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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Bullit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noel Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noel Jackson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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230 lbs
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273 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charlie Bullit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Noel Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bullit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bullit gets caught flat footed, as Jackson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jackson won't allow Bullit to sweep him here.
Jackson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bullit looking for a sweep. Not yet Bullit, not yet.
Bullit manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Bullit postures up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bullit trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Bullit might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Bullit throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson pulls Bullit in to control the position.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bullit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson pulls Bullit in close to prevent any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bullit moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bullit misses with a head kick.
Jackson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bullit to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Bullit from controlling successfully.
Bullit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bullit throws a big right hand that misses.
Bullit is working Jackson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bullit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bullit has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Jackson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bullit is aware though and is defending well.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bullit is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bullit gets a takedown into half guard.
Bullit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackson is refusing to be controlled, as Bullit sits in half guard.
Bullit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackson trying to control from the bottom.
Bullit looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bullit is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jackson sees it coming and defends easily.
Jackson is trying to maintain the position but Bullit is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bullit shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jackson wants to stand up but Bullit is controlling him.
Jackson looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bullit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bullit postures up.
Bullit won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Bullit throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Bullit landing some decent shots from guard.
Bullit tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jackson leaves Bullit with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Bullit dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bullit shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bullit.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jackson is trying to maintain the position but Bullit is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bullit lands a nice short elbow.
Bullit sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Jackson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bullit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bullit postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looking to control.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Bullit controlling him for the moment.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Bullit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Bullit postures up.
Bullit postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bullit here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bullit shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bullit showed some decent athleticism there.
Bullit tries to pass to full mount but Jackson defends it.
Bullit scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bullit wants to take a breather but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bullit wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Bullit postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bullit wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Bullit wanted to stand there but Jackson had control of the position.
Bullit throws a big right hand that misses.
Bullit is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bullit counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullit sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Jackson is trying to stand up here but Bullit is controlling him well.
Bullit is thwarting Jackson's attempts to control the position.
Bullit sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Bullit is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bullit is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jackson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bullit working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jackson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bullit fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jackson sprawls well initially but Bullit persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullit thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bullit looks to land a strike but Jackson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bullit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bullit wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Bullit throws a big right hand that misses.
Bullit sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jackson's guard.
Bullit sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Bullit lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bullit throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Bullit dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bullit with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jackson counters by clinching up.
Jackson tries to score a body lock takedown but Bullit shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bullit tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jackson smiles and moves away.
Jackson wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bullit with a poor takedown
and Jackson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bullit's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Bullit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bullit manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullit throws and elbow that misses. Jackson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bullit's guard. Nice move by Jackson!
Jackson 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.
Bullit keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Bullit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bullit keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Bullit has his foot on Jackson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jackson works his way back into a safe position though.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Bullit is working hard here to advance position.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bullit is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bullit has his takedown stuffed
and Jackson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bullit's guard.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Charlie Bullit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bullit is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Bullit is keeping the position.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Bullit blocks nicely.
Bullit wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling him.
Bullit is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bullit shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bullit postures up.
Noel Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bullit forces his way into half guard.
Bullit throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Bullit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bullit drops an elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Charlie Bullit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bullit tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jackson controls his leg.
Bullit thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Jackson manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bullit working some strikes from top position.
Bullit trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Bullit from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bullit shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bullit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Noel Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bullit has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Bullit!
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hype
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