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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Duane Jackson (ranked 24793 p4p, 5080 weight class) and Leonard Messi (ranked 420 p4p, 395 weight class). Messi has chosen The spark as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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3 - 7 - 0 |
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145
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Duane Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonard Messi!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messi slips under a jab.
Jackson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Messi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Messi showed some decent athleticism there.
Messi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Messi lands with a punch from half guard.
Messi stops Jackson from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Messi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Well, if Messi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Messi uses his free foot to push down on Jackson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jackson.
Jackson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Messi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messi controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Messi has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Messi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Messi is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jackson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messi landing strikes from the mount.
BOOM! Messi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Messi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Messi looking to finish Jackson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jackson!
Jackson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Messi.
Messi unloading with bombs!
Messi with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Messi.
Messi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Messi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Messi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jackson's guard.
Messi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Messi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Messi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson is working an open guard so Messi takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Messi closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi breaks the clinch.
Duane Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Messi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jackson is rocked!
Messi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Oh Jackson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Messi connects with a nice short shot to Jackson's temple.
Ground and pound from Messi.
Messi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Messi is continuing to stall.
We've been informed that Messi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Messi stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Jackson to get to his feet.
Messi forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.
Messi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Messi won't allow it.
Messi drags the fight down to the ground.
Messi is adopting a defensive guard.
Jackson prevents Messi from getting back to his feet.
Messi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Messi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Messi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jackson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Leonard Messi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Messi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messi wants to pass to mount but Jackson is defending the position.
Messi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Messi is working for a submission of some sort.
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.
Messi works his way into side control.
Messi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Messi is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jackson's shoulder. That is not cool.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Messi is working Jackson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Messi tries to move to mount but Jackson blocks the move with his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Messi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Messi looks for the body kick but Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson throws a lazy head kick
and Messi counters by clinching up.
Messi stalling against the cage.
Messi slows down the pace here.
Messi decides to pull guard.
Jackson won't allow Messi to get back to his feet.
Messi trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Messi seems keen to control Jackson's posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Messi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Messi looking for a sweep. Not yet Messi, not yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi trying to control the position here.
Messi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jackson's guard.
Messi gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Messi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Messi lands with a hook. Jackson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Messi clinches with his opponent.
Messi works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Messi manages to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jackson defends it well.
Messi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Messi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Messi gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Duane Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson gets tackled into the cage by Messi. Messi maintains the clinch.
Duane Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jackson prevents it.
Messi is trying to trip Jackson. He has hold of a leg but Jackson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Messi persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Messi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Messi pushing down on Jackson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Messi uses his free foot to push down on Jackson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jackson.
Messi stands up from mount. Strange move.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Messi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Messi is standing up over Jackson. Jackson looks to escape but Messi dives into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duane Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Messi 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Messi!
Leonard Messi opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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