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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Weena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Weena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels fails with a takedown attempt.
Daniels lands a jab to the head.
Daniels is looking to clinch but Weena is avoiding it.
Daniels tries to clinch up but Weena circles away and keeps his distance.
Weena plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Weena is looking to slow Daniels down with leg kicks.
Weena fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Daniels.
Daniels throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Weena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daniels is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Weena paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Daniels. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Daniels.
A head kick misses from Weena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robert Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weena avoids the body shot from Daniels.
Daniels's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Daniels duly obliges.
Daniels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daniels chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Weena can pounce on him.
Daniels looks for a takedown but Weena sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weena misses with a head kick.
Weena throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daniels misses with a looping left.
Daniels will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Joe Weena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Daniels.
Weena connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Daniels takes a kick to the side of the head.
Weena stuffs the takedown attempt from Daniels. Daniels gets slowly back to his feet.
Daniels looks gassed!
Weena lands a head kick. Daniels smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Weena displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Daniels.
A head kick from Weena lands but Daniels takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels tries to clinch but Weena moves out of range.
Weena bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daniels takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Weena paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Daniels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Weena circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A head kick from Weena lands but Daniels takes it in his stride.
Weena cracks Daniels with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Daniels is rocked!
Weena throws a shot from downtown. Daniels moves away and avoids it.
Daniels shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Weena pinned against the cage. Weena gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Weena throws a head kick but Daniels moves out of range.
Crunch! Weena slams his shin into Daniels's torso.
Weena lands a high kick!
Weena slaps away a takedown attempt from Daniels, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Weena throws a nice inside leg kick.
Daniels takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Daniels shoots in for a double leg but Weena sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels blocks a head kick by Weena.
Weena connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Weena keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Weena fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Weena throws a nice outside leg kick.
Weena leaves Daniels with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Weena with a jab.
Weena misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniels.
Daniels takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Weena pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daniels fails with a takedown attempt.
Weena moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An inside leg kick lands from Weena.
Daniels sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weena uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Daniels has time to react.
Daniels tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Daniels misses with a few strikes there.
Weena tries a head kick but it misses.
Daniels shoots in looking for a takedown. Weena tries to sprawl out of it but Daniels keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Weena manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Weena throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Daniels is defended easily by Weena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Weena dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Weena throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head kick misses from Weena.
Weena scores with a head kick.
A left lands for Daniels.
Weena scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Weena misses with a head kick.
Weena takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Daniels misses with a wild combination.
Daniels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Weena misses with a hook. Daniels ducked under it nicely.
Weena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daniels sizes up Weena with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Daniels shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Weena pinned against the cage. Weena gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Joe Weena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Daniels.
Weena scores with a head kick. Daniels tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daniels takes a kick to the side of the head.
Weena lands a head kick!
Daniels on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Weena. Weena obviously looking to wear him down.
Weena stuffs the takedown.
Daniels's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Daniels takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Joe Weena is winning the standup battle so far.
Daniels missing with a left hand there. Weena was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Weena lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weena is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Weena scores with a head kick. Daniels tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Daniels dives in and grabs Weena's left leg, looking for a takedown. Weena pushes down on Daniels's head and hops out.
A nice leg kick lands there from Weena.
Weena uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Weena throws a head kick that misses.
Weena defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Daniels.
Daniels swinging wildly here.
Daniels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daniels has a takedown stuffed.
Weena keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daniels.
A head kick from Weena lands but Daniels takes it in his stride.
Daniels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a wild combination.
Weena lands a head kick!
Daniels swings widly with a right hand
and Weena counters with a head kick. That will keep Daniels thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Weena connects with a leg kick. Daniels looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Daniels thows a left - swing and a miss!
Weena fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Daniels.
Daniels looks for a takedown but Weena sprawls well.
Daniels looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Weena is fending him off so far but Daniels persists. Nope, Weena circles away and we're back to standing.
Weena thuds his shin into the meat of Daniels's side.
Daniels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weena.
Joe Weena is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Weena throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Daniels.
Weena throws a body kick that misses.
Daniels might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Daniels lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robert Daniels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid body kick from Weena.
Daniels feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Weenas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Weena throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Daniels's head.
Daniels fails to land the takedown.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Weena paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Weena dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Daniels. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels shoots in looking for a takedown. Weena tries to sprawl out of it but Daniels keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Weena manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Weena slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Weena throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Daniels's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Weena dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Weena moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick from Weena lands but Daniels takes it in his stride.
Daniels connects with a looping right hand.
Weena stuffs the takedown.
Daniels is trying desperately to land a takedown but Weena is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Daniels.
Weena lands a head kick!
Daniels has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Weena.
Weena stuffs the takedown.
Weena lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Daniels doesn't manage to clinch there - Weena circles away.
Weena scores with a nice body kick.
Daniels takes a kick to the side of the head.
Weena throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Weena connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Daniels scrambles back to his feet.
Weena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daniels throws a hook to the side of Weena's head but Weena sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Weena has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weena uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Daniels has time to react.
Daniels throws a body punch but Weena moves out of range.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown but Weena shows good takedown defense.
Joe Weena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Daniels.
A head kick from Weena lands but Daniels takes it in his stride.
Daniels connects with a right hand. Weena shakes it off.
Weena throws a head kick that misses.
Daniels lands a slapping body shot.
Weena chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daniels throws out a loose jab but Weena uses good head movement to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Daniels.
Weena goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Daniels scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Weena's waist but Weena gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Daniels off to one side.
Weena connects with a high kick.
Daniels fails with a takedown attempt.
Weena throws a head kick that Daniels semi-blocks.
Daniels digs a good hook to Weena's body.
Weena throws a head kick that Daniels semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weena pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daniels lands a nice hook to Weena's body. Weena takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Daniels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Daniels throws a right and a left that Weena avoids nicely.
Weena scores with a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Daniels.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels staying out of range there.
Daniels throws a series of punches but Weena avoids them all with ease.
Daniels stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Weena.
Daniels gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Weena tries a head kick but it misses.
Weena takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Weena ducks right into an uppercut from Daniels.
Daniels tries for a takedown but Weena sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Daniels fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Weena cracks the inside of Daniels's front leg.
Weena has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Weena there as he acknowledges the shot.
Weena lands a head kick!
Weena pivots, looking for a leg kick but Daniels is out of range and Weena settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Weenas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Daniels fails with a takedown attempt.
Daniels takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Weena misses with a two punch combination.
Weena takes one to the side of the head.
Weena ducks right into an uppercut from Daniels.
Daniels fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Daniels is trying hard to land a takedown here. Weena sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Weena.
Daniels misses with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels loads up on a big right hand but Weena slips the punch.
Weena walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Robert Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Weena lands with a kick to the ribs.
Daniels misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Weena showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Weena 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Weena!
Joe Weena bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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