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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between I.P. Daily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Plank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). P. Daily and John Plank. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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195 lbs
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, I.P. Daily!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Plank!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plank digs a good body shot into Daily's ribs.
Nice shot lands for Plank.
Daily ducks under a wild hook from Plank.
Plank keeps Daily at a distance using the push kick.
Plank finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Plank throws a push kick but Daily slaps the foot to one side.
Plank throws a head kick that Daily semi-blocks.
Plank needs to keep his hands up - Daily had a free shot at his head there.
Daily throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Daily. That's going to slow Plank down.
Daily waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Plank.
Plank lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Daily lands a really nice looking cross but Plank seems unphased.
Daily tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Plank was well out of range. Poor timing from Daily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Plank.
Daily connects with a good right hand that stumbles Plank. Plank circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
John Plank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daily works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Daily. That snapped Plank's head back.
Daily looks to score with a jab to the body but Plank is just out of range.
Plank misses with a kick to the body.
Plank slips under a jab from Daily.
Daily throws out a loose jab but Plank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Plank checks a low kick from Daily.
A jab from Plank finds it's way through Daily's defenses.
Plank buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Plank throws a shot from downtown. Daily moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daily throws a nice looking combination but Plank bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daily is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Plank scores with a leg kick.
Daily walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Daily throws a low kick but Plank avoids it.
Plank lands a nice looking body kick.
Daily cracks Plank with a right hand to the side of the head.
Daily comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Daily checks a leg kick nicely.
Daily moves out of range of the body kick from Plank.
Daily tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Plank doesn't manage to clinch there - Daily circles away.
Plank throws a leg kick but Daily checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plank is looking to chop away at Daily's legs.
Plank jabs Daily right on the nose. Daily blinks but takes it well.
Plank pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Plank dodges the punch combination from Daily.
Daily throws a head kick that misses
and Plank counters with a big head kick but Daily shrugs it off.
Daily thumps Plank with a low kick.
Daily misses with a low kick.
Plank swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daily scores with a leg kick.
Plank takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Plank takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plank loads up on a big right hand but Daily slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daily tries to bum rush Plank with a series of wild strikes but Plank uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Plank misses with a hook. Daily ducked under it nicely.
Daily pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Plank back to the cage. Daily follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Plank displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daily throws out the jab.
Daily scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Plank jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Plank lands with a kick to the temple. Daily shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Plank misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daily throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daily misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daily scores with a sloppy right hand. Plank should have avoided that one.
Plank tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Plank 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.
Daily misses with a head kick.
Plank thumps Daily with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Daily.
Plank scores with a head kick.
Plank with a jab.
Daily stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Plank misses with a kick to the body.
Plank throws a low kick but Daily avoids it.
Daily jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Daily throws an overhand right that lands on Plank's shoulder, as Plank tries to avoid the shot.
Daily walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Plank checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plank cracks Daily with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plank uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daily.
Plank tries to close the distance and clinch but Daily swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Daily checks the leg kick nicely there.
Plank lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Daily throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Plank on the side of the head.
Daily is looking to score with low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Plank. That's going to slow Daily down.
Plank misses with a body kick.
Plank lands with an overhand left.
Good work by Daily as he checks the leg kick.
Daily checks a leg kick.
Plank uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daily avoids the body shot from Plank.
Daily throws out a loose jab but Plank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daily lands with an uppercut that bounces Plank off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daily takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Daily.
A clash of legs there as Daily blocks the low kick.
Daily wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Plank is looking to clinch.
Daily tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Plank looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Plank cracks the inside of Daily's front leg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Plank. Daily does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plank fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Daily is out of range.
Plank goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Daily.
Plank tried to score with a low kick but Daily checks it.
Plank throws a push kick but Daily slaps the foot to one side.
Daily has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Plank.
A jab from Plank misses.
Daily swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John Plank seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Plank.
Daily throws the left hand but Plank avoids the punch easily.
Plank looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daily on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Daily throws a quick inside leg kick.
Plank throws a front kick aimed at Daily's knee but Daily avoids it well.
Daily takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A solid body kick from Daily.
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!
Daily misses with a few strikes there.
Plank lands the left hand.
Plank slips under a jab.
Daily moves out of range of the leg kick from Plank.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Plank has closed the distance and engaged Daily in a clinch.
Daily blocking some punches.
Plank keeps control of Daily as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Plank showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Plank lands the left hand.
Plank throws a sloppy head kick and Daily moves out of range easily.
Plank slips a jab and a cross from Daily.
Daily checks a leg kick.
Plank buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Daily is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Plank looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Plank scores with a head kick.
Plank gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Daily throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Plank counters with an outside leg kick.
Plank pivots, looking for a leg kick but Daily is out of range and Plank settles back down.
Daily fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Plank looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plank jabs at Daily's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plank scores with a leg kick.
Plank pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Plank moves into the clinch.
Daily's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Plank misses with an uppercut. Daily saw that one coming.
A big left from Daily misses.
Plank takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick misses from Daily.
A swing and a miss from Daily.
Daily tries to bum rush Plank with a series of wild strikes but Plank uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crunch! Plank slams his shin into Daily's torso.
John Plank is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plank tries to clinch there but Daily circles away.
Daily takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Plank ducks under a wild hook from Daily.
Plank avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Plank lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Plank clobbers Daily with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Plank throws a low kick, looking for Daily's leg but Daily calmly moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daily circles away from the clinch attempt.
Plank cracks Daily with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Daily swats away the attempt to clinch by Plank.
Plank throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daily swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daily takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Plank rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Daily counters with a stiff right hand.
Plank feints and then cracks Daily's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Daily down.
Plank thuds his shin into the meat of Daily's side.
Daily misses with a looping left.
Plank looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Plank slips a straight right by Daily.
Plank drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Daily pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daily swats away the attempt to clinch by Plank.
I.P. Daily has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daily looks to land a right hand but Plank moved out of range.
Plank avoids the body shot from Daily.
Plank moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Plank feints and then cracks Daily's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Daily down.
Plank connects with a right hand. Daily shakes it off.
Daily moves out of range of the body kick.
Plank fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daily lands a jab to the head.
Daily walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Daily chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Plank can pounce on him.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Plank comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Plank 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Plank!
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