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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forever War (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). War comes into a darkened arena with his song building. War Ensemble kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Forever War!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson takes one to the chin there.
Jackson scores with a leg kick.
War gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
War swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
War tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. War fights it off and pushes away nicely.
War ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
War misses with a body kick.
Jackson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Forever War seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
War uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
War throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
War throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jackson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jackson gets tackled into the cage by War. War maintains the clinch.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Forever War has been cut.
War lands a right hand.
Jackson has War pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. War manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Jackson gets through War's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for War.
A head punch blocked on the inside by War.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of War's head.
War scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from War.
Jackson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as War controls his hands.
War scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
War misses with a body punch.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
War blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
War throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
War goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson pushes War back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
War misses with a shot to the kidneys.
War can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but War avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from War.
War lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as War controls his hands.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
War swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
War misses with the head strike.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with War's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Jackson.
War tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing War back against the cage.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of War backwards.
A right hand to the body from Jackson.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
War tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
War has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
War can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
War lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from War as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
War swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson working War over with knees to the body.
War tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from War as the two fighters clinch.
War throws a head punch that misses.
War misses with a short punch on the inside.
War tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wars head.
War blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with War's elbow.
War softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jackson tries a body shot but War blocks it.
War misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Forever War will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Forever War'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 fakes high and swings low for a body shot but War manages to avoid it.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
War lands a head kick. Jackson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
War ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and War has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
War throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling War to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Jackson lands an impressive looking overhand right. War doesn't seem phased though.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
War takes one on the button.
Jackson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from War misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A slapping body kick lands there for War.
War throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from War misses its intended target.
War fails with an attempt to clinch.
War is looking to chop away at Jackson's legs.
War fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Forever War is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
War takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
War throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
War throws a low kick, looking for Jackson's leg but Jackson calmly moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by War there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson slips under a jab from War.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jackson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jackson there as he acknowledges the shot.
War throws a solid leg kick but Jackson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at War.
War doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
War takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
War tries to land a front kick but Jackson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jackson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as War throws out the jab.
War fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jackson drives through with a takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
War keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. War is keeping the position for now.
War pulls Jackson in to control the position.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. War swivels though and keeps the full guard.
War is pulling down on Jackson's head. It's preventing any offense from Jackson, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
War wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Jackson throws a body punch but War moves out of range.
War misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
War looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
War misses the shot to the body.
Forever War seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Jackson misses
and War counters with a solid body kick.
War misses with a hook.
War tries to sprawl but Jackson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
War trying to control but Jackson postures up.
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!
War is trying is best to control the position here.
War blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
Jackson trying to mount his opponent but War defends it.
Jackson is thwarting War's attempts to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
War is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jackson wants to take a breather but War is having none of it.
War trying to control but Jackson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Forever War will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Forever War'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.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but War sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jackson walks into a stiff left hand from War.
War throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
War is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
War moves forwards but Jackson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but War was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
War lands a glancing blow to the side of Jackson's head.
A slapping body kick lands there for War.
Jackson takes a swing at War's ribcage but misses.
War goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
War tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
War avoids the head kick by Jackson.
War tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. War doesn't seem bothered though.
A slow jab from War misses its intended target.
War connects with the punch.
Jackson looks for the body kick but War saw that one coming.
War is looking to land body kicks.
War wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
War moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from War.
Jackson shoots in but War avoids the takedown attempt easily.
War checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from War.
Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jackson showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
War avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
War is pressing down on Jackson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jackson postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
War managing to control the position.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
War pulls Jackson in close to prevent any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Forever War wasn't active enough on the ground.
War scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
War scores with a hook.
War is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by War. War obviously looking to wear him down.
Jackson throws a head kick that half lands.
Jackson throws a body punch but War moves out of range.
Jackson checks the leg kick nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
War bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
War displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
War is looking to clinch.
War lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
War looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
War has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jackson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson scores with a body shot.
War connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
War displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before War can pounce on him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by War.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
War throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from War enables Jackson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. War manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Alex Jackson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Forever War'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 pulls out of a head kick attempt.
War throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jackson lands with a hook. War tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
War lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
War misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
War throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
War looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jackson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and War counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jackson thinking.
War moves out of range of the body kick from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
War tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jackson counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
War bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
War avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson tries to score a power double leg takedown but War sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jackson somewhat.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
War bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
War scores with a jab to the head.
War doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Jackson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice inside leg kick there by War. That's going to slow Jackson down.
War throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
War with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jackson to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jackson, as that shot connected.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
War scores with a jab to the body.
War tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from War.
War throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
Decent striking displayed by War there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from War.
A decent looking body kick lands there for War.
Jackson is looking to slow War down with leg kicks.
War scores with a hook to the body. Jackson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
War thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - War had a free shot at his head there.
War throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts War as he jumps to the side.
War lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Jackson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
War misses with a low kick.
War tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from War.
War avoids the body shot from Jackson.
War lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
War connects with a right hand. Jackson shakes it off.
War throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. War checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from War finds it's target.
War drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
War misses with a punch to the body.
War tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
War stops a takedown attempt from Jackson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
War swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson prevents a body shot from War.
War misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by War.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jackson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forever War dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Forever War'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A head kick misses from Jackson.
War throws a low kick, looking for Jackson's leg but Jackson calmly moves out of range.
War checks a leg kick nicely.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from War.
War swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for War.
War loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jackson is looking to wear down War with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab lands there for Jackson.
War dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
War shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jackson eats them both and turns towards War to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
War scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
War lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
War misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
War checks a leg kick.
War lands with a straight right. Jackson didn't see that one coming.
Jackson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
War looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
War lands with a good body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for War.
War tries to clinch
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Jackson swings for the body but War moves out of range.
War scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jackson doesn't seem bothered though.
Jackson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
War looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
War wants to clinch.
War throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
War throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but War swivels and escapes.
War tried to score with a low kick but Jackson checks it.
Jackson misses with a low kick as War jumps back.
Good leg kick by War there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
War loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
War dips to his left and cracks Jackson with an uppercut!
Jackson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
War lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
War throws a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
War thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good standup being displayed there by War as he connects with a hook.
Jackson tried to score with a low kick but War checks it.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. War moves away and avoids it.
War thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
War misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and War is able to avoid easily.
Jackson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
War scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
War lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by War.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jackson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jackson takes a swing at War's ribcage but misses.
A leg kick checked by War.
War throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
War throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
A jab lands there for War.
Good work by War as he checks the leg kick.
Jackson staying out of range there.
War connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
War digs a good hook to Jackson's body.
War takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jackson connects with a body shot that sends War's belly button to the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Forever War comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think War 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Forever War!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Forever War!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Forever War!
Forever War wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Forever War thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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