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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julz The Jackal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Jackal comes to the cage accompanied by The Jackal. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julz The Jackal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Sampson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Jackal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Jackal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Jackal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sampson tries to clinch there but The Jackal circles away.
Sampson wants to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sampson closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Jackal circles away.
The Jackal throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Matt Sampson has been cut.
Sampson doesn't manage to clinch there - The Jackal circles away.
A head kick misses from The Jackal.
The Jackal throws a sloppy head kick and Sampson moves out of range easily.
The Jackal throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The Jackal keeps the fight on the outside.
Sampson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sampson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Jackal has one foot on Sampson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Sampson rushes The Jackal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sampson.
The Jackal is trying to break free.
Sampson wants to take the fight to the mat but The Jackal manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Julz The Jackal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Sampson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The Jackal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from The Jackal as Sampson shoots in.
The Jackal tries a head kick but it misses.
Sampson is looking to clinch.
The Jackal dodges the punch combination from Sampson.
Sampson wants to clinch.
Sampson catches The Jackal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sampson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Jackal scores with a head kick. Sampson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The Jackal tries to land a leg kick but Sampson saw it coming and moves away.
The Jackal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sampson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Jackal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Jackal throws a leg kick but Sampson checks it.
The Jackal takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The Jackal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sampson closes the distance and clinches up with The Jackal, looking for a takedown. Sampson pushes The Jackal against the cage but The Jackal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
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!
The Jackal stalks Sampson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sampson's face. Sampson staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Jackal tries a head kick but it misses.
Sampson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The Jackal tries a head kick but it misses.
Sampson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sampson moves into the clinch.
The Jackal is trying to break the clinch but Sampson has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sampson.
The Jackal really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sampson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite The Jackal's efforts to push away.
Sampson keeps control of The Jackal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The Jackal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sampson.
Sampson manages to break the clinch.
Sampson shoots in looking for a takedown but The Jackal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sampson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The Jackal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sampson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sampson misses with a body kick.
Sampson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sampson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Jackal's waist but The Jackal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sampson off to one side.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Jackal, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Jackal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sampson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from The Jackal - the referee stops the clock and Sampson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says The Jackal. Sampson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The Jackal misses with a kick to the body.
Sampson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The Jackal makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The Jackal avoids the head kick by Sampson.
Sampson is looking to clinch.
Sampson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Jackal. The Jackal obviously looking to wear him down.
Sampson feints and as The Jackal raises his hands in defense, Sampson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sampson looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Jackal is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The Jackal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The Jackal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Jackal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sampson avoids the head kick by The Jackal.
Sampson has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampson manages to break the clinch.
Sampson gets a takedown into half guard.
The Jackal has one foot on Sampson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The Jackal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Jackal throws a leg kick but Sampson checks it.
The Jackal swats away the attempt to clinch by Sampson.
Sampson rushes The Jackal and presses him up against the cage.
The Jackal gets underhooks to prevent Sampson's takedown attempt.
The Jackal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sampson tries to clinch there but The Jackal circles away.
The Jackal throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sampson's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sampson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sampson stalks The Jackal and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into The Jackal's face. The Jackal staggers backwards, shaken.
Sampson clinches up against the cage.
Sampson prevents The Jackal from breaking the clinch.
Sampson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Julz The Jackal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matt Sampson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sampson moves into the clinch.
The Jackal avoids the elbow strike from Sampson, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on The Jackal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sampson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sampson looking for a takedown.
The Jackal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Jackal cracks Sampson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sampson throws a sloppy head kick and The Jackal moves out of range easily.
Julz The Jackal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Jackal with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sampson wants to clinch.
The Jackal throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sampson shoots for a takedown but The Jackal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Julz The Jackal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Sampson.
The Jackal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sampson tries to clinch but The Jackal is having none of it.
The Jackal fakes the leg kick and cracks Sampson in the body.
Sampson avoids the head kick by The Jackal.
Sampson fails with a takedown attempt.
The Jackal swats away the attempt to clinch by Sampson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Jackal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sampson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sampson tries to clinch but The Jackal is having none of it.
Sampson avoids the head kick by The Jackal.
Sampson moves into the clinch.
The Jackal is trying to push Sampson away but Sampson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sampson tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sampson.
The Jackal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sampson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Jackal is fending him off so far but Sampson persists. Nope, The Jackal circles away and we're back to standing.
Sampson is breathing heavily.
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch but The Jackal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Jackal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sampson moves out of range of the body kick.
Sampson blocks a head kick by The Jackal.
The Jackal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Jackal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sampson is looking to clinch.
The Jackal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sampson circles away quickly and effectively.
Sampson tries to clinch there but The Jackal circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Jackal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Jackal misses with a wild combination.
Sampson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sampson instigates a clinch.
