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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Quin (ranked 2359 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Rockstar (ranked 12943 p4p, 0 weight class). Quin comes to the cage accompanied by Captain Jack - Iko Iko. Rockstar has chosen You're The Best Around as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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190 lbs
38 - 25 - 4 |
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191 cm
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197 lbs
23 - 14 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
38 - 25 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Quin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Rockstar!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quin misses with a straight right.
Rockstar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Quin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rockstar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quin.
Rockstar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Quin checks it well.
Quin drives through with a takedown into Rockstar's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Quin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rockstar controls Quin momentarily but Quin frees himself.
Quin stands and throws Rockstar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Quin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quin scoring with punches and elbows.
Quin 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.
Rockstar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Quin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Quin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Quin crashes against the mat.
Rockstar is trying to control Quin's posture but Quin avoids it.
Quin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rockstar down.
Quin advances to full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rockstar is bucking up trying to escape but Quin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
It looks like Luke Rockstar has been cut.
Quin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Quin looking to control but Rockstar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockstar can't escape the position.
Quin wants to finish this one by submission but Rockstar is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Quin.
Quin lands with some strikes.
Quin trying to control but Rockstar is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Quin dominating with strikes here.
Quin trying to control but Rockstar is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quin is landing with some decent strikes but Rockstar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin cracks Rockstar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rockstar is trying to escape the mount.
Quin trying to control but Rockstar is having none of it.
Rockstar is working to get back to half guard.
Quin lands a big elbow.
Quin avoids the attempt from Rockstar to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin is landing with some decent strikes but Rockstar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Quin landing punches.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Quin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Quin dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quin tries to control but Rockstar wriggling away.
Quin with a couple of short strikes.
Rockstar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Quin tries to control but Rockstar wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Quin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Rockstar's cut.
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 moves away from the strike by Rockstar.
Rockstar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rockstar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rockstar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quin throws a looping overhand right but Rockstar ducks down to avoid it.
Rockstar scores with a spinning back kick!
Quin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rockstar throws a body shot but no joy.
Quin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rockstar can do to turn this around?
Rockstar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Quin lands a jab to the head.
Rockstar slips under a jab.
Quin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Luke Rockstar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rockstar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockstar staying out of range there.
Rockstar just misses with a punch to the body.
Quin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rockstar on the side of the head.
That has opened up Luke Rockstar's cut even more.
Rockstar shoots and misses
and Quin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quin looks to land a left hand but Rockstar moved out of range nicely.
Rockstar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quin's calf.
Quin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rockstar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rockstar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Quin throws a lazy right hand but Rockstar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quin loads up on a big right hand but Rockstar slips the punch.
Rockstar throws a hook but Quin avoids it easily.
Matt Quin is winning the standup battle so far.
Quin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rockstar.
Rockstar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rockstar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rockstar misses with the body kick
and Quin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Rockstar!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rockstar is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Quin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quin wants to work for an arm triangle but Rockstar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Quin prevents Rockstar from improving his position.
Well, if Quin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Quin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockstar is looking for a sweep. Quin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rockstar is positioning himself well to prevent Quin advancing to mount.
Quin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Quin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rockstar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Quin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rockstar wants to get back to full guard.
Quin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rockstar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Matt Quin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rockstar won't allow Quin to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Quin connects with a nice short shot to Rockstar's temple.
Rockstar wants to get back to full guard.
Quin wants to control but Rockstar is keeping him busy.
We've been hearing that Quin has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Rockstar won't allow Quin to pass to mount.
Rockstar moves into full guard.
Quin postures up and lands a big shot to Rockstar's brow.
Quin lands a couple of elbows.
Quin trying to control the position from guard on top but Rockstar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Quin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luke Rockstar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Quin staying out of range there.
Quin throws a lazy right hand but Rockstar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rockstar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Quin defends it well.
Quin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Quin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rockstar.
Rockstar jabs Quin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Quin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Quin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rockstar.
A combination from Quin does no damage.
Rockstar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quin misses with a looping right.
Quin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockstar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Quin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rockstar. Rockstar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Quin lands a really nice looking cross but Rockstar seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rockstar ducks under a wild hook from Quin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockstar scores with a hook to the body. Quin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rockstar throws a shot from downtown. Quin moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Quin misses the target.
Rockstar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quin.
Quin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rockstar pinned against the cage. Rockstar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rockstar takes the fight into the clinch.
Quin can't get the takedown.
Quin blocks an uppercut.
Quin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rockstar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rockstar wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Quin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rockstar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quin's calf.
Luke Rockstar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rockstar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rockstar jabs Quin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Quin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rockstar.
Rockstar stuffs the takedown attempt from Quin. Quin gets slowly back to his feet.
Quin throws a body punch but Rockstar moves out of range.
Rockstar throws a body punch but Quin moves out of range.
Rockstar thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the liver by Quin. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rockstar misses with a looping left.
Rockstar is looking to clinch.
Rockstar connects with a single shot there.
Rockstar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rockstar thuds his shin into the meat of Quin's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockstar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rockstar slips a straight right by Quin.
Rockstar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Quin finds it's way round the side to connect with Rockstar's head.
Rockstar throws a hook but Quin blocks it.
Quin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Quin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rockstar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rockstar moves away.
Rockstar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Quin defends it well.
Rockstar misses with a looping right.
Rockstar with a jab.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rockstar moves away.
Rockstar feints the counter takedown.
Rockstar closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Quin to counter with a crisp jab.
Quin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Quin prevents Rockstar from improving his position.
Rockstar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rockstar.
Rockstar working for a triangle but Quin defends it easily.
Rockstar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Quin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Quin scoring with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Quin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Quin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Quin!
Our winner, Matt Quin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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