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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimentiy Boykin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Boykin's choice of entrance music: Пересмотри. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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250 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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275 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Quinton Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimentiy Boykin!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boykin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Boykin moves away and avoids it.
Boykin tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boykin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boykin tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Boykin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Boykin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson swings for the body but Boykin moves out of range.
Jackson digs a good body shot into Boykin's ribs.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boykin moves away.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Boykin avoids them all with ease.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boykin moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jackson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boykin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boykin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Quinton Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson takes a swing at Boykin's ribcage but misses.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Boykin is out of range.
Boykin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jackson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Boykin slips the punch.
Jackson digs a good hook to Boykin's body.
Jackson cracks Boykin with an open hand slap.
Boykin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson lands a nice shot that snaps Boykin's head back.
Jackson throws a body punch but Boykin moves out of range.
Jackson scores with a punch to the head.
Jackson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Boykin counters with a three punch combo that has Jackson backing up. Jackson nods at Boykin to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Boykin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson takes a swing at Boykin's ribcage but misses.
Jackson swings widly with a right hand
and Boykin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boykin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jackson cracks a nice hook into Boykin's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Jackson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Dimentiy Boykin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boykin is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big left from Boykin misses.
Jackson throws a jab when Boykin was well out of range.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Boykin ducks down to avoid it.
Boykin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Quinton Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boykin moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
Jackson throws a hook but Boykin blocks it.
Boykin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson misses with a hook
and Boykin counters by clinching up.
Boykin gets control of Jackson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Boykin will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jackson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Boykin keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Boykin working for a triangle but Jackson defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to get up but he can't break Boykin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Boykin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jackson defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jackson thows a big elbow that misses.
Jackson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Boykin's guard.
Boykin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jackson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jackson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boykin working for a triangle but Jackson defends it easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Boykin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson lands a couple of elbows.
Jackson wants to stand but Boykin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Boykin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jackson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jackson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Boykin's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boykin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jackson controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Quinton Jackson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jackson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Jackson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boykin manages to avoid it.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boykin defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson punishes Boykin's body with a nice straight punch.
Boykin checks the leg kick.
Jackson throws a hook but Boykin avoids it easily.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boykin momentarily.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Boykin's head but Boykin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boykin tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boykin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Boykin is controlling the position.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Boykin controls his hands.
Boykin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jackson smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boykin tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson scores with a jab. Boykin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boykin checks a leg kick nicely.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boykin was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Boykin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Boykin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries a body shot but Boykin blocks it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jackson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jackson trying to stall but Boykin improves his position.
Boykin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jackson walks away with a smile on his face. Boykin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jackson connects with a single shot there.
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.
Dimentiy Boykin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boykin can do to turn this around?
Jackson dips to his left and cracks Boykin with an uppercut!
Quinton Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boykin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boykin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinton Jackson!
Our winner, Quinton Jackson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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