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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Quin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quin comes to the cage accompanied by Captain Jack - Iko Iko. Keller is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: War Music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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197 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Quin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Virgil Keller!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quin blocks a jab.
A jab lands there for Quin.
Quin scores with a shot to the body.
Keller moves out of range of the strikes.
Quin tries to bum rush Keller with a series of wild strikes but Keller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Keller lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Good standup being displayed there by Quin as he connects with a hook.
Keller misses the jab.
Quin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quin. Keller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Quin avoids the body shot from Keller.
Quin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keller manages to avoid it.
Quin lands with a right hand.
Quin connects with a looping right hand.
Keller swings for the body but Quin moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Quin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jab by Quin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller cracks Quin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Keller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keller throws a body punch but Quin moves out of range.
Quin avoids the body shot from Keller.
Quin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quin looks to throw the jab but Keller is out of range.
Quin scores with a punch to the head.
Quin clinches.
Quin lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Keller's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Keller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Keller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Quin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quin misses with a body punch.
Keller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Keller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Quin or not.
Quin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quin looking to slow down the pace here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Quin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Keller blocks a jab.
Quin lands a jab.
Quin lands a glancing blow to the side of Keller's head.
Quin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Keller counters with a straight right hand.
Quin throws a body punch but Keller moves out of range.
Quin just misses with a punch to the body.
Keller tries to clinch up.
Quin tries to counter by clinching up but Keller breaks away and moves out of range.
Quin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Keller blocks a jab.
Keller tried to score with a low kick but Quin checks it.
Quin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quin connects with a right hand. Keller shakes it off.
Quin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller misses with a looping left.
Keller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quin.
Quin throws a nice looking combination but Keller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Keller let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Keller throws a looping overhand right but Quin ducks down to avoid it.
Quin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Keller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Keller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quin manages to avoid it.
Keller is looking to clinch but Quin is avoiding it.
Quin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Quin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Quin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Quin blocks a jab.
Quin misses with a body punch
enabling Keller to counter with a crisp jab.
Quin pushes Keller up against the cage in a clinch.
Keller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Quin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Quin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Keller lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Quin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Quin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Quin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Keller manages to circle out of the way.
Quin feints a jab promting Keller to slip. Quin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Keller slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A big left from Quin misses.
Quin slips a jab and a cross from Keller.
Quin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quin tries to counter by clinching up but Keller breaks away and moves out of range.
Quin misses with a body punch
and Keller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quin slips a jab from Keller.
Quin throws a hook to the side of Keller's head but Keller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Quin misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quin misses with a wild body shot.
Keller appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Quin checks a low kick from Keller.
Keller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quin.
Nice uppercut lands for Quin. That snapped Keller's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Quin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Quin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keller circles away quickly and effectively.
Quin swings for the body but Keller moves out of range.
Quin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Keller.
Quin misses with an uppercut
and Keller counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Quin thinking.
Keller does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Quin digs a good hook to Keller's body.
Keller on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Keller throws a sloppy head kick and Quin moves out of range easily.
Quin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quin looks to land a combination but Keller avoids it well.
Quin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like Keller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matt Quin is winning the standup battle so far.
Keller throws a right hand that misses
and Quin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keller circles away quickly and effectively.
Keller misses with a low kick.
Quin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nice uppercut there from Quin.
A telegraphed right hand from Quin misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Quin misses.
Quin clobbers Keller with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Keller is looking to land body kicks.
Quin tries to counter by clinching up but Keller breaks away and moves out of range.
Quin misses with a combination
and Keller counters with a nice low kick that buckles Quin's knee momentarily.
Quin instigates a clinch.
Keller throws a punch but it's blocked by Quin.
Come on Quin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Keller tries to circle away but Quin has him pinned against the cage.
Keller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Quin prevents Keller from breaking the clinch.
Quin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keller can do to turn this around?
Keller has had enough of the clinch but Quin keeps him there for the moment.
Keller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quin moves out of range of the body kick.
Quin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Keller throws a push kick but Quin slaps the foot to one side.
Nice defenses there by Quin.
A left and a right from Quin both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quin misses with a body shot
and Keller counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Quin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kellers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Keller throws a body punch but Quin moves out of range.
Quin throws a big shot that misses.
Quin slips a jab and a cross from Keller.
Quin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Keller.
Keller looks to land a body kick but Quin moved away.
Quin throwing a counter right hand but Keller manages to avoid it.
Keller fakes the leg kick and cracks Quin in the body.
Keller tries to move into range but Quin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Quin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin can't find room to land a body shot as Keller controls the action.
Quin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Keller blocks an uppercut.
Quin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Quin.
Keller tries to work over Quin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Keller fails to land.
Keller misses with a body punch.
Matt Quin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Keller is trying to break the clinch but Quin has him pressed against the cage.
Keller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Keller is trying to break the clinch but Quin is controlling him.
Quin swings wildly with an uppercut but Keller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Quin lands a left hand.
Quin blocks a body shot from Keller.
Keller tries to break the clinch but Quin is controlling the position.
Quin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Keller up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Keller.
Keller blocks an uppercut.
Quin stalling in the clinch but Keller improves position.
Keller wants to get back to striking at distance but Quin won't allow it.
Quin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keller is trying to break the clinch but Quin is controlling him.
Keller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quin prevents a body shot from Keller.
Keller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quin lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keller gets through Quin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Quin lands with a light punch inside.
Keller misses with a punch on the inside.
Keller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keller has had enough of the clinch but Quin keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Quin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.
Keller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quin cracks Keller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Quin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Quin throws a right hand that misses
and Keller counters with a leg kick.
Keller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quin was well out of range. Poor timing from Keller.
Quin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Keller on the side of the head.
Keller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Keller misses with a double jab.
Quin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keller misses with a hook.
Keller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Quin.
Keller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quin misses with a hook.
Keller walks into a straight right hand from Quin.
Keller looks to throw the jab but Quin is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Keller. Keller obviously looking to wear him down.
Quin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A punch combination from Quin misses.
Keller tries to score with a low kick but Quin moves his leg out of the way.
Keller blocks a jab.
A jab from Keller misses.
Quin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Keller misses with a punch to the body.
Keller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Quin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Quin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller throws a head punch that misses.
Quin scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keller wants to break the clinch but can't.
The referee calls for Quin to work.
Keller misses with some punches.
Keller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Quin.
Quin punishes Keller's body with a nice straight punch.
Keller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quin was well out of range. Poor timing from Keller.
Keller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keller moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Keller misses with a kick to the body
and Quin counters with a nice body shot.
Quin cracks Keller with an open hand slap.
Keller slips under a jab from Quin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Quin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keller.
Keller slips a straight right by Quin.
Keller is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Quin with a body shot.
Quin staying out of range there.
Quin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Keller lands with a hook. Quin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quin. Keller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keller lands a nice hook to Quin's body. Quin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Keller connects with a single shot there.
Virgil Keller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quin clinches with his opponent.
Quin takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Quin.
Keller tries to break the clinch but Quin is controlling the position.
Keller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quin dodges the punch combination from Keller.
Quin is looking to counter punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keller throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keller throws a body kick that misses.
Keller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quin.
Keller is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Keller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Keller moves out of range as Quin strikes.
Quin misses with a shot to the body
and Keller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quin's corner calls for a 1-2. Quin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A punch combination from Quin misses.
Keller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Keller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Quin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Quin lands a lovely overhand right.
Quin ducks under a wild hook from Keller.
Quin blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Matt Quin.
Well Quin 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Quin!
Matt Quin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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