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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damon Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierce comes to the cage accompanied by Eve 6 - Inside Out. Damon Pierce could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ben Jackson's chin.
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199 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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185 cm
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191 lbs
19 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damon Pierce!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson lands a nice shot that snaps Pierce's head back.
A jab from Pierce misses.
Pierce has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Pierce is trying to pull guard but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Pierce jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jackson walks away with a smile on his face. Pierce gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pierce takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Damon Pierce has been cut.
Jackson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pierce's calf.
Jackson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pierce looks to clinch
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson connects with a high kick.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pierce was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Pierce shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jackson is trying to defend but Pierce finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pierce missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pierce working Jackson over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Pierce wants to pass to mount but Jackson is defending the position.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Pierce is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jackson!
Jackson somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce dives in and grabs Jackson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes down on Pierce's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damon Pierce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierce shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pierce was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jackson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pierce.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson is in a horrible position here. Pierce smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pierce unloads with some shots from mount but Jackson bucks and avoids them well.
Pierce has hold of Jackson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jackson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Pierce goes for an armbar but Jackson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pierce looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pierce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jackson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pierce is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pierce.
Pierce not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pierce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Jackson is refusing to be controlled, as Pierce sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Damon Pierce will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damon Pierce'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 circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pierce changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jackson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pierce is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jackson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Damon Pierce overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pierce landing a few strikes.
Jackson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Pierce is controlling him well.
The ground and pound from Pierce seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jackson taking punishment in the form of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierce is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jackson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pierce thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson defending against the ground and pound.
Jackson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pierce.
Jackson defending against the ground and pound.
Jackson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pierce.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Pierce tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pierce goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jackson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pierce but great work by Jackson.
Pierce is trying to control Jackson's posture but Jackson avoids it.
Pierce tries to bench press Jackson off him but Jackson keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson gets to mount! Pierce was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Pierce tries to reverse the position but Jackson maintains control.
Pierce is working hard here to advance position.
Jackson avoids the attempt from Pierce to control.
Pierce is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jackson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce tries to reverse the position but Jackson maintains control.
Pierce wants to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Pierce is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damon Pierce dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Damon Pierce's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jackson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pierce shoots in but no luck this time.
Pierce gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pierce 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.
Pierce fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pierce looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Pierce persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damon Pierce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jackson throws a shot 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!
Pierce shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jackson as he avoids it easily.
Pierce tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jackson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good leg kick by Jackson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pierce sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Damon Pierce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierce sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jackson scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jackson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pierce takes a step back to recover.
Jackson punishes Pierce's body with a nice straight punch.
Pierce takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ben Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Damon Pierce's cut is getting worse.
Jackson lands with an uppercut that bounces Pierce off the cage and back into range.
Jackson lands with a nice body kick.
Pierce walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jackson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pierce closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pierce is rocked!
Pierce steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jackson. That one must have hurt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jackson!
Jackson lands with a right hand.
Oh Pierce is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pierce. That did some damage!
Jackson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jackson works Pierce's body with a nice hook.
Pierce seems to have got his legs back now.
Jackson lands a jab to Pierce's midsection.
Jackson lands with a cross.
Damon Pierce's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
An inside leg kick lands from Jackson.
A solid body kick from Jackson.
Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pierce on the side of the head.
Jackson cracks Pierce with a good jab.
Ben Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pierce wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson punishes Pierce's body with a nice straight punch.
Jackson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pierce moves out of range as Jackson throws a body kick.
Pierce will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pierce tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson scores with a nice head shot.
Pierce on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pierce at a distance.
Jackson scores with a kick to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jackson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jackson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pierces jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid body kick from Jackson.
Jackson keeps Pierce at a distance using the push kick.
Pierce fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pierce stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jackson connects with a body shot.
Jackson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jackson lands a front kick.
Pierce has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jackson finds it's way round the side to connect with Pierce's head.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pierce looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Pierce drops his hands momentarily and Jackson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jackson cracks the inside of Pierce's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pierce's head backwards.
Pierce fails with a takedown attempt.
Good exchange - Jackson coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Jackson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damon Pierce'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 steps in with a hook that catches Pierce right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Jackson follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Pierce looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Jackson! Ben Jackson retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Ben Jackson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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