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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Bower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bower kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is When I'm With You. 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Bower!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Jackson!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bower has a takedown stuffed.
Bower shoots in but no luck this time.
Bower tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bower.
Jackson leaves Bower with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Bower. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Bower.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bower.
Bower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Jackson stuns Bower with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Bower fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bower moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bower throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson swings for the body but Bower moves out of range.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bower manages to avoid it.
Jackson connects with a looping right hand.
Bower shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jackson as he avoids it easily.
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bower misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ben Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jackson lands with an overhand left.
Bower shoots in looking for a takedown but Jackson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bower's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jackson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bower 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.
Bower tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson throws a combination. Bower tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jackson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bower's calf.
Bower walks into a jab.
Jackson digs a good hook to Bower's body.
Bower misses with a shot to the body
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
A jab from Jackson finds it's way through Bower's defenses.
Bower is rocked!
Bower scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bower throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a jab when Bower was well out of range.
Bower getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bower scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bower lands strikes from half guard.
Bower trying to control from half guard but Jackson is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bower with the ground and pound but Jackson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bower 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.
Bower postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bower accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Bower controlling him for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Bower from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bower is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Jackson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bower.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bower gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jackson.
Jackson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Bower.
Bower jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson swings for the body but Bower moves out of range.
Bower lands a nice hook to Jackson's body. Jackson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jackson throws a leg kick which misses Bower's front leg but catches the back leg as Bower tries to avoid it.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bower.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bower looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bower.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Bower bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bower takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bower throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bower avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Bower tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jackson is able to avoid easily.
Bower scores a takedown into full mount!
Jackson is squirming around, avoiding Bower's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bower working Jackson over with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bower looking to finish with strikes here!
Jackson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Bower throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jackson because Bower loaded up on that one.
Bower throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bower looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bower looking to finish Jackson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jackson!
Bower looking to finish with strikes here!
Bower thowing shots but they're missing.
Bower trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bower looking to ground and pound but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Bower looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bower fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bower raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bower looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Bower dominated that second round.
That's time! Bower's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Bower moved out of range nicely.
Jackson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jackson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bower throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bower.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jackson digs a good body shot into Bower's ribs.
Bower scores with a hook.
Jackson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jackson staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jackson.
Bower uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jackson has time to react.
Bower thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bower has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bower.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Bower counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Bower.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bower waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Bower walks into a straight right hand from Jackson.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bower displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Bower fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bower fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Bower lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bower shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Bower keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bower's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Bower tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bower tries for a takedown but Jackson circles away easily
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jackson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Bower. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab by Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes one to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Jackson there.
Bower fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bower takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Bower misses.
Bower swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson cracks Bower with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bower checks a leg kick.
Bower blocks a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Jackson there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Jackson really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice uppercut lands for Bower. That snapped Jackson's head back.
Bower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
A combination from Bower does no damage.
Bower misses with a two punch combination.
Bower is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bower throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bower takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bower.
Bower will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bower looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bower misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Bower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bower walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bower closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jackson circles away.
Jackson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bower uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Bower bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jackson's head backwards.
Ben Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bower throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Jackson thumps Bower with a low kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jackson with a nice cross.
Jackson jabs Bower to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Jackson tenderised Bower's leg. Bower is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bower manages to avoid it.
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
and Bower counters with a single leg into guard. Jackson didn't expect that.
Bower trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bower stops Jackson from standing up.
Bower throws a strike but Jackson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jackson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Dave Bower wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bower has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bower doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bower tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Bower tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bower is trying to pull guard but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Bower. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bower misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bower wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Bower creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bower misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bower throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Bower gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bower as Jackson tries to tie him up.
Bower is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bower misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Bower.
Bower wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Dave Bower will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bower jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jackson throws a hook but Bower avoids it easily.
Bower shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Bower keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bower cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
Jackson misses with a hook. Bower ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bower. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bower misses the body punch
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a right hand. Bower shakes it off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bower.
Bower moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Bower looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Bower throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson slips under a jab from Bower.
Jackson scores with a shot to the body.
Jackson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bower closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is stalling here.
Bower looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bower goes for a takedown attempt but Jackson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Bower. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jackson cracks the inside of Bower's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bower with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Some bone on bone action there as Jackson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bower looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bower tries to move into range but Jackson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Bower tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice body kick there by Jackson.
Bower misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Bower on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jackson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice shot by Jackson.
Bower misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Bower fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson moves out of range of the leg kick from Bower.
Bower uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson misses the jab.
Jackson takes a swing at Bower's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Bower down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Bower takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 47:49
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 47:49
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Jackson! Ben Jackson retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Ben Jackson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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