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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curt Goldberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simone Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simone Jackson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curt Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simone Jackson !
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Jackson tries to clinch up but Goldberg circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Goldberg decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Goldberg is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jackson !
Goldberg content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldberg lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg controlling the pace for now.
Jackson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Goldberg controlling from mount.
Goldberg looking to finish Jackson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jackson !
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldberg's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Curt Goldberg just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Jackson misses with a takedown
and Goldberg counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Curt Goldberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simone Jackson .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg content to stall in guard here.
Goldberg lands a couple of elbows.
Goldberg's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Goldberg has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Goldberg is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg pushing down on Jackson 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Goldberg stalling.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Curt Goldberg just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Goldberg throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curt Goldberg dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Goldberg.
Simone Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson shoots and misses
and Goldberg counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Goldberg keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Goldberg lands a nice short elbow.
Still in half guard, Goldberg seems content to control.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Curt Goldberg just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Goldberg drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Goldberg controlling from side mount.
Goldberg in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg advances nicely into full mount.
Goldberg controlling his opponent.
Goldberg breaks from Jackson 's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Goldberg sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Goldberg could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg unloading with bombs!
Goldberg controlling the pace for now.
Goldberg seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jackson for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Goldberg cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Goldberg sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Curt Goldberg just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Goldberg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curt Goldberg 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. 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.
Goldberg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Goldberg is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Goldberg looking to control and managing it successfully.
Goldberg raining down shots from the mount!
Goldberg content just to control the position here.
Jackson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg working Jackson over with strikes here.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Goldberg is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jackson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Goldberg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Goldberg controlling the position easily from mount.
Goldberg lands a heavy elbow.
BOOM! Goldberg connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Goldberg controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Goldberg lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jackson hang on?
Goldberg content just to control the position here.
Curt Goldberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Curt Goldberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg lands with some strikes.
Goldberg working Jackson over with strikes here.
Goldberg controlling his opponent.
Goldberg cracks Jackson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Goldberg controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Curt Goldberg just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Goldberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goldberg throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson 's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Goldberg looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curt Goldberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Goldberg has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curt Goldberg!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
44% |
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