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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between KO Jacckson (ranked 2908 p4p, 2432 weight class) and Laxus Dreyar (ranked 373 p4p, 322 weight class). Dreyar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Thunderstruck kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 cm 20 178 4 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm 20 180 3 - 1 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP Basic striking Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Good gas tank |
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, KO Jacckson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Laxus Dreyar! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jacckson staying out of range there. Dreyar avoids the body shot from Jacckson.
It seemed like Dreyar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Dreyar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Dreyar cracks Jacckson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Dreyar misses with an uppercut. Jacckson saw that one coming. Dreyar throws a body shot but no joy. The fight moves into the clinch position. Dreyar scores with a nice hook to the head. Dreyar pushes Jacckson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Jacckson misses with some punches.
Dreyar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Dreyar throws a big shot that misses. Dreyar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It appears Jacckson was looking to counter with a kick there. Dreyar slips under a jab. Dreyar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Dreyar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jacckson swings for the body but Dreyar moves out of range.
Jacckson wants to clinch but Dreyar slips to the side and Jacckson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Dreyar ducks under a wild hook from Jacckson. Dreyar lands with a hook. Jacckson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Dreyar has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jacckson is landing a low percentage of strikes. Dreyar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Nice body punch from Dreyar.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jacckson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Dreyar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Jacckson throws a hook but Dreyar blocks it. Dreyar looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacckson is just out of range. Dreyar throws a wild combination but nothing lands. A jab from Dreyar misses. Dreyar lands a nice looking body shot.
Jacckson throws a big shot that misses. Jacckson misses the jab. Dreyar slips under a jab from Jacckson. Jacckson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Dreyar swats away the attempt to clinch by Jacckson. Dreyar throws a body punch but Jacckson moves out of range. Jacckson looks to throw the jab but Dreyar is out of range. Jacckson scores with a body shot.
Jacckson throws a leg kick but Dreyar checks it. Jacckson misses with a straight right. Jacckson shoots in and bounces Dreyar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jacckson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jacckson working some strikes from top position. Dreyar tries to land a sweep but no joy. Jacckson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Dreyar tries to land a sweep but no joy. Dreyar tries to strike from the bottom.
Jacckson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Jacckson distracts Dreyar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Jacckson chips away with some ground and pound. Jacckson working some strikes from top position. Jacckson stays in close to Dreyar's body and controls the position. Jacckson landing some decent shots from guard. Jacckson landing some decent shots from guard. Jacckson works over Dreyar with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dreyar is looking to stand up but Jacckson isn't so interested in that idea. Jacckson cracks Dreyar with a solid left hand. Jacckson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Jacckson landing with the ground and pound. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Jacckson cracks Dreyar with a solid left hand. Jacckson is stalling in the full guard. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dreyar can do anything to dispel that myth. Dreyar tries to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Dreyar controls Jacckson momentarily but Jacckson frees himself. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jacckson's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Jacckson won't allow Dreyar to sweep him here. Jacckson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jacckson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Jacckson trying to control but Dreyar is working from the bottom. Jacckson lands a couple of digs. Jacckson stands up over Dreyar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Jacckson lands a couple of digs. Jacckson pushes down on Dreyar's leg and manages to get into half guard. Jacckson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Jacckson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. This has been an exciting period of action! Jacckson lands strikes from half guard. Jacckson is nestled in close to Dreyar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Jacckson drops an elbow to the side of Dreyar's head. Dreyar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jacckson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Jacckson working Dreyar over with strikes. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
KO Jacckson dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Dreyar dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Jacckson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Dreyar throws a big shot that misses. Jacckson thows a left - swing and a miss! A big left from Jacckson misses. Dreyar looks to land a left hand but Jacckson moved out of range nicely. Laxus Dreyar seems to be getting the better of the standup. Jacckson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jacckson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dreyar throws out the jab. Jacckson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dreyar just manages to avoid it. Nice body punch from Dreyar. Jacckson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Jacckson slips a nice elbow through Dreyar's hands, connecting with Dreyar's forehead. Dreyar is looking for a sweep. Jacckson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Dreyar looks like he's trying to stand up.
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. Jacckson connects with a nice short shot to Dreyar's temple. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jacckson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jacckson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dreyar keeps working. 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. Jacckson connects with a nice short shot to Dreyar's temple. Jacckson scoring with strikes to the body and head. Dreyar tries to get to full guard but Jacckson has control of the leg. Dreyar taking some punishment here, with Jacckson in his half guard. Nice strikes from Jacckson there. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Dreyar is in trouble now - Jacckson has advanced to mount! Jacckson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dreyar can do to turn this around? Jacckson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jacckson with shots to the head and body - Dreyar looks very uncomfortable down there. KO Jacckson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Jacckson with a couple of short strikes. Jacckson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dreyar's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jacckson is in the full mount, landing strikes. Dreyar is in a horrible position here. Jacckson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dreyar is rocked! Jacckson unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Dreyar wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Jacckson celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). KO Jacckson! After the fight, KO Jacckson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. Laxus Dreyar spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll come back stronger'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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