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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between KO Jacckson (ranked 124 p4p, 148 weight class) and Simon Soap (ranked 19 p4p, 23 weight class). Soap has chosen Clean Up - Barney The Purple Dinosaur as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, KO Jacckson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Soap!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacckson throws a body punch but Soap moves out of range.
Soap flicks out a counter leg kick but Jacckson steps away.
Jacckson throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Soap to counter with a crisp jab.
Jacckson lunges at Soap with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Soap's hand.
Jacckson misses with a hook to the body
and Soap cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jacckson misses with a right hand
and Soap counters with a slapping leg kick.
Soap lands a jab to the nose.
Jacckson connects with the punch.
Jacckson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jacckson rushes Soap and presses him up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Soap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soap gets through Jacckson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jacckson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Soap struggles to land a body shot inside as Jacckson controls his hands.
Soap misses with an elbow over the top.
Jacckson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Soap misses with an elbow strike.
Jacckson is trying to drag Soap to the mat but Soap just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Soap misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soap told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Soap softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soap pushes Jacckson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jacckson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Soap has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Soap lands a damaging elbow.
Jacckson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Soap lands an elbow that stopped Jacckson in his tracks for a moment.
Soap is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Soap tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jacckson swings wildly with an uppercut but Soap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice elbow from Soap.
Soap lands with a right to the head.
Soap lands a damaging elbow.
Jacckson looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for KO Jacckson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soap misses with some punches.
Soap is leaning against Jacckson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jacckson wants to stall.
Soap has a couple of punches blocked by Jacckson.
Jacckson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Soap fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jacckson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Soap counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Soap slips a jab and a cross from Jacckson.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jacckson or perhaps it was just good defense by Soap, which made it look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson misses with a few strikes there.
Jacckson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Soap counters with a low kick, right behind Jacckson 's knee.
Jacckson is breathing heavily.
Jacckson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Soap has time to react.
Jacckson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Soap counters with a low kick, right behind Jacckson 's knee.
Soap cracks Jacckson with an open hand slap.
Soap thumps Jacckson with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Jacckson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jacckson shoots for a double leg takedown but Soap sprawls well. He's pushed Jacckson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Soap throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jacckson fails with the takedown
and Soap counters with a nice uppercut.
Soap scores with a nice head shot.
Soap slips a jab from Jacckson.
Soap lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jacckson's sensitive parts.
KO Jacckson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soap throws a low kick, looking for Jacckson's leg but Jacckson calmly moves out of range.
Jacckson throws a hook but Soap avoids it easily.
Soap throws a counter combo.
Jacckson scores with a body shot.
Jacckson drives through and clinches with Soap against the cage.
Jacckson blocks an elbow strike from Soap.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Soap.
Soap misses with the head strike.
Soap lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jacckson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Soap gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Soap scores with a shoulder strike.
Jacckson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Jacckson.
Jacckson takes an elbow to the temple.
Jacckson has a couple of punches blocked by Soap.
Nice elbow from Soap.
I was talking to Jacckson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soap comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jacckson has a couple of punches blocked by Soap.
Jacckson has Soap pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soap misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jacckson.
A nice left hand lands by Soap.
Soap blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Soap throws an elbow but misses.
Soap lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Soap comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jacckson takes a shot to the head.
Soap stops a takedown attempt from Jacckson.
Jacckson swings wildly with an uppercut but Soap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soap lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jacckson backwards.
Soap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jacckson tries to throw a body punch but Soap avoids it by throwing Jacckson back against the cage.
Jacckson misses with the head strike.
Soap lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Soap lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jacckson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Soaps head.
Jacckson wants to stall.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson working aggressively here.
Jacckson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jacckson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Soap creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jacckson's defenses.
Soap lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Soap blocks an uppercut.
Soap throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Soap.
Soap can't find room to land a body shot as Jacckson controls the action.
Jacckson scores with a shot to the side of Soap's head.
Soap blocking some punches.
Soap tries a body shot but Jacckson blocks it.
Jacckson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Soap backwards.
Jacckson blocks an elbow strike from Soap.
Soap comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Soap has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jacckson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacckson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jacckson working aggressively here.
Soap is pressed up against the cage. Jacckson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Soap down to the mat. Soap avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jacckson closes the distance and clinches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson prevents a body shot from Soap.
Jacckson blocks a body shot from Soap.
Jacckson blocks an elbow strike from Soap.
Soap lands a nice shot to the body.
Jacckson blocks the elbow strike.
Soap blocks an elbow strike from Jacckson.
Soap scores with a shoulder strike.
Soap lands an elbow inside.
Soap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soap lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Soap scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jacckson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Soap is defending well.
Soap throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Soap lands a nice shot to the body.
Soap lands a nice elbow.
Soap stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Soap lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Soap.
Soap lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jacckson backwards.
Soap lands a left hand.
Soap throws an elbow that misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Soap gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Soap misses with a body punch.
Soap tries to throw a body punch but Jacckson avoids it by throwing Soap back against the cage.
Soap scores with a shoulder strike.
Soap throws an elbow that misses.
Soap throws an elbow but it misses.
