn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ludwig pinned against the cage. Ludwig gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Ludwig throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Quinn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Ludwig throws a series of strikes that have Quinn backpedaling.
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! Quinn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Quinn misses with a takedown attempt - Ludwig sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Quinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Quinn gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Ludwig gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Quinn is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Ludwig! Jay Ludwig took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Undead clothing. All items 10$ for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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