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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Rourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shawn Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mickey Rourke!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson lands with a right hand.
Rourke fails with the takedown.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rourke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rourke misses with a two punch combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jackson, as that shot connected.
Rourke looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Rourke circles away.
Rourke drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rourke thows a big elbow that misses.
Rourke with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rourke is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rourke throws and elbow that misses. Jackson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rourke's guard. Nice move by Jackson!
Rourke doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jackson wanted to stand there but Rourke had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Rourke.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rourke can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jackson wants to get up but he can't break Rourke's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jackson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Jackson wants to stand but Rourke is controlling his posture from full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rourke gets the takedown into side control.
Rourke tries to move to full mount but Jackson actually manages to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourke throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Rourke looks to land a strike but Jackson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Rourke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rourke wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Rourke throws and elbow that misses. Jackson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rourke's guard. Nice move by Jackson!
Rourke manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jackson dives on top into guard.
Jackson tries to stand but Rourke is controlling from the bottom.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Rourke keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rourke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rourke is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rourke looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jackson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Rourke tries to roll over but Jackson keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rourke manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rourke is striking from the bottom but Jackson uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Rourke throws a strike from the bottom but Jackson passes into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rourke tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jackson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jackson tries to stand but Rourke is controlling his head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson decides to stand back up.
Rourke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rourke scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rourke in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rourke lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jackson taking a bit of punishment here - Rourke scoring with strikes.
Jackson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rourke misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Rourke working the strikes but Jackson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Rourke dominated that 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.
Rourke scores a takedown into full mount!
Rourke unloading with bombs!
Rourke misses with a head shot.
Rourke throws some wild stikes that Jackson manages to avoid easily.
Jackson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rourke.
Rourke putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rourke looking to ground and pound but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Rourke working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Jackson slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Jackson wants to control but Rourke is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rourke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson pushes Rourke off looking to stand but Rourke dives back in and keeps control.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rourke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackson scores with a spinning back kick!
Shawn Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rourke shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Rourke tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rourke throws a solid leg kick but Jackson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rourke.
Rourke fails with a takedown attempt.
Shawn Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Rourke.
Rourke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rourke.
Rourke fails to land the takedown.
That's two 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.
Rourke takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rourke looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rourke shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Rourke's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rourke misses with a double jab.
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Rourke on that attempt.
Jackson rushes Rourke and presses him up against the cage.
Rourke has Jackson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jackson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rourke blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson looking to slow down the pace here.
Rourke fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rourke is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jackson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jackson tries to stall but Rourke uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rourke tightens his grip and picks Jackson up, before dumping him to the ground. Jackson manages to land in guard.
Rourke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rourke scoring with some ground and pound.
Rourke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rourke lands a couple of digs.
Rourke prevents Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Rourke throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rourke working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rourke throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rourke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rourke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rourke with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rourke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson wants to stand up but Rourke is controlling him.
Rourke throws a strike but Jackson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Rourke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Horrible takedown by Rourke or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson which made him look bad.
Rourke drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rourke scoring with punches from side control.
Jackson dodges the ground and pound from Rourke.
Jackson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Rourke moves into full mount!
Jackson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rourke connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rourke throws a sloppy strike and Jackson uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Jackson has ended up in Rourke's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Rourke.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rourke is on top in guard.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rourke throws a strike but Jackson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rourke manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rourke throws and elbow that misses. Jackson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rourke's guard. Nice move by Jackson!
Rourke has his foot on Jackson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jackson works his way back into a safe position though.
Jackson won't allow Rourke to sweep him here.
Rourke looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jackson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Rourke manages to get to full guard.
Rourke doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Rourke wants to sweep but no luck.
Mickey Rourke has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Rourke throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jackson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rourke shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.
Rourke throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Rourke fails with the takedown.
Shawn Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Rourke.
Jackson looks to land a combination. Rourke sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jackson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Shawn Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mickey Rourke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rourke fails with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson throws a head kick that half lands.
Rourke closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Rourke pushes Jackson against the cage but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rourke fails with the takedown
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Rourke shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Rourke throws a leg kick
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rourke with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Rourke throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Rourke misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rourke shoots and misses
and Jackson counters with a body kick.
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 lands with a kick to the temple. Rourke shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rourke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rourke has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Rourke!
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