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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Jackson (ranked 1347 p4p, 1732 weight class) and Ahmed Zaitoun (ranked 180 p4p, 224 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jackson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Undisputed Champion. Dwayne Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dwayne Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ahmed Zaitoun!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson scores with a jab. Zaitoun acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zaitoun tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Zaitoun jabs Jackson right on the nose. Jackson blinks but takes it well.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson scores with a punch to the head.
Zaitoun closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Zaitoun.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Zaitoun is controlling him.
Zaitoun lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zaitoun lands a nice shot to the body.
Zaitoun lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Zaitoun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Dwayne Jackson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zaitoun lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zaitoun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
A right hand to the body from Zaitoun.
Zaitoun lands with a short shot to the head.
Zaitoun blocks an uppercut.
Zaitoun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaitoun.
Zaitoun scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Zaitoun lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
I was talking to Jackson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zaitoun.
A shot in the inside from Zaitoun.
Zaitoun scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Zaitoun scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Zaitoun is controlling him.
Zaitoun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson jumps guard but Zaitoun turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zaitoun lands with a light punch inside.
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!
A short left from Zaitoun.
Zaitoun is leaning against Jackson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Zaitoun lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zaitoun walks away with a smile on his face. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zaitoun uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jackson has time to react.
Zaitoun bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaitoun dips to his left and cracks Jackson with an uppercut!
Zaitoun cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Zaitoun rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.
Zaitoun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zaitoun throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Zaitoun.
Zaitoun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Zaitoun on the inside.
Zaitoun lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwayne Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zaitoun scores with a shoulder strike.
Zaitoun works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Zaitoun controls the action.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
A short left from Zaitoun.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaitoun is working Jackson over against the cage.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zaitoun's coach down at JB Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zaitoun's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Zaitoun holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
Zaitoun lands a nice shot to the body.
Zaitoun lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Zaitoun scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Zaitoun digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Zaitoun won't allow it.
A hook to the body from Zaitoun.
A right hook to the body lands for Zaitoun.
Zaitoun lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Zaitoun.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zaitoun.
Zaitoun lands with a light punch inside.
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zaitoun just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zaitoun throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaitoun lands a right hand.
Zaitoun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Zaitoun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zaitoun lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Zaitoun lands a nice uppercut.
Zaitoun lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Zaitoun lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jackson is rocked!
Zaitoun pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Zaitoun.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zaitoun throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zaitoun.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaitoun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaitoun digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short uppercut from Zaitoun.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zaitoun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Zaitoun.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahmed Zaitoun dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Jackson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jackson walks into a stiff left hand from Zaitoun.
Zaitoun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zaitoun tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Zaitoun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson swings for the body but Zaitoun moves out of range.
Jackson tries to keep at a distance but Zaitoun has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Zaitoun has the dominant position.
Zaitoun lands with a light punch inside.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Zaitoun.
Jackson tries to circle away but Zaitoun has him pinned against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zaitoun.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Zaitoun to keep the fight standing.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but Zaitoun has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson jumps guard but Zaitoun turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwayne Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Zaitoun forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zaitoun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaitoun lands a shoulder strike.
Zaitoun stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Zaitoun on the inside.
Zaitoun lands a body shot.
Zaitoun lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zaitoun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Zaitoun.
Zaitoun is working Jackson over against the cage.
Zaitoun lands a body shot.
Zaitoun lands a body shot.
Zaitoun pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zaitoun.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zaitoun.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaitoun makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Zaitoun holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
Zaitoun makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaitoun throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zaitoun scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Zaitoun.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Zaitoun.
Zaitoun dips a shoulder and cracks Jackson with a mighty uppercut! Jackson falls back against the cage and Zaitoun unloads with a barrage of strikes! Jackson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Zaitoun screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ahmed Zaitoun!
Ahmed Zaitoun is the new light heavyweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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