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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between jussi holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Aaron Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter Aaron Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 cm
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220 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
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195 cm
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235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, jussi holmes! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carter Aaron Jackson! The judges for this bout are Roosa J�rvil�inen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurstr�m.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jackson scores with a sloppy right hand. holmes should have avoided that one. holmes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. holmes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
holmes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - holmes lands in his opponent's guard. holmes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. holmes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with holmes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. holmes controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Jackson wants to stand and escape but holmes is having none of it. Jackson is wriggling around but holmes manages to pass to half guard.
holmes stops Jackson from getting back to his feet.
holmes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. holmes wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy. holmes is breathing heavily. Jackson is looking to escape. holmes wants to pass the guard but Jackson is defending well. Jackson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
 Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. holmes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Jackson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. holmes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Jackson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. holmes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but holmes persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jussi holmes. That's going to take a lot out of him. Jackson stuffs the takedown. holmes shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily. holmes shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
holmes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. holmes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jackson's head. holmes passes Jackson's left leg - he's now in half guard. holmes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. This has been an exciting period of action! holmes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Jackson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jackson is not content to let holmes control the position. Jackson wants to get back to his feet. Jackson tries to kick holmes off in order to stand up. holmes Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
holmes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Jackson wants to get back to his feet but holmes drags him back down. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Jackson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of holmes. Jackson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, holmes asserts his dominance and retains side control. holmes 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. holmes cracks Jackson with a big right hand but Jackson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
holmes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jackson has escaped the position, nice work there. holmes creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. holmes lands a decent elbow from side control. holmes lands a few punches from side control. holmes trying to control the position but Jackson is working away. Jackson tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck. holmes trying to control but he's not successful this time. A nice elbow there by holmes. holmes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. holmes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. holmes working the ground and pound effectively.
holmes cracks Jackson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee warns Jackson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
holmes looking to secure an arm triangle but Jackson defends it well. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! holmes working the ground and pound effectively.
holmes throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jackson taking shots to the head. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. holmes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. holmes with the ground and pound from mount. Jackson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
jussi holmes dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by holmes. Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands. holmes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one. holmes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
holmes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
holmes decides to take the fight back to the feet. Jackson throws a right and a left that holmes avoids nicely. holmes shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed holmes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
holmes fails with a takedown attempt from distance. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jussi holmes. That's going to take a lot out of him. A punch combination from Jackson misses. Jackson throws a series of punches but holmes moves out of range. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
holmes feints and as Jackson raises his hands in defense, holmes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. holmes slips nicely into half guard.
 That's one minute gone in the round. holmes not landing any meaningful shots this time. Jackson has hold of holmes's hands but holmes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. holmes works his way into side control. holmes lands a nice forearm strike.
holmes stands up and we're back to a striking position. holmes shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed holmes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Jackson misses with the combination.
Jackson throws a series of punches but holmes moves out of range. holmes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
A shot to de liver by Jackson. Beautiful body shot. Jackson misses the shot to the body.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Jackson cracks holmes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. holmes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but holmes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Jackson stuffs the takedown. Jackson scores to the head and body with a nice combination! No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
holmes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jackson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. holmes is working Jackson over with some ground and pound from side control.
holmes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jackson has escaped the position, nice work there. holmes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jackson tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck. Jackson tries to buck holmes off but he can't manage it. holmes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jackson hang on? Jackson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Jackson is squirming around, avoiding holmes's attempts to control the action. holmes dominating with strikes here. Jackson taking shots to the head. Jackson has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever. Jackson holding both holmes 's hands and preventing any damage. holmes struggling to keep hold of the position.
Jackson is trying to stand back up. Jackson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Jackson covering up well and avoiding damage. Jackson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke. holmes lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Jackson hold on?!
holmes is persistently looking for the submission but Jackson is defending it well.
jussi holmes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. holmes slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
holmes is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Jackson has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but holmes has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Jackson taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. holmes doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). jussi holmes!
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