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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacks Sole (ranked 485 p4p, 933 weight class) and Tony Stark (ranked 78 p4p, 136 weight class). The key to victory for Jacks Sole has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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BJJ Red Belt
Decent boxing
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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 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Stark!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sole tries to land a front kick but Stark steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sole sets himself, and Stark steps forward looking for the clinch! Sole avoids it this time.
Stark looks for a takedown but Sole sprawls well.
Stark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sole.
Stark steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sole.
Stark with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sole to score with a decent uppercut.
Sole looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sole buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sole scores with a nice strike.
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 Stark has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stark and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good leg kick by Sole.
Sole with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sole misses with a body kick.
Jacks Sole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark seems to be working for a kimura but Sole defends the submission attempt.
Stark working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sole defends it well.
Stark prevents Sole from improving his position.
Sole has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sole regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Stark.
Sole controls Stark momentarily but Stark frees himself.
Stark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sole utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stark postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sole is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Stark, into his guard.
Sole is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sole would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sole won't allow Stark to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sole sitting in guard here, content to control.
Stark has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sole's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Stark pushes a forearm under Sole's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Sole is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tony Stark!
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hype
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pop
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