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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Jackson (ranked 4627 p4p, 3862 weight class) and Bruno De Oliveira (ranked 468 p4p, 419 weight class). Bruno De Oliveira will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rashad Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruno De Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Oliveira has his takedown stuffed
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Oliveira with a poor takedown
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson drops De Oliveira with a beautiful combination! De Oliveira stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jackson is looking for the KO!
De Oliveira is rocked!
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Oliveira is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Oliveira looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
De Oliveira is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
De Oliveira seems to have recovered his senses.
De Oliveira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
De Oliveira is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
De Oliveira works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jackson is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to escape the mount but De Oliveira keeps good control and instead manages to take Jackson's back.
De Oliveira working for the choke.
De Oliveira looking to break Jackson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Jackson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise De Oliveira will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Jackson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from De Oliveira.
Jackson tries to escape but De Oliveira has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
De Oliveira slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
My spies in London MMA Club inform me that De Oliveira has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Oliveira has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Jackson turns into De Oliveira and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira controlling the position.
De Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but De Oliveira gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson can't keep his opponent in guard - De Oliveira advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
De Oliveira prevents Jackson from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
De Oliveira looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jackson wants to control but De Oliveira is keeping busy.
De Oliveira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jackson has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno De Oliveira dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jackson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jackson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Oliveira has his takedown stuffed
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
De Oliveira drives through with a takedown into Jackson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jackson pushes De Oliveira off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson connects with a nice looking jab.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from De Oliveira.
De Oliveira has clasped his hands together around Jackson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Oliveira is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jackson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
De Oliveira trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Oliveira on the ground.
Bruno De Oliveira has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
De Oliveira taking a breather here.
Jackson is looking for a sweep.
Jackson regains half guard.
Jackson trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira controlling the action here.
De Oliveira is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
De Oliveira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rashad Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno De Oliveira.
Jackson dips to his left and cracks De Oliveira with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jackson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by De Oliveira.
De Oliveira gets a double leg takedown into Jackson's guard.
Jackson is looking to stand back up but De Oliveira counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Jackson.
De Oliveira keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
De Oliveira looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
De Oliveira looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Jackson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Oliveira looking for a takedown.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson cracks De Oliveira with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jackson has managed to clinch.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jackson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
De Oliveira has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jackson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
De Oliveira tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rashad Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno De Oliveira.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath De Oliveira's ribcage. De Oliveira let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jackson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson lands a shot to the body.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Bruno De Oliveira has been cut.
Jackson lands a hook that snaps the head of De Oliveira backwards.
De Oliveira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
Jackson is pushing De Oliveira up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jackson pushes De Oliveira back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jackson lands a left hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jackson stops a takedown attempt from De Oliveira.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
Jackson is fighting off a takedown attempt but De Oliveira is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jackson to the mat. Jackson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jackson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. De Oliveira is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Jackson landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira has Jackson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jackson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jackson looking to slow down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jackson seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but De Oliveira is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Jackson just leaning against De Oliveira, taking a breather.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Oliveira tries for a takedown but Jackson circles away easily
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Rashad Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
De Oliveira takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Oliveira wants a takedown.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
De Oliveira is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jackson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Oliveira can do to turn this around?
De Oliveira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jackson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.
Jackson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Jackson.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Oliveira backwards.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped De Oliveira in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of De Oliveira's head.
Jackson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Jackson.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Oliveira tightens his grip and picks Jackson up, before dumping him to the ground. Jackson manages to land in guard.
Jackson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackson keeping full guard, as De Oliveira tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson pulls De Oliveira in close to prevent any damage.
De Oliveira is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jackson keeping full guard, as De Oliveira tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rashad Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rashad Jackson!
An out of breath Rashad Jackson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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