Soap presses Jacckson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Soap digs a right hand into Jacckson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jacckson's gas tank.
Soap pushes Jacckson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Soap lands a damaging elbow.
Soap lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jacckson.
A body shot lands from Soap.
A short right from Soap.
Soap lands an elbow inside that Jacckson shrugs off.
A short uppercut from Soap.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Soap tries a body shot but Jacckson blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Soap.
Jacckson being controlled against the cage.
Soap lands a nice shot to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Soap tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soap lands a damaging elbow.
Soap pushes Jacckson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jacckson blocks a body shot from Soap.
Soap pushes off an throws an elbow but Jacckson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jacckson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Soap scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Soap cracks Jacckson with an open hand slap.
Soap misses with a looping right.
Jacckson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Soap lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jacckson's sensitive parts.
Jacckson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soap.
A little jabbing left from Soap on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Soap throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jacckson throws an off balance right hand
and Soap counters with a stiff right hand.
Jacckson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Soap counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Soap feints and then cracks Jacckson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jacckson down.
Soap avoids the head kick by Jacckson.
Jacckson throws out a loose jab but Soap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soap appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Soap connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jacckson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Soap manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jacckson loads up on a big right hand but Soap slips the punch.
Jacckson throws a hook to the side of Soap's head but Soap sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soap throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jacckson swings widly with a right hand
and Jacckson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jacckson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jacckson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jacckson postures up and lands a big shot to Soap's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jacckson throws a big right hand that misses.
Soap wants to get back to his feet but Jacckson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Soap wriggles free and stands up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Soap dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A leg kick checked by Jacckson.
Soap throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jacckson.
Jacckson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Soap sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jacckson somewhat.
Jacckson misses with a right hand
and Soap counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick lands for Soap.
Soap buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Soap showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jacckson.
Jacckson wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacckson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jacckson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Soap was covering up waiting for the punch and Jacckson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Soap wants to stand but Jacckson is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacckson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jacckson trying to control but Soap is working from the bottom.
Soap preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Soap keeping moving, preventing Jacckson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacckson controls from within his opponent's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Simon Soap has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two 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.
Jacckson wants to control from the top but Soap keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Soap has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Soap throws a head kick but Jacckson moves out of range.
Simon Soap seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Soap scores with a nice right hand.
Jacckson throws a big shot that misses.
Jacckson misses with a straight right.
Soap feints a counter leg kick.
Soap scores with a punch to the head.
Jacckson misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A big left from Soap misses.
Soap moves out of range as Jacckson strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Soap! But no joy.
Soap swinging wildly here.
Jacckson is looking to counter punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Soap blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson tries for a takedown but Soap sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Soap shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jacckson misses with a combination
and Soap counters with a nice uppercut.
Soap lands with a hook. Jacckson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Soap throws a leg kick but Jacckson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jacckson lands with a shot to the body.
Jacckson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for KO Jacckson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jacckson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jacckson cracks Soap with a right hand to the side of the head.
Soap lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Jacckson misses the target.
Soap thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soap misses with a low kick as Jacckson jumps back.
It looked like Jacckson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jacckson tries for a takedown but Soap circles away easily
and Soap counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soap steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jacckson.
Jacckson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Soap counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jacckson's knee momentarily.
Soap looks to land a left hand but Jacckson moved out of range nicely.
Jacckson misses with a hook. Soap ducked under it nicely.
Jacckson wants to clinch but Soap slips to the side
and Soap counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jacckson's knee momentarily.
Jacckson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Soap counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soap lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jacckson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Soap manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Soap manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Soap cracks Jacckson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jacckson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Soap lands with a nice body punch.
Jacckson lands a head shot.
Jacckson lands a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Jacckson.
Soap throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jacckson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Soap misses with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from Soap as Jacckson shoots in.
Soap avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donk. Soap catches Jacckson right on the button with a cross.
Soap misses with a hook. Jacckson ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Jacckson does no damage.
Jacckson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jacckson tries for a takedown but Soap sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Soap appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson throws a poor cross that misses
letting Soap counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soap moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Jacckson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Simon Soap is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jacckson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Soap counters with an inside leg kick.
Jacckson wants to clinch but Soap slips to the side
letting Soap counter with a right hand.
Soap tried to score with a low kick but Jacckson checks it.
Jacckson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Soap throws a lazy right hand but Jacckson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soap misses with a low kick.
Jacckson swings widly with a right hand
and Soap counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Soap throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Soap avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jacckson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soap.
Soap waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jacckson.
Soap misses with a head kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jacckson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Soap sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jacckson somewhat.
Soap looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jacckson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jacckson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jacckson throws a strike but Soap rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Soap stops Jacckson from standing up.
Soap trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jacckson's guard.
Jacckson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Soap must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jacckson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jacckson throws out a loose jab but Soap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soap keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Soap was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jacckson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soap moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Soap counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Soap cracks Jacckson with an open hand slap.
Soap dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jacckson. That did some damage!
Jacckson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Soap's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacckson is trying to control. Soap wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jacckson stops Soap from getting back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Jacckson there.
