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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Leone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Leone might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mama Said Knock You Out. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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176 lbs
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173 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 New York, Frank Leone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anton Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jackson tries to keep at a distance but Leone has taken the fight into the clinch.
Leone looking for a takedown.
Leone prevents the takedown attempt.
Leone manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Leone had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jackson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Leone Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jackson's back instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leone punishes Jackson with strikes from the back mount.
Jackson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Leone's guard. Nice work there by Jackson.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson gets to his feet - Leone follows without any prompting.
Jackson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Leone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Leone has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leone throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jackson slaps away a takedown attempt from Leone, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Leone is breathing heavily.
Leone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice shot lands for Jackson.
Jackson throws the kick towards the body but Leone avoids it.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Leone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frank Leone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jackson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Leone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jackson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jackson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jackson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jackson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Leone wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
Leone has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jackson. Leone shrugs it off though.
Jackson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Leone sprawls well initially but Jackson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Leone tries to get to full guard but Jackson has control of the leg.
Jackson working over Leone with some ground and pound. Leone looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson decides to stand and escape the position.
Leone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Leone.
Leone wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jackson, who protects the arm well.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Leone. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson prevents Leone from moving into mount.
Jackson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Leone asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jackson tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Jackson prevents Leone from getting a body triangle.
Jackson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Leone.
Leone trying to control momentarily.
Leone looking for the choke from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is really stuck here.
Jackson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Leone is landing with strikes from the back.
Leone working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Leone lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Leone is working for a rear naked choke. Jackson is not defending it well and Leone has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Jackson refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Jackson's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Frank Leone!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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