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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barnabas Ungar (ranked 522 p4p, 67 weight class) and Jack Douglas (ranked 953 p4p, 120 weight class). Douglas has chosen Go For a Soda by Kim Mitchell as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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170 cm
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160 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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172 cm
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160 lbs
30 - 23 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barnabas Ungar! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
30 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Douglas! The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Douglas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Jack Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ungar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Douglas. Douglas misses with a left hand and Ungar counters with a low kick, right behind Douglas 's knee. Douglas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Ungar defending well as Douglas loads up on a big left hand. Douglas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ungar checks it well. Ungar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Douglas. Ungar misses with a kick to the body.
Ungar misses with a body kick. Ungar moves into the clinch successfully.
Good body shot from Douglas.
Douglas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ungar's elbow. Douglas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Ungar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Jack Douglas has been cut. Douglas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Ungar swings wildly with an uppercut but Douglas uses good head movement to avoid it. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Douglas lands with a short shot to the head. Douglas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Douglas tries to work over Ungar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Douglas can't find room to land a body shot as Ungar controls the action.
Douglas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ungar.
That's one minute gone in the round. Douglas misses with a body punch.
Douglas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ungar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ungar throws a punch but it's blocked by Douglas. Douglas blocks an uppercut.
Douglas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ungar's elbow. Douglas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ungar has a couple of punches blocked by Douglas.
Ungar lands with a left to the head. Ungar has a couple of punches blocked by Douglas.
Ungar misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Ungar fails to land. Douglas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Ungar swings wildly with an uppercut but Douglas uses good head movement to avoid it. Ungar swings wildly with an uppercut but Douglas uses good head movement to avoid it. Ungar pulls Douglas into guard.
Ungar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
My spies in ~T~ Troid - Gym inform me that Douglas has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Douglas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Douglas scoring with punches to the head and body. Douglas is looking to work some ground and pound but Ungar has wrist control. Ungar is trying to keep Douglas in close.
Ungar trying to control the position here. Ungar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Douglas. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ungar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Douglas wants to improve his position but instead Ungar has moved into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Douglas tries to get to full guard but Ungar has control of the leg. Ungar works his way into side control. Ungar looking to control but instead Douglas has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard. Ungar wants to pass the guard but Douglas is defending well. Ungar is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Douglas! Ungar controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ungar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Ungar pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Ungar looking to control and managing it successfully. Ungar looking to control but Douglas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barnabas Ungar dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jack Douglas's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ungar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Douglas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Ungar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Ungar avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Ungar seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Ungar cracks Douglas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Douglas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ungar was well out of range. Poor timing from Douglas. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Douglas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Douglas thows a left - swing and a miss! Ungar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ungar quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. Ungar is looking to score with low kicks. Ungar misses with a leg kick. Ungar throws out a loose jab but Douglas uses good head movement to avoid it. Douglas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A clash of legs there as Douglas blocks the low kick. A big left from Ungar misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Douglas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ungar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Ungar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Ungar tries to score with a low kick but Douglas moves his leg out of the way. Good leg kick by Douglas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jack Douglas seems to be getting the better of the standup. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ungar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Douglas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ungar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Douglas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ungar somewhat. Douglas feints a counter leg kick. A lazy body kick from Ungar and Douglas counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Douglas looks to throw the jab but Ungar is out of range. Ungar fails in his attempt to clinch. Ungar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Douglas is looking to score with low kicks. Ungar tried to counter with a leg kick but Douglas avoided it. Ungar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Douglas. That did some damage! Douglas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ungar. Douglas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ungar misses with a hook. Douglas ducked under it nicely. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Douglas! But no joy. Ungar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Douglas, pushing him back against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Douglas. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Ungar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Douglas smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barnabas Ungar. That's going to take a lot out of him. Douglas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A big right from Ungar misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Douglas throws a body punch but Ungar moves out of range. Douglas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ungar sees it coming and avoids it easily. Ungar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. The fight stays on the outside here - Ungar looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Ungar lands a jab to the nose. An inside leg kick lands from Douglas. Douglas moves out of range of the leg kick from Ungar. Ungar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Douglas. Ungar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Douglas. Ungar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Douglas finds it's way round the side to connect with Ungar's head. Douglas throws a front kick aimed at Ungar's knee but Ungar avoids it well. Ungar checks a low kick from Douglas. Ungar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. A telegraphed right hand from Douglas misses the target. Ungar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ungar throws a head kick that misses. Douglas appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Ungar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Douglas. Ungar tried to score with a low kick but Douglas checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Douglas is looking to score with low kicks. Douglas misses with a hook. Ungar ducked under it nicely. Ungar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ungar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Douglas is able to avoid easily. A slapping leg kick lands for Ungar.
