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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Brody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khal Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khal Stark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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138 lbs
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138 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Brody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khal Stark!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark lands a jab-cross combination.
Brody swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stark counters by clinching up.
Stark tries to work over Brody's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brody.
Brody avoids a wild elbow strike from Stark.
Stark breaks from the clinch.
Brody shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stark as he avoids it easily.
Stark avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brody looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stark manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Brody on his heels. He'll look to pass Brody's guard now, I'm sure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark trying to control but Brody is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Let's hope that Stark has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Stark trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stark controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice takedown defense from Stark. No joy for Brody on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brody throws a one two combo.
Brody is looking to clinch but Stark is avoiding it.
Brody tries to clinch there but Stark circles away.
Stark slips a jab and a cross from Brody.
Stark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brody moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brody ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stark moves away.
Brody misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stark defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brody.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Brody. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stark lands a jab to Brody's midsection.
Brody is breathing heavily.
Stark with a poor takedown
and Brody counters with a stiff right hand.
Stark throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stark shoots in and gets a takedown into Brody's guard.
Stark with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stark with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Stark is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brody is keeping the position for now.
Stark trying to control but Brody is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stark throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stark is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A head kick by Brody misses
and Stark counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stark lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stark has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Brody uses from the top position.
Brody prevents Stark from getting back to his feet.
Stark trying to control the position here.
Stark throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Stark kicks Brody off and gets to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Stark. No joy for Brody on that attempt.
Brody throws a sloppy body shot
and Stark counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stark wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khal Stark dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A bone on bone clash there as Brody blocks the leg kick.
John Brody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark scores with a punch to the head.
Stark looks for a takedown but Brody sprawls well.
Brody fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stark on the side of the head.
Stark gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stark manages to break the clinch.
Stark shoots in but no luck this time.
Stark throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brody is rocked!
It looks like John Brody has been cut.
Stark avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brody fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stark looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
John Brody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khal Stark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Stark misses.
Stark misses with a low kick as Brody jumps back.
Brody will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brody misses with the combination.
Stark feints the counter takedown.
Brody rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stark was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Brody keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brody dives in for a single leg takedown but Stark sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Stark steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brody.
A jab from Brody finds it's way through Stark's defenses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stark's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stark duly obliges.
Stark scores with a hook.
Stark slips under a jab.
Brody misses with a kick to the body.
Stark moves out of range as Brody strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some bone on bone action there as Brody checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brody attempts a counter takedown but Stark avoids it well and moves away.
Stark drops his hands momentarily and Brody takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stark misses with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Stark.
Brody gets caught napping as Stark dives in and scores a takedown. Brody manages to retain guard.
Stark showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Brody is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stark postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brody is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark passes Brody's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Stark wants to work for an arm triangle but Brody is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Stark tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brody knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Stark is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stark looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stark seems to be working for a kimura but Brody defends the submission attempt.
Brody trying to hold on to Stark's head to control him but Stark postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Brody keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khal Stark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Brody's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Brody tries to bum rush Stark with a series of wild strikes but Stark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
John Brody is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stark moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brody misses with a double jab.
Stark shoots for a double leg takedown but Brody sprawls well. He's pushed Stark's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brody throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brody fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stark shoots for a double leg takedown but Brody sprawls well. He's pushed Stark's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brody shoots in for a takedown but Stark shows good takedown defense.
Some wild striking there from Brody.
Donk. Stark catches Brody right on the button with a cross.
Oh Brody is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brody fails to land with a series of punches.
Stark throws a counter combo.
Brody seems to have got his legs back now.
Stark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stark has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brody misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stark avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khal Stark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stark throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stark shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brody pinned against the cage. Brody gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
John Brody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khal Stark.
Stark misses with a wild combination.
Brody will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stark connects with an inside leg kick.
Stark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stark punishes Brody's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Stark misses.
Stark throws a body punch but Brody moves out of range.
Brody walks into a straight right hand from Stark.
Stark will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stark shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark controlling from the top position.
Stark is pushing down on Brody's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brody is fighting to maintain full guard but Stark has managed to sneak the leg through.
Stark throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brody pushes Stark off looking to stand but Stark dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark is looking for a kimura but Brody is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stark to get the leverage.
Stark looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Stark stops Brody from getting back to his feet.
Stark is looking to advance position but Brody won't allow it.
Brody wants to control but Stark is keeping busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Stark does it's job there.
Stark pushes Brody up against the cage in a clinch.
Stark lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark wants to take a breather but Brody is having none of it.
Stark wants to pass to mount but Brody is defending the position.
Stark throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brody avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stark.
Brody tries to get to full guard but Stark has control of the leg.
Stark not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
John Brody has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stark is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brody is just riding it out for now. Stark eventually gives up the hold.
Khal Stark is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stark is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khal Stark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stark has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khal Stark!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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