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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roosevelt Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Let it Burn by Ignite. Andre has chosen Memories- Guetta as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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155 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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154 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roosevelt Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Andre!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Andre.
Jackson with a nice cross.
Andre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Andre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jackson in his tracks.
Jackson scores with the left hand. Andre knows he should have avoided that one.
Andre misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Andre misses with a wild body shot.
Andre misses with a straight right.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson throws a hook but Andre avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Andre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Andre staying out of range there.
A low kick from Andre is predictable there
and Jackson counters with a nice leg kick.
Andre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andre moves away.
Jackson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Andre counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Andre blocks a leg kick.
Andre throws a chopping leg kick but Jackson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Andre thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Andre looks to land a combination. Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Andre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Andre slips a straight right by Jackson.
Andre throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab from Andre.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andre.
Andre misses the jab.
Andre connects with a crisp jab.
Jackson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Andre scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Andre takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Andre throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Andre loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
A jab from Andre does it's job there.
Andre misses with a double jab.
Andre has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Andre looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roosevelt Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Andre throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Andre scores with a sloppy right hand. Jackson should have avoided that one.
Andre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Andre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andre throws out the jab.
Andre uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Andre takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Andre connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jackson's hands.
Jackson scores with a jab.
Jackson moves out of range as Andre strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre misses with a wild combination.
Jackson connects with a crisp jab.
Andre misses the body punch
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Andre scores with a nice strike.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Andre moved out of range nicely.
Andre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Andre looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Andre ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Andre throws a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Andre thinking.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Andre cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
Andre will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Andre's shoulder, as Andre tries to avoid the shot.
Andre avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Andre.
Roosevelt Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Andre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a three punch combo that has Andre backing up. Andre nods at Jackson to acknowledge the strikes.
Andre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Andre throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jackson lands with a nice combination. Andre backs away looking to recover.
Andre tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Andre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jackson to score with a decent uppercut.
Andre misses the jab.
Andre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alex Andre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andre tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Alex Andre has been cut.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Andre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson takes a swing at Andre's ribcage but misses.
Andre missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roosevelt Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Andre's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Andre takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Andre comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Andre throws a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Andre lands with a hook. Jackson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andre.
Andre swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice defenses there by Andre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Andre.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Andre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy body kick from Andre
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Andre throws a series of strikes that have Jackson backpedaling.
Andre throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andre scores with a jab to the head.
Andre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andre lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Andre connects with a looping right hand.
Alex Andre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Andre counters with a nice body shot.
Andre scores with a three punch combo!
Andre looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Jackson throws a jab when Andre was well out of range.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Andre's head but Andre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andre throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Andre digs a good hook to Jackson's body.
A swing and a miss from Andre.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andre.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Andre moves forwards but Jackson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jackson slips a jab from Andre.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Andre saw that one coming.
Jackson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jackson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Andre lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Andre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Andre misses the jab.
Andre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Andre takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Andre throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andre. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Andre moved out of range nicely.
Andre throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jackson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Andre really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Andre's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jackson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Andre slips under a jab.
Andre throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Andre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andre looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Andre checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Andre.
Andre misses with an uppercut.
Andre thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Jackson checks a low kick from Andre.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Andre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Andre thinking.
Andre misses the jab.
Jackson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Andre checks a leg kick.
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.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andre.
Jackson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Andre lands a right hook to the body.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Andre counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Andre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Andre makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andre.
Andre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Andre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre staying out of range there.
Andre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Andre throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jackson on the side of the head.
Andre thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Andre misses its intended target.
A low kick from Andre is predictable there
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Andre swinging wildly here.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andre throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with a nice leg kick.
Andre throws a leg kick but Jackson moved away.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Andre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Andre, as that shot connected.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Andre has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Alex Andre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alex Andre's cut.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Andre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Andre works Jackson's body with a nice hook.
Jackson lands the left hand.
Andre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Andre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Andre connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jackson scrambles back to his feet.
Andre throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Andre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre needs to keep his hands up - Jackson had a free shot at his head there.
Jackson tries to bum rush Andre with a series of wild strikes but Andre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson misses with a combination
and Andre counters with a leg kick.
Jackson throws a chopping leg kick but Andre manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick from Andre misses
and Jackson counters with a two punch combo.
Jackson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Andre misses with a hook to the body
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Andre misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Andre.
Andre moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Andre lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Andre misses with a body kick.
Jackson connects with a body shot that sends Andre's belly button to the back.
Jackson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Andre throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Andre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andre.
Andre moves forwards but Jackson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Andre misses with a body punch
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Andre thinking.
Andre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Andre misses with a straight left.
Andre throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Andre makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jackson blocks a low kick nicely.
Andre throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jackson misses with a double jab
letting Andre counter with a right hand.
Andre looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Andre slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Andre connects with a solid leg kick.
Andre misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roosevelt Jackson.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 48:47
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roosevelt Jackson!
Roosevelt Jackson retains his lightweight title!
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RATING
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