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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Montell Jackson (ranked 4134 p4p, 4156 weight class) and John Scone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Montell Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Scone!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Scone unleashes a big counter combination but Jackson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jackson tried to score with a low kick but Scone checks it.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Montell Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Scone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jackson somewhat.
Scone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Scone tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Montell Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson tries to clinch but Scone is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scone darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
Scone is pressed up against the cage. Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Scone down to the mat. Scone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Scone manages to break the clinch.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Scone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Scone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson has his foot on Scone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Scone works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing Scone from standing up.
Scone won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Scone wanted to stand there but Jackson had control of the position.
Jackson wants to hit a sweep here but Scone passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jackson there!
Jackson is squirming around, avoiding Scone's attempts to control the action.
Jackson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Scone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scone looking for a guillotine from mount but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson tries to hold on but Scone pushes him away.
Scone thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Scone looking to finish with strikes here!
Jackson really wants to buck Scone off and get back to his feet.
Jackson tries to lock up and control but Scone gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Scone trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scone controlling from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Scone there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jackson bucks Scone off and manages to get back to his feet!
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head kick misses from Scone.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
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 Montell Jackson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The referee calls for Jackson to work.
A knee to the head by Scone.
Jackson effectively controlling the action here.
Scone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Scone manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson instigates a clinch.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scone has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson controlling the action here for a moment.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Scone is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Scone holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
Jackson pushes Scone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jackson avoiding damage.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Scone, against the cage.
Scone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scone stuffs the takedown.
Jackson throws a head kick but Scone moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Scone.
Scone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Scone tries to get set, Jackson tries to push him back and clinch up but Scone manages to avoid the attempt.
Scone misses with a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a series of strikes. Scone will be more careful next time no doubt.
Scone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson is looking for a counter combo.
Jackson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Scone unleashes a big counter combination but Jackson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Scone shoots in but no luck this time.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Scone.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Scone circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Montell Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Scone. Scone gets slowly back to his feet.
Scone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Scone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson moves into the clinch successfully.
Jackson tries to circle away but Scone has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson pulls guard effortlessly.
Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Scone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Scone from controlling successfully.
Jackson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jackson manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Jackson is trying to push Scone away but Scone has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Scone looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson stalling.
Scone manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Montell Jackson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Scone pinned against the cage. Scone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Scone unleashes a big counter combination but Jackson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scone shoots in looking for a takedown but Jackson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Scone's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Montell Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Scone avoids it well.
Jackson pushes Scone up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Scone forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson tries for a takedown. No joy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Scone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Scone breaks the clinch.
Scone lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scone.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Scone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Scone.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jackson defends it nicely.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Scone is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Scone circles away and we're back to standing.
Scone throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Scone's waist but Scone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
Scone throws a counter combo.
Scone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson throws a leg kick that misses.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Scone to counter with a crisp jab.
Montell Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Scone pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scone has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jackson after a bit of a struggle.
Scone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scone fails to land with a series of punches.
Scone shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Scone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Scone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scone leaves Jackson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jackson dives in for a single leg takedown but Scone sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Scone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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RATING
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