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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Jackson (ranked 5340 p4p, 5183 weight class) and Ephraim Shark (ranked 499 p4p, 493 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ephraim Shark!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shark shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shark showed some decent athleticism there.
Shark trying to control from half guard but Jackson is working away.
Shark 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 is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shark is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jackson trying to hold on to Shark's head to control him but Shark postures up.
Shark wants to pass to mount but Jackson is defending the position.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Shark has control of the leg.
Shark trying to mount his opponent but Jackson defends it.
Jackson's coaches at have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's two 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.
Shark not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson wants to control but Shark is keeping busy.
Shark lands strikes from half guard.
Shark is trying to control. Jackson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jackson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shark scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shark is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jackson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jackson controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shark tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jackson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Shark on his heels. He'll look to pass Shark's guard now, I'm sure.
Shark utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shark is looking for a triangle but Jackson pushes his legs off easily.
Shark is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Shark utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shark trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jackson stands up over Shark, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shark throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jackson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jackson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shark's head.
Shark throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shark looks winded!
Shark can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jackson controls the pace.
Jackson 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.
Shark is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson stops Shark from standing up.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thomas Jackson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jackson instigates a clinch.
Shark is trying to drag Jackson to the mat but Jackson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Shark is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jackson is keeping busy.
Jackson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Shark can't fight it off and eventually Jackson manages to take the fight to the floor. Shark looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jackson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shark's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Shark is keeping the position.
Jackson working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Thomas Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson landing with the ground and pound.
Jackson passes Shark's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Shark is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shark with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of Shark's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shark can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jackson lands strikes from half guard.
Shark is breathing heavily.
Shark wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Shark is hurt! He's hurt bad - Jackson fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Shark from any more punishment! Congratulations to Jackson! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Jackson!
During a confident post fight interview, Thomas Jackson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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