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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Quick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Quick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quick shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quick blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Quick pushes him off.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Quick's shoulder, as Quick tries to avoid the shot.
Quick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Quick gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Quick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith tries to clinch
and Quick counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Smith looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quick throws a nice head kick!
Quick lands a front kick.
Quick moves into the clinch successfully.
Quick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith is looking to clinch but Quick is avoiding it.
A big head kick from Quick and Smith is sent sprawling to the canvas!
It looks like Travis Smith has been cut.
Smith is looking to stand up but Quick isn't so interested in that idea.
Quick is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Quick passes Smith's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Quick with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quick escapes and gets back to his feet.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Quick circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Quick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick manages to break the clinch.
A head kick by Quick misses
and Smith counters with a big head kick but Quick shrugs it off.
Smith blocks a head kick by Quick.
Quick throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Quick scores with a four punch combination!
Quick instigates a clinch.
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!
Quick lands a right hand.
Quick tries for a takedown. No joy.
Quick stalling.
Quick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quick scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A head kick by Smith misses
and Quick counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith closes the distance but Quick moves to the side
and Quick counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smith fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Quick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Quick misses.
Quick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith has managed to clinch.
Quick is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smith pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Smith landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Quick.
Quick just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
Quick dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Quick lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Quick scores a nice knee to the body.
Quick lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
Quick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Quick counters with a nice leg kick.
Quick looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith avoiding damage as Quick throws knees to the body.
Smith lands an elbow inside.
Quick breaks from the clinch.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Quick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quick lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Quick counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smith throws a hook but Quick blocks it.
Quick is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Quick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Smith's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Quick counters with a nice leg kick.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Quick pushes him off.
Quick chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Quick clinches with his opponent.
Nice elbow from Quick.
Quick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Quick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Smith prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Quick scores a nice knee to the body.
Quick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Quick, right into the meat.
Travis Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
enabling Quick to counter with a crisp jab.
Quick gets a clinch.
Nice elbow from Quick.
Quick lands an elbow inside.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Quick tries to score a body lock takedown but Smith shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Joe Quick is winning the standup battle so far.
Quick thuds his shin into the meat of Smith's side.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Quick!
Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Quick.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Quick counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Smith throws a hook but Quick avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Quick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Quick counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Quick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joe Quick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quick circles away from the clinch attempt
and Quick counters with a leg kick.
Quick moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Quick throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Smith takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Quick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Quick counters by clinching up.
Quick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Quick's brow.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Quick lands a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Quick takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Quick manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Smith misses
and Quick counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Quick to acknowledge the strikes.
Quick walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Quick's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Quick duly obliges.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Quick counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith wants to clinch.
Quick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Quick.
Quick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Quick looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quick circles away from the clinch attempt
and Quick counters by clinching up.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Quick backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Quick.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Quick drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smith gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Quick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Quick is controlling the position.
Quick landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Quick manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Quick goes for a takedown attempt but Smith pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Smith misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Quick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Travis Smith's cut.
That's time! Quick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Quick clinches up against the cage.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Quick blocks with his arms.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Quick drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smith pulls his leg out and moves away.
Smith throws a hook but Quick blocks it.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith wants to clinch up but Quick keeps it at a distance.
Quick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quick lands a head kick!
Quick instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick lands a knee to the body.
Quick breaks the clinch.
Quick throws a combination. Smith tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Quick has taken the fight to the clinch.
Quick tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
Quick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Quick is controlling the position.
Quick lands an elbow inside.
Quick tries for a takedown but Smith manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Quick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
Quick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Quick counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Quick instigates a clinch.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Quick trying to land knees to the body.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick throws a head kick that misses.
Smith is looking to slow Quick down with leg kicks.
Smith closes the distance but Quick moves to the side
and Quick counters with a two punch combo.
Quick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Quick works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Quick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quick blocks a head kick by Smith.
Quick throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Quick thuds his shin into the meat of Smith's side.
Quick instigates a clinch.
Quick blocks the elbow strike.
Quick wants a takedown.
Quick will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
Quick lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Quick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quick throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.
Smith throws a series of punches but Quick avoids them all with ease.
Quick tries a head kick but it misses.
Quick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quick tries to work over Smith's front leg with a kick but Smith checks it.
Quick swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith misses with a low kick as Quick jumps back.
Quick moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Quick lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Quick won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Quick lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Quick manages to break the clinch.
Smith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Quick's head.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Quick pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Quick has double underhooks.
Smith wants to break free but Quick has control.
Quick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quick gets a clinch.
Quick tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Quick blocks an elbow strike.
Smith is trying to maintain a safe position but Quick gets an underhook and turns Smith into the cage.
Quick breaks from the clinch.
Travis Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quick is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Smith throws a right hand that Quick ducks under and follows up with a left that Quick also avoids with ease.
Joe Quick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith throws a leg kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Quick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Quick has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Quick!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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