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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jackman (ranked 493 p4p, 406 weight class) and Kelly Van Soest (ranked 41 p4p, 33 weight class). Van Soest is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Philipee Rochard - The World (Frequencerz Remix). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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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 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Jackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelly Van Soest!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Soest tries to move into range but Jackman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jackman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Soest staying out of range there.
Jackman throws a right hand that Van Soest ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Soest also avoids with ease.
Van Soest swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jackman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Soest sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It seemed like Van Soest was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jackman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jackman scores with a nice head shot.
Van Soest throws a head kick that misses.
Jackman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackman misses with a looping right.
A nice side step and Van Soest releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A swing and a miss from Jackman.
Jackman lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Van Soest coming out on top.
It looks like Jimmy Jackman has been cut.
Jackman throws a right hand that Van Soest ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Soest also avoids with ease.
Van Soest looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've been hearing reports that Jackman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Van Soest throws a shot from downtown. Jackman moves away and avoids it.
Van Soest defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackman.
Jackman moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVan Soest.
Jackman throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Soest.
Jackman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Van Soest tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Jackman easily slips into full mount!
Van Soest wants to control but Jackman is having none of it.
Van Soest keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest is in a horrible position here. Jackman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Van Soest felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Van Soest is trying to escape the mount.
Van Soest tries to lock up and control but Jackman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jackman lands a big shot there that rocks Van Soest but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Van Soest blocking the ground and pound.
Van Soest is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackman looking to control but Van Soest is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Soest is trying desperately to improve position.
Jackman 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.
Van Soest is squirming around, avoiding Jackman's attempts to control the action.
Jackman scoring with strikes but Van Soest is staying in there.
Jackman is landing with some decent strikes but Van Soest is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Van Soest is looking to improve his position but Jackman isn't that keen on the idea.
Van Soest sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest wants to get back to full guard.
Jackman is looking to pass Van Soest's guard but actually Van Soest recovers to full guard.
Van Soest looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jackman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Van Soest wants to sweep but no luck.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jackman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Van Soest has momentary wrist control but Jackman slips an elbow through the middle.
Van Soest keeping moving, preventing Jackman from controlling successfully.
Van Soest wants to sweep here but Jackman controlling him for the moment.
Jackman trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Soest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackman stopping the sweep attempt from Van Soest.
Van Soest keeps trying to improve his position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jackman throwing strikes from guard but Van Soest blocks nicely.
Jackman landing with the ground and pound.
Van Soest looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Van Soest wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Van Soest avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Soest shapes to counter with a head kick.
Jackman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jackman scoring with punches from side control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jackman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jackman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jackman misses with the ground and pound.
Jackman wants to take a breather but Van Soest manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Jackman.
Jackman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Van Soest is on top in guard.
Jackman wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Van Soest is now in half guard.
Jackman is looking for a sweep. Van Soest is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jackman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest is just content to waste time from the top position. Jackman takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Van Soest wants to control from the top but Jackman keeps moving.
Van Soest throws an elbow that misses. Jackman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Van Soest's guard. Nice move by Jackman!
Jackman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jackman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Soest swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackman preventing the sweep.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jackman trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Soest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Soest working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackman.
Van Soest manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackman manages to get himself to full guard.
Jackman is trying to control the position but Van Soest postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Soest wants to control from the top but Jackman keeps moving.
Van Soest throws a big elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Jackman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Jackman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Van Soest jabs Jackman right on the nose. Jackman blinks but takes it well.
Jackman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jackman duly obliges.
Jackman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Soest circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackman shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Soest tries to sprawl out of it but Jackman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Van Soest manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackman slips under a jab from Van Soest.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jackman.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jackman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Van Soest ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Soest takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jackman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Van Soest tries to avoid it but Jackman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Van Soest to the ground. Van Soest escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Van Soest slips a jab from Jackman.
Van Soest drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jackman defends it well.
Van Soest moves out of range as Jackman strikes.
Jackman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Van Soest defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Jackman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackman throws a jab when Van Soest was well out of range.
Van Soest uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackman.
Jackman with a hook.
Van Soest misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackman.
Jackman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Soest swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jackman throws a body punch but Van Soest moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Van Soest's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jackman punishes Van Soest's body with a nice straight punch.
Jackman throws a hook to the side of Van Soest's head but Van Soest sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Van Soest on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jackman gets the takedown into side control.
Van Soest is looking to reverse the position.
Jackman wants to control for a moment but Van Soest uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Jackman is taking a breather. Van Soest 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.
