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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Maurelli (ranked 1691 p4p, 2351 weight class) and Striker Jackson (ranked 221 p4p, 296 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Maurelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Striker Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maurelli misses the jab.
Maurelli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson goes for a double leg but Maurelli avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Maurelli continues to drive forward.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick
letting Maurelli counter with a right hand.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Maurelli circles away.
Maurelli jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jackson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jackson clinches up with Maurelli and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maurelli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maurelli stalling in the clinch but Jackson improves position.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Maurelli controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maurelli avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Maurelli.
Still in the clinch, Maurelli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Maurelli blocks it.
Maurelli scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maurelli just leaning against Jackson, taking a breather.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maurelli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Maurelli managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Maurelli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Maurelli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson looks to throw a body kick
and Maurelli counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Maurelli misses the target.
A low kick lands for Maurelli.
Maurelli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jackson scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maurelli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jackson throws a push kick but Maurelli slaps the foot to one side.
Maurelli misses the jab.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maurelli throws out the jab.
Jackson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Striker Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maurelli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maurelli swings widly with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Jackson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jackson instigates a clinch.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maurelli.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maurelli blocks an uppercut.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Maurelli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Maurelli as Jackson shoots in.
Maurelli misses the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maurelli.
Jackson lands a head shot.
A head kick by Jackson misses
and Maurelli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Striker Jackson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Maurelli misses the target.
Jackson counters with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Maurelli.
Maurelli scores with a decent looking hook.
Jackson tries to clinch but Maurelli moves out of range.
Maurelli appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maurelli, as that shot connected.
Jackson throws out a leg kick but Maurelli moves out of range and Jackson only half commits.
Maurelli throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maurelli missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson wants to counter the offense by Maurelli and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy body kick from Jackson
and Maurelli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson throws out a leg kick but Maurelli moves out of range and Jackson only half commits.
Maurelli thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurelli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maurelli throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jackson scoring well with a low kick there.
Maurelli throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Nice cross by Maurelli.
Jackson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Maurelli sprawls well initially but Jackson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Maurelli trying to control from the bottom.
Maurelli regains full guard. Nicely done.
Maurelli is pulling down on Jackson's head. It's preventing any offense from Jackson, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to stand but Maurelli has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Maurelli looking for a guillotine here but Jackson defends easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maurelli is pulling down on Jackson's head. It's preventing any offense from Jackson, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Maurelli controlling Jackson's posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Maurelli counters with a body kick.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Maurelli circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Maurelli misses the target.
A slow jab from Maurelli misses its intended target.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Maurelli.
Maurelli throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson throws a big counter head kick but Maurelli avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Maurelli. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maurelli counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jab, jab by Maurelli - just one landing.
Jackson misses with a kick to the body
and Maurelli counters with a straight right hand.
Maurelli keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maurelli ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses
and Maurelli counters with a nice kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maurelli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Maurelli 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!
Maurelli throws a body shot but no joy.
Maurelli throws an off balance right hand
and Jackson counters with a solid body kick.
Chris Maurelli is winning the standup battle so far.
Maurelli throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Maurelli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson clinches up with Maurelli and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maurelli blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
Maurelli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maurelli throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson clobbers Maurelli with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maurelli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Jackson scores with the left hand. Maurelli knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurelli misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Maurelli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson tries to counter with a clinch but Maurelli shakes him off and moves away.
Jackson looks for the body kick but Maurelli saw that one coming.
Jackson misses with the body kick
and Maurelli counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maurelli throws out the jab.
Maurelli throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson with a jab.
Maurelli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Maurelli misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick from Maurelli.
Jackson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Maurelli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Maurelli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maurelli avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Maurelli stalling.
Maurelli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Maurelli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maurelli throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maurelli avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath Maurelli's ribcage. Maurelli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maurelli working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maurelli wants to stall.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maurelli misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maurelli.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson landing knees to the head.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Maurelli blocks with his arms.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Maurelli has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Maurelli is pushing Jackson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Maurelli is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maurelli.
Maurelli misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Striker Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Striker Jackson!
Post fight, an emotional Striker Jackson said 'I don't ever want to hear the name, Chris Maurelli, again! I’m going Wolf hunting! Jaimie Hopson…… you are NEXT!!!'.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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