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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Felix Jacksonville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naseem Hamed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 cm
21
200 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm
25
194 lbs
0 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Powerful |
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felix Jacksonville! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Naseem Hamed! The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hamed closes the distance but Jacksonville moves to the side and Jacksonville counters with a nice uppercut. A low kick from Hamed misses and Jacksonville connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Jacksonville scores with a jab to the jaw. Hamed cracks Jacksonville with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Hamed tries to clinch but Jacksonville is having none of it. Felix Jacksonville seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jacksonville feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Jacksonville working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Jacksonville postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Jacksonville trying to control the position from guard on top but Hamed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Hamed is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Jacksonville stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hamed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jacksonville is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Jacksonville throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Jacksonville loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Jacksonville wants to control from the top but Hamed keeps moving. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Jacksonville is really struggling to control Hamed but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two 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. Hamed trying to keep a closed guard but Jacksonville is proving a slippery customer.
We're going to have a standup here because Felix Jacksonville wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Hamed wants to clinch and Jacksonville counters with a nice body kick.
Jacksonville circles away from the clinch attempt and Jacksonville counters with a head kick. That will keep Hamed thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Hamed throws an off balance right hand
and Jacksonville counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Jacksonville's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hamed under the eye. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jacksonville is defended easily by Hamed. Jacksonville tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jacksonville misses with a head kick.
Jacksonville scores with a takedown into Hamed's guard. Jacksonville postures up in Hamed's guard and throws a big left but Hamed blocks it. Jacksonville stops Hamed from standing up. Jacksonville loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Jacksonville engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Hamed is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jacksonville is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jacksonville postures up.
Jacksonville has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Hamed wants to stand but Jacksonville is controlling the position. Jacksonville slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Jacksonville is putting a hurting on Hamed here, landing some big shots from side control. Jacksonville working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Jacksonville dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jacksonville circles away from the clinch attempt and Jacksonville counters with a thumping low kick. Jacksonville closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hamed quickly recovers to half guard. Hamed won't allow Jacksonville to pass to mount. Jacksonville not doing much here.
Jacksonville wants to take a breather but Hamed is having none of it. Hamed is looking to escape. Jacksonville thows a huge punch but Hamed dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jacksonville controlling the pace. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Jacksonville prevents Hamed from standing back up.
Hamed has hold of Jacksonville's hands but Jacksonville slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Hamed is trying to stand back up but Jacksonville is controlling him
Jacksonville passes to full mount! Jacksonville scoring with strikes but Hamed is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jacksonville trying to control but he's not successful this time. Jacksonville working the ground and pound effectively.
Jacksonville scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hamed?
Hamed is rocked! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jacksonville looking to control and managing it successfully. Jacksonville postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Hamed in real trouble here! The ref calls for Hamed to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Jacksonville!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
47% |
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