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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sage Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tron Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tron Johnson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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144 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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135 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sage Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tron Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson slips a jab from Jackson.
A big right from Jackson misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jackson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Johnson!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to improve his position but Jackson isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jackson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jackson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Johnson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jackson lands a big shot there that rocks Johnson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jackson raining down shots from the mount!
Johnson is desperately trying to improve his position but Jackson has a good base and remains in mount.
Jackson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jackson working Johnson over with strikes here.
Jackson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Johnson gets back to half guard.
Jackson is taking a breather. Johnson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jackson lands a nice short elbow.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jackson pulls his head out easily.
Johnson looks gassed!
Jackson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jackson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jackson passes to side control.
Jackson working the ground and pound.
Jackson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jackson looks up at the clock and then as Johnson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jackson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jackson cracks Johnson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jackson taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sage Jackson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jackson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jackson lands in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Johnson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jackson has Johnson in his guard.
Johnson is stalling in the full guard.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Jackson pushing down on Johnson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jackson pulls his head out easily.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Jackson slows the pace down in half guard.
Johnson wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy.
Jackson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Johnson for as long as he can get away with.
Jackson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sage Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
Jackson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson wants to sweep but Jackson has passed to side control!
Jackson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Johnson to see if he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Johnson looks calm but he's in trouble here. Jackson gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Johnson is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Jackson lets go of the hold and Johnson can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sage Jackson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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