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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shazaam McDaniels (ranked 3377 p4p, 366 weight class) and Jan Molby (ranked 4267 p4p, 446 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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232 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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227 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shazaam McDaniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jan Molby!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDaniels fails to land with a series of punches.
McDaniels tries a head kick but it misses.
Molby takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McDaniels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McDaniels throws a body kick that misses
and Molby counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Molby.
Molby controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Molby trying to control but McDaniels is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Molby won't allow McDaniels to get back to his feet.
Molby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McDaniels keeping moving, preventing Molby from controlling successfully.
McDaniels keeping full guard, as Molby tries to pass.
McDaniels is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Molby is controlling him.
McDaniels scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDaniels misses with a leg kick
so Molby counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Molby won't allow McDaniels to get back to his feet.
Molby wants to control from the top but McDaniels keeps moving.
McDaniels is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Molby is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molby works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Molby is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McDaniels has hold of Molby's hands but Molby slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McDaniels makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Molby throws a half hearted mid kick.
Molby feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
McDaniels is looking to stand up but Molby isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Molby pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McDaniels is keeping the position for now.
Molby controlling from the top position.
Molby looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molby trying to control but McDaniels is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
McDaniels wants to get back to his feet but Molby is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Molby misses with a body kick.
Molby closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDaniels being controlled for a moment.
Molby throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
McDaniels explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Molby goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Molby decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
McDaniels manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Molby keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
McDaniels breaks the clinch.
McDaniels misses with a straight left.
Molby thinks about the counter body kick.
McDaniels lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McDaniels misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDaniels goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Jan Molby has been cut.
Shazaam McDaniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDaniels misses with a low kick.
Molby throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McDaniels tries to counter with a takedown but Molby is quick to defend against it.
McDaniels throws a combination that misses
and Molby counters with a slapping leg kick.
McDaniels tried to score with a low kick but Molby checks it.
Molby fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McDaniels, pushing him back against the cage.
Molby tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McDaniels blocking some punches.
Molby with a knee to the head.
Molby turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Molby manages to end up in side control.
McDaniels explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Molby dodges the punch combination from McDaniels.
Molby unleashes a big counter combination but McDaniels bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McDaniels lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McDaniels throws a head kick but Molby moves out of range.
McDaniels blocks a head kick by Molby.
Molby shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Molby showed some decent athleticism there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molby scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McDaniels makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Molby pushes McDaniels away with a front kick.
McDaniels gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Molby to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Molby with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McDaniels is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McDaniels keeping moving, preventing Molby from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Molby stands and throws McDaniels's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Molby working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shazaam McDaniels will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jan Molby's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Molby shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Molby was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
McDaniels is trying to buck Molby off.
McDaniels on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
McDaniels is not content to let Molby control the position.
Molby tries to move into full mount but can't pass McDaniels's legs.
McDaniels wants to get back to his feet.
Molby fails to land a wild elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molby tries to advance to mount but can't.
Jan Molby has got the better of the ground game so far.
McDaniels is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
McDaniels is working to avoid the ground and pound but Molby connects with a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molby prevents McDaniels from escaping the position.
McDaniels is letting Molby control him for a moment.
McDaniels prevents Molby from improving position.
McDaniels pushes Molby away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Molby gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Molby wants to lay and pray for a moment but McDaniels keeps working.
McDaniels is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Molby has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Molby throws an elbow but McDaniels slips to the side and avoids it well.
McDaniels defending against the ground and pound.
Molby content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McDaniels is pushing Molby's head away, looking to escape. Molby manages to hold on to the position though.
Molby tries to move to mount but McDaniels blocks the move with his legs.
Molby is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
McDaniels is trying to buck Molby off.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Molby is looking to take a break and control but McDaniels is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Molby lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molby tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Molby slows the pace down.
McDaniels tries to escape but Molby is in control.
Molby wants to control but McDaniels is keeping him busy.
McDaniels prevents Molby from moving into mount.
McDaniels is pushing Molby's head away, looking to escape. Molby manages to hold on to the position though.
Molby is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McDaniels knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Molby scoring with punches from side control.
Molby working the head with strikes.
McDaniels is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
McDaniels trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDaniels bucks up and tries to throw Molby off but instead Molby has got his back!
Molby is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Molby gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Molby gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Molby apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Molby fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McDaniels sprawls well initially but Molby persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Molby thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McDaniels's head.
McDaniels is trying to stand up here but Molby is controlling him well.
Molby is pressing down on McDaniels's thigh, looking to free his foot. McDaniels is holding on for now.
Molby missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Molby trying to mount his opponent but McDaniels defends it.
Molby looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McDaniels with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Molby scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDaniels wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Molby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jan Molby's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Molby scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McDaniels wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Molby.
McDaniels scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Molby manages to mount him!
A nice elbow there by Molby.
Molby scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Molby lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McDaniels takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDaniels trying desperately to get to his feet.
Molby trying to control but McDaniels is having none of it.
Molby working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Molby can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McDaniels is looking to escape.
McDaniels's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molby content just to control the position here.
McDaniels is trying to stand up.
Molby cracks McDaniels with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Molby scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Molby is in the full mount, landing strikes.
McDaniels is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Molby breaks from McDaniels's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Molby putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
McDaniels is trying to stand up.
Molby takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McDaniels is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molby looking to control and managing it successfully.
Molby trying to control but McDaniels is having none of it.
McDaniels is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
McDaniels is squirming around, avoiding Molby's attempts to control the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDaniels trying desperately to get to his feet.
Molby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Molby unloading with bombs!
Molby with good strikes from the mount here!
Molby tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McDaniels is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molby controlling his opponent.
McDaniels taking shots to the head.
Molby trying to control but McDaniels is having none of it.
Molby lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
McDaniels taking shots to the head.
Molby tries to control but McDaniels wriggling away.
Molby has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McDaniels's face.
BOOM! Molby connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Molby won't let McDaniels get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Molby can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McDaniels is looking to escape.
Molby dominating with strikes here.
McDaniels is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molby content just to control the position here.
McDaniels is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Molby lands a heavy elbow.
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!
Molby tries to control but McDaniels wriggling away.
Molby fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McDaniels wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Molby controlling from the full mount.
Molby looking to control but McDaniels is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McDaniels wants to get back to his feet.
Molby looking to control but McDaniels is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Molby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Molby 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Molby!
A less than humble Jan Molby misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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