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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 2644 p4p, 279 weight class) and Adam Deadmarsh (ranked 2447 p4p, 258 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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179 cm
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163 lbs
26 - 16 - 2 |
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173 cm
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165 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
26 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jack Daniels! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Deadmarsh! The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Deadmarsh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Deadmarsh drops his hands momentarily and Daniels takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Deadmarsh instigates a clinch. Daniels lands a hook that snaps the head of Deadmarsh backwards. Daniels wants to break free but Deadmarsh has control.
Deadmarsh lands a hook to the side of the head. Deadmarsh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Deadmarsh looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Daniels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice jab there from Deadmarsh. Daniels feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Deadmarshs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! We've been told by Daniels's head coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Daniels slips under a jab from Deadmarsh. Deadmarsh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Daniels throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Deadmarsh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daniels fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Deadmarsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range. Daniels jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. Deadmarsh misses with a body shot.
Daniels moves out of range as Deadmarsh strikes. Daniels was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Daniels misses with an uppercut. Deadmarsh saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round. Deadmarsh throws out a leg kick but Daniels moves out of range and Deadmarsh only half commits. Deadmarsh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Deadmarsh throws out a leg kick but Daniels moves out of range and Deadmarsh only half commits. Daniels looks to throw the jab but Deadmarsh is out of range. Daniels rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Deadmarsh counter with a right hand. Daniels throws a quick inside leg kick. Deadmarsh blocks a head kick by Daniels.
Deadmarsh scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Daniels doesn't seem bothered though. Deadmarsh is looking to clinch but Daniels is avoiding it.
Daniels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Deadmarsh. A big right from Daniels misses. Deadmarsh scores with the left hand. Daniels knows he should have avoided that one. Daniels misses with a body punch
and Deadmarsh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Daniels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Deadmarsh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. A nice combination there by Deadmarsh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Daniels scores with a jab to the jaw. Nice defenses there by Deadmarsh.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Daniels catches Deadmarsh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Daniels throws a big shot that misses. Deadmarsh appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Daniels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daniels backing away here, and Deadmarsh unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Deadmarsh ducks under a wild hook from Daniels. Deadmarsh now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Deadmarsh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniels. Deadmarsh throws a jab when Daniels was well out of range. Daniels checks a low kick from Deadmarsh. Daniels lands a glancing blow to the side of Deadmarsh's head. Jack Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Deadmarsh misses with a low kick as Daniels jumps back. Deadmarsh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daniels. Daniels swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Deadmarsh. Deadmarsh moves to clinch but Daniels breaks away and Daniels counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Deadmarsh thinking. Daniels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Deadmarsh throws a push kick but Daniels slaps the foot to one side. Deadmarsh has closed the distance and engaged Daniels in a clinch.
Daniels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Deadmarsh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Danielss head. Daniels prevents a body shot from Deadmarsh. Deadmarsh blocking some punches.
Daniels misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Daniels fails to land. Deadmarsh swings wildly with an uppercut but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it. Daniels is trying to break the clinch but Deadmarsh has him pressed against the ropes. Daniels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Deadmarsh has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Daniels. Daniels misses the shot to the body. Jack Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Deadmarsh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daniels. Deadmarsh moves forwards but Daniels connects with a nice, crisp jab. Deadmarsh throws a jab when Daniels was well out of range. Daniels misses with a hook. Deadmarsh ducked under it nicely. Daniels lunges at Deadmarsh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Deadmarsh's hand. Daniels looks to land a body kick but Deadmarsh moved away. Daniels scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Daniels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Daniels keeps the fight on the outside. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Deadmarsh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Deadmarsh throws an overhand right that lands on Daniels's shoulder, as Daniels tries to avoid the shot. Deadmarsh throws a front kick aimed at Daniels's knee but Daniels avoids it well. Deadmarsh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Deadmarsh blocks a jab. Deadmarsh takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Daniels throws a body kick that misses. Daniels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Deadmarsh. Deadmarsh throws out a counter right but Daniels avoids it with no problem. A jab from Daniels misses. Daniels misses with a two punch combination.
Deadmarsh moves out of range as Daniels strikes. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Daniels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Deadmarsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniels drops his hands momentarily and Deadmarsh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Daniels buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Daniels dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Daniels cracks Deadmarsh with an open hand slap. Deadmarsh misses with a body kick. Deadmarsh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daniels throws a nice inside leg kick. Daniels throws an overhand right that lands on Deadmarsh's shoulder, as Deadmarsh tries to avoid the shot. A big right from Daniels misses. Deadmarsh is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Daniels with a body shot. Deadmarsh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. Daniels stops a takedown attempt from Deadmarsh.
Deadmarsh misses with a punch on the inside.
Daniels lands a shot to the body. Daniels is pressed up against the ropes. Deadmarsh has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Daniels down to the mat. Daniels avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A looping hook to the body misses from Deadmarsh. Daniels does a little dance to reset his feet. Daniels misses with a two punch combination.
Deadmarsh misses with a straight left. Daniels throwing a counter right hand but Deadmarsh manages to avoid it. Deadmarsh throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Deadmarsh blocks a head kick by Daniels.
