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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I Want to Conquer the World by Bad Religion. Wallace has chosen Who shot Ya? as his entrance music. Marcus Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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220 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
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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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson shoots in for a double leg but Wallace sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Wallace.
Wallace keeps the fight on the outside.
Wallace lands a body shot.
Jackson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wallace misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marcus Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wallace throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wallace closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jackson did well to prevent Wallace getting side control.
Wallace looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jackson actively working from the bottom here.
Jackson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.
Wallace seems to be working for a kimura but Jackson defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallace working Jackson over with strikes.
Wallace is nestled in close to Jackson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jackson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jackson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Jackson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wallace trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wallace is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wallace avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wallace is trying to maintain the position but Jackson is very close to passing his half guard.
Wallace is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackson throwing shots but Wallace is blocking nicely.
Wallace works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jackson is in close to Wallace's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wallace is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wallace is thwarting Jackson's attempts to control the position.
Jackson punching from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace seems to be working for a kimura but Jackson defends the submission attempt.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
Jackson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Jackson trying to control from the bottom.
Wallace is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wallace looks gassed!
Jackson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson has his takedown stuffed
and Wallace counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jackson won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace controls the position from side control.
Wallace trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Wallace is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jackson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jackson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jackson missing with punches from the bottom.
Jackson is staying active underneath Wallace, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Wallace dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wallace throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wallace counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wallace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Jackson darts in trying to clinch
and Wallace counters with a right hand to the body.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Wallace moves out of range.
Jackson sizes up Wallace with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jackson has his takedown stuffed
and Wallace counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wallace wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Wallace looking to sit in guard and control but Jackson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Wallace has wrist control.
Jackson trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Wallace controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
Jackson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wallace is proving hard to escape from.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wallace counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jackson won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Jackson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Wallace wants to control the pace but Jackson is squirming around nicely.
Wallace is going olschool here, as he tries to force Jackson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Jackson shrugs it off.
Jackson is working to get back to half guard.
Jackson tries to lock up and control but Wallace gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is squirming around, avoiding Wallace's attempts to control the action.
Jackson wants to control but Wallace is having none of it.
Wallace sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jackson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wallace scoring with strikes but Jackson is staying in there.
Jackson is squirming around, avoiding Wallace's attempts to control the action.
Wallace is working for a guillotine from mount but Jackson frees his head quite easily.
Wallace blocks Jackson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wallace controlling from mount.
Jackson wants to hold on but Wallace pushes him away.
Jackson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Wallace. What's that going to do exactly?
BOOM! Wallace connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jackson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wallace breaks from Jackson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jackson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wallace landing shots from mount.
Wallace takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jackson is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Wallace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jackson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wallace decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jackson's guard.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Wallace drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jackson dives on top into guard.
Chris Wallace has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wallace looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Wallace had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jackson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Wallace Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jackson's back instead.
Jackson breaks Wallace's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wallace looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jackson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson won't allow Wallace to sweep him here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jackson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wallace had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jackson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Wallace Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jackson's back instead.
Jackson rolls, trying to escape but Wallace keeps control of the position.
Jackson wants to control his opponent's hands but Wallace gets his hands free.
Wallace tries to get the hooks in deep but Jackson pushed the leg off.
Wallace avoiding Jackson 's attempts to control his hands.
Wallace doesn't have the hooks in and Jackson manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson shoots and misses
letting Wallace counter with a right hand.
Wallace shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wallace showed some decent athleticism there.
Jackson is staying active underneath Wallace, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jackson trying to hold on to Wallace's head to control him but Wallace postures up.
Wallace working over Jackson with some ground and pound. Jackson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jackson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wallace is working away from the top position though.
Wallace with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Marcus Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to maintain the position but Wallace is very close to passing his half guard.
Wallace lands with a punch from half guard.
Wallace is taking a breather. Jackson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Wallace trying to pass the guard but Jackson defending well.
Wallace is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wallace is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jackson tries to roll over but Wallace keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jackson punching from the bottom.
Jackson lands with a few short shots to the body.
Wallace not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Wallace misses the target.
Marcus Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson wants to clinch but Wallace slips to the side
and Wallace counters with a three punch combo that has Jackson backing up. Jackson nods at Wallace to acknowledge the strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
Chris Wallace is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallace misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Wallace counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wallace lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Wallace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wallace has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Wallace!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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