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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Stoner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake McDaniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stoner kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hallelujah. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Stoner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake McDaniel!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoner has closed the distance and engaged McDaniel in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stoner.
McDaniel is trying to break the clinch but Stoner has him pressed against the cage.
Stoner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McDaniel breaks from the clinch.
McDaniel lands a body shot.
Stoner cracks McDaniel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stoner drives through and clinches with McDaniel against the cage.
Stoner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McDaniel smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDaniel takes a swing at Stoner's ribcage but misses.
Stoner tries to clinch up
and McDaniel counters with a straight right hand.
Stoner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McDaniel throws out a counter right but Stoner avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Stoner.
Stoner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDaniel.
Stoner cracks McDaniel with a good jab.
Stoner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDaniel.
Stoner lands a lovely overhand right.
Stoner punishes McDaniel's body with a nice straight punch.
Stoner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McDaniel.
Stoner lands with a cross.
McDaniel dodges the punch combination from Stoner.
A jab from McDaniel does it's job there.
McDaniel throws a hook but Stoner blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Stoner. Those never looked like landing.
McDaniel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stoner on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McDaniel, pushing him back against the cage.
Stoner prevents a body shot from McDaniel.
McDaniel is trying to maintain a safe position but Stoner gets an underhook and turns McDaniel into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Stoner fails to land.
McDaniel tries to stall but Stoner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stoner gets through McDaniel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McDaniel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McDaniel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stoner.
McDaniel swings wildly with an uppercut but Stoner uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDaniel tries to work over Stoner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stoner backwards.
McDaniel looking to slow down the pace here.
McDaniel tries to circle away but Stoner has him pinned against the cage.
Stoner swings wildly with an uppercut but McDaniel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stoner successfully pulls guard.
Stoner seems keen to control McDaniel's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stoner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McDaniel's guard.
Stoner drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stoner jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoner drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stoner jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
McDaniel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stoner advances position into side control!
Stoner wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McDaniel, who protects the arm well.
A lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Stoner dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stoner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDaniel was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoner.
Stoner wants to clinch.
Stoner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stoner wants to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stoner, as that shot connected.
Rick Stoner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stoner tries to clinch there but McDaniel circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoner rushes McDaniel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McDaniel is looking to break free of the clinch but Stoner has double underhooks.
McDaniel tries to work over Stoner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stoner struggles to land a body shot inside as McDaniel controls his hands.
McDaniel lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stoner is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McDaniel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stoner has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Stoner will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McDaniel up against the cage.
McDaniel manages to break the clinch.
Stoner wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stoner tries to clinch there but McDaniel circles away.
McDaniel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McDaniel scores with a body shot.
McDaniel slips under a jab.
Stoner walks into a left hand.
Stoner has McDaniel up against the cage in a clinch.
McDaniel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from McDaniel on the inside.
McDaniel struggles to land a body shot inside as Stoner controls his hands.
McDaniel misses with a punch on the inside.
McDaniel trying to stall but Stoner improves his position.
Stoner breaks the clinch.
McDaniel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jake McDaniel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McDaniel misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoner instigates a clinch.
McDaniel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDaniel is trying to maintain a safe position but Stoner gets an underhook and turns McDaniel into the cage.
McDaniel tries a body shot but Stoner blocks it.
Stoner stalling.
McDaniel misses with some punches.
Stoner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stoner is stalling here.
McDaniel tries to throw a body punch but Stoner avoids it by throwing McDaniel back against the cage.
McDaniel is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stoner misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel trying to control the position but instead, Stoner has worked for underhooks and has pushed McDaniel into the cage.
McDaniel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stoner prevents a body shot from McDaniel.
McDaniel swings wildly with an uppercut but Stoner uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stoner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Stoner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McDaniel tries to stall but Stoner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake McDaniel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Stoner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stoner misses with a double jab
and McDaniel counters with a nice uppercut.
McDaniel misses with a wild body shot.
McDaniel cracks a nice hook into Stoner's ribs.
Stoner staying out of range there.
McDaniel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stoner instigates a clinch.
Stoner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McDaniel's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDaniel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Stoner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDaniel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stoner backwards.
McDaniel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stoner is struggling to control the position.
Stoner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stoner has McDaniel pressed against the cage, preventing McDaniel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stoner stalling the fight.
McDaniel cracks Stoner with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McDaniel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McDaniel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McDaniel loads up on a big right hand but Stoner slips the punch.
McDaniel connects with a jab.
Stoner misses with an uppercut
and McDaniel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McDaniel sends Stoner crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McDaniel is motioning to the referee to let Stoner up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Stoner is rocked!
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!
McDaniel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oh Stoner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rick Stoner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McDaniel drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Stoner's head, knocking him out cold! McDaniel is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jake McDaniel!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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