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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Khoury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Danials (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Khoury has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Khoury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Danials!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danials fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khoury avoids it really well and circles away.
Danials circles away from the clinch attempt
and Danials counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Khoury throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Danials tries to free his leg and advance position but Khoury is retaining full guard.
Khoury is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Danials is controlling him.
Khoury throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Danials pushes down on Khoury's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Khoury trying to hold on to Danials's head to control him but Danials postures up.
Danials controlling the action here.
Khoury is refusing to be controlled, as Danials sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danials seems to be working for a kimura but Khoury defends the submission attempt.
Khoury keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Danials trying to mount his opponent but Khoury defends it.
Khoury is trying to stand up here but Danials is controlling him well.
Khoury is staying active underneath Danials, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Khoury wants to control but Danials is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Danials fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Khoury to the ground. Danials is now in Khoury's guard.
Khoury keeping moving, preventing Danials from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danials throws and elbow that misses. Khoury uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Danials's guard. Nice move by Khoury!
Khoury has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Khoury trying to control but Danials is working from the bottom.
Khoury looking to sit in guard and control but Danials gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danials wants to control from the top but Khoury keeps moving.
Danials sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Khoury's guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Danials in particular looking to stall.
Danials thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khoury's head.
Danials wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khoury keeps working.
Danials performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Khoury is refusing to be controlled, as Danials sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Danials is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Khoury working to try and regain half guard.
Khoury is breathing heavily.
Khoury really wants to buck Danials off and get back to his feet.
Danials cracks Khoury with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Danials landing strikes from the mount.
Danials unloading with bombs!
Danials controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Danials dominated that round.
That's time! Khoury's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Danials thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Khoury if he has to take too many more of those.
Danials rushes Khoury and presses him up against the cage.
Khoury is pressed up against the cage. Danials has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Khoury down to the mat. Khoury avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Danials gets the takedown into side control.
Danials controlling the position from side mount.
Danials tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Danials is trying to get an arm triangle but Khoury is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danials happy to just control the position for now.
Khoury manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Danials controlling the action here.
Danials is thwarting Khoury's attempts to control the position.
Danials slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Danials throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danials slips a nice elbow through Khoury's hands, connecting with Khoury's forehead.
Danials trying to control the action but Khoury is working from the bottom.
Danials 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.
Danials seems to be looking for submissions.
Khoury is not content to let Danials control the position.
Khoury is looking to control Danials's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Khoury avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Danials is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Danials wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khoury keeps working.
Danials performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Danials moves nicely into side control.
Danials lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danials trying to control the action but Khoury is working from the bottom.
Danials landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Danials trying to control the action but Khoury is working from the bottom.
Danials wants to control for a moment but Khoury uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Danials prevents Khoury from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Danials showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Danials swinging wildly here.
Danials fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khoury misses with a double jab
and Danials counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Danials lands a couple of elbows.
Jack Danials has got the better of the ground game so far.
Khoury controls Danials momentarily but Danials frees himself.
Danials trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Danials pushing down on Khoury's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Danials 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.
Khoury is staying active underneath Danials, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khoury trying to control but Danials postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danials takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Danials connects with a nice short shot to Khoury's temple.
Khoury wants to get back to full guard.
Danials tries to pass the half guard into mount. Khoury knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Danials is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Danials slips a nice elbow through Khoury's hands, connecting with Khoury's forehead.
Danials is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nice strikes from Danials there.
Danials passes to full mount!
Danials looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Danials controlling the position easily from mount.
Danials connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danials looking for a guillotine from mount but Khoury is having none of it.
Danials sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
BOOM! Danials connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jack Danials is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Danials sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danials scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Danials takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Danials has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khoury tries to hold on but Danials postures up.
Danials tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Danials comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Danials 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Danials!
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