Jacckson is pressing down on Soap's thigh, looking to free his foot. Soap is holding on for now.
Soap pushes Jacckson off looking to stand but Jacckson dives back in and keeps control.
Jacckson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Soap does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Soap showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jacckson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A jab from Jacckson finds it's way through Soap's defenses.
Soap avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soap throws out a counter right but Jacckson avoids it with no problem.
Jacckson staying out of range there.
Jacckson throws a big counter combination but Soap scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Soap throws out a loose jab but Jacckson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacckson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jacckson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Soap throws a front kick aimed at Jacckson's knee but Jacckson avoids it well.
Soap uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jacckson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Soap.
Soap lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soap ducks under a wild hook from Jacckson.
Jacckson misses the shot to the body.
Soap flicks out a counter leg kick but Jacckson steps away.
Good shot there by Soap.
No joy there for Jacckson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Soap appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacckson thows a leg kick but Soap checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jacckson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Soap counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Soap displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jacckson throws out the jab.
Soap rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jacckson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Jacckson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Soap connects with a body shot.
Jacckson looks to clinch
and Soap makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jacckson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soap lands a jab.
A nice leg kick from Soap, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jacckson moves away from the strike by Soap.
Soap circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jacckson gets the takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Soap is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jacckson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soap keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Soap's face as Jacckson controls the position.
Jacckson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Soap for as long as he can get away with.
Jacckson is looking to take a break and control but Soap is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Soap is pushing Jacckson's head away, looking to escape. Jacckson manages to hold on to the position though.
Jacckson wants to control but Soap is keeping him busy.
Jacckson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Soap was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jacckson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soap with a nice cross.
Jacckson wants to land a leg kick but Soap is out of range.
Soap looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jacckson tries to clinch but Soap moves out of range.
Soap tries to score with a low kick but Jacckson moves his leg out of the way.
Jacckson tries for a takedown but Soap sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jacckson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soap.
Soap was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Soap takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Soap scores with the left hand. Jacckson knows he should have avoided that one.
A nice combination there by Jacckson.
Jacckson ducks under a wild hook from Soap.
Jacckson throws a combination that misses
and Jacckson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacckson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut there from Soap.
Jacckson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jacckson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSoap.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for KO Jacckson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacckson dives in and grabs Soap's left leg, looking for a takedown. Soap pushes down on Jacckson's head and hops out.
Jacckson connects with a single shot there.
Soap connects with a crisp jab.
Soap scores with a jab. Jacckson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jacckson looks to throw the jab but Soap is out of range.
Jacckson misses with a combination
and Soap counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jacckson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Soap avoids it really well and circles away.
Jacckson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jacckson finds it's way through Soap's defenses.
Jacckson misses with a left hand
and Soap counters with a straight right hand.
Jacckson moves away from the strike by Soap.
Jacckson scores with a nice head shot.
Soap on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jacckson throws a hook to the side of Soap's head but Soap sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soap feints a counter leg kick.
Soap misses with a series of wild punches.
Soap misses with a looping left.
Jacckson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Soap as he jumps to the side.
Soap looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Some wild striking there from Jacckson.
Soap missing with a left hand there. Jacckson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Soap jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soap takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jacckson misses with a two punch combination.
Jacckson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Soap.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Soap connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jacckson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Soap keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A little jabbing left from Soap on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jacckson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jacckson shoots and misses
and Soap counters with an outside leg kick.
Jacckson tries to bum rush Soap with a series of wild strikes but Soap uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Soap throws a hook but Jacckson avoids it easily.
Jacckson moves out of range as Soap strikes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Soap momentarily.
Soap takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Danga de danga de dang - Soap scores with a four punch combination!
Jacckson slips a straight right by Soap.
Jacckson throws a looping overhand right but Soap ducks down to avoid it.
Soap is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Jacckson moves into the clinch successfully.
Jacckson lands an uppercut.
Jacckson lands an elbow just above Soap 's eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soap.
Soap lands a shoulder strike.
Jacckson scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
With the fighters up against the cage, Soap throws an elbow but misses.
Soap lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jacckson backwards.
Soap lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Soap.
Jacckson throws a head punch that misses.
Soap works on Jacckson's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jacckson.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Soap throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jacckson lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Jacckson.
Soap lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jacckson.
Soap misses with an elbow over the top.
Soap gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jacckson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Soap misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jacckson throws a head punch that misses.
Jacckson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jacckson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jacckson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Soap backwards.
Jacckson lands with a short shot to the head.
Soap throws an elbow but it misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jacckson prevents a body shot from Soap.
Simon Soap is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Soap is keeping busy.
Soap lands a damaging elbow.
Soap lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jacckson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Soap up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Soap.
Jacckson blocks the elbow strike.
Soap misses with an elbow over the top.
Jacckson tries to stall but Soap uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jacckson lands a left hand.
KO Jacckson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soap misses with a body punch.
Jacckson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Soap backwards.
Jacckson throws a head punch that misses.
Jacckson is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Simon Soap.
I've got Soap winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Soap!
Simon Soap is the new welterweight champion!
Simon Soap was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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