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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jacko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sanders might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Con te Partiro. James Jacko will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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189 cm
21
205 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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200 cm
22
209 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Sanders! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Jacko! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sanders on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jacko. Jacko obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanders clinches with his opponent.
Sanders breaks the clinch.
Sanders closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Jacko manages to get back to half guard. Sanders works his way into full mount! Sanders scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jacko?
Jacko is looking to get to half guard. Sanders blocks Jacko's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. Jacko tries to get back to half guard but can't. Sanders trying to control but he's not successful this time. Sanders breaks from Jacko's wrist control and lands an elbow. Jacko is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jacko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sanders scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jacko is looking to improve his position but Sanders isn't that keen on the idea. Sanders trying to control but Jacko is having none of it. Jacko sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Jacko is trying to get back to full guard. Sanders wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jacko keeps working. Jacko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Sanders is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jacko defends it well. Jacko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Jacko is looking to improve his position.
Jacko looks gassed! The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Sanders throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Jacko shoots in but Sanders avoids the takedown attempt easily. Jacko tries to clinch but Sanders moves away and Sanders counters with a flying knee. Nice. Sanders tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Sanders throws a series of strikes that have Jacko backpedaling.
It looks like James Jacko has been cut. Sanders moves out of range as Jacko throws a body kick.
Jacko throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sanders rushes Jacko and presses him up against the cage. Sanders breaks from the clinch.
Sanders has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jacko finds it's way round the side to connect with Sanders's head. Jacko looks to land a body kick but Sanders moved away. Sanders throws a right and a left that Jacko avoids nicely. Sanders throws a head kick that half lands.
James Jacko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sanders scores with the left hand. Jacko knows he should have avoided that one. Jacko is looking to clinch. Jacko misses with a body kick. A slapping body kick lands there for Sanders. Sanders scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Jacko closes the distance looking to clinch and Sanders counters with a flying knee. Nice. Sanders throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Sanders instigates a clinch. Sanders is trying to break the clinch but Jacko has him pressed against the cage. Sanders changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jacko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sanders swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jacko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jacko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanders.
Sanders throws a sloppy head kick and Jacko moves out of range easily. Jacko throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Sanders counters with a nice kick to the body. Jacko tries to clinch so Sanders counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. This has been an exciting period of action! Jacko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Jacko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanders is one step ahead there. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Jacko has momentary wrist control but Sanders slips an elbow through the middle. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Sanders dominated that round. The cut man is working on James Jacko's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sanders feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Jacko looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sanders passes into side control.
Sanders decides to stand back up. Sanders steps back and let's Jacko get back to his feet. Sanders misses with a head kick.
Sanders circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanders throws a right hand that Jacko ducks under and follows up with a left that Jacko also avoids with ease. Sanders circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jacko misses with a head kick.
Sanders throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Jacko gets a clinch. Jacko trying to land knees to the body.
Jacko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Jacko jumps into guard, dragging Sanders to the mat.
Jacko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sanders has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Jacko looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sanders puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jacko tries to roll over but Sanders keeps him under control. Jacko moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Jacko is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Sanders has his hands clasped together but Jacko extends an breaks Sanders's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Jacko.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Jacko!
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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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