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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gus Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piston Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gus Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gus Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Piston Honda!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Honda misses with a wild body shot.
Honda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Honda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Jackson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jackson stalling the fight.
Honda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Honda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Honda.
Honda trying to land knees to the body.
Honda misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Honda - that landed with a thud.
Honda lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Honda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson just leaning against Honda, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Jackson.
A shot in the inside from Honda.
Jackson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Honda up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Jackson.
A short right from Jackson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Honda.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Jackson tries a body shot but Honda blocks it.
Honda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Nice body punch from Honda.
Jackson pushes Honda back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Honda tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Honda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Honda letting Jackson take a breather here.
Honda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Jackson.
Honda works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
Honda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Honda fails to land.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Honda pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Honda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Honda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Honda has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Honda.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Honda as Jackson tries to tie him up.
Honda misses with a body punch.
Jackson stalls.
Honda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Honda backwards.
Honda blocks an uppercut.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Honda misses with some punches.
Honda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Honda blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Honda.
Jackson leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Honda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
Honda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Honda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson presses Honda against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jackson digs a right hand into Honda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Honda's gas tank.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Honda looks gassed!
Honda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Honda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Honda looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Honda lands a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson lands a left hand.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Honda tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Honda back against the cage.
Good body shot from Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gus Jackson dominated that 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.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Honda doesn't seem bothered though.
Honda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jackson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jackson throws a hook but Honda avoids it easily.
Honda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Honda punishes Jackson's body with a nice straight punch.
Honda looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Honda takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Honda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Honda in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jackson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Honda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Gus Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honda works Jackson's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jackson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Honda throws a low kick, looking for Jackson's leg but Jackson calmly moves out of range.
Honda tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Honda is breathing heavily.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Honda throws a one two combo.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Honda clinches with his opponent.
Honda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Honda up against the cage.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Honda.
Honda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Honda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Honda tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Jackson avoiding damage.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Honda controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Honda tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Jackson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Honda.
Honda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Honda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Honda.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Honda's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Honda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A body shot lands from Jackson.
Jackson tries to stall but Honda uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Honda scores with a knee to the head.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
Honda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Honda has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Jackson is trying to maintain a safe position but Honda gets an underhook and turns Jackson into the cage.
Honda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gus Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Honda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Honda.
Honda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Honda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson digs a right hand into Honda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Honda's gas tank.
Honda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Honda as the two fighters clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Jackson.
Honda tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Honda.
Honda missing with knees to the body.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Honda lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Honda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Honda lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Honda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gus Jackson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Honda rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson is trying to maintain a safe position but Honda gets an underhook and turns Jackson into the cage.
Honda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Honda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Honda misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Honda.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Honda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson is trying to maintain a safe position but Honda gets an underhook and turns Jackson into the cage.
Honda digs a right hand into Jackson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jackson's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Honda.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Honda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Honda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Honda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Honda.
Jackson avoiding damage as Honda throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Honda misses with a body punch.
Honda tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Honda misses with a knee strike.
Honda lands with a right to the head.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Honda.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Honda controls the action.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Honda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Honda landing knees to the body.
Honda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Honda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Honda.
Honda lands a shot to the body.
Honda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Honda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Honda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Honda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Honda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Honda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
A short uppercut from Honda.
Honda works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches.
Honda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
A short right from Honda.
Honda swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Honda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Honda.
Honda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gus Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Honda digs a right hand into Jackson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jackson's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Honda.
Honda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Honda.
Good body shot from Honda.
A short right from Honda.
Honda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Honda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Honda scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Honda landing knees to the head.
It looks like Gus Jackson has been cut.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Honda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Piston Honda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Honda scores with a knee to the head.
Honda lands a nice shot to the body.
Honda lands with a short shot to the head.
Honda tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Honda swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Honda.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piston Honda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gus Jackson!
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