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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bat Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Faction Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slade comes to the cage accompanied by Max and Sam - Rumble Young Man Rumble. The key to victory for Bat Slade has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 cm
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195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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182 cm
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197 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bat Slade! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Faction Jackson! The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Slade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson. Slade slips under a jab from Jackson. Slade throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range. Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slade manages to avoid it. Slade lands an overhand right. The fighters circling - Slade throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Slade looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range. Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Slade which made him look bad. Jackson avoids the body shot from Slade.
Slade throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. A jab from Slade misses. Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slade. Bat Slade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jackson misses with a shot to the body enabling Slade to counter with a crisp jab. Slade connects with a jab. Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slade throws out the jab. Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slade moves away. Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slade. Slade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Nice defenses there by Jackson. Slade misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jackson. Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Slade. Slade is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Jackson wants to control from the top but Slade keeps moving. Slade looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Slade swivels though and keeps the full guard.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Slade wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
 The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Slade throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it. Jackson throws a body punch but Slade moves out of range. Slade fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Slade in his tracks. Nice cross by Slade. Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slade cracks Jackson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Jackson swings for the body but Slade moves out of range.
Slade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Slade looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range. Slade misses with a straight right. Slade swinging wildly here.
Slade looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Jackson looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Jackson throws a big right hand that misses. Jackson with a nice head shot there. Jackson throws and elbow that misses. Slade uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jackson's guard. Nice move by Slade! Jackson is trying to keep Slade in close.
Jackson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Slade kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Slade not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Jackson controls Slade momentarily but Slade frees himself. Jackson is pulling down on Slade's head. It's preventing any offense from Slade, at least for the moment. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Faction Jackson dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Slade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Jackson misses with a hook. Slade ducked under it nicely. Jackson with a lazy takedown attempt and Slade counters with a straight right hand. Slade connects with a right hand. Jackson shakes it off. Slade scores with a hook. Slade looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range. Slade misses with a body shot.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slade is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slade takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Slade misses with a looping left. Slade tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Slade won't be happy with that. Slade is looking for a sweep.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Jackson throws an elbow but Slade slips to the side and avoids it well. Jackson scores with punches from side control. Jackson landing a few strikes. Slade tries to improve position but can't. Jackson is chipping away with strikes.
Jackson lands an elbow. Jackson misses with the ground and pound. Jackson has control of an arm but Slade manages to advance to Jackson's back! The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Slade's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Jackson trying to control the hands but Slade won't let him.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Jackson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Slade's guard. Nice work there by Jackson.
Slade keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Slade has his feet on Jackson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. Jackson misses the shot to the body. Jackson shoots in and drives through. Slade sprawls well. Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Jackson shoots in but no luck this time. Bat Slade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Faction Jackson. A punch lands to the side of Jackson 's head but he takes it in his stride. Slade missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Slade throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Jackson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Slade tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault. A big right from Jackson misses. Jackson on the wrong end of a nice hook. A slow jab from Slade misses its intended target. Jackson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Slade rather than just go for the knockout. Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow. Slade swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jackson. Slade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively. A telegraphed right hand from Slade misses the target. Slade scores with a nice head shot. Slade scores with a jab. Slade misses with a hook.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slade gets caught flat footed, as Jackson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Slade blocks nicely. Faction Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far. Jackson throwing strikes but missing. Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Jackson throws a strike but Slade rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Slade wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Faction Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Jackson shoots for a takedown but Slade saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Slade scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Slade lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Slade lands a really nice looking cross but Jackson seems unphased.
Slade throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Slade misses with a looping right.
Slade drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
Slade prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson tries a body shot but Slade blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Slade fails to land. Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Slade has double underhooks.
Jackson is trying to trip Slade. He has hold of a leg but Slade is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jackson persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Jackson stands up over Slade, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Slade wants to get back to his feet but Jackson passes into half guard.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Slade wants to get back to full guard. Jackson is trying to control. Slade wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Slade wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Jackson throws a strike but Slade avoids it easily and moves to full guard. Jackson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Jackson pushing down on Slade's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Slade is not content to let Jackson control the position.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Jackson passes to full mount! Jackson looking to finish Slade with some ground and pound. This is bad for Slade! Jackson punishing his opponent with strikes. Slade is desperately trying to improve his position but Jackson has a good base and remains in mount. Slade takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Jackson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Slade's face.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Jackson with shots to the head and body - Slade looks very uncomfortable down there. Jackson raining down shots from the mount!
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Jackson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Slade because Jackson loaded up on that one. Faction Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Jackson scoring with strikes but Slade is staying in there. Jackson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jackson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Slade's face.
Jackson throws some wild stikes that Slade manages to avoid easily.
Jackson content just to control the position here. Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes. Bat Slade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Slade is in a horrible position here. Jackson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Slade can't escape the position.
Slade slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. Jackson is looking to stall here but Slade recovers full guard. Slade keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Jackson lands a couple of digs.
And that's the end of the fight! Faction Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Jackson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30 Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30 Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Faction Jackson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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