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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grayson Nearns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrance Jackson (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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250 lbs
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243 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Grayson Nearns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Terrance Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nearns.
Nearns thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nearns dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Nearns looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jackson is looking to stand back up but Nearns counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Jackson.
Jackson trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nearns landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nearns decides to return to a standing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nearns changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Nearns manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nearns shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Terrance Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nearns shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jackson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jackson wants to stand up but Nearns is controlling him.
Nearns stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Nearns thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nearns working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nearns advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nearns is pressing down on Jackson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jackson is holding on for now.
Jackson gets back to full guard.
Nearns has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nearns.
Nearns is stalling in the full guard.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Nearns postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nearns tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nearns decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nearns tries to clinch
and Jackson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nearns.
Nearns decides to stand back up. Nearns steps back and let's Jackson get back to his feet.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nearns.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Nearns counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nearns throws a push kick but Jackson slaps the foot to one side.
Nearns throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nearns takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nearns has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grayson Nearns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nearns shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jackson! But no joy.
Jackson throws the left hand but Nearns avoids the punch easily.
Grayson Nearns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nearns scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Nearns is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jackson manages to get to full guard.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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 Grayson Nearns will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jackson, as that shot connected.
Nearns misses with a takedown
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nearns defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Nearns fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jackson to the ground. Nearns is now in Jackson's guard.
Jackson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nearns stands and steps away. Jackson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jackson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jackson lands with a straight right. Nearns didn't see that one coming.
Nearns swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nearns shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jackson as he avoids it easily.
Nearns throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson gets caught flat footed, as Nearns shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nearns loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson seems keen to control Nearns's posture.
Jackson is working an open guard so Nearns takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Nearns's shoulder, as Nearns tries to avoid the shot.
Nearns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Nearns. Nearns gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grayson Nearns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nearns rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.
Nearns looking for a takedown.
Nearns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nearns darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nearns postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Jackson to stand up.
Nearns fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nearns tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jackson defends well and Nearns ends up having to push Jackson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nearns fails to land the takedown.
Jackson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nearns goes for a double leg but Jackson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jackson continues to drive forward.
Jackson with a jab.
Nearns tries for a takedown but Jackson circles away easily
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grayson Nearns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jackson.
Nearns looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jackson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jackson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Grayson Nearns overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nearns cracks Jackson with a solid left hand.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackson is pulling down on Nearns's head. It's preventing any offense from Nearns, at least for the moment.
Nearns decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jackson, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Terrance Jackson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nearns manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jackson on his heels. He'll look to pass Jackson's guard now, I'm sure.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Nearns passes into half guard.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.
Nearns missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nearns seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jackson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.
Nearns not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nearns stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Nearns misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nearns shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jackson throws out a counter right but Nearns avoids it with no problem.
Nearns fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nearns gets the takedown into side control.
Nearns decides to stand back up.
Jackson swings for the body but Nearns moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nearns misses with the combination.
It seemed like Jackson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nearns tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Nearns blocks a jab.
Nearns throws a leg kick but Jackson moved away.
Jackson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nearns will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grayson Nearns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nearns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Nearns drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nearns is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson is pressing down on Nearns's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nearns trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nearns might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jackson trying to control the position.
Jackson has Nearns pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Let's hope that Jackson 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.
Nearns postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson working a defensive guard but Nearns manages to pass into side control anyway.
Nearns connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jackson some visible discomfort.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nearns stands up and beckons Jackson to his feet.
Nearns shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Nearns keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Grayson Nearns.
I think Nearns has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Grayson Nearns!
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energy
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mgr
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RATING
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