Van Soest is looking for a sweep. Jackman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jackman lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackman trying to control the action but Van Soest is working from the bottom.
Jackman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jackman is trying to control the action in half guard but Van Soest is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Van Soest trying to control here.
Jackman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Soest can do to turn this around?
Van Soest is looking for a sweep. Jackman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Van Soest is defending against the submission attempts here by Jackman.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jackman thows a huge punch but Van Soest dodges it nicely.
Van Soest has hold of Jackman's hands but Jackman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Van Soest trying to control but Jackman postures up.
Van Soest is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Van Soest manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jackman landing with the ground and pound.
Van Soest tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest keeping full guard, as Jackman tries to pass.
Jackman won't allow Van Soest to sweep him here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Van Soest controls Jackman momentarily but Jackman frees himself.
Jackman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jackman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Soest moves away from the strike by Jackman.
Van Soest looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Soest uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackman.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jackman lunges at Van Soest with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van Soest's hand.
Jimmy Jackman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Van Soest misses.
Van Soest swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackman feinted with a counter takedown.
Jackman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Van Soest has his hands on Jackman's head, controlling the position.
Jackman trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Soest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Soest preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Jackman is now in half guard.
Van Soest is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jackman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jackman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Van Soest does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Van Soest is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Van Soest trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest can't escape the position.
Jackman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Van Soest working to try and regain half guard.
Van Soest wants to hold on but Jackman pushes him away.
Jackman looking to control but Van Soest is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jackman raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Jackman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Jackman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackman swings for the body but Van Soest moves out of range.
Jackman misses with an uppercut
and Van Soest counters with a three punch combo that has Jackman backing up. Jackman nods at Van Soest to acknowledge the strikes.
Van Soest throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Van Soest sprawls and moves away.
Van Soest misses with a double jab.
Jackman misses with a straight left.
Van Soest takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Soest was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackman.
Jackman misses with an uppercut. Van Soest saw that one coming.
Van Soest looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Van Soest works his way to full guard. Good work.
Van Soest keeping moving, preventing Jackman from controlling successfully.
Jackman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jimmy Jackman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Van Soest's head.
Jackman controlling from the top position.
Jackman trying to control but Van Soest is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest trying to control the position here.
Van Soest wants to sweep here but Jackman controlling him for the moment.
Jackman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Van Soest looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Soest, not yet.
Van Soest controlling Jackman's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackman trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Soest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jackman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Despite the aggression on Van Soest's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jackman fails with the takedown
and Van Soest connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Soest takes one to the chin there.
Jackman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Van Soest as Jackman shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Jackman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackman lands the left hand.
Jackman looks to land a right hand but Van Soest moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Soest! But no joy.
Van Soest gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Van Soest tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Van Soest has Jackman pulled in close to control his posture.
Van Soest tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kelly Van Soest has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest has Jackman pulled in close to control his posture.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jackman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jackman looking to pass the guard.
Jackman preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Van Soest is on top in guard.
Van Soest stopping the sweep attempt from Jackman.
Van Soest in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jackman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jackman looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Van Soest has picked Jackman up and slammed him! Jackman can't keep hold of the triangle and Van Soest manages to pass to side control!
Jackman sneaks back into half guard.
Van Soest wants to free his trapped foot but Jackman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Van Soest prevents Jackman from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Van Soest in particular looking to stall.
Jackman is looking to control Van Soest's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jackman avoid being mounted?
Jimmy Jackman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest wants to take a breather but Jackman is having none of it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jackman trying to control but Van Soest postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jackman lands with a nice combination. Van Soest backs away looking to recover.
Jackman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Soest was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackman.
Jackman slips under a jab from Van Soest.
Jackman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Soest looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jackman looks to throw the jab but Van Soest is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Van Soest on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jackman misses with a body shot.
Jackman throws a big shot that misses.
Van Soest is looking for the big counter here.
Jackman lands a really nice looking cross but Van Soest seems unphased.
Jackman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackman connects with a nice looking jab.
Kelly Van Soest is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Soest throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jackman throws out a powerful jab.
Van Soest with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jackman to score with a decent uppercut.
Van Soest takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jackman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Van Soest tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jackman is in Van Soest's guard.
Van Soest wants to sweep but no luck.
Van Soest looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jackman puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackman is keen to just control but Van Soest is a slippery customer.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Van Soest looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Jackman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackman 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Jackman!
Jimmy Jackman seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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