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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Larson (ranked 4182 p4p, 25333 weight class) and Jaxx Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaxx Jackson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Larson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaxx Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson looks for a takedown but Larson sprawls well.
Larson moves into the clinch.
Larson digs a right hand into Jackson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jackson's gas tank.
Larson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Larson keeps him there for the moment.
Larson effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
Larson misses with a body punch.
Larson landing knees to the body.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Larson to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Larson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Daniel Larson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaxx Jackson.
Jackson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jackson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Larson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Larson jumps into guard, dragging Jackson to the mat.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Jackson is standing up over Larson. Larson looks to escape but Jackson dives into side control.
Larson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jackson's best efforts.
Larson is holding on to half guard well.
Jackson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Larson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Larson off to one side.
Jackson wants to counter with a clinch but Larson pushes him away.
Larson instigates a clinch.
Larson tries to pull guard but Jackson holds him up against the cage and eventually Larson drops back down to his feet.
Larson avoiding damage.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Larson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Larson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackson.
Larson breaks the clinch.
Larson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Larson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Larson persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Larson as he avoids it easily.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Jackson throws a lazy head kick
enabling Larson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson tries to clinch but Larson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Larson tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Larson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jackson looks winded!
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Larson.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Jackson dives in for a single leg takedown but Larson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Larson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jackson throws a fast counter high kick but Larson manages to duck under it in time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Larson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Larson drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
Larson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Larson shoots in looking for a takedown but Jackson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Larson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jackson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Larson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jackson somewhat.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Larson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Larson appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jackson defends it nicely.
Jackson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Larson defends well and Jackson ends up having to push Larson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Daniel Larson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaxx Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
Jackson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson misses with a takedown
and Larson counters with a three punch combo that has Jackson backing up. Jackson nods at Larson to acknowledge the strikes.
Jackson is rocked!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Larson.
Jackson throws a counter combo.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Larson finish him?
Larson clinches up against the cage.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Larson wants to take the fight to the mat but Jackson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jackson tries to circle away but Larson has him pinned against the cage.
Larson jumps guard and drags Jackson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Larson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larson has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Jackson has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Larson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Larson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Larson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Larson clinches with his opponent.
Jackson gets control of Larson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jackson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson throwing strikes but missing.
Larson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Larson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jackson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Larson shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown but Larson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jackson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Daniel Larson is winning the standup battle so far.
Larson looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Larson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Larson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Larson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jackson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Larson fails with the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Larson 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. And we move into the final round!
Larson closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Larson manages to get underhooks.
Larson leaning against his opponent.
Jackson is trying to push Larson away but Larson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Larson fails to pull guard.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Larson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Larson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Larson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Daniel Larson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Larson sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Daniel Larson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaxx Jackson.
Larson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Larson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Larson off to one side.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larson shoots in looking for a takedown but Jackson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Larson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Despite the aggression on Jackson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jackson gets tackled into the cage by Larson. Larson maintains the clinch.
Larson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Larson stuffs the takedown.
Jackson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Larson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
Larson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jackson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jackson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jackson goes for a double leg but Larson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Larson continues to drive forward.
Larson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larson manages to break the clinch.
Larson clinches with his opponent.
Larson successfully pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Larson is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Larson advances position into side control!
Jackson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Larson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Larson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Larson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Larson tries to pull guard but Jackson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Larson manages to break the clinch.
Larson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but Larson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Larson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Larson sprawls well. Larson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Larson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Larson 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Larson!
The defeated Jaxx Jackson had this to say: 'god bless you all'.
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energy
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