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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maek Houzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 cm
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192 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
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185 cm
25
191 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maek Houzo! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Jackson! The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Houzo ducks under a wild hook from Jackson. Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Houzo takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses. Jackson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Houzo fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Houzo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jackson lands with a right hand. Houzo misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming. Jackson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Jackson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. This has been an exciting period of action! Jackson throws a wild body kick that Houzo sees coming a mile off. Houzo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Houzo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jackson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Houzo! Houzo manages to regain half guard. Good work. Houzo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Houzo trying to control from the bottom.
Houzo gets back to full guard.
Houzo looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Jackson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Houzo is proving hard to escape from.
Ben Jackson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Houzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Houzo's shoulder, as Houzo tries to avoid the shot. Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Houzo misses. Houzo shoots in but no luck this time. Houzo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Houzo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Houzo. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maek Houzo. That's going to take a lot out of him. Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Jackson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Houzo blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jackson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Ben Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Houzo misses with a shot to the body and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut. Jackson missing with a left hand there. Houzo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Houzo darts in and out, connecting with a jab. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jackson misses with a hook. Houzo ducked under it nicely. Houzo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Houzo lands with a shot to the body. Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Houzo moves away. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Houzo shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense. Houzo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Houzo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Jackson dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Houzo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Houzo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jackson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Houzo somewhat. Houzo missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Houzo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Houzo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson. Houzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A swing and a miss from Jackson. Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Houzo. Jackson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jackson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Houzo slips under a jab. Jackson throws a push kick but Houzo slaps the foot to one side. A big left from Jackson misses. Houzo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ben Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup. Houzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Houzo misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely. Houzo misses with a right hand and Jackson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Jackson scores with a body shot.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Houzo at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Houzo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing. Jackson throws a body punch but Houzo moves out of range. A big left from Houzo misses. Jackson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Houzo is rocked! Jackson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Oh Houzo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Jackson drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Houzo's head, knocking him out cold! Jackson is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ben Jackson! Ben Jackson is the new middleweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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