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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Hiller (ranked 2860 p4p, 24346 weight class) and Matt Jackson (ranked 358 p4p, 664 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Hiller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Jackson !
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson feints and then cracks Hiller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hiller down.
Jackson throws the left hand but Hiller avoids the punch easily.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hiller.
Jackson with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Jackson as he connects with a hook.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Hiller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson throws a leg kick which misses Hiller's front leg but catches the back leg as Hiller tries to avoid it.
Jackson lands with an uppercut that bounces Hiller off the cage and back into range.
Hiller closes the distance and clinches.
Hiller is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jackson is defending well.
Hiller blocks a body shot from Jackson .
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hiller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson connects with a jab.
We've been informed that Jackson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hiller is out of range.
Hiller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hiller has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson is trying to push Hiller away but Hiller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hiller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiller keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hiller won't allow it.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hiller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hiller, as that shot connected.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
Hiller misses the jab.
Hiller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson throws out a counter right but Hiller avoids it with no problem.
Hiller misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Hiller throws a series of strikes that have Jackson backpedaling.
Jackson lands a head shot.
Jackson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hiller is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson throws a wild body kick that Hiller sees coming a mile off.
Oh Hiller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A bone on bone clash there as Jackson blocks the leg kick.
Hiller seems to have got his legs back now.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hiller.
A head kick misses from Jackson .
Hiller jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jackson throws a low kick but Hiller avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jackson gets tackled into the cage by Hiller. Hiller maintains the clinch.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hiller.
Hiller gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jackson regains guard.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hiller controls the pace.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hiller controls the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jackson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jackson looking to control.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hiller controls the pace.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Hiller from controlling successfully.
Hiller sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hiller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hiller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hiller throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Hiller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jackson .
Hiller moves into the clinch.
Hiller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Hiller throwing a counter right hand but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Hiller lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab lands there for Jackson .
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
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 clash of legs there as Hiller blocks the low kick.
Hiller swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hiller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson .
Jackson checks a low kick from Hiller.
Jackson scores with a nice strike.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hiller. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hiller throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jackson ! But no joy.
Hiller misses with a double jab.
Jackson throws a low kick but Hiller avoids it.
Jackson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jackson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A right-left combo lands from Jackson .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hiller staying out of range there.
Hiller takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jackson scores with a punch to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hiller shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jackson eats them both and turns towards Hiller to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jackson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson . Those never looked like landing.
Hiller has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Hiller keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hiller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson throws a right hand that Hiller ducks under and follows up with a left that Hiller also avoids with ease.
Hiller moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hiller takes a shot to the head.
Hiller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson leaves Hiller with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Hiller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiller checks a low kick from Jackson .
Hiller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hiller looks for the body kick but Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jeremy Hiller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hiller has a takedown stuffed.
A little jabbing left from Jackson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hiller.
Hiller closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
Jackson tries to circle away but Hiller has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hiller has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hiller lands a right hand.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Hiller is controlling the position.
Hiller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson .
Jeremy Hiller has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hiller is keeping busy.
Hiller keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Hiller manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jackson trying to control but Hiller is working from the bottom.
Hiller trying to strike off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hiller is on top in guard.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Hiller is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hiller trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Hiller tries to pass.
Jackson has control of Hiller's left arm, preventing Hiller from doing any damage.
Hiller trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hiller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hiller wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Hiller is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hiller advances to half guard.
Hiller prevents Jackson from improving his position.
Jackson is looking to control Hiller's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jackson avoid being mounted?
Hiller not doing much here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hiller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hiller blocks a jab.
Hiller throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jackson counters with a good low kick that Hiller was not able to check.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jeremy Hiller will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hiller tries a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Jackson .
Hiller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hiller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Hiller is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson shapes to counter with a head kick.
Hiller takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hiller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson cracks Hiller with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hiller looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Jackson finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BOOM! Jackson lands a beautiful left hook that drops Hiller. Hiller tries to recover but Jackson is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Hiller lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Jackson !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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