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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ranis Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Livingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ranis Quick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Livingston!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Livingston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quick shoots in for a takedown but Livingston shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Quick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Livingston misses the target.
Quick throws a body punch but Livingston moves out of range.
Livingston misses with the combination.
Nice body punch from Livingston.
Livingston swats away the attempt to clinch by Quick.
Quick tries for a takedown but Livingston sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Quick looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Livingston is fending him off so far but Quick persists. Nope, Livingston circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ranis Quick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice jab there from Livingston.
Quick ducks under a wild hook from Livingston.
A big left from Livingston misses.
Livingston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quick.
Quick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Quick tries to score a power double leg takedown but Livingston sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Quick somewhat.
Livingston throws a hook but Quick avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick takes a jab right on the kisser.
Livingston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Livingston throws a series of strikes that have Quick backpedaling.
Sloppy strikes from Quick. Those never looked like landing.
Quick is breathing heavily.
Quick shoots in for a double leg but Livingston sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Quick takes a swing at Livingston's ribcage but misses.
Livingston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Quick is looking to clinch but Livingston is avoiding it.
Livingston shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Quick as he avoids it easily.
Livingston lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Livingston fails to land with a series of punches.
Quick tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Livingston swivels and escapes.
Quick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Livingston swings for the body but Quick moves out of range.
Livingston dips to his left and cracks Quick with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Livingston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Livingston lands with a nice body punch.
Livingston scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Livingston cracks Quick with a good jab.
Livingston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Livingston misses with a hook. Quick ducked under it nicely.
Quick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Livingston throws a body punch but Quick moves out of range.
Livingston scores with a hook.
Quick ducks right into an uppercut from Livingston.
Livingston punishes Quick's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Livingston misses.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Quick. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Quick dodges the punch combination from Livingston.
Livingston sizes up Quick with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Quick on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Livingston lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Quick.
Livingston is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Quick had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Livingston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Livingston tries to bum rush Quick with a series of wild strikes but Quick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quick lands a jab to Livingston's midsection.
Quick walks into a jab.
Livingston throws a jab but it's blocked by Quick.
Livingston fails with the takedown.
Quick tries to move into range but Livingston moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Quick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Livingston.
Livingston misses with a two punch combination.
Quick ducks under a wild hook from Livingston.
Livingston swats away the attempt to clinch by Quick.
Livingston shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Quick defends it nicely.
Quick wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Livingston scores with the left hand. Quick knows he should have avoided that one.
Quick closes this distance looking for a takedown but Livingston circles away.
Livingston throws a right hand that Quick ducks under and follows up with a left that Quick also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Quick. Those never looked like landing.
Livingston misses with a series of wild punches.
Livingston misses with a wild combination.
Nice sprawl there from Quick as Livingston shoots in.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quick is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Livingston swinging wildly here.
Livingston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Livingston dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Livingston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Quick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Quick gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Quick scores with a jab to the body.
Quick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Livingston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Quick. Those never looked like landing.
Quick shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Livingston pinned against the cage. Livingston gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Livingston misses with a two punch combination.
Quick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Livingston.
Quick scores with a jab. Livingston acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Livingston moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Quick.
Quick ducks under a wild hook from Livingston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Livingston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Livingston. Those never looked like landing.
Livingston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quick.
Livingston throws a right hand that Quick ducks under and follows up with a left that Quick also avoids with ease.
Livingston jabs Quick to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Livingston misses with an uppercut.
Livingston slips under a jab.
Livingston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Livingston scores with a jab to the head.
Livingston scores with the left hand. Quick knows he should have avoided that one.
Quick scores with a jab.
Livingston shoots in and drives through. Quick sprawls well.
Quick ducks right into an uppercut from Livingston.
Livingston throws a right and a left that Quick avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Livingston misses with an uppercut. Quick saw that one coming.
Livingston lands with a nice combination. Quick backs away looking to recover.
Billy Livingston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Livingston.
Livingston shoots in for a double leg but Quick sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Quick will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ranis Quick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Livingston throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quick throws a hook to the side of Livingston's head but Livingston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Livingston jabs Quick to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Quick takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Livingston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quick takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Quick shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Livingston but Livingston pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Quick slips a jab from Livingston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick slips under a jab from Livingston.
Quick thuds his right hand into Livingston's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Livingston scores with a sloppy right hand. Quick should have avoided that one.
Livingston throws a jab when Quick was well out of range.
Livingston slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Quick is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Quick gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Quick might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Quick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Livingston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Livingston thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Livingston misses its intended target.
Quick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Livingston finds it's way round the side to connect with Quick's head.
Quick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Livingston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A left lands for Livingston.
Quick is looking to clinch.
Livingston misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Livingston throws a looping overhand right but Quick ducks down to avoid it.
Quick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Livingston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Livingston throws out a loose jab but Quick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Livingston defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Quick.
Livingston throws a nice looking combination but Quick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quick takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Livingston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Livingston misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Livingston misses.
Quick misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Quick looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Livingston misses with an uppercut. Quick saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Livingston misses with a hook. Quick ducked under it nicely.
Quick moves out of range as Livingston strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Quick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Livingston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Quick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Livingston finds it's way round the side to connect with Quick's head.
Quick scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Livingston throws a right hand that Quick ducks under and follows up with a left that Quick also avoids with ease.
Quick moves out of range as Livingston strikes.
Ranis Quick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Livingston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Livingston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quick takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Livingston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Livingston throws an overhand right that lands on Quick's shoulder, as Quick tries to avoid the shot.
Livingston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quick manages to avoid it.
Quick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quick slips under a jab from Livingston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick throws a sloppy head kick and Livingston moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Livingston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quick tries to clinch up but Livingston circles away and keeps his distance.
Quick defending well as Livingston loads up on a big left hand.
Quick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Livingston.
Livingston lands with an uppercut that bounces Quick off the cage and back into range.
Quick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Livingston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quick.
Quick slips under a jab from Livingston.
No joy there for Quick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Quick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Livingston's waist but Livingston gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Quick off to one side.
Quick misses with a double jab.
Jab by Livingston.
Livingston throws the left hand but Quick avoids the punch easily.
Livingston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Livingston throws a hook but Quick avoids it easily.
Quick loads up on a big right hand but Livingston slips the punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Livingston. That snapped Quick's head back.
Livingston lands with a hook. Quick tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Livingston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Livingston lands a nice shot to the body.
Quick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Livingston connects with a right hand. Quick shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Livingston looks to throw the jab but Quick is out of range.
Livingston shoots in for a takedown but Quick shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Quick tries to clinch there but Livingston circles away.
Livingston fails to land the takedown.
Livingston misses with a looping left.
Quick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Livingston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick is looking to clinch.
Quick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Livingston swinging wildly here.
Livingston throws a combination. Quick tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Livingston misses with a series of wild punches.
Quick scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Livingston throws a combination. Quick tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Livingston might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Quick finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Livingston scores with a nice head shot.
Quick walks into a left hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Quick.
Quick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Livingston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Livingston shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Quick as he jumps to the side.
Ranis Quick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Livingston.
Quick ducks under a wild hook from Livingston.
Quick fails with a takedown attempt.
Livingston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quick.
Livingston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quick moves away.
Livingston pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Quick back to the cage. Livingston follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Livingston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quick.
Quick dodges the punch combination from Livingston.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Livingston takes a swing at Quick's ribcage but misses.
Ranis Quick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Billy Livingston is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Quick shoots in and drives through. Livingston sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Billy Livingston.
Well Livingston has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Livingston!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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