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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rolf Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jame Lacaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jame Lacaro will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rolf Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jame Lacaro!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Lacaro shows good takedown defense.
Lacaro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lacaro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lacaro swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacaro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lacaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Lacaro has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jackson is keen to just control but Lacaro is a slippery customer.
Jackson content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacaro is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lacaro avoid being mounted?
Jackson is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Lacaro reverses the position - he's now on top in Jackson's guard.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lacaro sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson is looking for a triangle here but Lacaro uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
A control attempt from Jackson but he's now mounted!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to improve his position but instead Lacaro has taken his back!
Lacaro is hanging on to Jackson's back as he tries to escape.
Jackson wants to control his opponent's hands but Lacaro gets his hands free.
Jackson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rolf Jackson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lacaro connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jackson won't allow Lacaro to sweep him here.
Jackson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lacaro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jackson tries for a kimura but Lacaro is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Lacaro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson tries for a kimura but Lacaro is defending well.
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.
Jackson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jackson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Lacaro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lacaro, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to move to mount but Lacaro blocks the move with his legs.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lacaro keeps working.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from Lacaro. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolf Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four 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.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Lacaro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Lacaro sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rolf Jackson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jackson scores with a takedown into Lacaro's guard.
Jackson is looking to advance position but Lacaro has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Jackson is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson has given up his back here.
Lacaro is trying to stick to Jackson's back but Jackson is turning into Lacaro. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lacaro's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jackson.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lacaro is keeping the position for now.
Jackson trying to control but Lacaro is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
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.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lacaro as he avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Lacaro as Jackson shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolf Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lacaro keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Lacaro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lacaro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Lacaro fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lacaro circles away.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Lacaro sprawls well.
Jackson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lacaro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lacaro is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Lacaro circles away and we're back to standing.
Jame Lacaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson slips under a jab from Lacaro.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rolf 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolf Jackson!
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