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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Ley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Ley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Theo Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Theo Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Ley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson gets control of Ley's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jackson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ley throwing strikes but missing.
Ley won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.
Jackson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Jackson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson wants to break free but Ley has control.
Ley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Ley lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Ley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to break free but Ley pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ley.
Ley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ley misses with an elbow strike.
Ley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ley has him pressed against the cage.
Ley lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Ley.
Jackson is trying to push Ley away but Ley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Ley.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Ley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ley lands a damaging elbow.
Ley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
Ley lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Jackson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jackson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ley won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.
Ley throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson wants to stand and escape but Ley is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ley would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ley throws a big right hand that misses.
Ley won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ley wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ley wants to get up but he can't break Jackson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson connects with the punch.
Ley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Donk. Jackson catches Ley right on the button with a cross.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Ley's shoulder, as Ley tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson misses with a hook. Ley ducked under it nicely.
Ley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Ley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson looks gassed!
Ley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ley lands a damaging elbow.
Jackson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ley walks away with a smile on his face. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jackson lands with a straight right. Ley didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson with a jab.
Ley tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ley moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Ley staying out of range there.
Ley staying out of range there.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Ley rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Ley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ley throws an elbow that misses.
Ley lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Theo Jackson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Ley moves away and avoids it.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Ley moved out of range.
Ley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Ley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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.
A jab from Jackson does it's job there.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Ley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson lands a really nice looking cross but Ley seems unphased.
Ley ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ley.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ley tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Ley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Ley tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson throws a hook but Ley avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Ley.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Ley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ley.
Ley pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Ley lands an elbow inside.
Ley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ley lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ley landing knees to the body.
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ley just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Ley.
Ley is pressed up against the cage. Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ley down to the mat. Ley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jackson scores with a nice head shot.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ley staying out of range there.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ley.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ley slips a jab from Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ley clinches up against the cage.
Ley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Ley.
Ley lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Ley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jackson tries to score a body lock takedown but Ley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dan Ley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theo Jackson.
Ley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ley stops a takedown attempt from Jackson.
Nice elbow from Ley.
Ley throws an elbow but it misses.
Ley misses with an elbow over the top.
Ley trying to land knees to the body.
Ley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ley won't allow it.
Jackson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ley walks away with a smile on his face. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ley rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Ley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ley throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Ley won't allow it.
Jackson is trying to push Ley away but Ley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ley pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dan Ley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jackson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ley smiles and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Ley dominated that second 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. 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.
Ley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ley tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ley slips a jab from Jackson.
Ley blocks a jab.
Ley is looking to clinch.
Ley slips a straight right by Jackson.
Dan Ley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ley tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Ley tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson connects with a crisp jab.
Ley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Ley's shoulder, as Ley tries to avoid the shot.
Ley tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ley walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ley.
Ley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Ley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Ley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson connects with a looping right hand.
Ley defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Ley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ley ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jackson finds it's way through Ley's defenses.
Ley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ley.
Ley moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Ley ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Ley tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Ley staying out of range there.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ley tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ley.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Ley is out of range.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ley.
Jackson misses with a hook. Ley ducked under it nicely.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Ley saw that one coming.
Ley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Ley slips the punch.
Ley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Ley has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ley throws an elbow but it misses.
Ley lands an elbow inside.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ley lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Ley missing with knees to the body.
Ley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Jackson goes for a takedown attempt but Ley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ley.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ley wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Theo Jackson.
I think Jackson 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theo Jackson!
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