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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clint Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rambo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Basic Thugonomics. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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245 lbs
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248 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clint Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rambo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rambo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rambo shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rambo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jackson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jackson cracks Rambo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rambo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a left and a right that stings Rambo.
Clint Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Rambo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rambo shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Rambo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson cracks Rambo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jackson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rambo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jackson sprawls well. Jackson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rambo gets slowly back to his feet.
Rambo shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Rambo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rambo looks gassed!
Rambo tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jackson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rambo back to the cage. Jackson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like John Rambo has been cut.
Jackson looks to land a body kick but Rambo moved away.
Jackson lands a two punch combo.
Rambo is rocked!
Rambo tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jackson cracks Rambo with an uppercut from hell and Rambo crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Jackson's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Rambo is still in real trouble! Can Jackson finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson wants to get up but he can't break Rambo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rambo seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson trying to control but Rambo is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Clint Jackson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rambo needs to keep his hands up - Jackson had a free shot at his head there.
Rambo shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rambo is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jackson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rambo.
Rambo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jackson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rambo somewhat.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson feints a jab promting Rambo to slip. Jackson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rambo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jab by Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jackson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jackson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rambo has time to react.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rambo.
Jackson cracks Rambo with a good jab.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rambo's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rambo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jackson drops Rambo with a left and a right! Oh, Rambo is hurt - Jackson dives into side control looking to finish!
Jackson stands up and beckons Rambo to his feet.
Rambo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rambo.
Jackson scores with a punch to the head.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rambo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jackson holds on to Rambo as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Jackson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Jackson wants to control but Rambo is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jackson wants to control but Rambo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Rambo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Rambo shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Rambo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rambo shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Rambo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rambo eats them both and turns towards Jackson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horrible takedown by Rambo or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson which made him look bad.
Clint Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Rambo.
Jackson connects with a body shot that sends Rambo's belly button to the back.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Rambo is breathing heavily.
Rambo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A nice combination there by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rambo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rambo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jackson works the jab nicely.
Rambo 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 Rambo off to one side.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Nice uppercut lands for Jackson. That snapped Rambo's head back.
Decent striking displayed by Jackson there.
Jackson jabs at Rambo's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Rambo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clint Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rambo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jackson scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rambo circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Jackson. That snapped Rambo's head back.
Rambo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jackson connects with a right hand. Rambo shakes it off.
Jackson lands a nice hook to Rambo's body. Rambo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Jackson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jackson.
Rambo shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Rambo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A left lands for Jackson.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rambo circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson throws a combination. Rambo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jackson digs a good hook to Rambo's body.
Rambo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jackson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson thuds his right hand into Rambo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1-2. Jackson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Clint Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Rambo dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Rambo shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rambo can do to turn this around?
Jackson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jackson duly obliges.
Horrible takedown by Rambo or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson which made him look bad.
Rambo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jackson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jackson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Jackson - just one landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Jackson as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rambo.
Rambo gets a double leg takedown into Jackson's guard.
Rambo prevents Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Rambo cracks Jackson with a solid left hand.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rambo is one step ahead there.
Rambo passes into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rambo wants to pass to mount but Jackson is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Rambo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rambo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jackson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jackson pulls Rambo in to control the position.
Jackson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Rambo from controlling successfully.
Rambo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Rambo is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Clint Jackson just wasn't active enough.
Rambo fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rambo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jackson did well to prevent Rambo getting side control.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.
Jackson gets back to full guard.
Rambo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Rambo is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rambo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rambo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rambo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
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 wants to stand and escape but Rambo is having none of it.
Rambo thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rambo throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Rambo won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo pushes down on Jackson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jackson is not content to let Rambo control the position.
Rambo works his way into full mount!
Rambo trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Rambo with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rambo with good strikes from the mount here!
Clint Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Rambo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rambo trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Rambo lands a big elbow.
John Rambo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson working to try and regain half guard.
Rambo with a couple of short strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rambo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jackson looks a forlorn figure.
The referee warns Jackson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Rambo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clint Jackson!
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