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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Glover Quin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Dracol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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189 cm
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175 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Glover Quin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vlad Dracol!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quin looks to land a combination but Dracol avoids it well.
Dracol fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dracol avoids a punch combination nicely.
Quin lands a jab to the head.
Dracol changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Quin tries to avoid it but Dracol manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Quin to the ground. Quin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dracol avoids a kick to the body.
Dracol dives in and grabs Quin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Quin pushes down on Dracol's head and hops out.
Glover Quin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlad Dracol.
Quin is looking to land body kicks.
Quin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Quin cracks Dracol with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Quin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dracol tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quin scores with a decent looking hook.
Dracol avoids the head kick by Quin.
Quin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dracol changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Quin tries to avoid it but Dracol manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Quin to the ground. Quin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Glover Quin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quin throws the kick towards the body but Dracol avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dracol checks a leg kick.
Dracol takes one to the chin there.
Quin throws a right and a left that Dracol avoids nicely.
Quin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Quin looks for the body kick but Dracol saw that one coming.
Dracol looks to land a combination but Quin avoids it well.
Quin just misses with a punch to the body.
Dracol blocks the body kick.
Dracol changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Quin tries to avoid it but Dracol manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Quin to the ground. Quin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dracol pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dracol looks to land a combination. Quin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dracol takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Quin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Quin - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quin looks to score with a jab to the body but Dracol is just out of range.
Quin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Quin digs a good body shot into Dracol's ribs.
Quin tries to bum rush Dracol with a series of wild strikes but Dracol uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dracol closes this distance looking for a takedown but Quin circles away.
Quin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Glover Quin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dracol dives in for a single leg takedown but Quin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Quin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dracol is trying to stall.
Quin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dracol tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Quin smiles and moves away.
Quin scores with a punch to the head.
Dracol slips under a jab.
Quin connects with the punch.
Quin clinches up with Dracol and pushes him back against the cage.
Quin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dracol backwards.
Quin is stalling here.
Dracol is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dracol breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dracol tries to clinch there but Quin circles away.
Quin misses with a straight right.
A left lands for Quin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Quin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Quin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dracol looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Quin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Quin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dracol backs up against the cage.
No joy there for Dracol, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dracol shoots in looking for a takedown. Quin tries to sprawl out of it but Dracol keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Quin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Quin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dracol eats them both and turns towards Quin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Quin tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glover Quin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dracol tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Quin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Dracol 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dracol shoots in but Quin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dracol lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quin circles away quickly and effectively.
Dracol wants to clinch up but Quin keeps it at a distance.
Dracol tries for a takedown but Quin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Quin misses with a wild body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Quin, right into the meat.
Dracol goes for a double leg but Quin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Quin continues to drive forward.
Glover Quin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlad Dracol.
Dracol looking to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Quin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dracol tries to pull guard but Quin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Dracol's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Quin.
Quin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dracols head.
Dracol goes for a takedown attempt but Quin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Quin throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quin. Dracol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quin keeps Dracol at a distance using the push kick.
Quin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dracol's head backwards.
Glover Quin is winning the standup battle so far.
Quin misses with a wild combination.
Dracol uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin tests Dracol's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Quin looks to land a body kick but Dracol moved away.
Dracol changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Quin tries to avoid it but Dracol manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Quin to the ground. Quin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dracol is trying desperately to land a takedown but Quin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dracol.
Dracol fails with a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Quin lands the left hand.
Quin lands with a nice combination. Dracol backs away looking to recover.
Dracol moves out of range of the body kick from Quin.
Quin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quin stalks Dracol and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dracol's face. Dracol staggers backwards, shaken.
Quin misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Quin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quin throws a right and a left that Dracol avoids nicely.
Quin lands a two punch combo.
Dracol is rocked!
Quin rushes Dracol with punches - Dracol moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Dracol goes down! Quin follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glover Quin!
During a confident post fight interview, Glover Quin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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