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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Quatrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Quatrone's choice of entrance music: Stronger by Kayne West. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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140 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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141 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier Quatrone!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quatrone closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jackson quickly recovers to half guard.
Jackson has hold of Quatrone's hands but Quatrone slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Quatrone stops Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Quatrone thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jackson to regain full guard.
Quatrone looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quatrone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Quatrone isn't so interested in that idea.
Quatrone wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Quatrone won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.
Quatrone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Quatrone throws a strike but Jackson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Quatrone is pulling down on Jackson's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Xavier Quatrone wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jackson stuffs the takedown.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Quatrone shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice cross by Jackson.
Jackson scores with a hook.
Jackson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anthony Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Quatrone.
Quatrone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Quatrone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Quatrone shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Jackson cracks Quatrone with an open hand slap.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson cracks a nice hook into Quatrone's ribs.
Quatrone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.
Quatrone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson works over Quatrone's head and body with a nice combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
Quatrone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Quatrone shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a slapping body shot.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson lands a nice hook to Quatrone's body. Quatrone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jackson stuns Quatrone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jackson!
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Quatrone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quatrone shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Quatrone keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A left lands for Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Jackson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quatrone.
Jackson is looking to wear down Quatrone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jackson throws a body punch but Quatrone moves out of range.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Quatrone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quatrone was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Horrible takedown by Quatrone or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson which made him look bad.
Quatrone drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quatrone darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Quatrone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Quatrone prevents Jackson from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quatrone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson tries to kick Quatrone off but Quatrone keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Quatrone throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson pushes Quatrone off looking to stand but Quatrone dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Quatrone working over Jackson with some ground and pound. Jackson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Quatrone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Quatrone is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jackson pushes Quatrone off looking to stand but Quatrone dives back in and keeps control.
Quatrone seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jackson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson taking some punishment here, with Quatrone in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Quatrone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson pushes Quatrone off looking to stand but Quatrone dives back in and keeps control.
Quatrone lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Quatrone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Quatrone is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Quatrone working the head and body with strikes.
Quatrone wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Quatrone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Quatrone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quatrone.
Quatrone throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Quatrone is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Quatrone throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Quatrone throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackson taking some punishment here, with Quatrone in his half guard.
Jackson pushes Quatrone off looking to stand but Quatrone dives back in and keeps control.
Quatrone is trying to control. Jackson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Quatrone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jackson is trying to stand back up but Quatrone is controlling him
Jackson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Quatrone throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Quatrone connects with a nice short shot to Jackson's temple.
Quatrone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Quatrone scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Quatrone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson is refusing to be controlled, as Quatrone sits in half guard.
Quatrone is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Quatrone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Quatrone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Quatrone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Quatrone trying to pass the guard but Jackson defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quatrone thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
Quatrone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Quatrone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Quatrone scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Quatrone postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Quatrone lands a few punches from side control.
Jackson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Quatrone asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Quatrone tries to score with some ground and pound. Jackson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jackson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Quatrone.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Quatrone drags him back down.
Quatrone tries to score with some ground and pound. Jackson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Quatrone looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jackson is avoiding damage well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quatrone sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jackson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Quatrone lands some shots froms side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quatrone working the ground and pound but Jackson is defending the strikes.
Jackson dodges the ground and pound from Quatrone.
Jackson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Quatrone asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jackson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Quatrone are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sloppy strikes there by Quatrone.
Quatrone throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Jackson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Quatrone is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Quatrone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Quatrone scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jackson is trying to stand back up but Quatrone is controlling him
Quatrone misses with a head shot. Jackson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jackson wants to stand but Quatrone is controlling the position.
Quatrone is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Quatrone wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Quatrone is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Quatrone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Quatrone is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Quatrone wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Quatrone throws a strike but Jackson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Quatrone has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Xavier Quatrone was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quatrone fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quatrone dives in and grabs Jackson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes down on Quatrone's head and hops out.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Quatrone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Quatrone has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Quatrone!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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