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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zacharia Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Steele's choice of entrance music: Rock You Like A Hurricane. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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185 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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182 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zacharia Steele!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steele wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Steele.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson tries to land a front kick but Steele steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Steele cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
Steele drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Steele manages to get himself to full guard.
Jackson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson instigates a clinch.
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Steele misses with a knee to the head.
Steele takes a shot to the head.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Steele.
Jackson gets through Steele's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Steele just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Steele just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Steele lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
It looks like Shawn Jackson has been cut.
Steele takes an elbow to the forehead.
Steele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Steele.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Steele 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 lands with a light punch inside.
Steele trying to land knees to the body.
Steele tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Steele lands a nice elbow.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Steele.
A shot in the inside from Jackson.
Steele blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Steele lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson gets through Steele's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Steele lands a nice elbow.
Steele misses with an elbow over the top.
Steele creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Steele crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries a body shot but Steele blocks it.
Steele misses with a knee strike.
Steele misses with a knee to the head.
Steele throws a knee to the head but misses.
Steele with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jackson avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
Jackson lands an elbow inside that Steele shrugs off.
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Jackson is leaning against Steele and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steele's elbow.
Steele tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Steele won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Steele.
Jackson working Steele over with knees to the body.
Jackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jackson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jackson working Steele over with knees to the body.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Jackson gets through Steele's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
A short left from Jackson.
Jackson is leaning against Steele and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Steele.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Steele missing with knees to the body.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
Steele's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson tries a body shot but Steele blocks it.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Jackson lands an elbow inside that Steele shrugs off.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Steele.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Steele 's eye.
Steele working Jackson over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
Steele missing with knees to the body.
Steele takes a shot to the head.
Jackson lands a nice elbow.
Steele blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Steele throws an elbow but misses.
Steele blocks an elbow strike.
Steele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Steele controls his hands.
Jackson tries a body shot but Steele blocks it.
Jackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Steele throws an elbow but misses.
Steele tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Steele tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jackson smiles and moves away.
Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Steele.
Jackson lands a nice elbow.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped Steele in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steeles head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Steele just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Steele looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Steele lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steeles head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Jackson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Steele fails with a takedown attempt.
Steele throws a sloppy head kick
and Jackson counters with a nice body kick.
Steele swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a nice body kick.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Steele at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Jackson pushes Steele back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Steele's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson lands a hook that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Steele.
Steele is breathing heavily.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Steele's head.
Steele throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson lands an elbow inside that Steele shrugs off.
Shawn Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Jackson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jackson lands a damaging elbow.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a shot to the body.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Steele tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Jackson lands a nice elbow.
Steele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped Steele in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Steele.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped Steele in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped Steele in his tracks for a moment.
Steele tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Steele's head.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Steele, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Steele throws an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.
Steele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Nice elbow from Jackson.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Steele's defenses.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
Steele avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to stall but Steele uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Steele trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson gets through Steele's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Jackson.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
Steele lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Steele trying to land knees to the body.
Steele creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Steele misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steele tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Steele takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steeles head.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steele takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson lands a right hand.
Steele pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Steele 's eye.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
Steele trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson lands an elbow inside that Steele shrugs off.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steele is defending well for now.
Jackson working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steele missing with knees to the body.
Steele using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Steele's defenses.
Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Steele's head.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steele throws an elbow that misses.
Steele trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Steele, against the cage.
Jackson crunches a lovely knee into Steele's ribcage.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Steele.
Nice elbow from Jackson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Steele throws an elbow that misses.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Steele 's eye.
Jackson pushes Steele back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Jackson.
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Steele takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped Steele in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Steele throws an elbow that misses.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Steele 's eye.
Jackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Steele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steele tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Jackson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Steele's defenses.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jackson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Jackson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Good shot there by Jackson.
Jackson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Steele tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zacharia Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson tests Steele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steele lands with a nice body kick.
Jackson checks a leg kick nicely.
Steele bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A low kick from Steele misses
and Jackson counters with a head kick. That will keep Steele thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Steele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson tries to clinch but Steele is having none of it.
Steele tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steele tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jackson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Steele somewhat.
Steele wants to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele misses with a straight right.
Steele moves into the clinch.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jackson throws an elbow but misses.
Steele missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Steele's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Steele putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Steele.
Steele tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Steele takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right hand to the body from Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands an elbow inside that Steele shrugs off.
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!
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Jackson lands a damaging elbow.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Steele's head.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Steele.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Steele's defenses.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Steele's defenses.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Steele landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jackson avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
Jackson pushes Steele back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Steele working Jackson over with knees to the body.
Zacharia Steele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.
Steele tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Steele lands a damaging elbow.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steele's elbow.
Steele pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Steele missing with knees to the body.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steele tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steele misses with a knee strike.
Jackson pushes Steele back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Steele jumps guard but Jackson stands there with Steele around his waist. Steele gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Steele tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Steele misses with a knee strike.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Steele's defenses.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Steele missing with knees to the body.
Steele 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 working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Jackson.
Steele blocking some punches.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Steele.
Jackson avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Steele looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steele managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Steele lands a knee to the body.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steele avoids it.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Steele lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
Jackson presses Steele against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Jackson lands a body punch.
Jackson avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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 Shawn Jackson.
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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Jackson!
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