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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Jackson (ranked 1880 p4p, 1522 weight class) and Richard Morrison (ranked 131 p4p, 115 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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11 - 10 - 0 |
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145
24 - 19 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - Morrison had a free shot at his head there.
Morrison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morrison swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jackson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Morrison thuds his right hand into Jackson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Morrison shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Morrison.
Morrison jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Morrison is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jackson slips under a jab from Morrison.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Morrison has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morrison and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jackson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Morrison sprawls well initially but Jackson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing that Jackson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Morrison punching from the bottom.
Morrison misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Morrison has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jackson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Morrison throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson wants to take a breather but Morrison is having none of it.
Morrison punching from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson blocks the strikes from Morrison.
Jackson winds up and cracks Morrison with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jackson blocks the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Jackson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Morrison flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jackson is nestled in close to Morrison, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Morrison wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Jackson.
Morrison is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jackson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jackson's back!
You can see the frustration on Jackson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Morrison missing with strikes.
Morrison missing with punches from the back.
Morrison throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison has the hooks in. Jackson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Morrison missing with punches from the back.
Morrison misses with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Morrison's guard. Nice work there by Jackson.
Jackson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jackson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson lands a couple of elbows.
Jackson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jackson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Morrison lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morrison can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jackson holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to control.
Morrison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morrison throws a strike but Jackson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morrison trying to strike off his back.
Jackson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Morrison throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Jackson taking a breather here.
Morrison throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Jackson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Morrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morrison misses with a strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Morrison some visible discomfort.
Morrison tries to bench press Jackson off him but Jackson keeps the position.
Jackson cracks Morrison with a big elbow.
Morrison tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jackson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jackson trying to control the action but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Morrison takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Morrison manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Morrison is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Morrison throws a big elbow that misses.
Jackson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morrison can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jackson has momentary wrist control but Morrison slips an elbow through the middle.
Morrison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nick Jackson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morrison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jackson can pounce on him.
Morrison lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jackson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Morrison's guard.
Morrison throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Morrison striking off his back but it's not causing Jackson any problems.
Morrison throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Morrison throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jackson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morrison trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jackson slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Morrison.
Morrison throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Morrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson trying to mount his opponent but Morrison defends it.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morrison keeps working.
Jackson prevents Morrison from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison missing with punches from the bottom.
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of Morrison's head.
Morrison strikes from the bottom but Jackson passes into mount!
Morrison is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Nick Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jackson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jackson with good strikes from the mount here!
Morrison is rocked!
Jackson is landing with some decent strikes but Morrison is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Morrison is still in real trouble! Can Jackson finish him?
Morrison is trying to escape the mount.
Morrison takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Jackson's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Jackson!
Our winner, Nick Jackson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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