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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kickin Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rad comes to the cage accompanied by Kids Of The K-Hole. Kickin Rad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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264 lbs
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257 lbs
20 - 4 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kickin Rad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels is looking to clinch.
Daniels fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A low kick from Daniels is predictable there
and Rad counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Daniels!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Daniels tries to bench press Rad off him but Rad keeps the position.
Daniels is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rad's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Daniels tries to roll over but Rad keeps him under control.
Rad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rad perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Daniels tries to get to full guard but Rad has control of the leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rad with the ground and pound but Daniels uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels trying to keep a closed guard but Rad is proving a slippery customer.
Daniels looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Daniels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rad with a flurry of punches that miss.
Daniels wants to sweep but no luck.
Rad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Daniels controlling Rad's posture.
Rad won't allow Daniels to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Daniels trying to control the position here.
Rad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rad wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Rad is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Daniels is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rad has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rad checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Rad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kickin Rad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rad swats away the attempt to clinch by Daniels.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rad throws out a leg kick but Daniels moves out of range and Rad only half commits.
Daniels shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rad connects with a single shot there.
Good standup being displayed there by Daniels as he connects with a hook.
Rad misses with a leg kick.
Rad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Daniels can pounce on him.
Rad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Daniels throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rad looks to throw the jab but Daniels is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rad fakes the leg kick and cracks Daniels in the body.
Daniels feints and then cracks Rad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rad down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rad.
A head kick by Rad misses
and Daniels counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Daniels pushes off an throws an elbow but Rad leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rad takes a shot to the head.
Rad tries to land knees in the clinch but Daniels avoids the damage to the body.
Daniels tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rad's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rad avoiding damage.
Daniels lands an elbow just above Rad 's eye.
Rad tries to land a knee to the head but Daniels blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kickin Rad dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Daniels.
Rad throws a head kick that half lands.
Rad on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daniels chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Daniels lands a jab to the nose.
Kickin Rad is winning the standup battle so far.
Daniels is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rad misses with a low kick.
Rad swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rad tries to land a leg kick but Daniels saw it coming and moves away.
Rad throws a leg kick but Daniels moved away.
Rad connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels throws a leg kick which misses Rad's front leg but catches the back leg as Rad tries to avoid it.
Rad swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels moves out of range of the body kick from Rad.
Daniels scores with a kick to the body.
John Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daniels fakes the leg kick and cracks Rad in the body.
Rad throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniels.
Rad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daniels.
Daniels chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rad.
Daniels checks a low kick from Rad.
Daniels fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rad avoids the head kick by Daniels.
Daniels fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rad has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Daniels.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daniels takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Daniels. That's going to slow Rad down.
Daniels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rad.
Daniels takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Daniels throws a sloppy head kick
so Rad counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rad stands up over Daniels, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Daniels has his hands on Rad's head, controlling the position.
Rad is looking to work some ground and pound but Daniels has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad is looking to work some ground and pound but Daniels has wrist control.
Rad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Daniels seems keen to control Rad's posture.
Rad is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Daniels looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rad is one step ahead there.
Daniels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rad is stalling in the full guard.
Rad trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniels utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Rad from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kickin Rad wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kickin Rad dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rad shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rad throws a leg kick
and Daniels holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
I was talking to Rad's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rad is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good body shot from Rad.
Daniels tries to land knees in the clinch but Rad avoids the damage to the body.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Rad.
Rad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rad lands a shoulder strike.
Daniels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A hook to the body from Daniels.
Rad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daniels blocks the elbow strike.
Rad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rad is defending well for now.
Rad jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Daniels walks away with a smile on his face. Rad gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rad connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rad throws out a loose jab but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rad misses with a double jab
and Daniels counters by moving into the clinch.
Daniels lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rad backwards.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Rad.
Daniels tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rad's elbow.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rad avoids it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Daniels.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rad drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daniels lands a nice uppercut.
Rad jumps guard and drags Daniels to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Daniels wants to stand but Rad is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad wants to control the position but Daniels says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Rad trying to control but Daniels postures up.
Rad wants to improve his position but Daniels is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rad looking for submissions off his back.
Daniels controlling the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels tries to stand and escape but Rad is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kickin Rad clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Rad.
Daniels misses with a head kick.
Daniels feints and then cracks Rad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rad down.
Rad lands a leg kick that knocks Daniels off balance momentarily.
Rad misses with a left hand
and Daniels holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rad lands a shot to the body.
Rad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rad pushes off an throws an elbow but Daniels leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Daniels tries to throw a body punch but Rad avoids it by throwing Daniels back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rad fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Rad.
Rad blocks an uppercut.
Rad misses with a punch on the inside.
Rad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like John Daniels has been cut.
Rad stalling against the cage.
Rad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rad has a couple of punches blocked by Daniels.
Daniels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rad tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rad pulls guard successfully.
Rad trying to keep a closed guard but Daniels is proving a slippery customer.
Daniels is looking to stand up but Rad won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Daniels defends it easily.
Daniels decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad just misses with a punch to the body.
Rad takes a swing at Daniels's ribcage but misses.
Rad has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Daniels.
Rad takes one on the button.
Rad does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Daniels attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels wants to clinch.
Rad misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Daniels 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rad takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rad delivers a nice body kick.
Rad tries a head kick but it misses.
Rad misses with a leg kick
and Daniels counters by clinching up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels throws a punch but it's blocked by Rad.
Rad lands a shot to the body.
Rad throws an elbow that misses.
Daniels lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Daniels.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels takes an elbow to the temple.
Rad lands a knee to the body.
Rad misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kickin Rad had his way with John Daniels in that round.
The cut man is working on John Daniels's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Daniels blocks a leg kick.
Rad throws a push kick but Daniels slaps the foot to one side.
Good shot there by Rad.
Rad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniels fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rad has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Daniels scores with a leg kick.
Daniels darts in and clinches Rad up against the cage.
Rad throws an elbow but it misses.
Daniels lands an elbow inside that Rad shrugs off.
Rad avoids a wild elbow strike from Daniels.
Daniels gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Daniels with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rad blocks a body shot from Daniels.
Kickin Rad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Daniels.
Rad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daniels throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rad.
Daniels lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Daniels's brow.
Daniels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rad.
Nice body punch from Daniels.
Rad pushes off an throws an elbow but Daniels leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Daniels as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daniels.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daniels lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daniels blocks it with crossed arms.
Daniels blocks an uppercut.
Rad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Daniels lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Daniels misses with the head strike.
Daniels working aggressively here.
Rad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daniels blocks it with crossed arms.
Daniels working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad decides to pull guard.
Daniels forces his way into half guard.
Rad won't allow Daniels to pass to mount.
Daniels seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Rad is doing well to control the position and prevent Daniels from advancing to side control.
Kickin Rad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rad looking for submissions off his back.
Daniels wants to stand but Rad has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is pressing down on Rad's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rad is holding on for now.
Rad has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Daniels escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Daniels!
Rad is not content to let Daniels control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels tries to advance to mount but Rad denies him.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Daniels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rad has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Kickin Rad!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Kickin Rad!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Kickin Rad!
Kickin Rad wins by unanimous decision!
Kickin Rad retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Kickin Rad made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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