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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Reznick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trevor Reznick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamal Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reznick misses with a body kick.
Reznick looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reznick staying out of range there.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reznick makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jackson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Reznick lands with a nice body kick.
Reznick throws out a powerful jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Jackson. That snapped Reznick's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reznick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reznick misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reznick tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Reznick drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reznick.
Reznick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznick throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Reznick moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson lands a jab to the nose.
Reznick has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jackson throws a jab when Reznick was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Reznick misses the target.
Reznick tried to score with a low kick but Jackson checks it.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Reznick is just out of range.
Jamal Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reznick takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
Jackson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson sizes up Reznick with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Jackson throws a hook but Reznick blocks it.
Reznick chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reznick is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Reznick.
Jackson takes a swing at Reznick's ribcage but misses.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Reznick misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reznick throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Reznick counters with a good, hard body kick but Jackson shrugs it off.
Reznick tries to land a leg kick but Jackson saw it coming and moves away.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reznick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznick ducks right into an uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Reznick counters with a thumping low kick.
Reznick ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Reznick throws a low kick but Jackson moves out of range easily.
Reznick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the liver by Jackson. Beautiful body shot.
Jackson digs a good hook to Reznick's body.
Reznick misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reznick throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Jackson scores with a shot to the body.
Reznick tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson cracks Reznick with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reznick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson misses the jab.
Reznick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Reznick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reznick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson throws a jab when Reznick was well out of range.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Reznick moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reznick pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reznick lands a right hand.
Reznick misses with an elbow strike.
Reznick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Jackson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A head kick misses from Reznick.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and Reznick counters with an inside leg kick.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Reznick.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reznick.
Good leg kick by Reznick there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reznick does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A head kick misses from Reznick.
Reznick defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reznick.
Jackson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Reznick misses with a kick to the body.
Reznick explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznick on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Reznick clinches.
Reznick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reznick makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reznick swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reznick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reznick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Reznick, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath Reznick's ribcage. Reznick let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jackson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Reznick is looking to control Jackson's arms but Jackson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reznick has his back to the cage.
Reznick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Reznick has the dominant position.
Jackson tries a body shot but Reznick blocks it.
A short left from Jackson.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Reznick back to the cage. Jackson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Reznick.
Reznick looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Reznick.
Reznick looks to land a body kick but Jackson moved away.
Reznick drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jackson tries to circle away but Reznick has him pinned against the cage.
Reznick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reznick lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reznick.
Jackson blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reznick just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Reznick.
Jackson tries to work over Reznick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reznick throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reznick trying to land knees to the body.
Reznick stalls.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reznick missing with knees to the body.
Reznick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jackson as Reznick tries to tie him up.
A left hand lands to the body for Reznick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reznick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reznick misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Reznick.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reznick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jamal Jackson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A slow jab from Reznick misses its intended target.
Jackson throws the left hand but Reznick avoids the punch easily.
Jackson throws a jab when Reznick was well out of range.
Reznick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Reznick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Reznick will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jamal Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reznick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reznick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson swings for the body but Reznick moves out of range.
Jackson throws a right hand that Reznick ducks under and follows up with a left that Reznick also avoids with ease.
Jackson throws a hook but Reznick blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznick slips under a jab from Jackson.
Reznick is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jackson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Reznick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reznick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jackson finds it's way round the side to connect with Reznick's head.
Jackson swings for the body but Reznick moves out of range.
Reznick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson misses the jab.
Crunch! Reznick slams his shin into Jackson's torso.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reznick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reznick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Jackson digs a good hook to Reznick's body.
Reznick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reznick scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two 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!
Reznick lands with a nice body punch.
Reznick lands a head kick. Jackson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Reznick tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reznick.
Reznick throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
A big right from Reznick misses.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reznick clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Reznick tries to stall but Jackson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reznick tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Reznick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reznick's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reznick.
Reznick blocks an uppercut.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reznick.
Jackson tries to work over Reznick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reznick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reznick misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reznick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reznick misses with the head strike.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Reznick creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A body shot lands from Jackson.
Reznick missing with knees to the body.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reznick misses with some punches.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reznick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Trevor Reznick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Trevor Reznick.
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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamal Jackson!
During a confident post fight interview, Jamal Jackson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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