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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonah King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by Cant be touched- Roy Jones Jr. Daniels has chosen King Without A Crown by Matisyahu as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Samuel Daniels enters the cage!
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316 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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195 cm
28
300 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonah King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Samuel Daniels!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Daniels. Daniels obviously looking to wear him down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Daniels.
A big left from King misses.
Daniels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daniels looks to land a body kick but King moved away.
Daniels throws a low kick but it's checked well by King.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Daniels gets off balance looking for a body kick
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A jab from King does it's job there.
Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
Daniels looking to land some kicks to the body here.
King fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Daniels on the side of the head.
King checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
Samuel Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daniels slips a jab from King.
King with a body punch. A glancing blow.
King checks a leg kick.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Samuel Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels ducks under a wild hook from King.
Daniels clinches up with King and pushes him back against the cage.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
King wants to stall.
Daniels is trying to push King away but King has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
King is leaning against Daniels and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Daniels looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King lands with a right to the head.
Daniels is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by King.
Daniels letting King take a breather here.
King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
Daniels with an attempt at a knee that misses.
King effectively controlling the action here.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Daniels's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Daniels being controlled against the cage.
Daniels creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
King is pushing Daniels up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right from King.
King keeps control of Daniels as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
King breaks from the clinch.
Daniels fails to land with a series of punches.
King connects with a body shot.
King lands with a cross.
King lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King moves out of range as Daniels throws a body kick.
Daniels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Daniels steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body kick there by Daniels.
Good leg kick by Daniels there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from King.
Daniels goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Daniels. King shrugs it off though.
Daniels connects with a leg kick. King looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels scores with a three punch combo!
A jab from King misses.
King takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Daniels throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daniels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daniels has managed to clinch.
Daniels wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
King avoiding damage as Daniels throws knees to the body.
Daniels's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Daniels is trying to push King away but King has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Daniels pushes off an throws an elbow but King leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jonah King will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daniels's hands are dropping dangerously low here and King connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Daniels scrambles back to his feet.
A solid body kick from Daniels.
King throws a looping overhand right but Daniels ducks down to avoid it.
King swinging wildly here.
A lazy body kick from Daniels
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daniels.
Daniels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
Daniels takes one on the button.
Samuel Daniels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King loads up on a big right hand but Daniels slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King connects with a nice looking jab.
King catches Daniels with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Daniels looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daniels misses with a looping right.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniels moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Daniels, right into the meat.
King tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daniels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Daniels.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels wants to clinch but King slips to the side
and King counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Daniels wants to get back to his feet.
King thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Daniels's head.
Daniels tries to kick King off but King keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
King performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King stops Daniels from getting back to his feet.
King takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is trying to stand up here but King is controlling him well.
King sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Daniels defending well though.
King is taking a breather. Daniels says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jonah King wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Daniels!
King throws a jab when Daniels was well out of range.
King misses with a hook. Daniels ducked under it nicely.
King gets a double leg takedown into Daniels's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst King is controlling him.
King is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jonah King wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Daniels throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jonah King will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Daniels misses with a two punch combination.
Daniels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
Daniels looking to land some kicks to the body here.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daniels defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daniels.
King misses the jab.
Daniels gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
King keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daniels's efforts to push away.
King prevents Daniels from breaking the clinch.
Daniels has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
King lands a shoulder strike.
King is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Daniels is keeping busy.
King misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King misses with an uppercut
and Daniels counters with a solid body kick.
Daniels throws a lazy body kick
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Samuel Daniels seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Daniels tries to land a front kick but King steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sloppy strikes from Daniels. Those never looked like landing.
Daniels rushes King and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Daniels tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
Daniels lands an elbow inside.
King trying to stall but Daniels improves his position.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
Daniels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King misses with a knee to the head.
Daniels has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Daniels throws a knee to the head but misses.
King lands a hook that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
King stalls.
King lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and King manages to end up in side control.
King taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Daniels is pushing King's head away, looking to escape. King manages to hold on to the position though.
King slows the pace down.
King has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
King working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
King is looking to take a break and control but Daniels is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
King throwing strikes but Daniels manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
King wants to control but Daniels postures up.
Daniels tries to stand but King is controlling his head.
Jonah King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throws Daniels to one side and escapes!
Nice shot lands for King.
Daniels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
King slips a jab and a cross from Daniels.
King fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut there from King.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonah King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for King, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonah King!
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energy
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hype
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