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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quaid's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Total Recall. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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186 cm
31
260 lbs
27 - 11 - 0 |
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196 cm
35
266 lbs
30 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Douglas Quaid! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Ventura! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A jab from Quaid misses. Quaid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ventura. Ventura looks to land a right hand but Quaid moved out of range. Quaid avoids the head kick by Ventura.
Ventura throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Quaid missing with a left hand there. Ventura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Ventura is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Ventura throws a half hearted mid kick. Quaid lands with a straight right. Ventura didn't see that one coming. Quaid lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Quaid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ventura moves away. Ventura shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Quaid defends it nicely. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Quaid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ventura. Quaid feinted with a counter takedown. Quaid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Ventura as he connects with a hook. Quaid sizes up Ventura with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Quaid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ventura moves away. And Ventura responds with a good body kick, but Quaid manages to step out the way in time. Quaid seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ventura looks to land a right hand but Quaid moved out of range. Quaid attempts a counter takedown but Ventura avoids it well and moves away. Quaid darts in looking for a takedown but Ventura gets double underhooks and turns Quaid into the cage. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Quaid connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Quaid looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Quaid throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ventura on the side of the head.
Ventura is rocked! Quaid takes the fight into the clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ventura. Quaid is pushing Ventura up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Ventura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Quaid on the inside. Ventura lands with a right to the head. Ventura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Ventura throws a wild body kick that Quaid sees coming a mile off. Ventura has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Quaid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ventura. This has been an exciting period of action! Ventura throws a shot from downtown. Quaid moves away and avoids it. Quaid has closed the distance and engaged Ventura in a clinch.
Quaid has Ventura pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ventura has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Quaid avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Quaid swings wildly with an uppercut but Ventura uses good head movement to avoid it. Ventura prevents a body shot from Quaid. A short body shot lands from Quaid as the two fighters clinch.
Quaid tries to work over Ventura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ventura scores with an uppercut up the middle. Quaid is leaning against Ventura and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Ventura tries a body shot but Quaid blocks it.
Ventura throws a head punch that misses. Quaid keeps control of Ventura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ventura. Ventura works on Quaid's body with a couple of short punches. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Quaid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ventura's elbow. Ventura misses with the head strike.
Quaid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Quaid leaning against his opponent.
The referee calls for Quaid to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Quaid prevents Ventura from breaking the clinch. Ventura gets through Quaid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Ventura misses with a punch on the inside.
Quaid lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ventura or not. Ventura can't find room to land a body shot as Quaid controls the action.
Quaid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ventura's elbow. Ventura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quaid's elbow. A head punch on the inside from Ventura fails to land. Quaid prevents a body shot from Ventura. Quaid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ventura backwards. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Quaid has a couple of punches blocked by Ventura.
Ventura breaks from the clinch.
Quaid throws out a powerful jab. Ventura pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Quaid sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Ventura throws a looping overhand right but Quaid ducks down to avoid it. Quaid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Quaid connects with a body shot that sends Ventura's belly button to the back. Quaid works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Quaid throws a shot to the body.
Ventura looks winded! A slow jab from Ventura misses its intended target. Ventura just misses with a punch to the body.
Ventura throws a shot from downtown. Quaid moves away and avoids it. Quaid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quaid will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Quaid clinches. Quaid dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Quaid lands a nice uppercut. A short uppercut from Quaid. Quaid's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Quaid softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Quaid will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ventura up against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Quaid dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Quaid misses with a right hand and Quaid takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Quaid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quaid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ventura. Ventura instigates a clinch. Ventura gets through Quaid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Ventura has Quaid pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Quaid manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Ventura turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ventura manages to end up in side control. Quaid can't do much from the bottom here. Ventura working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. Quaid tries to improve position but can't. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Quaid can't do much from the bottom here. Ventura landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ventura throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Ventura misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Quaid parries the strikes from Ventura easily there. Ventura is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Quaid to escape.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Ventura misses the shot to the body. Quaid gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Quaid scores with a takedown into Ventura's guard. Ventura looking to control.
Quaid throwing strikes but missing. Ventura working a defensive guard here.
Quaid throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ventura seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Quaid trying to control the position from guard on top but Ventura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Quaid is in close to Ventura's body, working some short punches and elbows. Quaid scoring with some ground and pound. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quaid accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Ventura avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Quaid won't allow Ventura to sweep him here. Ventura looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Quaid trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Quaid is pushing down on Ventura's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ventura is fighting to maintain full guard but Quaid has managed to sneak the leg through. Quaid looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Quaid lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Quaid not landing any meaningful shots this time. Ventura on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Ventura controlling the position well. Ventura blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quaid. Quaid not landing any meaningful shots this time. Quaid looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Quaid thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Quaid trying to control from half guard but Ventura is working away. Quaid sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ventura defending well though. Ventura regains full guard. Nicely done. Ventura avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Quaid looks to land a right hand but Ventura moved out of range. Quaid moves into range and clinches up with Ventura. Ventura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quaid misses with a punch to the body.
Quaid swings wildly with an uppercut but Ventura uses good head movement to avoid it. Quaid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ventura's elbow. Ventura breaks from the clinch.
Quaid doesn't succeed with the takedown and Ventura counters with a lovely straight right hand! Ventura looks to throw the jab but Quaid is out of range. Ventura on the wrong end of a nice hook. Quaid lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Ventura is still on wobbly legs! Can Quaid finish him? Quaid gets a double leg takedown into Ventura's guard. Quaid is fighting to break Ventura's control of his arms but Ventura is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Quaid postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Douglas Quaid will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ventura closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Ventura seems to have recovered his senses. Quaid tries a body shot but Ventura blocks it.
Quaid swings wildly with an uppercut but Ventura uses good head movement to avoid it. Douglas Quaid has scored more points in the clinch so far. The referee is keeping an eye on Quaid - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Quaid lands a takedown into guard.
Ventura keeping moving, preventing Quaid from controlling successfully. Ventura working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Quaid. Douglas Quaid overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Quaid connects with a couple of short punches. Quaid keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ventura's head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Quaid trying to control but Ventura is working from the bottom. Ventura looking to control.
Quaid trying to control but Ventura is working from the bottom. Quaid is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quaid accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Ventura utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Quaid content to stall in guard here. Quaid lands a couple of decent looking shots. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quaid accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Quaid throws a big right hand that misses. Ventura is trying to keep Quaid in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Quaid drops Ventura with a big left hand and mounts him. Ventura is in big trouble! Whack. That's a big, big shot from Quaid! Ventura is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Douglas Quaid! A victorious Douglas Quaid thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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