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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Karkmananis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 New York, Ben Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicolas Karkmananis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson's corner calls for a 1-2. Jackson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Karkmananis tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up.
Jackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Karkmananis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Karkmananis is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Karkmananis is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Karkmananis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karkmananis clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Karkmananis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jackson cracks Karkmananis with a nice body shot.
Karkmananis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Jackson with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karkmananis tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Karkmananis doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Karkmananis slips under a jab from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karkmananis moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karkmananis circles away quickly and effectively.
Karkmananis tried to score with a low kick but Jackson checks it.
Jackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Karkmananis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Karkmananis clinches up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Jackson.
Karkmananis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Karkmananis.
Karkmananis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jackson tries a body shot but Karkmananis blocks it.
Karkmananis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Karkmananis controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Jackson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jackson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Karkmananis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Karkmananis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Karkmananis controls his hands.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karkmananis misses with a punch to the body.
Karkmananis blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Karkmananis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Karkmananis tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Karkmananis tries to stall but Jackson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left and a right from Jackson both land. Nice combination.
Karkmananis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson's head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jackson!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karkmananis tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Karkmananis.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karkmananis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karkmananis misses with a body shot
and Jackson counters with a nice body shot.
Karkmananis looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Karkmananis works the jab nicely.
Karkmananis fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson throws a jab when Karkmananis was well out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karkmananis backwards.
Karkmananis misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karkmananis misses with a punch on the inside.
Karkmananis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short left from Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Jackson 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.
Karkmananis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good exchange - Jackson coming out on top.
Ben Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karkmananis.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karkmananis ducks right into an uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Karkmananis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacksons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karkmananis defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Karkmananis.
Karkmananis looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karkmananis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson scores with a sloppy right hand. Karkmananis should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Karkmananis.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Karkmananis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karkmananis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Karkmananis moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Karkmananis looks to clinch
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Karkmananis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karkmananis defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Karkmananis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jackson jabs at Karkmananis's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karkmananis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Karkmananis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Karkmananis saw that one coming.
Jackson lands with a cross.
Karkmananis is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karkmananis moves out of range of the strikes.
Karkmananis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karkmananis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Karkmananis tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Karkmananis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nicolas Karkmananis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson gets tackled into the cage by Karkmananis. Karkmananis maintains the clinch.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ben Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Karkmananis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.
Karkmananis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
Karkmananis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson tries to move into range but Karkmananis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Karkmananis misses with a hook
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karkmananis 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.
Karkmananis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Karkmananis misses the jab.
Karkmananis throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karkmananis was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Karkmananis throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karkmananis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karkmananis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Karkmananis closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Jackson dominated that second round.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jackson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karkmananis throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karkmananis 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.
Karkmananis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A punch lands to the side of Karkmananis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karkmananis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karkmananis throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Karkmananis.
Jackson digs a good body shot into Karkmananis's ribs.
Karkmananis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jackson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Karkmananis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karkmananis tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karkmananis.
Karkmananis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Karkmananis misses with a body punch.
Jackson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Karkmananis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Karkmananis.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
Jackson stalls.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Karkmananis saw that one coming.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karkmananis.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Karkmananis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karkmananis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Karkmananis moved out of range nicely.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Nicolas Karkmananis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karkmananis 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.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Karkmananis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson lands an overhand right.
Karkmananis is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Ben Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a three punch combo!
Karkmananis ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson lands a jab to the head.
Karkmananis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karkmananis throws a lazy uppercut
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson slips a straight right by Karkmananis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Karkmananis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Karkmananis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Karkmananis wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Karkmananis pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson wants to stall.
Karkmananis pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karkmananis looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Karkmananis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Karkmananis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karkmananis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson connects with the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karkmananis tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Karkmananis misses with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nicolas Karkmananis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson blocks the body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Jackson!
Ben Jackson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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