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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Amade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Wu Tang - Triumph. The crowd seem to be enjoying Amade's choice of entrance music: Break me Out . 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rashad Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Amade!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amade throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jackson trying to control but Amade is working from the bottom.
Amade is looking to stand back up but Jackson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Amade.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Amade knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Amade is looking to improve his position.
Amade trying to control but Jackson postures up.
Jackson not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Amade is defending well.
Jackson is just content to waste time from the top position. Amade takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Jackson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Amade is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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 in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jackson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Amade.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Andre Amade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Amade wants to land a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Amade missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Amade throws a leg kick
and Amade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson misses with a body shot
and Amade counters with a big head kick but Jackson shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Amade walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Amade thows a leg kick but Jackson checks it
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Jackson dives in and grabs Amade's left leg, looking for a takedown. Amade pushes down on Jackson's head and hops out.
Jackson thumps Amade with a low kick.
Amade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Amade motions for Jackson to come forward. Amade throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Amade defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Jackson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Amade counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Amade looks for the body kick but Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Amade.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Amade moves out of range.
A head kick by Amade misses
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Amade won't be happy with that.
Jackson lands some shots froms side control.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Amade being controlled for a moment.
Amade pushes Jackson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jackson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to advance to mount but Amade denies him.
Amade tries to bench press Jackson off him but Jackson keeps the position.
Jackson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Amade some visible discomfort.
Amade is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jackson connects with a decent elbow.
Jackson throwing strikes but Amade manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Jackson sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amade prevents Jackson from improving his position.
Jackson actively working from the bottom here.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Amade has control of the leg.
Jackson is looking to get back to full guard here but Amade has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amade has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Amade looks to land a body kick but Jackson moved away.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson checks the leg kick.
Amade throws a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four 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.
Amade stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
A low kick from Amade misses
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Amade throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Amade moved out of range.
Amade throws a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a takedown into side control.
Jackson lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson working the ground and pound.
Jackson is working Amade over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Jackson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Amade throws a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Jackson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Amade throws a sloppy head kick
and Amade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amade avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Amade counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amade scores with a jab to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jackson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Amade - the referee stops the clock and Jackson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Amade. Jackson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Amade shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Amade.
Amade misses with an uppercut
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Amade feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Amade fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amade misses with a low kick.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Amade lands with a thumping leg kick.
Amade throws a low kick, looking for Jackson's leg but Jackson calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Amade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson throws a sloppy body shot
and Amade counters with a solid body kick.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Amade counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amade throws a leg kick that misses.
Jackson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Amade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Amade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson dives in and scores a takedown into Amade's guard.
Amade working a defensive guard but Jackson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Jackson working the ground and pound but Amade is defending the strikes.
Amade is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jackson off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Amade really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Amade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Amade counters with a low kick, right behind Jackson 's knee.
Amade throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Amade throws a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amade tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jackson is able to avoid easily.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amade tries to land a body kick
and Jackson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Amade!
Amade is trying to escape the mount.
Jackson misses with a head shot.
Jackson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Amade blocking the ground and pound.
Jackson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Amade can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jackson raining down shots from the mount!
Jackson looking to control but Amade is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rashad Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amade tries to lock up and control but Jackson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jackson throwing strikes here but Amade is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jackson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jackson with a couple of short strikes.
Jackson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson raining down shots from the mount!
Jackson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jackson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Amade is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Amade and Jackson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a few punches from side control.
The referee asks Jackson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jackson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Amade is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Amade struggling a bit here.
Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Amade to see if he's OK.
Jackson working the ground and pound but Amade is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Jackson.
The strikes coming from Jackson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Amade taking a bit of punishment here - Jackson scoring with strikes.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Amade is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Amade, who protects the arm well.
Jackson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Jackson had his way with Andre Amade in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Amade thumps Jackson with a low kick.
Amade thows a leg kick but Jackson checks it
and Jackson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Amade is looking to stand up but Jackson isn't so interested in that idea.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Amade 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.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Amade works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Amade keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Amade has wrist control.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Amade keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Amade looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Jackson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Amade is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jackson, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Amade is one step ahead there.
Amade must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Amade is proving a slippery customer.
Amade preventing the sweep.
Andre Amade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is controlling Amade's posture.
Jackson controls Amade momentarily but Amade frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rashad Jackson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jackson dives in and grabs Amade's left leg, looking for a takedown. Amade pushes down on Jackson's head and hops out.
Jackson checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice defenses there by Amade.
Amade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson misses with a body shot
and Amade counters with an outside leg kick.
Amade lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice shot by Amade.
Jackson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Amades jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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 Rashad Jackson.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 49:46
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rashad Jackson!
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