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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martyn Musgrave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Oy, To Ne Vecher (Fedor's Theme). Martyn Musgrave has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 cm
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210 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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188 cm
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205 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Jackson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Martyn Musgrave! The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jackson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Martyn Musgrave has been cut. Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Jackson is pushing Musgrave up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Musgrave is trying to break free. Musgrave prevents a body shot from Jackson. Jackson pushes Musgrave back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Good body shot from Jackson.
This has been an exciting period of action! Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Musgrave blocks a body shot from Jackson. Jackson misses with a body punch.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Musgrave backwards. Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Musgrave goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jackson prevents it.
Jackson lands a left hand.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Musgrave's elbow. Musgrave jumps guard but Jackson stands there with Musgrave around his waist. Musgrave gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head. Musgrave has Jackson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jackson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Johnny Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martyn Musgrave. Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Musgrave avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage. Jackson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Jackson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Musgrave backwards. Musgrave looks winded! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jackson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Musgrave backwards. Jackson misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Musgrave backwards. A bit of stalling here from Jackson.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson tries a body shot but Musgrave blocks it.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Musgrave jumps guard but Jackson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. A short right from Jackson. Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Musgrave controls the action.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Musgrave's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Musgrave controls his hands.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Musgrave tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Musgrave blocks a body shot from Jackson. Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head. Jackson tries to work over Musgrave's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Jackson pushes Musgrave back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Musgrave ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Musgrave no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Jackson wants to get up but he can't break Musgrave's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. Jackson looking to pass the guard. Jackson gets to his feet. Musgrave looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! A telegraphed takedown attempt from Musgrave is defended easily by Jackson. Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jackson throws a low kick but Musgrave moves out of range easily. Jackson misses with a leg kick. Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Musgrave in his tracks. Musgrave shoots in looking for a takedown but Jackson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Musgrave's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Musgrave shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Musgrave 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 tries to land a front kick but Musgrave steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. This has been an exciting period of action! Musgrave swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson. Jackson pushes Musgrave up against the cage in a clinch. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A body shot lands from Jackson.
Jackson lands a body punch. Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Musgrave. Jackson working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Jackson dominated that round. The cut man is working on Martyn Musgrave's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jackson tries to clinch up. Jackson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Musgrave's calf. Musgrave looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well. Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Johnny Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A head kick misses from Jackson. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jackson, right into the meat.
Musgrave closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Musgrave can do to turn this around? Jackson lands a body punch in the clinch. Musgrave fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Musgrave is breathing heavily. Musgrave drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jackson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Johnny Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martyn Musgrave. Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Musgrave. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Musgrave moves out of range of the leg kick from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round. Musgrave blocks the body kick.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Jackson lands a leg kick that knocks Musgrave off balance momentarily. Musgrave takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jackson clinches up with Musgrave and pushes him back against the cage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land. Musgrave takes a shot to the head. Musgrave has Jackson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jackson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Jackson lands with a right to the head. Musgrave is trying to pull guard but Jackson has him pressed against the cage. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jackson lands a right hand. Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Musgrave backwards. Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land. Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson is stalling here.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Musgraves head. Jackson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Jackson is leaning against Musgrave and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Musgrave takes a shot to the head. Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Musgrave backwards. Jackson tries a body shot but Musgrave blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Jackson.
A body shot lands from Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Musgrave's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A short left from Jackson. Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Musgrave backwards. Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut. A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Musgrave or not. A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside. A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Musgrave backwards. Stalling in the clinch from Jackson.
Jackson lands a body shot. Johnny Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far. A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
Musgrave is rocked! Jackson tries a body shot but Musgrave blocks it.
Jackson lands a left hand.
Musgrave is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him? Jackson drops Musgrave onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Musgrave is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet! Jackson lands with a light punch inside. Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside. Jackson pushes Musgrave against the cage and as Musgrave bounces back, Jackson cracks him with a massive overhand right that sends him crashing to the mat! Jackson follows up with more strikes but Musgrave was out from that first, devastating punch! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Jackson! A victorious Johnny Jackson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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