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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Quatrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fusion Weapon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quatrone comes to the cage accompanied by Stronger by Kayne West. Weapon has chosen Run This Town Tonight as his entrance music. Xavier Quatrone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier Quatrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fusion Weapon!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weapon misses with a double jab.
Weapon looks to land a combination but Quatrone avoids it well.
Weapon fails to land with a series of punches.
Weapon throws a right and a left that Quatrone avoids nicely.
Quatrone scores with a nice right hand.
Quatrone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Weapon.
Weapon scores with a three punch combo!
Weapon throws a series of punches but Quatrone moves out of range.
Weapon misses with a few strikes there.
Weapon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Quatrone counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Quatrone.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Quatrone distracts Weapon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quatrone content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Quatrone is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quatrone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Quatrone throws a big elbow that misses.
Quatrone stops Weapon from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quatrone throws a big elbow that misses.
Weapon has momentary wrist control but Quatrone slips an elbow through the middle.
Quatrone stands and throws Weapon's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Quatrone goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Weapon has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Quatrone but great work by Weapon.
Quatrone tries to buck Weapon off but Weapon is having none of it.
Weapon tries to advance to mount but Quatrone denies him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weapon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quatrone keeps working.
Quatrone struggling a bit here.
Quatrone stops Weapon from passing to mount.
Quatrone struggling a bit here.
Weapon tries to advance to mount but Quatrone denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quatrone is looking to regain half guard here but Weapon keeps moving and retains side control.
Quatrone manages to get back to half guard.
Weapon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weapon prevents Quatrone from improving his position.
Quatrone manages to get to full guard.
Weapon is fighting to break Quatrone's control of his arms but Quatrone is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Quatrone wants to sweep but no luck.
Weapon tries to free his leg and advance position but Quatrone is retaining full guard.
Quatrone might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quatrone trying to control the position here.
Weapon preventing the sweep.
Quatrone looking to control.
Weapon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Quatrone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Weapon's guard.
Quatrone distracts Weapon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Quatrone is looking to advance position but Weapon has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Weapon is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Quatrone is surviving well by controlling Weapon's body position as best he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quatrone can't escape the position.
Weapon working for a submission but Quatrone is keeping him at bay.
Quatrone keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quatrone defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Weapon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weapon lands a big elbow.
Quatrone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Weapon on the ground.
Weapon working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Weapon with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Quatrone is desperately trying to improve his position but Weapon has a good base and remains in mount.
Quatrone regains half guard.
Weapon wants to pass the guard but Quatrone is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quatrone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Weapon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Quatrone defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Quatrone 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.
Weapon misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Weapon misses.
Weapon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quatrone dodges the punch combination from Weapon.
Weapon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Weapon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for Weapon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Weapon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Quatrone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quatrone shoots in but Weapon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Weapon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Quatrone counters with a one-two to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Weapon misses the target.
Weapon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Quatrone tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Weapon.
Weapon is breathing heavily.
Weapon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Quatrone counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quatrone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Quatrone throws a big right hand that misses.
Quatrone throws an elbow that misses. Weapon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Quatrone's guard. Nice move by Weapon!
Weapon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Quatrone is keeping the position for now.
Quatrone is adopting a defensive guard.
Weapon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Quatrone has his hands on Weapon's head, controlling the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Xavier Quatrone just wasn't active enough.
Weapon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Quatrone eats them both and turns towards Weapon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weapon misses with a few strikes there.
Weapon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Quatrone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Weapon swats away the attempt to clinch by Quatrone.
Weapon throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Quatrone counter with a right hand.
Weapon misses with a few strikes there.
Weapon throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quatrone works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Quatrone closes the distance and pushes Weapon back into the cage.
Quatrone is looking for a takedown.
Quatrone tries for a takedown but Weapon manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Quatrone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weapon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Quatrone gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Weapon regains guard.
Xavier Quatrone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Weapon has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Quatrone off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weapon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Weapon misses.
Weapon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Quatrone.
Quatrone dodges the punch combination from Weapon.
Quatrone takes a swing at Weapon's ribcage but misses.
Quatrone drives through with a takedown into Weapon's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Quatrone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Weapon is keeping the position for now.
Quatrone wants to stand and escape but instead Weapon has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weapon drops back looking for a leg! Quatrone is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Quatrone manages to kick Weapon off! Weapon jumps back into Quatrone's guard.
Quatrone has control of Weapon's left arm, preventing Weapon from doing any damage.
Weapon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Quatrone's head.
Quatrone has control of Weapon's left arm, preventing Weapon from doing any damage.
Weapon wants to pass the guard but Quatrone is keeping the position.
Weapon wants to control from the top but Quatrone keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weapon passes Quatrone's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quatrone trying to control from the bottom.
Weapon is looking for a kimura but Quatrone is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Weapon to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Quatrone dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Weapon misses with a few strikes there.
Weapon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quatrone shoots in but Weapon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A punch combination from Quatrone misses.
Weapon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quatrone.
Quatrone dodges the punch combination from Weapon.
Quatrone throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Weapon fails to land with a series of punches.
Weapon misses with the combination.
Weapon throws a series of punches but Quatrone moves out of range.
Weapon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Weapon misses with a series of wild punches.
Fusion Weapon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weapon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quatrone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Weapon.
Weapon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Quatrone.
Quatrone fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Weapon is out of range.
Weapon throws a series of punches but Quatrone moves out of range.
Weapon ducks under a wild hook from Quatrone.
Quatrone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Weapon.
Weapon checks a leg kick.
Quatrone fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Quatrone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weapon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Weapon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Weapon misses.
Weapon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quatrone fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Weapon sprawls well initially but Quatrone persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weapon has hold of Quatrone's hands but Quatrone slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Quatrone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Quatrone looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Weapon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Quatrone trying to control from half guard but Weapon is working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Quatrone connects with a nice short shot to Weapon's temple.
Quatrone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Quatrone tries to pass the half guard into mount. Weapon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Weapon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weapon desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Quatrone throwing shots but Weapon is blocking nicely.
Weapon trying to control from the bottom.
Quatrone stops Weapon from getting back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Quatrone is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Weapon doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Quatrone.
Quatrone looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weapon is trying to stand up here but Quatrone is controlling him well.
Quatrone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Quatrone is looking to take a break and control but Weapon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Weapon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quatrone.
Quatrone takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quatrone throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Weapon to regain full guard.
Weapon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fusion Weapon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xavier Quatrone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quatrone is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Quatrone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Quatrone, 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Quatrone!
After the fight, Xavier Quatrone was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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