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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Travis Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Ace Hood - Get em. Travis Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Casey Carwin!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A right-left combo lands from Carwin.
Jackson misses with a combination
and Carwin counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Carwin moved out of range.
Carwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carwin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jackson lands a slapping body shot.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carwin lands a nice looking body shot.
Jackson throws a hook but Carwin blocks it.
Carwin ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Carwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Carwin connects with a crisp jab.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Carwin.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land a leg kick but Carwin saw it coming and moves away.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Carwin slips the punch.
Travis Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carwin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Carwin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Carwin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Carwin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jackson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Carwin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson is desperately trying to improve his position but Carwin has a good base and remains in mount.
Carwin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Carwin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jackson is looking to get to half guard.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Carwin looking to finish Jackson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jackson!
Carwin is landing with some decent strikes but Jackson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Carwin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jackson looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
A nice elbow there by Carwin.
Jackson taking shots to the head.
Carwin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jackson hang on?
Carwin with the ground and pound from mount.
Carwin dominating with strikes here.
Jackson taking shots to the head.
Carwin tries to control but Jackson wriggling away.
Carwin with shots to the head and body - Jackson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jackson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Carwin scoring with strikes but Jackson is staying in there.
Carwin with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin lands a big elbow.
Jackson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Jackson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jackson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Carwin scoring with strikes but Jackson is staying in there.
Jackson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Carwin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Carwin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Carwin unloading with bombs!
Carwin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jackson looks a forlorn figure.
Carwin with good strikes from the mount here!
Carwin lands with some strikes.
Carwin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jackson's face.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Carwin.
Carwin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Carwin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jackson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Carwin lands with some strikes.
The referee warns Jackson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jackson working to try and regain half guard.
Jackson is in a horrible position here. Carwin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jackson gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carwin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Carwin lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Carwin.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casey Carwin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jackson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Carwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Carwin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Carwin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jackson doesn't seem bothered though.
Jackson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Carwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carwin ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson misses the jab.
Carwin cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
Donk. Carwin catches Jackson right on the button with a cross.
Carwin ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Carwin lands the left hand.
Jackson misses with a hook to the body
and Carwin counters with a three punch combo that has Jackson backing up. Jackson nods at Carwin to acknowledge the strikes.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Carwin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jackson's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carwin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jackson's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Carwin landing some decent shots from guard.
Carwin chips away with some ground and pound.
Carwin trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carwin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carwin pushes down on Jackson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Carwin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Carwin.
Carwin is nestled in close to Jackson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Carwin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Carwin connects with a nice short shot to Jackson's temple.
Jackson is trying to stand.
Jackson kicks Carwin off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Carwin.
Carwin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jackson throws a hook but Carwin avoids it easily.
Carwin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jackson has momentary wrist control but Carwin slips an elbow through the middle.
Carwin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Casey Carwin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Carwin tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
Jackson wants to stand up but Carwin is controlling him.
Carwin lands a couple of elbows.
Carwin trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin lands a couple of digs.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson misses with a hook to the body
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson gets caught flat footed, as Carwin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Carwin stands up over Jackson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Carwin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Carwin stops Jackson from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carwin lands a couple of digs.
Carwin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Carwin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Carwin stops Jackson from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carwin scores with a sloppy right hand. Jackson should have avoided that one.
Danga de danga de dang - Carwin scores with a four punch combination!
Carwin gets a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to escape.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Carwin lands a nice short elbow.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Carwin working over Jackson with some ground and pound. Jackson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Carwin.
Jackson taking some punishment here, with Carwin in his half guard.
Jackson tries to kick Carwin off but Carwin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jackson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Carwin is working away from the top position though.
Carwin drops an elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carwin is nestled in close to Jackson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Carwin winds up and cracks Jackson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casey Carwin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A cross from Carwin lands.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Carwin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jackson thinking.
Jackson tries to score with a low kick but Carwin moves his leg out of the way.
Jackson misses with a body shot
and Carwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carwin ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Carwin takes one to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carwin throws a series of strikes that have Jackson backpedaling.
Carwin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jackson throws the left hand but Carwin avoids the punch easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson walks into a stiff left hand from Carwin.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Carwin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Carwin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jackson sprawls well initially but Carwin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Carwin slips a nice elbow through Jackson's hands, connecting with Jackson's forehead.
Carwin is keen to just control but Jackson is a slippery customer.
Carwin working Jackson over with strikes.
Jackson is trying to stand up here but Carwin is controlling him well.
Jackson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Carwin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jackson is trying to stand up here but Carwin is controlling him well.
Carwin working the head and body with strikes.
Carwin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
Jackson tries to kick Carwin off but Carwin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jackson is refusing to be controlled, as Carwin sits in half guard.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Carwin connects with a crisp jab.
Carwin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jackson to the mat! Jackson manages to get full guard.
Carwin cracks Jackson with a solid left hand.
Carwin with a nice head shot there.
Carwin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Carwin postures up and lands a big shot to Jackson's brow.
Well,Jackson is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Carwin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carwin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carwin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jackson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Carwin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jackson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carwin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jackson tries to lock up and control but Carwin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Carwin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jackson tries to buck Carwin off but he can't manage it.
BOOM! Carwin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jackson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Carwin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jackson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Carwin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jackson is trying to stand.
Carwin cracks Jackson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jackson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Carwin scoring with strikes but Jackson is staying in there.
Carwin dominating with strikes here.
Jackson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jackson hang on?
Travis Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice elbow there by Carwin.
Poor strikes thrown by Carwin there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Carwin cracks Jackson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Carwin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jackson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Carwin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jackson taking some punishment here, with Carwin in his half guard.
Jackson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Carwin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Casey Carwin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carwin 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Casey Carwin!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Casey Carwin!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Casey Carwin!
Casey Carwin wins by unanimous decision!
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