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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Giordano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Let The Bodies Hit The Floor. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Salvatore Giordano enters the cage!
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quinton Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Salvatore Giordano!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Giordano is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Giordano circles away and we're back to standing.
Quinton Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giordano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Giordano misses the shot to the body.
Jackson blocks a jab.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Giordano as he avoids it easily.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Giordano sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giordano stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giordano closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Giordano scores with punches from side control.
Giordano moves into full mount!
Giordano controlling the pace for now.
Giordano with the ground and pound from mount.
Jackson wants to hold on but Giordano pushes him away.
Giordano controlling from the full mount.
Giordano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giordano scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Giordano controlling his opponent.
Jackson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giordano scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jackson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Giordano landing strikes from the mount and Jackson is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Giordano controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giordano with good strikes from the mount here!
Giordano breaks from Jackson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jackson gets back to half guard.
Giordano is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Giordano winds up and cracks Jackson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Giordano content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Giordano moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giordano connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jackson some visible discomfort.
Giordano working the head and body with strikes.
Jackson seems a little lost for a moment, as Giordano dominates the positioning.
Giordano lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jackson down.
Jackson is trying to improve his position.
Jackson is trying to control Giordano's posture but Giordano avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvatore Giordano dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Giordano pushes him off.
Jackson with a poor takedown
and Giordano counters with a shoot takedown. Jackson fights it but they end up in guard.
Giordano not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jackson looking to control.
Giordano with a nice head shot there.
Giordano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Giordano is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Giordano accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giordano scoring with some ground and pound.
Jackson wants to control the position but Giordano says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Giordano frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson tries to hold on but Giordano pushes him away.
Giordano working the ground and pound effectively.
Giordano tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working to try and regain half guard.
Giordano is landing with some decent strikes but Jackson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Giordano controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Salvatore Giordano just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson tries to clinch up
so Giordano counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Giordano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Giordano looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Giordano is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giordano's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jackson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Giordano is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Giordano throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvatore Giordano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Giordano looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jackson is trying to keep Giordano in close.
Giordano sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jackson's guard.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Giordano.
Salvatore Giordano has got the better of the ground game so far.
Giordano perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Giordano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Giordano controlling the action here.
Jackson is trying to stand up here but Giordano is controlling him well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Giordano is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jackson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Giordano scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jackson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Giordano is stalling in the full guard.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Salvatore Giordano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Giordano is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Giordano slips nicely into half guard.
Jackson is looking to control Giordano's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jackson avoid being mounted?
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Salvatore Giordano just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jackson tries to clinch
and Giordano counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Giordano content to stall in guard here.
Jackson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Giordano puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Giordano perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Giordano has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
Giordano seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Giordano moves into full mount! Jackson won't be happy about that!
Giordano sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Salvatore Giordano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Giordano has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salvatore Giordano!
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