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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin Kay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Kay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leon Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kay throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kay thinking.
Kay tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Kay.
Kay fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martin Kay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kay walks into a left hand.
Jackson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kay under the eye.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Kay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kay swinging wildly here.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kay is looking to clinch.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kay takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.
Jackson defending well as Kay loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson cracks Kay with an open hand slap.
Kay walks into a stiff left hand from Jackson.
Kay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Kay counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Kay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kay moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Kay fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kay slips under a jab.
Kay tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kay moves into the clinch.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kay tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson has Kay up against the cage in a clinch.
Kay is stalling here.
Kay lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kay is looking to clinch.
Jackson clinches up with Kay and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Kay is controlling the position.
Kay effectively controlling the action here.
Kay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson cracks Kay with an open hand slap.
Kay looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Kay moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Kay 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.
Kay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson throws a hook but Kay avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson checks a leg kick nicely.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Kay fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Kay.
Kay fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jackson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kay 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.
Kay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Kay clinches up against the cage.
Kay wants to break the clinch but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kay fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Jackson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kay.
Kay takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jackson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Martin Kay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kay doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Kay moves into the clinch successfully.
Kay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jackson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kay stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Kay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kay keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackson's efforts to push away.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Kay has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Kay is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kay has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kay is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
Kay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kay.
Kay is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Kay leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Kay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danga de danga de dang - Kay scores with a four punch combination!
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.
Jackson moves into the clinch successfully.
Kay trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kay leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Kay avoids it well.
Jackson drives through and clinches with Kay against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Kay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kay 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Martin Kay will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kay moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Kay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kay throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kay tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Kay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kay tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Kay throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Kay staying out of range there.
Jackson tries to clinch
and Kay holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kay is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson tries to break free but Kay pushes him back against the cage.
Kay misses with an elbow over the top.
Kay tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kay wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Kay breaks from the clinch.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kay wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Kay clinches.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Kay has double underhooks.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kay has him pressed against the cage.
Kay is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kay swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson tries to keep at a distance but Kay has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kay prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to push Kay away but Kay has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kay slowing the pace effectively.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson gets tackled into the cage by Kay. Kay maintains the clinch.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Kay 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.
Kay gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Kay is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kay tries to clinch
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kay tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Kay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
A left lands for Jackson.
Kay wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Martin Kay.
I think Kay has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 for Leon Jackson!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Leon Jackson!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Leon Jackson!
Leon Jackson wins by unanimous decision!
Leon Jackson gave a mention to Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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