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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Monroe Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Studebaker Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk comes into a darkened arena with his song building. silver hawk kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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185 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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186 cm
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194 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
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Good takedowns
Decent boxing
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Monroe Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Studebaker Hawk!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jackson defends it nicely.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Hawk circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson throws a push kick but Hawk slaps the foot to one side.
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hawk.
Monroe Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson looking to score a takedown here. Hawk is defending well but Jackson drives through and ends up in Hawk's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jackson won't allow Hawk to sweep him here.
Jackson wants to get up but he can't break Hawk's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hawk looking for a guillotine here but Jackson defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawk keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control but Hawk is working from the bottom.
Hawk keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Hawk is looking for a triangle but Jackson pushes his legs off easily.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Hawk keeps moving.
Hawk has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jackson has passed into side control.
Hawk is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of Hawk's head.
Jackson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hawk knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hawk tries to get to full guard but Jackson has control of the leg.
Jackson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Hawk closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Hawk pushes Jackson against the cage but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Monroe Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Studebaker Hawk.
Jackson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jackson's guard.
Jackson controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackson is on top in guard.
Jackson wants to get up but he can't break Hawk's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hawk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawk keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Hawk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jackson's guard.
Jackson controlling Hawk's posture.
Hawk trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawk is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jackson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jackson has escaped and now he's on top!
Jackson preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monroe Jackson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jackson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hawk trying to control from the bottom.
Jackson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jackson as he avoids it easily.
Hawk shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Monroe Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Studebaker Hawk.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hawk decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jackson's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson controls Hawk momentarily but Hawk frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hawk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hawk must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hawk postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson controlling the position.
Hawk trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson has his feet on Hawk's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jackson slaps away a takedown attempt from Hawk, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hawk on his heels. He'll look to pass Hawk's guard now, I'm sure.
Hawk wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson cracks Hawk with a solid left hand.
Hawk has an active guard here but Jackson has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hawk keeps working.
Still in half guard, Jackson seems content to control.
Hawk is pressing down on Jackson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jackson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hawk is proving hard to escape from.
Jackson won't allow Hawk to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control but Hawk is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Monroe Jackson.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hawk enables Jackson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hawk manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hawk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackson wants to stand but Hawk has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson wanted to stand there but Hawk had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hawk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jackson defends well.
Jackson trying to control but Hawk is working from the bottom.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Hawk is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Monroe Jackson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jackson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hawk manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monroe Jackson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Hawk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hawk tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Jackson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Jackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hawk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackson controlling the pace for now.
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands with some strikes.
Jackson looking to control but Hawk is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jackson looking for a guillotine from mount but Hawk is having none of it.
Jackson wants to control the pace but Hawk is squirming around nicely.
Hawk is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jackson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hawk looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controlling from the full mount.
Jackson landing shots from mount.
Jackson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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 control the pace but Hawk is squirming around nicely.
Hawk is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controlling from mount.
Jackson avoids the attempt from Hawk to control.
Hawk sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hawk is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jackson pulls his head out easily.
Hawk is refusing to be controlled, as Jackson sits in half guard.
Hawk is looking to improve his position.
Jackson wants to take a breather but Hawk is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Monroe Jackson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Hawk scores with a punch to the head.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Hawk lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jackson doesn't seem phased though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawk fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson tries to clinch but Hawk moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Monroe Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Monroe Jackson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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