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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Ronaldo (ranked 1119 p4p, 1914 weight class) and Demarcus Jackson (ranked 125 p4p, 217 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Good wrestling
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demarcus Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Ronaldo is out of range.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Nice straight punches there by Jackson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jackson.
Ronaldo misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson throws a leg kick which misses Ronaldo's front leg but catches the back leg as Ronaldo tries to avoid it.
Good shot there by Jackson.
Ronaldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Ronaldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Ronaldo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Ronaldo avoids it well.
As Jackson tries to get set, Ronaldo tries to push him back and clinch up but Jackson manages to avoid the attempt.
Ronaldo lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ronaldo clinches.
Ronaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ronaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Ronaldo has him pressed against the cage.
Ronaldo tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson wants to break free but Ronaldo has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson lands with an uppercut that bounces Ronaldo off the cage and back into range.
Ronaldo cracks Jackson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ronaldo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ronaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ronaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson is trying to stall.
Ronaldo misses with a body punch.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson stalling in the clinch but Ronaldo improves position.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ronaldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Ronaldo ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ronaldo jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ronaldo gets a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ronaldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Jackson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short body shot lands from Ronaldo as the two fighters clinch.
Ronaldo keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ronaldo won't allow it.
Ronaldo lands a nice uppercut.
Ronaldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ronaldo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ronaldo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Ronaldo is looking to wear down Jackson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ronaldo tries to move into range but Jackson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Jackson tenderised Ronaldo's leg. Ronaldo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ronaldo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ronaldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Ronaldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ronaldo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Ronaldo wants to clinch.
Ronaldo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Ronaldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson cracks a nice hook into Ronaldo's ribs.
Jackson wants to land a leg kick but Ronaldo is out of range.
Ronaldo rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Ronaldo is controlling him.
Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson pushes Ronaldo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson looking to stall.
Ronaldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ronaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Demarcus Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ronaldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Jackson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ronaldo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jackson connects with a solid leg kick.
Ronaldo checks a leg kick.
Ronaldo checks a low kick from Jackson.
Ronaldo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ronaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ronaldo clinches with his opponent.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ronaldo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ronaldo has double underhooks.
Ronaldo misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jose Ronaldo 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.
Jackson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jackson motions for Ronaldo to come forward. Jackson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ronaldo scores with a jab to the body.
Demarcus Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ronaldo moves into the clinch.
Ronaldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Ronaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Ronaldo is controlling him.
Ronaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Ronaldo has him pressed against the cage.
Ronaldo misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ronaldo blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ronaldo has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldo misses with a body punch.
Ronaldo tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Ronaldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Ronaldo checks it.
Jackson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ronaldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Ronaldo misses with a body shot.
Jackson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ronaldo.
Jackson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ronaldo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ronaldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Demarcus Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson scores with a body shot.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Ronaldo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ronaldo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ronaldo moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ronaldo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ronaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ronaldo has double underhooks.
Ronaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ronaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo misses with a punch to the body.
Jose Ronaldo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Ronaldo stalling the fight.
Ronaldo tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ronaldo has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Ronaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Ronaldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Ronaldo lands a head shot.
Ronaldo punishes Jackson's body with a nice straight punch.
Ronaldo lands a nice shot that snaps Jackson's head back.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ronaldo is just out of range.
Jackson throws a low kick but Ronaldo avoids it.
Jackson lands with a slapping head kick.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Ronaldo avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Jackson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ronaldo lands an overhand right.
Jackson is rocked!
Ronaldo throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Ronaldo finish him?
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ronaldo blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Ronaldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ronaldo closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Ronaldo.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Ronaldo keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ronaldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ronaldo scores with a shoulder strike.
Ronaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Good body shot from Ronaldo.
Jackson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ronaldo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jackson is looking to control Ronaldo's arms but Ronaldo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jackson has his back to the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Ronaldo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Ronaldo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Ronaldo takes the fight into the clinch.
Ronaldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
Ronaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ronaldo has double underhooks.
A short right from Ronaldo on the inside.
Jackson trying to stall but Ronaldo improves his position.
Ronaldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Ronaldo lands an uppercut.
Ronaldo prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Jackson.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Ronaldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ronaldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ronaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson tries to circle away but Ronaldo has him pinned against the cage.
Ronaldo has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson tries to stall but Ronaldo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ronaldo misses with a body punch.
Ronaldo misses with a body punch.
Ronaldo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jackson slowing the pace effectively.
Ronaldo tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Ronaldo tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ronaldo presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ronaldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson trying to control the position but instead, Ronaldo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jackson into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Ronaldo as the two fighters clinch.
Ronaldo is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Ronaldo gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ronaldo lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson wants to break free but Ronaldo has control.
A nice left hand lands by Ronaldo.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ronaldo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Ronaldo keeps him there for the moment.
Ronaldo stalling the fight.
Ronaldo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ronaldo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo is looking to clinch.
Ronaldo tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Ronaldo misses its target.
Jackson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Jackson tries to get set, Ronaldo tries to push him back and clinch up but Jackson manages to avoid the attempt.
Jackson throws a jab when Ronaldo was well out of range.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ronaldo doesn't seem bothered though.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ronaldo circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Ronaldo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jackson.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jose Ronaldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ronaldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ronaldo tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Ronaldo has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Ronaldo has the dominant position.
Ronaldo is leaning against Jackson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Ronaldo.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Demarcus Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ronaldo takes the fight into the clinch.
Jackson tries to break free but Ronaldo pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson controlling the action here for a moment.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Ronaldo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Ronaldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ronaldo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Ronaldo!
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