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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Tames (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tames comes to the cage accompanied by "The Distance" by Cake. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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277 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Tames!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Jackson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Tames looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson looks to land a combination. Tames sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Tames.
Tames throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tames misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tames.
Tames fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tames takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Ray Jackson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tames slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Tames dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Tames avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Tames.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Tames.
Tames misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Tames.
Tames throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tames thows a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
James Tames seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tames throws a combination that misses
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tames has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tames is breathing heavily.
Jackson tries to bum rush Tames with a series of wild strikes but Tames uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Tames moves out of range easily.
Tames shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tames scores with a hook to the body. Jackson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tames throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson throws a combination. Tames tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tames gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tames on the side of the head.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson throws a combination. Tames tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tames scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tames lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Tames thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Jackson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Tames throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Tames throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Tames avoids them all with ease.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Tames moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tames moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tames misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a three punch combo that has Tames backing up. Tames nods at Jackson to acknowledge the strikes.
Jackson feints a jab promting Tames to slip. Jackson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tames slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jackson lands with a right hand.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Tames.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tames gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Tames bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a body shot.
Tames is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jackson.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tames backs up against the cage.
Jackson cracks Tames with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Tames misses the shot to the body.
Tames ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Jackson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jackson misses with the combination.
Tames missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tames misses the jab.
Jackson ducks right into an uppercut from Tames.
Jackson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jackson is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tames swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Tames looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jackson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tames on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jackson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tames had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tames circles away quickly and effectively.
Tames has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jackson finds it's way round the side to connect with Tames's head.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jackson 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.
Jackson scores with a one two! Tames had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Tames misses with an uppercut
and Jackson counters with a one-two to the body.
Tames slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tames moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jackson duly obliges.
Jackson tries to bum rush Tames with a series of wild strikes but Tames uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson scores with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tames moves forwards but Jackson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jackson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jackson looks to land a combination. Tames sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jackson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jackson.
Tames on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Jackson's cut.
That's time! Tames's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A right-left combo lands from Jackson.
Tames waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tames moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Tames avoids nicely.
Jackson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tames.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Tames misses with a double jab.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
Tames misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a one-two to the body.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tames throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tames throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Ray Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
James Tames is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Tames avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to bum rush Tames with a series of wild strikes but Tames uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson scores with a sloppy right hand. Tames should have avoided that one.
Jackson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tames momentarily.
Jackson lands a two punch combo.
Jackson lands a two punch combo.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Tames. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jackson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tames back to the cage. Jackson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Tames.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Tames avoids nicely.
Jackson throws a right hand that Tames ducks under and follows up with a left that Tames also avoids with ease.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jackson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tames is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tames comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tames circles away quickly and effectively.
Tames rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Tames 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 misses with a series of wild punches.
Tames showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Tames avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson slips a straight right by Tames.
Tames takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tames misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson tries to bum rush Tames with a series of wild strikes but Tames uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Tames throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tames eats them both and turns towards Jackson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tames swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tames takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tames throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson throws a right hand that Tames ducks under and follows up with a left that Tames also avoids with ease.
Tames closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tames misses the shot to the body.
Tames misses with a lunging right hand
and Jackson counters with a one-two to the body.
Jackson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jackson throws a combination. Tames tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tames takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tames misses with a right hand
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Tames drops his hands momentarily and Jackson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jackson dips to his left and cracks Tames with an uppercut!
Tames showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Tames misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a right hand that Tames ducks under and follows up with a left that Tames also avoids with ease.
Tames avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tames lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tames.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Tames.
A combination from Tames does no damage.
Jackson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Tames bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tames backs up against the cage.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Tames avoids it well.
Tames misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ray Jackson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Tames takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson slips under a jab from Tames.
Tames loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Tames avoids them all with ease.
Tames misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Tames bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tames misses with the combination.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Tames takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tames misses with a hook to the body
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson scores with a jab. Tames acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tames throws a poor cross that misses
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson throws a right hand that Tames ducks under and follows up with a left that Tames also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tames misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a two punch combo.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tames.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tames takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tames might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Tames avoids nicely.
Jackson connects with a single shot there.
Tames lands with an uppercut that bounces Jackson off the cage and back into rage.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Tames misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Tames moves forwards but Jackson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Jackson sizes up Tames with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jackson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tames's head backwards.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Tames moves out of range.
Tames swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tames avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tames takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Tames avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tames showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Tames is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jackson.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Tames avoids it well.
Tames throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tames misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson throws a series of strikes that have Tames backpedaling.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Tames avoids it well.
Tames throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Tames throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Tames thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tames slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tames throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
A big left from Tames misses.
Jackson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tames throws out the jab.
Jackson tries to bum rush Tames with a series of wild strikes but Tames uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tames misses with the combination.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jackson duly obliges.
Tames is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jackson.
Danga de danga de dang - Jackson scores with a four punch combination!
Tames fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tames drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tames has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tames showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Tames throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tames.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Tames saw that one coming.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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.
Tames throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Tames avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Tames misses.
Tames misses with a straight right.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tames throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Tames moves out of range.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tames uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tames lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James Tames has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tames lands with a shot to the body.
Tames swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ray Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tames waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Jackson!
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