Daniels catches Deadmarsh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round. Deadmarsh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Deadmarsh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Daniels looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Deadmarsh displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Jab from Daniels. Deadmarsh throws a nice inside leg kick. Daniels stalks Deadmarsh and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Deadmarsh's face. Deadmarsh staggers backwards, shaken. Daniels stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Daniels throws a sloppy head kick and Deadmarsh moves out of range easily. A big right from Daniels misses. Daniels looks to land a right hand but Deadmarsh moved out of range. Daniels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Daniels throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Deadmarsh throws a leg kick that misses. Daniels connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Daniels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Deadmarsh.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Deadmarsh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Some wild striking there from Daniels.
Deadmarsh lands with a shot to the body. Deadmarsh ducks under a wild hook from Daniels. Deadmarsh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Deadmarsh throws a hook to the side of Daniels's head but Daniels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Daniels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Deadmarsh can do to turn this around? Daniels throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Daniels throws a series of punches but Deadmarsh moves out of range. Deadmarsh with a jab. Jack Daniels is winning the standup battle so far. Daniels misses with the body kick and Deadmarsh counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Deadmarsh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Daniels was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Jack Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Deadmarsh. Deadmarsh ducks under a wild hook from Daniels. Deadmarsh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Daniels moves out of range of the leg kick from Deadmarsh.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Daniels moves out of range of the body kick from Deadmarsh.
A jab from Deadmarsh does it's job there. Deadmarsh lands a front kick. Deadmarsh moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Deadmarsh misses with a kick to the body.
Daniels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Deadmarsh. Daniels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Deadmarsh. Daniels takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Daniels looks to land a left hand but Deadmarsh moved out of range nicely. Deadmarsh avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Deadmarsh throws a hook but Daniels blocks it. Daniels lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Deadmarsh at a distance.
Deadmarsh cracks Daniels with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Daniels swings for the body but Deadmarsh moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Deadmarsh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniels moves away. Daniels throws a leg kick which misses Deadmarsh's front leg but catches the back leg as Deadmarsh tries to avoid it. Daniels lands with a slapping head kick. Daniels misses with an uppercut. Deadmarsh saw that one coming. Daniels throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Daniels's corner calls for a 1-2. Daniels obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Daniels misses with a hook. Deadmarsh ducked under it nicely. Deadmarsh misses with a looping right. It looked like Daniels wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Daniels misses with a two punch combination.
Deadmarsh tries to clinch there but Daniels circles away.
A low kick from Deadmarsh is predictable there enabling Daniels to counter with a crisp jab. Deadmarsh slips under a jab from Daniels. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Daniels misses with a looping left. It seemed like Deadmarsh was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Daniels bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Deadmarsh's head. Daniels scores with a jab. Deadmarsh acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Deadmarsh misses with a body kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Daniels dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Daniels throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Daniels scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Daniels throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Deadmarsh avoids the head kick by Daniels.
Deadmarsh swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Deadmarsh swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Daniels. Deadmarsh throws a head kick but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels lands the left hand. Daniels takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Nice defenses there by Deadmarsh. The fighters circle momentarily. Deadmarsh darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Daniels scores with a jab. Daniels lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Deadmarsh at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Daniels lands the left hand. Deadmarsh thows a body kick. Daniels tries to catch it but that hurt him. A jab lands there for Daniels.
That's one minute gone in the round. Daniels throws a one two combo.
Some wild striking there from Daniels.
Deadmarsh changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Daniels slips under a jab from Deadmarsh. Daniels looks to throw the jab but Deadmarsh is out of range. Daniels misses with a looping right. Deadmarsh throws a hook but Daniels blocks it. Deadmarsh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daniels circles away quickly and effectively. Deadmarsh throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Deadmarsh misses the jab. Daniels throwing a counter right hand but Deadmarsh manages to avoid it. Daniels slips a jab from Deadmarsh. Daniels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Deadmarsh. Daniels scores with a head kick.
Daniels moves forwards but Deadmarsh connects with a nice, crisp jab. Daniels throws a nice looking combination but Deadmarsh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A slapping leg kick lands for Deadmarsh.
Adam Deadmarsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Daniels fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Deadmarsh throws a lazy right hand but Daniels sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Daniels loads up on a big right hand but Deadmarsh slips the punch. Daniels displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Deadmarsh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Deadmarsh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Daniels. Deadmarsh closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Deadmarsh lands in his opponent's guard. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Daniels is on top in guard.
Deadmarsh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Daniels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Daniels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Daniels preventing the sweep. Daniels distracts Deadmarsh with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Deadmarsh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Deadmarsh keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully. Daniels with a flurry of punches that miss. Deadmarsh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Daniels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. 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. Daniels loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Jack Daniels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Daniels slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Deadmarsh is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Daniels wants to control from the top but Deadmarsh keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Daniels lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Deadmarsh lands a nice hook to Daniels's body. Daniels takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Deadmarsh throws a leg kick but Daniels sees it coming and moves out of range. Daniels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Deadmarsh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Daniels's calf. Daniels feints and then cracks Deadmarsh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Deadmarsh down.
And that's the end of the fight! Jack Daniels showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Daniels, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27 Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27 Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Daniels! A victorious Jack Daniels thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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