Douglas scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Douglas misses with a body shot.
Ungar ducks right into an uppercut from Douglas. Douglas moves out of range of the body kick. Douglas tries a low kick but Ungar avoids it. Ungar cracks Douglas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Douglas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Douglas connects with a crisp jab. A looping hook to the body misses from Ungar. Douglas does a little dance to reset his feet. Douglas swings away with a leg kick that misses. Good standup being displayed there by Douglas as he connects with a hook. Ungar throws a series of punches but Douglas avoids them all with ease. Douglas only half commits to the counter leg kick. This has been an exciting period of action! Ungar rushes Douglas and presses him up against the cage. Douglas misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ungar lands a left hand.
Douglas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Douglas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Douglas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Douglas lands a body shot. A body shot lands from Douglas.
Ungar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ungar lands a right hand. Ungar working aggressively here.
Ungar misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ungar. Douglas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Douglas. Ungar misses with some punches.
Ungar misses with some punches.
Ungar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ungar prevents a body shot from Douglas. Ungar tries to work over Douglas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Douglas struggles to land a body shot inside as Ungar controls his hands.
Ungar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Douglas lands a nice uppercut. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Douglas will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Jack Douglas's cut. 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. This is the final round!
Douglas moves out of range of the body kick from Ungar.
Douglas misses with a left hand and Ungar counters with an inside leg kick. A clash of legs there as Ungar blocks the low kick. Ungar wants to clinch. Douglas throws a right hand that misses
and Ungar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Some bone on bone action there as Douglas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Ungar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Douglas throws out the jab. A solid body kick from Ungar. Douglas throws out a loose jab but Ungar uses good head movement to avoid it. Ungar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Douglas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Ungar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Douglas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Douglas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ungar's calf. Douglas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. A thudding body kick lands there by Ungar!
Ungar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Good leg kick by Douglas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Douglas scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ungar throws a shot from downtown. Douglas moves away and avoids it. Jack Douglas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Ungar fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Ungar blocks a jab. Douglas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Douglas slips a straight right by Ungar. That kick from Douglas tenderised Ungar's leg. Ungar is trying to keep his angry face on. Douglas throws a shot from downtown. Ungar moves away and avoids it. Ungar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good work by Douglas as he checks the leg kick. Ungar slips under a jab. Douglas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Douglas throws a leg kick which misses Ungar's front leg but catches the back leg as Ungar tries to avoid it. Douglas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Ungar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Douglas misses with a looping left. Ungar missing with a left hand there. Douglas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Ungar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Douglas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Douglas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Douglas jabs Ungar to the body, keeping him at a distance. Douglas ducks under a wild hook from Ungar. 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! Ungar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ungar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A low kick from Douglas misses and Ungar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Douglas throws a front kick aimed at Ungar's knee but Ungar avoids it well. Ungar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Douglas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from Douglas. A decent looking cross lands there for Douglas. Ungar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Douglas. Ungar dips to his left and cracks Douglas with an uppercut! Ungar slips a straight right by Douglas. Ungar throws a front kick aimed at Douglas's knee but Douglas avoids it well. Douglas throws a hook to the side of Ungar's head but Ungar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Ungar connects with a leg kick. Douglas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Ungar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Douglas.
Ungar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Douglas. Douglas tries a quick counter leg kick but Ungar is wise to it. Douglas throws a big shot that misses. Ungar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Douglas scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab lands there for Ungar. Douglas checks the leg kick. Ungar slips under a jab from Douglas. Douglas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Ungar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. A countering left hand to the body from Douglas misses. Ungar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Douglas avoids a kick to the body.
Ungar misses with a straight left. Ungar avoids the body shot from Douglas.
Ungar appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Ungar lands a head shot. Douglas lands with a right hand. Ungar thows a body kick. Douglas tries to catch it but that hurt him. Ungar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Ungar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Ungar wants to slow Douglas down by chopping away at his legs. Douglas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ungar's sensitive parts. Ungar clinches up against the cage. This has been an exciting period of action! Douglas is trying to trip Ungar. He has hold of a leg but Ungar is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Douglas persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ungar controls Douglas momentarily but Douglas frees himself. Douglas passes Ungar's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Ungar is pressing down on Douglas's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Douglas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Ungar is adopting a defensive guard. Douglas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Douglas looking to control the position here, rather than advance. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ungar holds on and takes a little breather.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Jack Douglas. I think Douglas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29 Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29 Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Douglas! Jack Douglas took some time post fight to say the following; 'I am the greatest tactician. I am the greatest submission master. I am the greatest knock out artist. Behold, The War Master and all of my greatness.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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