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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glen Quagmire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Flair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flair is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bang Your Head. Ric Flair has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Glen Quagmire's chin.
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265 lbs
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185 cm
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220 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glen Quagmire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ric Flair!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quagmire avoids the body shot from Flair.
Quagmire doesn't manage to clinch there - Flair circles away.
Flair uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quagmire.
Quagmire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Flair.
Flair just misses with a punch to the body.
Quagmire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Flair.
Flair takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Quagmire lands with a nice body punch.
Flair gets caught flat footed, as Quagmire shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quagmire accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Quagmire slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Flair keeping moving, preventing Quagmire from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair trying to keep a closed guard but Quagmire is proving a slippery customer.
Quagmire thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Quagmire postures up in Flair's guard and throws a big left but Flair blocks it.
Flair wants to stand up but Quagmire is controlling him.
Flair keeping moving, preventing Quagmire from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Quagmire fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flair takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Ric Flair has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quagmire throws a nice looking combination but Flair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Flair takes a swing at Quagmire's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Quagmire.
Quagmire circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quagmire scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quagmire scores with a hook to the body. Flair takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Flair looks gassed!
Quagmire scores with a sloppy right hand. Flair should have avoided that one.
Flair looks to land a right hand but Quagmire moved out of range.
Quagmire fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Flair tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quagmire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quagmire feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Flair keeping moving, preventing Quagmire from controlling successfully.
Quagmire has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flair seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Quagmire drops back looking for a leg! Flair is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Flair manages to kick Quagmire off! Quagmire jumps back into Flair's guard.
Quagmire trying to control but Flair is working from the bottom.
Quagmire stands up over Flair, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
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.
Quagmire wants to pass the guard but Flair is keeping the position.
Flair wants to sweep but no luck.
Flair working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Quagmire.
Quagmire throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Flair slips a straight right by Quagmire.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flair uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Quagmire has time to react.
It looks like Glen Quagmire has been cut.
Flair on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Some wild striking there from Quagmire.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glen Quagmire dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Quagmire's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Flair throws a jab but it's blocked by Quagmire.
A combination from Flair does no damage.
Quagmire scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Quagmire thows a body shot but no joy.
Quagmire lands a two punch combo.
Quagmire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Flair.
Quagmire moves away from the strike by Flair.
A left and a right from Quagmire both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flair throws a jab when Quagmire was well out of range.
Flair thuds his right hand into Quagmire's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice cross by Quagmire.
A slow jab from Flair misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quagmire decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Flair avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Quagmire.
Flair avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Quagmire.
Quagmire is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Quagmire wants to control but Flair is keeping him busy.
Quagmire is looking to advance position but Flair won't allow it.
Quagmire wants to control but Flair is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flair trying to control from the bottom.
Quagmire looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Flair ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quagmire moves away.
Glen Quagmire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quagmire throws a left and a right that both miss
and Flair counters with a straight right hand.
Quagmire misses with a looping right.
Quagmire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Flair.
Flair misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flair moves into the clinch successfully.
Flair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Flair prevents Quagmire from breaking the clinch.
Quagmire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quagmire tries for a takedown. No joy.
Flair misses with a short punch on the inside.
Flair prevents Quagmire from breaking the clinch.
Quagmire takes a shot to the head.
Flair lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Flair lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Quagmire or not.
Quagmire is working for takedown but Flair is calmly controlling the position for now.
Flair swings wildly with an uppercut but Quagmire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flair has a couple of punches blocked by Quagmire.
Flair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Flair lands an elbow inside.
Quagmire letting Flair take a breather here.
Flair trying to control the position but instead, Quagmire has worked for underhooks and has pushed Flair into the cage.
Flair stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flair throws an elbow that misses.
Flair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quagmire avoids the elbow strike from Flair, against the cage.
Flair scores with a shot to the side of Quagmire's head.
Quagmire takes a shot to the head.
Flair throws a punch but it's blocked by Quagmire.
Flair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Flair holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Flair throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Quagmire's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Flair working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quagmire blocking some punches.
Flair working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Quagmire.
Flair throws a head punch that misses.
Quagmire throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glen Quagmire dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Quagmire misses with a few strikes there.
Flair misses with a body shot.
Flair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quagmire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Flair.
Quagmire shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Quagmire was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Quagmire sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Quagmire swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Flair is now in Quagmire's guard. A big mistake from Quagmire there, giving up the dominant position!
Quagmire looking to hit a scissor sweep but Flair is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quagmire thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quagmire controls Flair momentarily but Flair frees himself.
Flair tries to stand but Quagmire is controlling from the bottom.
Quagmire trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Quagmire will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Quagmire trying to keep a closed guard but Flair is proving a slippery customer.
Flair must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Flair tests Quagmire's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Flair tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quagmire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flair tries a head kick but it misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Flair.
Quagmire slips a straight right by Flair.
Quagmire throws a combination that misses
and Flair counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Flair lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Flair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quagmire blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quagmire drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Flair gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Flair lands with a left to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Quagmire seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Flair is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Flair takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Flair throws a head punch that misses.
Flair misses with a punch on the inside.
Flair avoiding damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Flair.
Flair throws a punch but it's blocked by Quagmire.
Quagmire wants to break the clinch but can't.
Flair pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Flair throws an elbow that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Flair.
Flair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Flair creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Flair lands a body shot in the clinch.
Flair throws a punch but it's blocked by Quagmire.
Quagmire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quagmire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flair lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Flair digs a right hand into Quagmire's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Quagmire's gas tank.
Quagmire breaks the clinch.
Quagmire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Quagmire.
Ric Flair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Glen Quagmire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quagmire lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Flair has Quagmire up against the cage in a clinch.
Flair misses with the head strike.
Flair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Flair lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Flair makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Quagmire avoiding damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ric Flair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Quagmire has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glen Quagmire!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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