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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Henry Irons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinton Jackson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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210 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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216 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Henry Irons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quinton Jackson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson lands a right hook to the body.
Irons will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Quinton Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irons fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Irons closes the distance and clinches.
Irons pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Irons can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Henry Irons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Irons fails to pull guard.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Irons wants a takedown but no success here.
Jackson wants to break free but Irons has control.
Irons can't get the takedown.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Irons ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Irons no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jackson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Irons swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1-2. Jackson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jackson lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice combo by Jackson! Oh, that's hurt him - Irons falls to the canvas and Jackson follows him into side control.
Irons is rocked!
It looks like John Henry Irons has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Irons can't do much from the bottom here.
Irons throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
You can see the frustration on Irons's face as Jackson controls the position.
Irons is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Jackson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Irons can't do much from the bottom here.
Irons is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jackson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson staying calm.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Irons. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Irons keeps working.
Jackson working away.
Irons throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Irons takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jackson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Irons slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Irons tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Irons is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Irons just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a with a good body shot.
A left lands for Jackson.
Irons changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jackson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Irons is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jackson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Jackson tries to improve position but can't.
Jackson struggling a bit here.
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.
Irons working the ground and pound.
Jackson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Irons wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jackson, who protects the arm well.
Irons is breathing heavily.
Irons misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jackson is trying to control Irons's posture but Irons avoids it.
Irons in side control, throwing shots but Jackson defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irons trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.
You can see the frustration on Jackson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Irons looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jackson is avoiding damage well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Irons avoids nicely.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Irons shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Danga de danga de dang - Jackson scores with a four punch combination!
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson sends Irons crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Jackson is motioning to the referee to let Irons up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Irons is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson throws a monster overhand right that drops Irons! Jackson follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quinton Jackson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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