The Jackal tries to break the clinch but Sampson is controlling the position.
Sampson breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Jackal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sampson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch but The Jackal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sampson tests The Jackal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sampson has a takedown stuffed.
Sampson clinches.
Sampson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The Jackal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sampson prevents The Jackal from breaking the clinch.
The Jackal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Jackal throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sampson showed some decent athleticism there.
The Jackal is refusing to be controlled, as Sampson sits in half guard.
The Jackal wants to get back to his feet.
Sampson is trying to control the action in half guard but The Jackal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sampson is taking a breather. The Jackal says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The Jackal is trying to stand back up but Sampson is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Matt Sampson.
Sampson instigates a clinch.
The Jackal working hard to break the clinch.
The Jackal blocks an elbow strike.
The Jackal is trying to push Sampson away but Sampson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sampson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampson shoots in looking for a takedown. The Jackal tries to sprawl out of it but Sampson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Jackal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sampson throws a head kick but The Jackal moves out of range.
The Jackal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sampson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sampson moves in looking to clinch but The Jackal pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sampson has a takedown stuffed.
The Jackal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sampson's calf.
Sampson tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Jackal sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sampson somewhat.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Jackal.
Sampson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Jackal swivels and escapes.
The Jackal lands a leg kick that knocks Sampson off balance momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for The Jackal.
The Jackal with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Jackal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sampson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Matt Sampson has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Jackal manages to escape and get back to his feet.
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 Julz The Jackal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matt Sampson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The Jackal scores with a nice body kick.
The Jackal tries a head kick but it misses.
Sampson shoots in looking for a takedown. The Jackal tries to sprawl out of it but Sampson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Jackal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Jackal connects with a leg kick. Sampson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The Jackal on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The Jackal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sampson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Jackal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good leg kick by The Jackal there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sampson tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut lands for Sampson. That snapped The Jackal's head back.
Sampson tries to clinch but The Jackal moves out of range.
Sampson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sampson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from Sampson.
A punch lands to the side of Sampson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sampson blocks a low kick nicely.
The Jackal throws a sloppy head kick and Sampson moves out of range easily.
The Jackal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from The Jackal.
Sampson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sampson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sampson tries to clinch but The Jackal moves out of range.
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Jackal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sampson misses with a kick to the body.
The Jackal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - The Jackal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sampson shoots for a double leg takedown but The Jackal sprawls well. He's pushed Sampson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Julz The Jackal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Sampson.
Sampson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sampson gets a clinch.
Sampson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The Jackal tries to circle away but Sampson has him pinned against the cage.
Sampson controlling the action here for a moment.
Sampson has had enough of the clinch but The Jackal keeps him there for the moment.
The Jackal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Jackal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sampson wants to clinch up but The Jackal keeps it at a distance.
The Jackal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sampson tries to clinch there but The Jackal circles away.
Julz The Jackal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sampson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The Jackal takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Julz The Jackal is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Sampson misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sampson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Jackal as he avoids it easily.
Nice body kick there by The Jackal.
The Jackal throws a sloppy head kick and Sampson moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sampson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sampson has a takedown stuffed.
The Jackal connects with a looping right hand.
The Jackal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from The Jackal.
Sampson throws a sloppy head kick and The Jackal moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Jackal blocks a head kick by Sampson.
Sampson ducks under a wild hook from The Jackal.
Sampson tries for a takedown but The Jackal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sampson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Jackal misses with a low kick.
Sampson avoids the head kick by The Jackal.
Sampson doesn't manage to clinch there - The Jackal circles away.
Sampson looks to land a combination but The Jackal avoids it well.
Sampson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sampson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Jackal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Jackal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sampson moves away from the strike by The Jackal.
Sampson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck for Sampson with that takedown attempt.
The Jackal is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampson blocks a head kick by The Jackal.
The Jackal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Jackal throws a low kick but Sampson avoids it.
The Jackal misses with a head kick.
Sampson doesn't manage to clinch there - The Jackal circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sampson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Jackal blocks a head kick by Sampson.
Sampson pushes The Jackal up against the cage in a clinch.
Sampson landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Jackal manages to break the clinch.
The Jackal misses with a head kick.
Good work by Sampson as he checks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sampson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Jackal pinned against the cage. The Jackal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The Jackal gets tackled into the cage by Sampson. Sampson maintains the clinch.
Sampson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Matt Sampson just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Matt Sampson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Jackal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from The Jackal.
The Jackal defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sampson.
Sampson instigates a clinch.
Matt Sampson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Jackal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sampson has him pressed against the cage.
Sampson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite The Jackal's efforts to push away.
Sampson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sampson is trying to pull guard but The Jackal has him pressed against the cage.
The Jackal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Jackal misses with a two punch combination.
