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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between King Trevena (ranked 5925 p4p, 25182 weight class) and David Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trevena comes to the cage accompanied by Sing For The Moment. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 3 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, King Trevena !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson pushes Trevena up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson jumps into guard, dragging Trevena to the mat.
Jackson working for a triangle but Trevena defends it easily.
Trevena postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson working for a triangle but Trevena defends it easily.
Jackson working for a triangle but Trevena defends it easily.
Trevena throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jackson holds on and takes a little breather.
Trevena throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Trevena with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trevena will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Trevena avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson pulls Trevena in close to prevent any damage.
Trevena has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Trevena trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Trevena being controlled here momentarily.
Trevena throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Trevena trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson has his foot on Trevena 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Trevena works his way back into a safe position though.
Trevena trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Trevena looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Trevena with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trevena throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two 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.
Trevena won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.
Trevena is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Trevena is in close to Jackson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Trevena throws a strike but Jackson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jackson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Trevena looking to control.
Jackson content to stall in guard here.
Trevena controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
Trevena is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson wants to stand but Trevena is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Trevena has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jackson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and Trevena counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jackson!
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Trevena lands a nice forearm strike.
Trevena landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Trevena lands a decent elbow from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trevena working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Trevena sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jackson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Trevena scoring with punches from side control.
Jackson is trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trevena works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
King Trevena dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Trevena has Jackson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jackson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jackson gets control of Trevena 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jackson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson is controlling Trevena 's posture.
Trevena is working Jackson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Trevena throwing strikes but missing.
Trevena lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Trevena won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
King Trevena overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trevena throws a big elbow that misses.
Trevena trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trevena knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
Trevena postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trevena throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Trevena with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson pulls Trevena in close to prevent any damage.
Trevena wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Trevena throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Trevena isn't so interested in that idea.
Trevena won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Trevena throws a big elbow that misses.
Trevena won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Trevena throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Trevena is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Trevena throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Trevena lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson pulls Trevena in close to his closed guard and prevents Trevena from doing any damage or advancing position.
Trevena missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson pushes Trevena off and gets back to his feet.
King Trevena is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trevena blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Trevena sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Trevena keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson shoots for a takedown but Trevena saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
King Trevena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in for a double leg but Trevena sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trevena paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trevena half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Trevena circles away.
Trevena half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's four 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.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Trevena , which made it look bad.
Trevena tries to counter with a takedown but Jackson is quick to defend against it.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Trevena tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Trevena manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
Trevena appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Trevena sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
King Trevena dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trevena takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jackson clinches up against the cage.
Trevena is looking for a takedown.
Trevena is looking to take this one to the mat.
Trevena changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jackson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Trevena . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Trevena defends it nicely.
Trevena half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trevena appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson tries to clinch but Trevena moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Trevena sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Trevena tries to counter with a takedown but Jackson is quick to defend against it.
Some bone on bone action there as Trevena checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
Trevena drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jackson sprawls and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Trevena avoids nicely.
Trevena half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Trevena keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Trevena sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown but Trevena manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jackson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Trevena half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jackson goes for a double leg but Trevena avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Trevena continues to drive forward.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trevena paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trevena feinted with a counter takedown.
Jackson shoots for a takedown but Trevena saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trevena swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trevena tries to counter with a takedown but Jackson is quick to defend against it.
Trevena avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trevena appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Trevena counters with a single leg into guard. Jackson didn't expect that.
Trevena trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Trevena trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Trevena working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Trevena in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trevena throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trevena loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trevena accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trevena stands up over Jackson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Trevena chips away with some ground and pound.
Jackson wants to stand but Trevena is controlling the position.
Trevena is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Trevena is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Trevena in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trevena in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trevena trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trevena postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
David Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trevena prevents Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
King Trevena showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Trevena , 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Trevena !
Post fight, King Trevena stared into the camera and said 'Merry Christmas '.
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hype
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RATING
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