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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Congoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Jackson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Congoo!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Congoo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jackson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Congoo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Still in half guard, Congoo seems content to control.
It looks like Congoo might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Congoo is trying to work for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
Congoo seems to be working for a kimura but Jackson defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congoo wants to pass to mount but Jackson is defending the position.
Congoo working Jackson over with strikes.
Congoo tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Jackson.
Congoo working the head and body with strikes.
Congoo controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Chris Congoo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jackson gets tackled into the cage by Congoo. Congoo maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jackson tries to stall but Congoo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Congoo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Congoo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Chris Congoo.
Congoo misses with a body kick.
Jackson misses with a takedown
and Congoo counters with a nice body shot.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Congoo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Congoo has managed to clinch.
Congoo 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Congoo has his foot on Jackson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jackson works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Congoo dominated that round.
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.
Jackson moves out of range as Congoo throws a body kick.
Jackson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Congoo counters with a nice body shot.
Congoo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jackson!
Jackson trying to remain calm as Congoo controls from the top position.
Congoo tries to move to mount but Jackson blocks the move with his legs.
Congoo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Congoo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Congoo is putting a hurting on Jackson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congoo controlling from side mount.
Congoo is trying to get an arm triangle but Jackson is defending well.
Congoo lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congoo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jackson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Congoo moves into full mount!
Jackson is squirming around, avoiding Congoo's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congoo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Congoo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Congoo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Congoo controlling from mount.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Congoo lands a couple of good shots and Jackson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson showing good submission defense here.
Congoo just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Congoo is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jackson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Congoo patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Congoo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Jackson gets caught napping as Congoo dives in and scores a takedown. Jackson manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Congoo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Congoo pushing down on Jackson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jackson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Congoo pulls his head out easily.
Congoo trying to pass the guard but Jackson defending well.
Congoo controlling the action here.
Congoo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congoo is looking for a kimura but Jackson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Congoo to get the leverage.
Congoo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Congoo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Congoo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jackson is trying to control but Congoo passes into side control!
William Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congoo takes a little break here. Jackson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Congoo tries to advance to mount but can't.
Jackson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Congoo connects with a decent elbow.
Congoo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Congoo trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Congoo decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A head kick by Congoo misses
and Jackson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Congoo!
Congoo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jackson off and has taken his back!
Congoo trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Jackson doesn't escape.
Congoo is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jackson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congoo throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Jackson!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Congoo trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Jackson doesn't escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Congoo is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jackson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Congoo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Congoo 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 25:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 25:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Congoo!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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