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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eron Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winters kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is "Shadows" by Mike Reagan. Jackson has chosen Lonely road of faith as his entrance music. Jim Jackson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eron Winters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a right hand that Winters ducks under and follows up with a left that Winters also avoids with ease.
Jackson misses the jab.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Winters circles away quickly and effectively.
Winters circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Winters counters by moving into the clinch.
Winters lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Winters is controlling the pace.
Winters tries to pass to full mount but Jackson defends it.
Winters throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters working the head and body with strikes.
Winters missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Winters.
Jackson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Winters.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Winters scores with a couple of nice shots.
Winters prevents Jackson from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Winters.
Winters is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Winters not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Winters is controlling the pace.
Winters could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Winters trying to control from half guard but Jackson is working away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winters is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winters is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jackson is just riding it out for now. Winters eventually gives up the hold.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Winters.
Winters content to control rather than advance.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Winters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winters lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Winters in particular looking to stall.
Winters missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winters throws a strike but Jackson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eron Winters dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Winters darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Winters is controlling the position.
Winters is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jackson is defending well.
Winters wants a takedown.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Eron Winters has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winters takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Eron Winters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jackson lands a left and a right that send Winters crashing to the mat, dazed. Jackson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Winters closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jackson did well to prevent Winters getting side control.
Winters 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.
Winters lands with a punch from half guard.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Winters. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Winters looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Winters missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Winters perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Eron Winters overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Winters.
Winters trying to mount his opponent but Jackson defends it.
Winters trying to control from half guard but Jackson is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to stand up here but Winters is controlling him well.
Winters trying to mount his opponent but Jackson defends it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eron Winters wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Winters shoots in looking for a takedown but Jackson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Winters's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eron Winters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Eron Winters's cut is getting worse.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Winters counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winters avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jim Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
Winters fails with a takedown attempt.
Winters shoots in but no luck this time.
Winters slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Winters fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Winters gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Winters won't allow it.
Jackson is trying to push Winters away but Winters has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Winters is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jackson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Winters has the dominant position.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Winters tightens his grip and picks Jackson up, before dumping him to the ground. Jackson manages to land in guard.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winters landing with the ground and pound.
Winters slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eron Winters's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jackson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Winters counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Winters has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jackson uses from the top position.
Winters has his hands on Jackson's head, controlling the position.
Jackson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jackson works over Winters's head and body with a nice combination.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Winters clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters is working for takedown but Jackson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jackson is pressed up against the cage. Winters has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jackson down to the mat. Jackson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Winters showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Winters fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eron Winters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Winters.
Winters dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winters looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Winters counters by moving into the clinch.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Winters has him pressed against the cage.
Winters wants to take the fight to the mat but Jackson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Winters has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jackson regains guard immediately.
Winters trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Winters is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Winters is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Winters slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Eron Winters.
Jackson tries to land a body kick
and Winters counters by clinching up.
Winters can't get the takedown.
Jackson prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Winters is controlling him.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winters is looking for a takedown.
Jackson stops a takedown attempt from Winters.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Winters keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Winters.
Jackson stops a takedown attempt from Winters.
Winters is working for takedown but Jackson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Winters won't allow it.
Winters wants a takedown.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Winters has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson is pressed up against the cage. Winters has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jackson down to the mat. Jackson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jackson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Winters back to the cage. Jackson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson lands a high kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Jackson!
An out of breath Jim Jackson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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