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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Omar Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Hollyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hollyfield's choice of entrance music: Paris. Omar Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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156 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Omar Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Hollyfield!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hollyfield counters by moving into the clinch.
Hollyfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hollyfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Omar Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Hollyfield ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Hollyfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson takes a swing at Hollyfield's ribcage but misses.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Hollyfield avoids nicely.
Jackson takes a swing at Hollyfield's ribcage but misses.
A right-left combo lands from Jackson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Hollyfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hollyfield counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hollyfield is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jackson is keeping busy.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Hollyfield has the dominant position.
Hollyfield creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hollyfield throws an elbow but it misses.
Hollyfield misses with a knee strike.
Hollyfield misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Hollyfield.
Hollyfield looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield misses with a knee to the head.
Hollyfield is looking to control Jackson's arms but Jackson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hollyfield has his back to the cage.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Hollyfield.
Hollyfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Hollyfield comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hollyfield.
Hollyfield trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Hollyfield looking to slow down the pace here.
Hollyfield taking a breather.
Jackson is trying to push Hollyfield away but Hollyfield has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hollyfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Hollyfield misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hollyfield.
Jackson is looking to wear down Hollyfield with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hollyfield closes the distance but Jackson moves to the side
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hollyfield moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Hollyfield which made him look bad.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hollyfield counters with an inside leg kick.
Jackson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hollyfield backs up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hollyfield tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Hollyfield avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Hollyfield.
Jackson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hollyfield moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson digs a good body shot into Hollyfield's ribs.
Hollyfield avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar 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.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Hollyfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Jackson throws the left hand but Hollyfield avoids the punch easily.
Jackson lands a head shot.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hollyfield doesn't seem bothered though.
Jackson scores with a decent looking hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jackson.
Jackson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jackson throws a right hand that Hollyfield ducks under and follows up with a left that Hollyfield also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollyfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hollyfield walks into a stiff left hand from Jackson.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jackson throws a one two combo.
Hollyfield moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson works the jab nicely.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson looking to score a takedown here. Hollyfield is defending well but Jackson drives through and ends up in Hollyfield's guard.
Hollyfield has Jackson pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hollyfield has momentary wrist control but Jackson slips an elbow through the middle.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hollyfield is keeping the position for now.
Hollyfield is controlling Jackson's posture.
Jackson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jackson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jackson 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hollyfield keeps working.
Hollyfield tries to bench press Jackson off him but Jackson keeps the position.
Hollyfield is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jackson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson tries for a kimura but Hollyfield is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hollyfield keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Jackson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hollyfield tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Omar Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hollyfield tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollyfield won't allow Jackson to pass to mount.
Hollyfield has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jackson is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We're going to have a standup here because Omar Jackson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jackson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hollyfield counters by moving into the clinch.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Hollyfield.
Hollyfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Hollyfield, against the cage.
Hollyfield looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hollyfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hollyfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Hollyfield.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hollyfield lands a nice elbow.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Hollyfield, against the cage.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hollyfield keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackson's efforts to push away.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Hollyfield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson is trying to push Hollyfield away but Hollyfield has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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.
Tyson Hollyfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hollyfield avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hollyfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Hollyfield avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield tries to clinch up.
Hollyfield wants to clinch.
Tyson Hollyfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Jackson misses.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson swings for the body but Hollyfield moves out of range.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
Hollyfield on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Jackson!
Omar Jackson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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