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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grant Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Grant Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Carter!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson fails with the takedown.
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson gets a clinch.
Carter has Jackson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jackson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jackson lands a really nice looking cross but Carter seems unphased.
Carter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Carter is controlling him.
Carter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson is working an open guard so Carter takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson thuds a left hand into Carter's body.
Carter looks gassed!
Jackson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grant Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Carter slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson clinches up against the cage.
Carter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jackson walks away with a smile on his face. Carter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carter shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.
Grant Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Carter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson gets a clinch.
Carter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jackson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jackson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jackson is working Carter over against the cage.
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!
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee calls for Jackson to work.
Jackson cracks Carter with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carter throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
Carter dives in and grabs Jackson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes down on Carter's head and hops out.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Jackson.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grant Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jackson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson clinches up with Carter and pushes him back against the cage.
Carter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jackson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Carter 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Jackson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Carter fails to pull guard.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carter, pushing him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Jackson.
Carter takes a shot to the head.
Carter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jackson effectively controlling the action here.
Jackson lands a body punch in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson lands a nice elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
Jackson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Jackson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jackson rushes Carter and presses him up against the cage.
Carter fails to pull guard.
Carter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jackson walks away with a smile on his face. Carter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carter.
Grant Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Carter.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson clinches with his opponent.
Jackson has Carter pushed against the cage.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson digs a good hook to Carter's body.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grant Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Jackson both land. Nice combination.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Jackson is looking to wear down Carter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jackson cracks a nice hook into Carter's ribs.
Jackson takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Jackson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grant Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a nice hook to Carter's body. Carter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Carter dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Carter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carter can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Carter won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson has Carter pushed against the cage.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Carter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Jackson slaps away a takedown attempt from Carter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carter doesn't seem bothered though.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Carter dives in and grabs Jackson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes down on Carter's head and hops out.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Carter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jackson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jackson works on Carter's body with a couple of short punches.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Jackson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Carter shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
Carter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson tries to bum rush Carter with a series of wild strikes but Carter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Carter avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jackson.
Carter shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson tries to bum rush Carter with a series of wild strikes but Carter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson rushes Carter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Jackson.
Jackson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carter's face.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson lands a right hook to the body.
Carter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jackson tries to clinch but Carter moves out of range.
Carter drops his hands momentarily and Jackson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jackson rushes Carter and presses him up against the cage.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Carter's head but Carter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson rushes Carter and presses him up against the cage.
Jackson digs a right hand into Carter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carter's gas tank.
Carter jumps guard but Jackson stands there with Carter around his waist. Carter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Grant Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Carter.
Jackson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Jackson.
Carter drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter has an active guard here but Jackson has managed to pass into half guard.
Jackson decides to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to clinch but Carter moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Carter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
Jackson closes the distance and pushes Carter back into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Carter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson stuns Carter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson tests Carter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Carter avoids it well.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daniel Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grant Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Glass scores the fight for Grant Jackson!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Grant Jackson!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Grant Jackson!
Grant Jackson wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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