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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joel Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Delta Frankzola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
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137 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joel Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Delta Frankzola!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frankzola closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jackson quickly recovers to half guard.
Jackson trying to control but Frankzola postures up.
Jackson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Frankzola is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jackson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jackson tries to get out of the position.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Frankzola.
Frankzola blocks the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Frankzola.
Jackson taking some punishment here, with Frankzola in his half guard.
Frankzola looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jackson striking from the bottom.
Frankzola scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Frankzola lands a nice short elbow.
Frankzola is looking to advance position but Jackson won't allow it.
Frankzola sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frankzola thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
Frankzola missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Frankzola has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Frankzola thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
Frankzola sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Frankzola has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Frankzola.
Jackson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jackson manages to get to full guard.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Frankzola postures up and lands a big shot to Jackson's brow.
Jackson is adopting a defensive guard.
Jackson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Frankzola trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Frankzola connects with a couple of short punches.
Frankzola preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jackson holds on and takes a little breather.
Jackson controls Frankzola momentarily but Frankzola frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Frankzola looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Frankzola as he avoids it easily.
Frankzola throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Jackson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Frankzola misses with a body shot.
Delta Frankzola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Frankzola, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankzola throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frankzola.
Frankzola throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Frankzola throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson shoots for a takedown but Frankzola saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Frankzola appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jackson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Frankzola throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Frankzola lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frankzola cracks Jackson with a solid left hand.
Frankzola distracts Jackson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Frankzola postures up.
Frankzola scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Frankzola controlling him for the moment.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Frankzola.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Jackson controls Frankzola momentarily but Frankzola frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frankzola throws an elbow that misses. Jackson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Frankzola's guard. Nice move by Jackson!
Frankzola is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jackson defends well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Delta Frankzola dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Frankzola wants to clinch but Jackson slips to the side
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Frankzola misses.
Frankzola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Frankzola sprawls and moves away.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Frankzola sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Frankzola slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Frankzola throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Frankzola sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Delta Frankzola is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson slips under a jab from Frankzola.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frankzola instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankzola tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frankzola lands a right hand.
Frankzola misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frankzola has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Frankzola has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Frankzola throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Frankzola throws a head punch that misses.
Frankzola throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Frankzola throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Frankzola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson wants a takedown.
Frankzola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frankzola lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankzola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frankzola tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frankzola lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Frankzola.
Frankzola working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Frankzola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frankzola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Frankzola.
Frankzola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frankzola lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Frankzola lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frankzola misses with a body punch.
Jackson can't get the takedown.
Frankzola misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankzola misses with some punches.
Frankzola misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Frankzola fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Frankzola.
Delta Frankzola seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Frankzola misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frankzola misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frankzola can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Frankzola working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frankzola.
Jackson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Frankzola lands a nice shot to the body.
Frankzola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frankzola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frankzola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson is working for takedown but Frankzola is calmly controlling the position for now.
Frankzola throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Frankzola lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Frankzola throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Frankzola throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson goes for a takedown attempt but Frankzola pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Frankzola tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
Frankzola swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jackson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jackson.
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 passes Frankzola's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Delta Frankzola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Frankzola sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Frankzola enables Jackson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Frankzola manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Frankzola lands some strikes from the bottom.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Frankzola is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Frankzola pulls Jackson in close to his closed guard and prevents Jackson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Frankzola keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Delta Frankzola has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson with a nice head shot there.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Frankzola's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Frankzola has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jackson has managed to get both his arms back between Frankzola's legs - danger averted.
Frankzola is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Frankzola has his foot on Jackson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jackson works his way back into a safe position though.
Frankzola takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson chips away with some ground and pound.
Jackson cracks Frankzola with a solid left hand.
Jackson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Frankzola trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Frankzola managing to control the position.
Jackson distracts Frankzola with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jackson works over Frankzola with some ground and pound from guard.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankzola wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Jackson scoring with some ground and pound.
Frankzola is pulling down on Jackson's head. It's preventing any offense from Jackson, at least for the moment.
Frankzola is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jackson distracts Frankzola with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jackson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Frankzola trying to control the position.
Frankzola might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jackson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson distracts Frankzola with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Frankzola is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Jackson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Frankzola is rocked!
Jackson stands up over Frankzola, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Frankzola is still in real trouble! Can Jackson finish him?
Frankzola looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Frankzola has momentary wrist control but Jackson slips an elbow through the middle.
Jackson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Frankzola is on top in guard.
Frankzola throws a big elbow that misses.
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackson is on top in guard.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Jackson is in close to Frankzola's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Frankzola trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Frankzola trying to strike off his back.
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jackson distracts Frankzola with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jackson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Frankzola is retaining full guard.
Frankzola has control of Jackson's left arm, preventing Jackson from doing any damage.
Frankzola keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Frankzola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frankzola has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Frankzola had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jackson defends it easily.
Joel Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Delta Frankzola is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joel Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Frankzola 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Delta Frankzola!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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