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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cal Klos (ranked 1716 p4p, 1848 weight class) and Jacks Sole (ranked 221 p4p, 238 weight class). Klos comes to the cage accompanied by Our Father Enki. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class 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 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Cal Klos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jacks Sole!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sole throws a combination. Klos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sole lands a glancing blow to the side of Klos's head.
Sole throws a sloppy body shot
and Klos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sole scores with a nice head shot.
Sole is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sole looks for the body kick but Klos saw that one coming.
Sole tries to move into range but Klos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Klos looks to land a combination but Sole avoids it well.
Sole is looking to slow Klos down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sole lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice leg kick from Sole, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sole misses with a double jab
and Klos counters with a stiff right hand.
Klos throws a looping overhand right but Sole ducks down to avoid it.
Sole looks to land a right hand but Klos moved out of range.
Sole throws a nice looking combination but Klos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Klos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sole lands a jab to Klos's midsection.
Klos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klos working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sole tries to buck Klos off but Klos is having none of it.
Sole takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Klos in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sole taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sole stops Klos from passing to mount.
Klos misses with the ground and pound.
Klos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sole is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Klos working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klos controlling the position from side mount.
Klos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sole is looking for a sweep.
Klos tries for a kimura but Sole is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole struggling a bit here.
Sole gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Sole has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Klos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Klos dominating with strikes here.
Klos tries to control but Sole wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klos avoids the attempt from Sole to control.
Klos working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sole tries to hold on but Klos postures up.
Klos cracks Sole with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Klos lands with some strikes.
Sole is looking to improve his position but Klos isn't that keen on the idea.
Klos cracks Sole with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sole is squirming around, avoiding Klos's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cal Klos dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sole throws a jab when Klos was well out of range.
Jacks Sole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sole scores with a jab. Klos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Klos gets a double leg takedown into Sole's guard.
Sole keeping moving, preventing Klos from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Klos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Klos throws a strike but Sole rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Klos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sole trying to control but Klos is working from the bottom.
Klos managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klos has momentary wrist control but Sole slips an elbow through the middle.
Klos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sole gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Klos can't keep his opponent in guard - Sole advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sole stalling away here and it's allowed Klos to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Sole with a flurry of punches that miss.
Klos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Klos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sole is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole trying to control the position from guard on top but Klos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sole trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Klos keeping moving, preventing Sole from controlling successfully.
Klos trying to control the position.
Sole trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Klos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Klos tries to move into range but Sole moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sole.
Klos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sole swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sole throws a jab but it's blocked by Klos.
Sole misses with the body kick
and Klos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klos was well out of range. Poor timing from Sole.
Klos staying out of range there.
Klos throws a right hand that Sole ducks under and follows up with a left that Sole also avoids with ease.
Klos blocks a head kick by Sole.
Sole shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sole lands with a shot to the body.
Sole misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole throws a push kick but Klos slaps the foot to one side.
Klos avoids a kick to the body.
Klos is looking to counter punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sole lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Klos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Klos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Klos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sole keeps working.
Klos landing strikes.
Klos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sole has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sole is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sloppy strikes there by Klos.
Klos sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sole is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jacks Sole will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Klos lands a head shot.
Klos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sole connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Klos misses.
Sole misses with a hook. Klos ducked under it nicely.
Sole throws a series of punches but Klos avoids them all with ease.
Sole misses with a jab, cross combination.
Decent striking displayed by Klos there.
A slow jab from Klos misses its intended target.
Sole keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klos.
A nice combination there by Sole.
Klos moves out of range of the body kick.
Klos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Klos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sole staying out of range there.
Sole looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Klos with a nice cross.
Sole is rocked!
Sole lands with a kick to the temple. Klos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sole is still on wobbly legs! Can Klos finish him?
Sole ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jacks Sole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole throws a right hand that misses
and Klos counters with a stiff right hand.
Sole throws a leg kick but Klos checks it.
Sole connects with a high kick.
Nice defenses there by Klos.
Sole seems to have recovered his senses.
Klos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jacks Sole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooh!!! Klos has knocked Sole down with a huge combo! Klos steps away and waves a wobbly Sole back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sole wants to counter with a clinch but Klos pushes him away.
Klos cracks Sole with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sole lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Klos at a distance.
Sole swings for the body but Klos moves out of range.
Sole throws a head kick but Klos moves out of range.
Sole throws a leg kick
and Klos counters with a nice right hand that sends Sole toppling to the canvas! Sole scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Klos finish him?!
Klos dives in for a single leg takedown but Sole sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Klos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Klos throws a shot from downtown. Sole moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klos closes the distance and clinches up with Sole, looking for a takedown. Klos pushes Sole against the cage but Sole circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sole will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sole misses with a jab, cross combination.
Klos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Klos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sole looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Klos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sole pulls Klos in close to his closed guard and prevents Klos from doing any damage or advancing position.
Klos stands and throws Sole's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Klos decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sole to his feet.
Sole gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Klos misses with a double jab.
Sole throws a right hand that Klos ducks under and follows up with a left that Klos also avoids with ease.
A bone on bone clash there as Klos blocks the leg kick.
Klos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Klos lands a jab-cross combination.
Sole tries to clinch but Klos is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole misses with a body punch
and Klos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Klos does no damage.
Sole throws a right and a left that Klos avoids nicely.
Klos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Klos misses the target.
Sole tries to move into range but Klos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klos.
Sole's jab looks to have found its range, popping Klos under the eye.
Jab, jab by Klos - just one landing.
Klos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sole looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Klos looking to control but instead Sole has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Klos prevents Sole from improving his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cal Klos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Klos 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cal Klos!
Cal Klos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Jacks Sole was interviewed post fight and said 'Shit happens, I'll learn from this.'.
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hype
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