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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 388 p4p, 48 weight class) and Kick Boxer (ranked 732 p4p, 93 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
40 - 21 - 3, fighting out of New York, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
52 - 26 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kick Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels throws a lazy right hand but Boxer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boxer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boxer misses with a leg kick.
Boxer moves out of range as Daniels throws a body kick.
Boxer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniels.
Daniels definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Daniels moves into the clinch successfully.
Boxer prevents a body shot from Daniels.
Daniels scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boxer is trying to break the clinch but Daniels has him pressed against the cage.
Boxer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daniels's elbow.
Boxer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daniels throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jack Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels darts in and clinches Boxer up against the cage.
Boxer lands a right hand.
Daniels lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Daniels misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boxer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxer takes one to the chin there.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch but Boxer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Daniels misses with a looping right.
Daniels lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Daniels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels looks for the body kick but Boxer saw that one coming.
Boxer misses with an uppercut. Daniels saw that one coming.
Daniels throws a looping overhand right but Boxer ducks down to avoid it.
Boxer defending well as Daniels loads up on a big left hand.
Daniels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boxer.
Daniels was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boxer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boxer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boxer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boxer misses with a low kick.
Boxer just misses with a punch to the body.
Boxer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boxer avoids a kick to the body.
Daniels cracks Boxer with an open hand slap.
Boxer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab by Boxer.
Boxer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Boxer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Daniels avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good standup being displayed there by Daniels as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Daniels throws a looping overhand right but Boxer ducks down to avoid it.
Daniels wants to clinch.
Boxer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daniels scores with a nice strike.
Boxer throws a body shot but no joy.
Boxer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice body punch from Daniels.
Boxer looks to land a combination but Daniels avoids it well.
Daniels blocks a jab.
Daniels misses with a hook. Boxer ducked under it nicely.
Boxer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Daniels tries to clinch there but Boxer circles away.
Daniels scores with a nice head shot.
Boxer just misses with a punch to the body.
Daniels darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Daniels lands a nice hook to Boxer's body. Boxer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a body punch but Boxer moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Daniels throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boxer.
Daniels clinches.
Boxer blocking some punches.
Daniels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boxer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boxer misses with a body shot.
Boxer throws a low kick, looking for Daniels's leg but Daniels calmly moves out of range.
Daniels looks to land a right hand but Boxer moved out of range.
Daniels tries to clinch there but Boxer circles away.
Boxer swinging wildly here.
Daniels connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boxer swats away the attempt to clinch by Daniels.
Boxer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Daniels throws an overhand right that lands on Boxer's shoulder, as Boxer tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Boxer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boxer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels lands with a slapping head kick.
Boxer cracks Daniels with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boxer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniels throwing a counter right hand but Boxer manages to avoid it.
Daniels throws a lazy right hand but Boxer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boxer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Daniels throws a hook but Boxer blocks it.
Daniels throws an overhand right that lands on Boxer's shoulder, as Boxer tries to avoid the shot.
Daniels is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Boxer scores with a hook.
Boxer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniels.
Boxer throws a body kick that misses.
Daniels throws the kick towards the body but Boxer avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels connects with a single shot there.
Nice body kick from Daniels.
Boxer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Daniels takes a step back to recover.
Boxer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Daniels dominated that round.
That's time! Daniels's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Daniels lands a head shot.
Boxer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daniels takes one to the chin there.
Daniels misses with a hook.
Boxer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boxer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Daniels throws a jab but it's blocked by Boxer.
Boxer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Boxer throws out a counter right but Daniels avoids it with no problem.
A solid body kick from Daniels.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.
Daniels misses with a looping left.
Boxer takes one on the button.
Daniels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice cross by Daniels.
Daniels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boxer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boxer throws a jab when Daniels was well out of range.
Boxer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boxer throws a body punch but Daniels moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels swings away with a body shot that misses
and Boxer counters with a straight right hand.
Daniels has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Boxer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Daniels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daniels throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boxer throws the kick towards the body but Daniels avoids it.
Daniels throws an overhand right that lands on Boxer's shoulder, as Boxer tries to avoid the shot.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick from Daniels misses.
Daniels tries to clinch but Boxer moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Boxer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boxer walks into a straight right hand from Daniels.
Daniels swinging wildly here.
Daniels misses with a straight right.
Daniels misses with a jab to the body
and Boxer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daniels scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Daniels catches Boxer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Daniels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boxer.
Boxer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daniels circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer misses with a body shot.
Boxer slips a straight right by Daniels.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniels moves away.
