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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tex Jackson (ranked 23943 p4p, 6125 weight class) and Grand Admiral Thrawn (ranked 663 p4p, 596 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tex Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grand Admiral Thrawn!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jackson.
Thrawn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Thrawn, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Thrawn against the cage but Thrawn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Thrawn, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Thrawn against the cage but Thrawn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thrawn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thrawn scores with a decent looking hook.
Jackson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thrawn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tex Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Thrawn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thrawn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Jackson is trying to maintain a safe position but Thrawn gets an underhook and turns Jackson into the cage.
Thrawn presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson is trying to push Thrawn away but Thrawn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thrawn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thrawn.
Thrawn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Thrawn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrawn scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Nice body punch from Thrawn.
Thrawn scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Thrawn on the inside.
Thrawn cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.
Thrawn lands a shot to the body.
Thrawn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thrawn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Thrawn.
A nice left hand lands by Thrawn.
Thrawn lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Thrawn on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Thrawn as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson wants a takedown.
Thrawn digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thrawn scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Thrawn lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Nice body punch from Thrawn - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Thrawn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thrawn.
Thrawn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Thrawn.
Thrawn scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Thrawn presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Thrawn - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Thrawn as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Thrawn.
A hook to the body from Thrawn.
A shot in the inside from Thrawn.
Thrawn pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thrawn lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Thrawn.
Thrawn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thrawn scores with a shoulder strike.
Thrawn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jackson is rocked!
Thrawn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thrawn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Thrawn.
Thrawn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thrawn.
Thrawn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Thrawn is leaning against Jackson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thrawn lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Thrawn as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice body punch from Thrawn.
Thrawn lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Thrawn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Thrawn.
Thrawn works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches.
Thrawn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thrawn lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrawn lands an uppercut.
Thrawn lands a body shot.
Thrawn drops Jackson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jackson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Good body shot from Thrawn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn lands a nice uppercut.
Thrawn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thrawn lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Thrawn.
Thrawn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thrawn lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Jackson to his knees! Thrawn keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grand Admiral Thrawn!
A pretty intense looking Grand Admiral Thrawn took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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hype
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RATING
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