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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 cm
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185 lbs
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183 cm
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175 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Alex Jackson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tank Williams! The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jackson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jackson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams. Williams throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely. Jackson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Williams checks it. An inside leg kick from Jackson misses. Williams throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease. Williams scores with a three punch combo!
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively. Jackson throws a jab when Williams was well out of range. Williams slips a jab from Jackson. Jab, jab by Williams - just one landing. Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Williams. Jackson misses with a looping right. Williams checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Some wild striking there from Williams.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Jackson throws a nice outside leg kick. Williams thows a body shot but no joy. Jackson lands a nice looking body kick. Jackson misses with a kick to the body.
Jackson throws a nice inside leg kick. Williams throws a right and a left that both miss. Jackson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Jackson tries to land a leg kick but Williams saw it coming and moves away.
Williams misses with a looping right. Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jackson can pounce on him.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Williams lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jackson backs up against the cage.
Jackson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf. Williams looks gassed! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target. Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively. Jackson throws a hook but Williams blocks it. Williams avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Williams scores with a hook to the body. Jackson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. A big right from Williams misses. Jackson throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Tank Williams has been cut. Williams throws a series of strikes that have Jackson backpedaling.
Jackson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams connects with the punch. Tank Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Williams scores with a jab. Jackson acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Williams throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it. Williams misses with the combination.
Jackson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely. Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Jackson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. A combination from Williams does no damage. Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch. A slapping leg kick lands for Jackson.
Jackson slips a jab from Williams. Jackson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Williams tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Williams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Williams moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Jackson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Jackson is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks. Williams blocks a head kick by Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Jackson dominated that round. The cut man is working on Tank Williams's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Jackson misses with a body kick. Jackson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Jackson avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily. Jackson dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Jackson scores with a kick to the midsection. Jackson cracks Williams with an open hand slap. Alex Jackson is winning the standup battle so far. Williams takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jackson. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jackson. Jackson obviously looking to wear him down.
Williams is breathing heavily. Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jackson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That has opened up Tank Williams's cut even more. Tank Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Jackson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jackson lands a big head kick that sends Williams tumbling to the mat! Jackson takes a step backwards and waves Williams back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Williams is rocked! Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jackson. Jackson obviously looking to wear him down.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him? Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses. Jackson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams. Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice jab there from Williams. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jackson, right into the meat.
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! Williams throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Williams slips under a jab. Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams throws a hook but Jackson blocks it. Williams takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses. Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Williams's corner calls for a 1-2. Williams obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Jackson moves out of range as Williams strikes. Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively. Jackson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Jackson throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and checks it nicely. Williams misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jackson connects with a solid leg kick. A chopping leg kick lands by Jackson. Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson. Jackson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Williams on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jackson scoring well with a low kick there.
Good shot there by Jackson. A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Williams down. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Jackson lands with a slapping head kick.
The cut above Tank Williams's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jackson can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jackson. Jackson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson fakes the leg kick and cracks Williams in the body. Jackson's corner calls for a 1-2. Jackson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Jackson throws a nice inside leg kick. Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively. Crunch! Jackson slams his shin into Williams's torso. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A chopping leg kick lands by Jackson. Jackson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Williams on the side of the head. An inside leg kick lands from Jackson. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Jackson dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Tank Williams's cut. 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 feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf. Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jackson. Jackson obviously looking to wear him down.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
A clash of legs there as Williams blocks the low kick. Williams misses with a wild combination.
Jackson looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away. Jackson looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Williams connects with the punch. Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around? Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round. Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss. Williams misses with a straight left. Williams on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Williams throws a right and a left that both miss. Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Jackson blocks a jab. Jackson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. A big left from Williams misses. Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two 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 ducks under a wild hook from Williams. Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily. Jackson misses with a low kick.
Jackson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson. Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively. Williams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jackson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Williams. Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage! Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jackson can pounce on him.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Williams might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Williams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Williams takes a kick to the side of the head. Jackson slips under a jab from Williams. Jackson scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Jackson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Jackson fakes the leg kick and cracks Williams in the body. Jackson lands a nice looking body kick. Jackson connects with a nice looking jab.
Jackson goes for a high kick. It partially lands. 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 cracks the inside of Williams's front leg. Jackson tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot. Williams ducks right into an uppercut from Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A good leg kick by Jackson. Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson. Jackson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Williams down. Jackson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Jackson keeps Williams at a distance using the push kick. Jackson scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Jackson fakes the leg kick and cracks Williams in the body. Tank Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Jackson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Williams's head backwards. Williams misses with a wild combination.
Jackson lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight! Alex Jackson showed his dominance in that final round. Well Jackson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:25 Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:25 Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Jackson!
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energy
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RATING
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