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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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185 lbs
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177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bo Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Head!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Head looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Good exchange - Jackson coming out on top.
Head lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Donk. Jackson catches Head right on the button with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jackson.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Jackson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Head but Head pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Danga de danga de dang - Jackson scores with a four punch combination!
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Head fails to land with a series of punches.
Head has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Head swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Head swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson tries to clinch but Head is having none of it.
Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Head on the side of the head.
Head on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Head walks into a straight right hand from Jackson.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Head swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Head takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jackson scores with a one two! Head had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Jackson. That snapped Head's head back.
Jackson tries to work over Head's front leg with a kick but Head checks it.
Head tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jackson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jackson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Head prevents it.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Head avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Head tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Head, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Head blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Head misses with a wild body shot.
A cross from Jackson lands.
Head is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Head pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Head throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jackson tries to clinch
and Head decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jackson's guard.
Jackson wants to stand up but Head is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Head landing some decent shots from guard.
Head stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Head takes the fight into the clinch.
Jackson wants to break free but Head has control.
Jackson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Head smiles and moves away.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Head moves out of range easily.
Head is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jackson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Head backs up against the cage.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Head is avoiding it.
Head misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Head.
Jackson clinches up with Head and pushes him back against the cage.
Head prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Head won't allow it.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jackson throws a leg kick which misses Head's front leg but catches the back leg as Head tries to avoid it.
Jackson shoots in but Head avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Head tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Head counters with a nice uppercut.
Head swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a good low kick that Head was not able to check.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Head circles away.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Head swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jackson shoots in but Head avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jackson shoots and misses
and Head moves into the clinch.
Jackson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Head gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson throws a series of strikes that have Head backpedaling.
Head shoots in and bounces Jackson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jackson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Head is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson is trying to hold Head in close to prevent damage but Head has managed to pass into half guard.
Jackson is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Jackson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Head takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jackson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Head counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Head throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson is wriggling around but Head manages to pass to half guard.
Head blocks the strikes from Jackson.
Head blocks the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson manages to get to full guard.
Jackson working for a triangle but Head defends it easily.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Head from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head scoring with some ground and pound.
Head wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Head trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson wants to stand and escape but Head is having none of it.
Head missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Head looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab, jab by Jackson - just one landing.
Head shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Head misses with a few strikes there.
Head swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Head has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jackson clinches up with Head and pushes him back against the cage.
Head breaks the clinch.
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.
Head just misses with a punch to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Head.
Head has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Jackson tries to buck Head off but he can't manage it.
Jackson tries to hold on but Head pushes him away.
Jackson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Head won't let him.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Head lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!
Jackson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Head prevents Jackson from standing back up.
Head gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Bo Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Jackson.
Head lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jackson fails with the takedown
and Head counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson works Head's body with a nice hook.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Head circles away.
Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Head, pushing him back against the cage.
Head breaks from the clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch up
and Head counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jackson!
Head wants to control the pace but Jackson is squirming around nicely.
Jackson is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Jackson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Richard Head has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Head wants to control the pace but Jackson is squirming around nicely.
Jackson working to try and regain half guard.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Head showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Head misses with a looping left.
Jackson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jackson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Head misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good work by Head as he checks the leg kick.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Head but Head pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jackson shoots in and bounces Head off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Head kicks Jackson off and gets to his feet.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bo Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Head throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Head scores a takedown into full mount!
Jackson wants to control but Head is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Head.
Jackson is rocked!
It looks like Bo Jackson has been cut.
Head has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jackson's face.
Oh Jackson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson tries to hold on but Head postures up.
Jackson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jackson wants to hold on but Head pushes him away.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
Jackson working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control but Head is having none of it.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Head avoids the attempt from Jackson to control.
Jackson is looking to improve his position but Head isn't that keen on the idea.
Head is landing with some decent strikes but Jackson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jackson is bucking up trying to escape but Head cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jackson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Head with shots to the head and body - Jackson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Head working Jackson over with strikes here.
The referee warns Jackson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jackson working to try and regain half guard.
Jackson is in a horrible position here. Head smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Head unloads with some shots from mount but Jackson bucks and avoids them well.
Jackson is trying to escape the mount.
Head unloads with some shots from mount but Jackson bucks and avoids them well.
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.
Jackson is looking to get to half guard.
Jackson tries to lock up and control but Head gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Head looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jackson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Head. What's that going to do exactly?
Jackson is looking to improve his position but Head isn't that keen on the idea.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
Jackson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Head tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jackson is trying desperately to improve position.
Jackson wants to hold on but Head pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Head comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Head 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Head!
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FIGHT
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