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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Thacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and I.P. Daily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). P. Daily. Thacker comes to the cage accompanied by Mark Safan - Win In the End. Jason Thacker has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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202 lbs
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202 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Thacker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, I.P. Daily!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thacker misses with a shot to the body
and Daily counters with a left and a right that stings Thacker.
Thacker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Daily lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Jason Thacker has been cut.
Thacker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab lands there for Thacker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daily takes a body punch but keeps moving.
No joy there for Daily, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thacker misses with an uppercut.
Daily feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thacker's calf.
Thacker misses with a hook. Daily ducked under it nicely.
Daily throws the left hand but Thacker avoids the punch easily.
Jab, jab by Daily - just one landing.
Daily fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thacker is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daily ducks under a wild hook from Thacker.
A nice leg kick lands there from Daily.
Thacker loads up on a big right hand but Daily slips the punch.
Jason Thacker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thacker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Daily uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thacker.
Thacker slips under a jab.
Daily uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thacker.
Daily throws a solid leg kick but Thacker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Daily.
Daily misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thacker misses with a looping right.
No luck for Thacker with that takedown attempt.
Daily throws a looping overhand right but Thacker ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daily closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Daily throws a chopping leg kick but Thacker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Daily takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thacker shoots in for a double leg but Daily sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thacker takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daily avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thacker connects with a crisp jab.
Thacker throws a body punch but Daily moves out of range.
Daily fails to land with a series of punches.
Daily fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thacker misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daily displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thacker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thacker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thacker lands a nice shot that snaps Daily's head back.
Thacker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daily.
Thacker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daily scores with the left hand. Thacker knows he should have avoided that one.
Daily on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Daily attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Daily staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daily misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daily displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thacker throws out the jab.
Thacker throws a hook but Daily blocks it.
Daily ducks under a wild hook from Thacker.
Good exchange - Daily coming out on top.
Daily looks to throw the jab but Thacker is out of range.
Thacker looks to land a left hand but Daily moved out of range nicely.
Thacker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Daily looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daily thuds his shin into the meat of Thacker's side.
Thacker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Daily has time to react.
Donk. Thacker catches Daily right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but I.P. Daily will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Thacker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good standup being displayed there by Daily as he connects with a hook.
Thacker misses the shot to the body.
Thacker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Daily tries a head kick but it misses.
Daily fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thacker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thacker cracks Daily with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thacker looks to land a left hand but Daily moved out of range nicely.
Daily throws an overhand right that lands on Thacker's shoulder, as Thacker tries to avoid the shot.
Thacker blocks a jab.
Daily slips under a jab.
Daily swings widly with a right hand
and Thacker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thacker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daily misses with an uppercut.
Thacker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Daily ducks under a wild hook from Thacker.
Thacker misses with an uppercut.
I.P. Daily is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daily shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Daily tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thacker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daily.
Daily takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Daily misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thacker avoids the body shot from Daily.
Thacker throws a big shot that misses.
Thacker misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daily throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thacker counters with a series of strikes. Daily will be more careful next time no doubt.
Daily feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thacker's calf.
Daily throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thacker feints and as Daily raises his hands in defense, Thacker changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Thacker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thacker trying to control but Daily is working from the bottom.
Thacker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Daily keeping moving, preventing Thacker from controlling successfully.
Thacker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daily is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daily keeping moving, preventing Thacker from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Jason Thacker wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Daily throws a series of punches but Thacker moves out of range.
Daily loads up on a big right hand but Thacker slips the punch.
Thacker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Daily throws a nice outside leg kick.
Daily misses with a hook to the body
and Thacker counters with a straight right hand.
Daily looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thacker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thacker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Daily looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Daily misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daily fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Daily!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daily keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Thacker.
Thacker throws out a powerful jab.
Donk. Thacker catches Daily right on the button with a cross.
Thacker lands with a hook. Daily tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slow jab from Thacker misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daily thows a body shot but no joy.
Thacker misses with a right hand
and Daily counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Thacker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jason Thacker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A cross from Thacker lands.
Thacker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Daily sprawls well. Daily wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thacker gets slowly back to his feet.
Daily throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thacker misses with a shot to the body
and Daily counters with a nice leg kick.
Daily throws a lazy right hand but Thacker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daily throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thacker on the side of the head.
Daily misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thacker throws the left hand but Daily avoids the punch easily.
Daily moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thacker lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thacker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Daily throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Daily dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thacker. That did some damage!
Daily takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Daily connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thacker's hands.
Thacker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Daily pinned against the cage. Daily gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thacker shoots in and drives through. Daily sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Thacker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daily tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thacker was well out of range. Poor timing from Daily.
Thacker misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daily keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thacker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Daily stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thacker looks to land a left hand but Daily moved out of range nicely.
Thacker staying out of range there.
Daily fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thacker manages to avoid it.
Daily uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thacker.
Daily staying out of range there.
Thacker misses with a right hand
enabling Daily to counter with a crisp jab.
Jason Thacker's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daily lands with an uppercut that bounces Thacker off the cage and back into range.
Daily throws a hook to the side of Thacker's head but Thacker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Thacker misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thacker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daily manages to avoid it.
Daily clobbers Thacker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thacker throws a big shot that misses.
Thacker slips under a jab from Daily.
Daily throws an off balance right hand
letting Thacker counter with a right hand.
Thacker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Daily defends it nicely.
Thacker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thacker walks into a straight right hand from Daily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daily swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thacker.
Daily lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A swing and a miss from Daily.
Thacker lands a jab to the head.
Thacker thows a body shot but no joy.
Daily throws a hook but Thacker avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thacker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daily.
Thacker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thacker slips under a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daily lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Daily.
Thacker avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I.P. Daily comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Daily has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... I.P. Daily!
I.P. Daily decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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