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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akiyo Nishiura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Jay Z - Moment of Clarity. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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155 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
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147 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominick Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Akiyo Nishiura!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nishiura throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Nishiura misses with a wild body shot.
Nishiura lands with an overhand left.
Jackson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Nishiura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nishiura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nishiura wants to clinch.
Nishiura moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.
Nishiura lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson presses Nishiura against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nishiura.
Nishiura tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nishiura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Nishiura.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nishiura blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Nishiura misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Nishiura controls the action.
Nishiura throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Nishiura can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Nishiura throws a head punch that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nishiura gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nishiura lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackson.
Nishiura slows down the pace here.
Nishiura can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nishiura working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nishiura's defenses.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Nishiura.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nishiura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson lands a really nice looking cross but Nishiura seems unphased.
Nishiura scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jackson in his tracks.
Nishiura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nishiura is looking to clinch.
Nishiura avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nishiura. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura throws a push kick but Jackson slaps the foot to one side.
Nishiura thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jackson if he has to take too many more of those.
Nishiura thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson thows a body kick. Nishiura tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nishiura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nishiura misses with a head kick.
Jackson scores with a punch to the head.
Jackson tries to move into range but Nishiura moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nishiura thinking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jackson.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Nishiura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nishiura has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nishiura lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nishiura.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Nishiura.
Nishiura can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
A short left from Jackson.
Still in the clinch, Nishiura scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Nishiura has Jackson pushed against the cage.
Jackson lands a hook that snaps the head of Nishiura backwards.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Nishiura controls the action.
A hook to the body from Jackson.
Nishiura misses with some punches.
Nishiura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nishiura lands a right hand.
Nishiura lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nishiura avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akiyo Nishiura 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.
Jackson gets a clinch.
Nishiura scores with a hook to the body.
Jackson tries a body shot but Nishiura blocks it.
Nishiura tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Nishiura.
Nishiura working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nishiura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nishiura lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nishiura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Nishiura.
Nishiura avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Nishiura.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Nishiura controls his hands.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Nishiura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson lunges at Nishiura with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nishiura's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a push kick but Nishiura slaps the foot to one side.
Akiyo Nishiura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nishiura wants to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Jackson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nishiura doesn't seem phased though.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nishiura closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jackson counters with a body kick.
Nishiura misses with a double jab.
Jackson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to work over Nishiura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Nishiura's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nishiura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Nishiura lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackson.
Nishiura has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Nishiura prevents a body shot from Jackson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akiyo Nishiura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nishiura throws a leg kick that misses.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Nishiura.
Jackson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nishiura to score with a decent uppercut.
Jackson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nishiura walks into a stiff left hand from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jackson.
Nishiura misses with a looping left.
Nishiura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nishiura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nishiura takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nishiura throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Nishiura on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nishiura scores with a nice right hand.
Nishiura digs a good hook to Jackson's body.
Nishiura connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab by Jackson.
Jackson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jackson misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura lands a jab to Jackson's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nishiura was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath Nishiura's ribcage. Nishiura let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nishiura tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Nishiura back against the cage.
Nishiura dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Nishiura lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not.
Nishiura lands a body punch.
Nishiura blocks an elbow strike.
Nishiura lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nishiura creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson is trying to break free.
Jackson has Nishiura pressed against the cage, preventing Nishiura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nishiura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nishiura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
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 Dominick Jackson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nishiura fakes the leg kick and cracks Jackson in the body.
Jackson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nishiura bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jackson's head backwards.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jackson, right into the meat.
Nishiura throws a head kick that half lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Nishiura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Nishiura wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Jackson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nishiura has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nishiura wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Jackson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jackson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nishiura on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nishiura throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishiura lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nishiura has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nishiura and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nishiura misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Nishiura defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson throws a body punch but Nishiura moves out of range.
Nishiura misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Nishiura.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nishiura.
Jackson cracks a nice hook into Nishiura's ribs.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Nishiura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Nishiura misses with a leg kick.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nishiura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nishiura.
Nishiura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nishiura misses the jab.
Nishiura has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Nishiura's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nishiura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
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!
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nishiura can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Nishiura.
Jackson is trying to push Nishiura away but Nishiura has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nishiura.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Nishiura.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Nishiura comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nishiura darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nishiura lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nishiura throws a body kick that misses.
Jackson lands a jab.
Jackson connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nishiura. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nishiura doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Nishiura looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Nishiura misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nishiura manages to avoid it.
Jackson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jackson is looking to wear down Nishiura with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nishiura.
Nishiura clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Nishiura on the inside.
Nishiura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nishiura creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nishiura tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nishiura blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Nishiura.
Nishiura can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Nishiura working aggressively here.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akiyo Nishiura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nishiura has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akiyo Nishiura!
Akiyo Nishiura very nearly forgot to thank Hellbent amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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