Sampson wants to clinch.
The Jackal circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Jackal throws a series of punches but Sampson avoids them all with ease.
Sampson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The Jackal throws a chopping leg kick but Sampson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sampson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Jackal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sampson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sampson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The Jackal throws a leg kick but Sampson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sampson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. The Jackal manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sampson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The Jackal wriggles free and stands up.
Sampson checks a leg kick nicely.
Sampson tries to clinch but The Jackal is having none of it.
Sampson tries to clinch but The Jackal moves out of range.
Sampson scores with a jab to the head.
Sampson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Julz The Jackal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Sampson.
The Jackal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sampson avoids the head kick by The Jackal.
The Jackal throws a sloppy head kick and Sampson moves out of range easily.
Sampson closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Jackal circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Jackal as he jumps to the side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sampson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. The Jackal sprawls well initially but Sampson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The Jackal has one foot on Sampson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from The Jackal 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 Sampson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sampson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sampson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sampson clinches.
Sampson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The Jackal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sampson is looking to clinch.
Sampson avoids the head kick by The Jackal.
Sampson doesn't manage to clinch there - The Jackal circles away.
Sampson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Horrible takedown by Sampson or perhaps it was just good defense by The Jackal which made him look bad.
The Jackal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sampson tries to clinch up but The Jackal circles away and keeps his distance.
Sampson is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That kick from The Jackal tenderised Sampson's leg. Sampson is trying to keep his angry face on.
A punch combination from The Jackal misses.
Sampson forces The Jackal back against the cage and clinches.
The Jackal tries to break the clinch but Sampson is controlling the position.
Sampson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The Jackal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sampson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Jackal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Jackal looks to land a combination but Sampson avoids it well.
Sampson is looking to clinch but The Jackal is avoiding it.
The Jackal throws a head kick that misses.
The Jackal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Jackal throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sampson clinches with his opponent.
Sampson wants the takedown. The Jackal is fighting it off but Sampson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in The Jackal's guard against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Jackal wants to stand and escape but Sampson is having none of it.
Sampson wants to control from the top but The Jackal keeps moving.
Sampson slips nicely into half guard.
The Jackal kicks off Sampson and gets to his feet.
Sampson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Jackal circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Jackal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Jackal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Jackal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sampson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Jackal is pressed up against the cage. Sampson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag The Jackal down to the mat. The Jackal avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The Jackal slaps away a takedown attempt from Sampson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Sampson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Matt Sampson'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!
The Jackal lands with a kick to the temple. Sampson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The Jackal misses with a low kick as Sampson jumps back.
The Jackal scores with a spinning back kick!
The Jackal scores with the left hand. Sampson knows he should have avoided that one.
The Jackal misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Jackal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sampson tries to clinch but The Jackal moves out of range.
The Jackal stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and The Jackal wants it to stay on the feet.
The Jackal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sampson.
Sampson tries to clinch up but The Jackal circles away and keeps his distance.
Sampson clinches.
Sampson lands a good knee to the midsection. The Jackal won't want to take too many of those.
The Jackal breaks the clinch.
Sampson wants to clinch up but The Jackal keeps it at a distance.
The Jackal tries to keep at a distance but Sampson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The Jackal is trying to break the clinch but Sampson is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Jackal pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Julz The Jackal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Sampson.
The Jackal is looking to break free of the clinch but Sampson has double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sampson.
The Jackal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sampson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Jackal gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The Jackal blocks an elbow strike.
The Jackal wants to get back to striking at distance but Sampson won't allow it.
The Jackal breaks the clinch.
The Jackal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Jackal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sampson tries to clinch but The Jackal moves out of range.
The Jackal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sampson moves away.
The Jackal throws a right and a left that Sampson avoids nicely.
Sampson doesn't manage to clinch there - The Jackal circles away.
Sampson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Jackal circles away quickly and effectively.
Sampson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampson shoots in and gets a takedown into The Jackal's guard.
The Jackal has momentary wrist control but Sampson slips an elbow through the middle.
The Jackal wants to stand but Sampson is controlling the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sampson wants to stand but The Jackal has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sampson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Jackal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sampson stops The Jackal from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sampson forces his way into half guard.
The Jackal is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Jackal is staying active underneath Sampson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sampson passes to full mount!
Sampson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sampson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control The Jackal haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sampson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. The Jackal looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampson misses with a head shot.
Sampson with the ground and pound from mount.
Sampson looking to finish The Jackal with some ground and pound. This is bad for The Jackal!
The Jackal is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sampson content just to control the position here.
Sampson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Jackal is squirming around, avoiding Sampson's attempts to control the action.
Sampson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Jackal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Sampson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sampson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 47:49
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 46:50
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Sampson!
Matt Sampson is the new featherweight champion!
Matt Sampson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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