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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ola Afolabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Withrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
14 - 3 - 1 |
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185 cm
26
195 lbs
19 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ola Afolabi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Withrow!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Afolabi blocks the low kick.
Withrow tries to land a body kick
and Afolabi counters with a stiff right hand.
Withrow blocks a jab.
Withrow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Withrow misses the shot to the body.
Afolabi misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Withrow.
Afolabi throws a jab but it's blocked by Withrow.
Afolabi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Withrow tries to score with a low kick but Afolabi moves his leg out of the way.
A jab lands there for Afolabi.
Afolabi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Afolabi throws a body punch but Withrow moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Afolabi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Afolabi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Withrow throws a sloppy head kick and Afolabi moves out of range easily.
Afolabi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Afolabi misses with a low kick.
Afolabi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Withrow.
Withrow swinging wildly here.
Afolabi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Withrow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Afolabi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Withrow moves away.
Withrow lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Afolabi.
Afolabi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Withrow moves away.
Afolabi throws a low kick but Withrow moves out of range easily.
Afolabi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Afolabi tries to score with a low kick but Withrow moves his leg out of the way.
Afolabi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Afolabi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Withrow's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Afolabi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Withrow scrambles back to his feet.
Afolabi misses with a kick to the body.
Afolabi throws a head kick but Withrow moves out of range.
Withrow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Afolabi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Afolabi tries a head kick but it misses.
Afolabi avoids the head kick by Withrow.
Withrow misses with a looping left.
Withrow blocks a head kick by Afolabi.
Withrow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Afolabi swings for the body but Withrow moves out of range.
Withrow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Afolabi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Withrow cracks Afolabi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ola Afolabi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Afolabi misses with a head kick.
Afolabi thows a body shot but no joy.
Withrow misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab by Afolabi.
Withrow misses with a kick to the body.
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!
Withrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Afolabi.
Afolabi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Withrow has time to react.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Afolabi checks a low kick from Withrow.
Withrow wants to slow Afolabi down by chopping away at his legs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Afolabi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ola Afolabi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Withrow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Withrow scores with a head kick. Afolabi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Afolabi just misses with a punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Withrow.
Afolabi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Afolabi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Afolabi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Withrow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Afolabi. Afolabi obviously looking to wear him down.
Afolabi lands with an uppercut that bounces Withrow off the cage and back into range.
Withrow swings for the body but Afolabi moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Afolabi misses with a leg kick.
Afolabi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Withrow counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ola Afolabi is winning the standup battle so far.
Withrow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Withrow takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Afolabi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Withrow at a distance.
Withrow falls off balance throwing a combination
and Afolabi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Withrow throws a low kick but Afolabi avoids it.
Afolabi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Afolabi throws a poor cross that misses
and Withrow counters with a big head kick but Afolabi shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Afolabi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Afolabi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Afolabi misses with a hook
and Withrow counters with a head kick that drops Afolabi to the mat! Afolabi scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Afolabi is rocked!
Afolabi throws a series of punches but Withrow avoids them all with ease.
Oh Afolabi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Withrow staying out of range there.
Afolabi seems to have got his legs back now.
Afolabi throws a nice looking combination but Withrow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Afolabi missing with a left hand there. Withrow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Withrow steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Afolabi. That one must have hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Withrow. That's going to slow Afolabi down.
Withrow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Afolabi cracks Withrow with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Withrow misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from Withrow misses its intended target.
Afolabi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Withrow misses
and Afolabi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Afolabi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Withrow does no damage.
Afolabi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Afolabi tries to bum rush Withrow with a series of wild strikes but Withrow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Afolabi cracks the inside of Withrow's front leg.
Withrow scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Withrow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Afolabi throws a leg kick
and Withrow counters with an outside leg kick.
Afolabi lands a head shot.
Withrow misses with a head kick.
Withrow checks a low kick from Afolabi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Afolabi fails to land with a series of punches.
Afolabi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Afolabi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Withrow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Afolabi connects with a body shot that sends Withrow's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Withrow will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Donk. Withrow catches Afolabi right on the button with a cross.
Withrow's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A lazy left from Afolabi finds it's target.
A low kick from Afolabi misses
and Withrow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Withrow misses with the combination.
A big left from Afolabi misses.
Afolabi looks to score with a jab to the body but Withrow is just out of range.
Afolabi misses with a wild body shot.
Withrow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Afolabi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Afolabi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Afolabi.
Withrow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Withrow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Afolabi with a hook.
Afolabi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Withrow manages to avoid it.
Afolabi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Withrow moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Afolabi.
A chopping leg kick lands by Afolabi.
Withrow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Withrow connects with a high kick.
Withrow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Withrow takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Withrow moves away from the strike by Afolabi.
Afolabi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Afolabi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Afolabi stuns Withrow with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Afolabi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Afolabi wants to land a leg kick but Withrow is out of range.
Jack Withrow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Afolabi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Afolabi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Afolabi avoids the head kick by Withrow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Withrow keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Afolabi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Afolabi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Afolabi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Afolabi throws a head kick that half lands.
Afolabi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Withrow is able to avoid easily.
Afolabi misses with a low kick.
Afolabi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Withrow is out of range.
Afolabi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Afolabi.
Withrow ducks under a wild hook from Afolabi.
Withrow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Afolabi throws a front kick that sends Withrow stumbling back into the cage.
Withrow tries to score with a low kick but Afolabi moves his leg out of the way.
Withrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Afolabi throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Withrow.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Withrow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Afolabi scores with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ola Afolabi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Afolabi 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 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ola Afolabi!
Ola Afolabi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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