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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kane Thompson (ranked 5159 p4p, 4040 weight class) and Anton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kane Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anton Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Topper Green and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thompson.
Jackson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Thompson's half guard.
Thompson actively working from the bottom here.
Thompson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
It looks like Jackson is going to stand back up.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Thompson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jackson lands a nice short elbow.
Thompson trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.
Jackson is looking for a kimura but Thompson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jackson to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Jackson escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Jackson!
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Thompson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson tries to stand but Thompson controls the position and pulls Jackson into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson landing some decent shots from guard.
Jackson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jackson advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to control the action in half guard but Thompson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jackson lands with a punch from half guard.
Jackson wants to control but Thompson is keeping him busy.
Jackson prevents Thompson from improving his position.
Jackson is trying to control the action in half guard but Thompson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thompson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thompson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Thompson is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Thompson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jackson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thompson's guard.
Thompson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Jackson is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Jackson prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kane Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Thompson on that attempt.
Thompson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jackson swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Jackson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thompson throws a leg kick
and Jackson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Thompson's guard.
Thompson has his feet on Jackson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jackson drives through and clinches with Thompson against the cage.
Jackson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jackson prevents Thompson from breaking the clinch.
Jackson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Thompson can't fight it off and eventually Jackson manages to take the fight to the floor. Thompson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a couple of digs.
Jackson trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Thompson is retaining full guard.
Jackson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Thompson's guard.
Jackson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thompson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jackson has managed to get both his arms back between Thompson's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson trying to move into half guard but instead Thompson has managed to sweep!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Thompson postures up.
Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jackson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thompson defends it easily.
Thompson preventing the sweep.
Jackson looking to control.
Thompson looking to pass the guard.
Thompson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thompson prevents Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Thompson controlling him for the moment.
Jackson tries to strike from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jackson thows a leg kick but Thompson checks it
and Thompson counters with a shoot takedown. Jackson fights it but they end up in guard.
Thompson passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Jackson strikes from the bottom but Thompson uses the opportunity to move to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to bench press Thompson off him but Thompson keeps the position.
Jackson tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Jackson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Thompson. What's that going to do exactly?
Jackson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jackson wants to control but Thompson is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kane Thompson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jackson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jackson trying to control the action but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Jackson working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson trying to control the position but Thompson is working away.
Jackson tries to advance to mount but Thompson denies him.
Jackson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Anton Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jackson trying to control the action but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Thompson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Thompson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jackson trying to control the position but Thompson is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jackson tries for a kimura but Thompson is defending well.
Thompson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson wants to stand but Thompson is controlling his arm.
Thompson is being controlled here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Thompson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thompson regains half guard there - taking advantage of Jackson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Thompson is refusing to be controlled, as Jackson sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson gets a double leg takedown into Thompson's guard.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Thompson's brow.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
Thompson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Jackson!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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