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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carl Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Funny Erique (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Jackson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Funny Erique's chin.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carl Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Funny Erique!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson has his takedown stuffed
and Erique counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Erique.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but Erique has him pressed against the cage.
Erique stalling.
Erique throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Erique avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson wants to take the fight to the mat but Erique manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Erique is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Erique lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson is staying active underneath Erique, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Erique scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jackson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Erique not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Erique is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Erique content to control rather than advance.
Erique landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson gets back to full guard.
Erique tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
Erique is in close to Jackson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Erique trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Erique engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Erique lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Erique lands a couple of elbows.
Erique working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Erique controlling from the top position.
Erique postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Erique has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Erique forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erique is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Erique lands strikes from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Erique lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Erique connects with a nice short shot to Jackson's temple.
Jackson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Erique scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jackson lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Erique scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jackson is trying to stand back up but Erique is controlling him
Erique is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Erique trying to control the pace.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Erique wants to free his trapped foot but Jackson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erique working over Jackson with some ground and pound. Jackson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Erique works his way into full mount!
Erique lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Erique landing strikes, looking to finish!
Erique raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jackson wants to control but Erique is having none of it.
Erique lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Erique lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Erique working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Erique looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Erique pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Erique connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Erique cracks Jackson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Erique scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jackson?
Erique controlling the pace for now.
Erique working the ground and pound effectively.
Erique lands a nice shot to the head.
Erique is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Erique controlling his opponent.
Erique scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Erique postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jackson looks a forlorn figure.
Erique lands a nice shot to the head.
Erique is trying to control here but Jackson has managed to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Funny Erique dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick misses from Jackson.
A jab from Jackson finds it's way through Erique's defenses.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Erique shoots in and gets a takedown into Jackson's guard.
Erique with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Erique is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jackson lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Erique stays in close to Jackson's body and controls the position.
Erique looking to sit in guard and control but Jackson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Erique is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Funny Erique.
Jackson shoots and misses
and Erique counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Erique is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Erique wants to pass to mount but Jackson is defending the position.
Jackson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Erique has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Erique landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Erique passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erique in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Erique landing punches.
Erique looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Erique lands with some strikes.
Erique lands a nice shot to the head.
Erique looking to finish Jackson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jackson!
Erique controlling from the full mount.
Erique with shots to the head and body - Jackson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jackson is bucking up trying to escape but Erique cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Erique looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Erique controlling from mount.
Jackson is bucking up trying to escape but Erique cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erique looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Erique landing strikes from the mount and Jackson is in trouble!
Erique breaks from Jackson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Erique looking to control and managing it successfully.
Erique lands a big shot there that rocks Jackson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Erique lands a heavy elbow.
Erique putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Erique landing punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Erique scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Erique lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jackson hang on?
Erique lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jackson hang on?
Erique looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Erique controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erique in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Erique postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jackson looks a forlorn figure.
Erique with shots to the head and body - Jackson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Erique with shots to the head and body - Jackson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Erique breaks from Jackson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Erique scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jackson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Erique putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Erique lands a big elbow.
Erique scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jackson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Erique working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Funny Erique showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Erique keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Erique shows good takedown defense.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Erique dives in and scores a takedown into Jackson's guard.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Erique isn't so interested in that idea.
Erique landing with the ground and pound.
Jackson can't keep his opponent in guard - Erique advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Erique takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Erique perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jackson is not content to let Erique control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erique passes to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson prevents Erique from improving position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Erique is chipping away with strikes.
Erique creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
You can see the frustration on Jackson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Erique working the ground and pound.
Jackson is being controlled here.
Erique scoring with punches from side control.
Jackson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Funny Erique has got the better of the ground game so far.
Erique working the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erique controls the position.
Let's hope that Erique has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Erique scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erique in side control lands a decent elbow.
Erique controls the position.
Erique scoring with punches from side control.
Jackson is pushing Erique's head away, looking to escape. Erique manages to hold on to the position though.
Erique remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Erique's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Erique is chipping away with strikes.
Jackson trying to remain calm as Erique controls from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erique passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jackson!
Erique dominating with strikes here.
Erique looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Erique lands a heavy elbow.
Erique lands a nice shot to the head.
Erique landing strikes, looking to finish!
Erique with good strikes from the mount here!
Erique scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jackson?
Erique looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jackson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Erique lands a heavy elbow.
Jackson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jackson taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erique lands a big elbow.
Erique controlling from mount.
Erique working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jackson taking shots to the head.
Erique lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jackson hang on?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Erique cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Erique is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jackson is rocked!
Erique landing strikes from the mount and Jackson is in trouble!
Oh Jackson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Erique connects with a massive shot to the dome!
BOOM! Erique connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Erique lands a heavy elbow.
Erique looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jackson is trying to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Funny Erique comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Erique winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Funny Erique!
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