Daniels lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boxer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daniels sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Daniels drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slow jab from Daniels misses its intended target.
Daniels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boxer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Daniels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boxer circles away quickly and effectively.
Boxer missing with a left hand there. Daniels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boxer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boxer lands a head kick!
Daniels throws a hook but Boxer blocks it.
Daniels tries to clinch there but Boxer circles away.
Daniels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boxer circles away quickly and effectively.
Boxer is looking to land body kicks.
Boxer misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands an overhand right.
Boxer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Daniels is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boxer looks to land a right hand but Daniels moved out of range.
Boxer motions for Daniels to come forward. Boxer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Daniels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daniels on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boxer moves out of range of the strikes.
Boxer scores with a leg kick.
Boxer just misses with a punch to the body.
Boxer slips under a jab.
Daniels tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boxer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boxer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boxer moves out of range of the body kick from Daniels.
Daniels wants to clinch up but Boxer keeps it at a distance.
Daniels throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boxer misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a looping overhand right but Boxer ducks down to avoid it.
Daniels's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boxer under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boxer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daniels.
Daniels throws a jab when Boxer was well out of range.
Boxer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Daniels jabs at Boxer's body.
Boxer scores with a jab.
Boxer throws a hook to the side of Daniels's head but Daniels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daniels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boxer misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Daniels misses the target.
Daniels misses with the combination.
Boxer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boxer misses with a straight left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Daniels checks a leg kick.
Boxer cracks Daniels with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kick Boxer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Boxer needs to keep his hands up - Daniels had a free shot at his head there.
A punch lands to the side of Daniels 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice uppercut there from Boxer.
Boxer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Daniels feints and then cracks Boxer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boxer down.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniels moves away.
Daniels feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Boxers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Boxer tries a low kick but Daniels avoids it.
A jab from Boxer finds it's way through Daniels's defenses.
Daniels connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boxer. Boxer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Daniels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boxer.
Boxer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daniels sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Daniels paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxer throws a nice head kick!
Boxer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boxer throws a leg kick but Daniels checks it.
As Boxer tries to get set, Daniels tries to push him back and clinch up but Boxer manages to avoid the attempt.
Boxer scores with a hook to the body. Daniels takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boxer.
A big right from Daniels misses.
Boxer blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer throws the kick towards the body but Daniels avoids it.
Boxer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daniels lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Daniels fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boxer, pushing him back against the cage.
Daniels working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Daniels works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Daniels misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boxer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Nice body punch from Daniels.
Jack Daniels has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boxer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Daniels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daniels misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daniels's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Daniels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boxer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boxer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boxer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Boxer moves out of range as Daniels strikes.
Boxer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Daniels with a body shot.
Boxer connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxer throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniels.
Daniels is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer takes a swing at Daniels's ribcage but misses.
Boxer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Daniels takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boxer throws a hook to the side of Daniels's head but Daniels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Boxer.
Daniels throws a jab when Boxer was well out of range.
Boxer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Daniels misses.
Boxer misses the jab.
Daniels throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Daniels wants to clinch but Boxer slips to the side
and Boxer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Daniels thinking.
Daniels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daniels paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Daniels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daniels takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Boxer.
Daniels throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boxer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daniels sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boxer defending well as Daniels loads up on a big left hand.
Boxer tries to land a front kick but Daniels steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boxer just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDaniels.
Boxer slips a straight right by Daniels.
Daniels tries to clinch but Boxer moves out of range.
Boxer slips a jab from Daniels.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boxer.
Daniels throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Boxer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Daniels finds it's way round the side to connect with Boxer's head.
Daniels bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Daniels misses with a lunging right hand
letting Boxer counter with a right hand.
Daniels uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boxer has time to react.
Boxer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boxer walks into a straight right hand from Daniels.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Daniels connects with a solid leg kick.
Daniels motions for Boxer to come forward. Daniels throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Despite the aggression on Boxer's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Boxer misses with a straight left.
Boxer drops his hands momentarily and Daniels takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Daniels connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boxer's hands.
Daniels scores with a shot to the body.
Daniels fakes the leg kick and cracks Boxer in the body.
Boxer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daniels.
Daniels tries to clinch but Boxer is having none of it.
Daniels steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boxer.
Boxer thuds his shin into the meat of Daniels's side.
Jack Daniels is winning the standup battle so far.
Daniels connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boxer throws a body kick that misses.
Daniels is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boxer misses the shot to the body.
Daniels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boxer swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Daniels.
Well Daniels has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jack Daniels!
A very excited looking Jack Daniels 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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