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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Paint It Black By The Rolling Stones. Jackson has chosen Undertaker 5th as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Kevin Jackson enters the cage!
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193 cm
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215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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183 cm
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220 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Knox! 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, Kevin Jackson! The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Knox misses with a straight left. Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away. Jackson swinging wilding here.
Knox connects with a jab.
It looks like Kevin Jackson has been cut. Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Jackson lands a head shot. Knox throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it. Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily. Knox defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand. Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Kevin Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jackson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Knox misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox. Knox throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it. Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Jackson throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range. Knox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jackson misses with an uppercut. Some wild striking there from Knox.
Jackson connects with a right hand. Knox shakes it off. Knox on the wrong end of a nice hook. Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Jackson scores with a jab to the body. Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. A big right from Knox misses. Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Knox but Knox pushes him off and we're back to square one. Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab. A nice combination there by Jackson.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson thuds his right hand into Knox's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Tommy Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Jackson scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jackson throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knox counters with a three punch combo that has Jackson backing up. Jackson nods at Knox to acknowledge the strikes. Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Knox. Tommy Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Jackson. Knox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knox thinking. Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range. Knox takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Knox looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Knox misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming. Knox throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range. Knox avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Knox defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot by Knox. Knox loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch. Jackson lands with a nice combination. Knox backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jackson lands with a nice combination. Knox backs away looking to recover. Jackson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Knox backs up against the cage.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knox. Knox stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Knox wants it to stay on the feet. A left and a right from Jackson both land. Nice combination. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knox, as that shot connected.
Jackson takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses. Jackson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knox's waist but Knox gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side. Knox scores with a three punch combo!
Jackson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Knox missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Knox. Jackson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Knox to the mat! Knox manages to get full guard. Knox lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Knox lands a big elbow. Poor strikes thrown by Knox there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Knox trying to control but Jackson is having none of it. Knox landing strikes from the mount. Jackson tries to hold on but Knox pushes him away. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Knox lands a big elbow. Knox fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jackson tries to reverse the position but Knox maintains control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kevin Jackson will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Kevin Jackson's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Knox. Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson. Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot. Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Knox. Knox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knox sends Jackson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Knox is motioning to the referee to let Jackson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Jackson is rocked! Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away. Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Knox. Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson connects with a body shot. Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knox moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range. Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox. Jackson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Knox needs to keep his hands up - Jackson had a free shot at his head there. Jackson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab. Jackson scores with a nice head shot. Jackson slips under a jab from Knox. A jab from Knox misses. Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson slips a jab from Knox. Tommy Knox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. A lazy left from Knox finds it's target. Knox misses with a double jab.
Knox misses with a two punch combination.
Knox throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily. Jackson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Jackson takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses. Knox takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Jackson lunges at Knox with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Knox's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Knox takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jackson scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Jackson lands with an uppercut that bounces Knox off the cage and back into rage.
Knox is rocked! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Jackson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Oh Knox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Knox is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Jackson dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Knox has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kevin Jackson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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