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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gaius Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander comes to the cage accompanied by Sweep the Leg. Jackson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Disintegrators by Megadeth kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Gaius Alexander has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gaius Alexander seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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185 cm
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189 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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182 cm
20
196 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gaius Alexander! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kane Jackson! The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Alexander uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson. Jackson thows a body shot but no joy. Alexander misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson checks a leg kick. Alexander cracks Jackson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Jackson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Jackson wants to clinch. Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alexander throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Alexander lands a left and a right that send Jackson crashing to the mat, dazed. Alexander thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet! A telegraphed right hand from Alexander misses the target. Kane Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Alexander shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Alexander misses with a body shot.
Alexander throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely. Jackson misses with the combination.
Alexander will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Alexander keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson. Jackson is looking to chop away at Alexander's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice defenses there by Alexander. Jackson tries to clinch but Alexander is having none of it. Jackson tries to bum rush Alexander with a series of wild strikes but Alexander uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Alexander misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut. Jackson wants to clinch. Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alexander swats him away and circles back towards the center. Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alexander throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alexander thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Alexander defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alexander!
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alexander. Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alexander was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson. Jackson lands an overhand right. Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alexander throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it. Jackson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Alexander blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kane Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Decent striking displayed by Alexander there. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Alexander tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaius Alexander. That's going to take a lot out of him. Jackson scores with a decent looking hook. Jackson misses with a hook. Alexander ducked under it nicely. A combination from Alexander does no damage. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Jackson throws and low kick but Alexander moves out of range easily. Jackson slips under a jab. Good standup being displayed there by Alexander as he connects with a hook. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Alexander dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jackson moves out of range as Alexander strikes. Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alexander sees it coming and avoids it easily. Alexander slips a jab from Jackson. Jackson has managed to clinch.
Alexander pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alexander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Jackson misses with a double jab
and Alexander counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Jackson off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Alexander follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Jackson was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gaius Alexander!
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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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