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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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177 cm
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180 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelvin Spong!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daniels sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spong swats away the attempt to clinch by Daniels.
Daniels looks to throw the jab but Spong is out of range.
Daniels instigates a clinch.
Daniels throws a punch but it's blocked by Spong.
Daniels is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Daniels misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daniels has clasped his hands together around Spong's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Spong wants to control but Daniels postures up.
Daniels misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Daniels in side control, throwing shots but Spong defends.
Daniels landing a few strikes.
Daniels misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
An elbow from Daniels crashes against the mat.
Spong is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Spong stops Daniels from passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels tries to score with some ground and pound. Spong controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Spong manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Spong stops Daniels from getting back to his feet.
Spong thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Spong working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Spong working his ground and pound in the gym.
Spong thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Spong in particular looking to stall.
Daniels wants to get back to his feet.
Spong is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Daniels reverses the position - he's now on top in Spong's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels connects with a couple of short punches.
Daniels throwing strikes from guard but Spong blocks nicely.
Spong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Daniels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Spong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Daniels.
Daniels scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Daniels stops Spong from standing up.
Spong keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.
Daniels loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Daniels postures up in Spong's guard and throws a big left but Spong blocks it.
Spong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daniels is one step ahead there.
Daniels 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Daniels wants to pass the guard but Spong is keeping the position.
Spong trying to control the position.
Daniels is looking to stand up but Spong won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Spong's head.
Daniels pushing down on Spong's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Spong regains full guard. Nicely done.
Spong wants to sweep but no luck.
Spong is pulling down on Daniels's head to control his posture.
Daniels preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spong has Daniels pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniels throwing strikes from guard but Spong blocks nicely.
Daniels throws a big right hand that misses.
Daniels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Spong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Daniels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Spong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daniels throws an elbow that misses. Spong uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Daniels's guard. Nice move by Spong!
Spong pushes down on Daniels's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Daniels dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Daniels moves out of range of the body kick.
Daniels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daniels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daniels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daniels is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice defenses there by Daniels.
Daniels tries to counter with a takedown but Spong is quick to defend against it.
Daniels forces Spong back against the cage and clinches.
Spong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daniels stalls.
Daniels prevents a body shot from Spong.
Daniels avoiding damage.
Daniels lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spong backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Spong is keeping busy.
Spong swings wildly with an uppercut but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daniels lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels wants a takedown.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Daniels as Spong tries to tie him up.
Daniels misses with a punch on the inside.
Daniels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daniels goes for a takedown attempt but Spong pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Daniels moves out of range as Spong strikes.
Daniels doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Daniels slips under a jab from Spong.
Spong looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.
Spong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spong thumps Daniels with a low kick.
Spong misses the jab.
Jack Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels has Spong up against the cage in a clinch.
Spong can't find room to land a body shot as Daniels controls the action.
Daniels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a punch to the body.
Spong digs a right hand underneath Daniels's ribcage. Daniels let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Daniels goes for a takedown in the clinch but Spong prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spong throws a head punch that misses.
Spong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Spong swats away the attempt to clinch by Daniels.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Daniels scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Daniels lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Spong is rocked!
Daniels has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spong is still on wobbly legs! Can Daniels finish him?
Daniels can't get the takedown.
Daniels scores with a hook to the body.
Spong is pressed up against the cage. Daniels has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Spong down to the mat. Spong avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Daniels throws a monster overhand right that drops Spong! Daniels follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Daniels!
An out of breath Jack Daniels thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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