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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otis Amber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Otis Amber was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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143 lbs
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170 cm
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trevor Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Otis Amber!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Amber moves out of range easily.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Amber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson lands with a kick to the temple. Amber shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Otis Amber has been cut.
No luck for Amber with that takedown attempt.
Amber fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Amber avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Amber shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Trevor Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otis Amber.
Jackson lands with a kick to the temple. Amber shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jackson pushes Amber away with a front kick.
Amber takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Amber is rocked!
Amber tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Amber's head.
Amber is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson throws a head kick but Amber moves out of range.
Amber gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson manages to get back to half guard.
Amber seems to have recovered his senses.
Amber is tying to control. Jackson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Amber looks gassed!
Amber is taking a breather. Jackson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Amber seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is not content to let Amber control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jackson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Amber's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Amber's back!
Amber is in bad spot here.
Amber trying to control the position but Jackson manages to sink in the hooks.
Jackson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Amber has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Jackson trying to control.
Jackson keeps control of the position as Amber tries to break free.
That's two 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.
Jackson is trying to stick to Amber's back but Amber is turning into Jackson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Jackson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Amber.
Amber trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Amber shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jackson as he avoids it easily.
Jackson scores with a one two! Amber had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Amber shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson throws a nice head kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Jackson.
Amber fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Amber has a takedown stuffed.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Amber gets the takedown into side control.
Amber scores with punches from side control.
Amber is putting a hurting on Jackson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jackson seems a little lost for a moment, as Amber dominates the positioning.
Amber lands some shots froms side control.
Amber working the head and body with strikes.
Amber trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.
A lull in the action here as Amber stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Amber trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Amber scoring with punches from side control.
Jackson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Amber wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Amber cracks Jackson with a big elbow.
Amber lands a decent elbow from side control.
Amber connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jackson some visible discomfort.
Amber wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Amber working the ground and pound.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Amber scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jackson to see if he's OK.
Jackson is trying to control Amber's posture but Amber avoids it.
Amber grinds an elbow into Jackson's temple.
Amber wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Amber scoring with punches and elbows.
Jackson is looking to regain half guard here but Amber keeps moving and retains side control.
Jackson is not content to let Amber control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Amber fails with the takedown.
Nice body kick there by Jackson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amber avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Amber looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jackson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Amber shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Otis Amber'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.
Jackson throws a push kick but Amber slaps the foot to one side.
Amber shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Amber scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Amber keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Amber wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
Amber looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Amber is working away from the top position though.
Amber seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Amber landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jackson is trying to control but can't.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Amber lands a nice short elbow.
Amber works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jackson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Amber putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Amber is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amber thowing shots but they're missing.
Jackson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Amber can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jackson stands and steps away. Amber gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Amber takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Amber's head.
Amber fails to land the takedown.
Jackson scores with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Amber shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Trevor Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otis Amber.
Amber shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
Amber looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Amber throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Amber off to one side.
Jackson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amber shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jackson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amber shoots in but no luck this time.
Jackson clobbers Amber with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jackson.
Amber tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck for Amber with that takedown attempt.
Amber takes a kick to the side of the head.
Amber shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side.
Amber checks a low kick from Jackson.
Amber dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Amber on that attempt.
Amber fails with the takedown.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Amber.
Jackson is looking to regain half guard here but Amber keeps moving and retains side control.
Check out the look on Amber's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jackson tries to improve position but can't.
Amber connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jackson some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amber controls the position.
Jackson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson is looking to regain half guard here but Amber keeps moving and retains side control.
Amber is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson tries to buck Amber off but Amber is having none of it.
Amber scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jackson to see if he's OK.
Amber tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Amber working the head and body with strikes.
Amber is putting a hurting on Jackson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom here.
Amber working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amber working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jackson tries to bench press Amber off him but Amber keeps the position.
Amber trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Amber works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Amber gets to mount! Jackson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Amber landing shots from mount.
Amber pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! Amber connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Amber avoids the attempt from Jackson to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amber looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Amber is landing with some decent strikes but Jackson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Trevor Jackson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Otis Amber's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Amber takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jackson lands a head kick!
Trevor Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Amber takes a step back to recover.
Jackson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Amber shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jackson's guard.
Amber wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Amber working some strikes from top position.
Amber trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Amber makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Amber trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Amber controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Amber looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Amber fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Amber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jackson feints and as Amber raises his hands in defense, Jackson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Amber keeps moving.
Amber tries to strike from the bottom.
Amber bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jackson's guard.
Amber throwing strikes but missing.
Amber wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jackson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Amber has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amber scores with punches from side control.
Jackson tries to improve position but can't.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
Jackson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Amber's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Amber wants to pass the guard but Jackson is defending well.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackson is trying to control but can't.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Amber.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice straight punches there by Jackson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jackson.
Amber takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jackson throws a head kick but Amber moves out of range.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson throws a head kick that Amber semi-blocks.
Amber tries for a takedown but Jackson circles away easily
and Jackson counters with a head kick. That will keep Amber thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Trevor Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otis Amber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Jackson lands but Amber takes it in his stride.
Jackson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Amber clinches but Jackson breaks the clinch
and Jackson counters with a nice body shot.
Amber shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jackson.
Jackson scores with a kick to the body.
Amber gets caught flat footed, as Jackson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Amber bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jackson's guard.
Amber passes Jackson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Amber.
Jackson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Amber is working away from the top position though.
Jackson manages to get to full guard.
Jackson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Amber chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Amber from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Amber takes a kick to the side of the head.
Trevor Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson gets a clinch.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson lunges at Amber with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Amber's hand.
Amber is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jackson.
Amber closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jackson circles away.
Jackson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson thuds his shin into the meat of Amber's side.
Jackson rushes Amber and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Amber.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Otis Amber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amber takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Amber shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jackson as he avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trevor Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevor Jackson!
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hype
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RATING
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