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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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287 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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283 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Garcia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jackson's guard.
Jackson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Garcia!
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Garcia is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia is squirming around, avoiding Jackson's attempts to control the action.
Garcia keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jackson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jackson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jackson raining down shots from the mount!
Jackson dominating with strikes here.
Garcia is working to get back to half guard.
Garcia bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jackson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Garcia defends it easily.
Garcia trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Jackson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Garcia looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jackson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Garcia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jackson is stalling in the full guard.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Garcia trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson scores with a nice head shot.
Jackson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Garcia quickly recovers to half guard.
Garcia moves into full guard.
Garcia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jackson's guard.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Garcia manages to get himself to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garcia is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia is pushing down on Jackson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jackson is fighting to maintain full guard but Garcia has managed to sneak the leg through.
Garcia missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson wants to control but Garcia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Garcia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jackson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jackson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jackson.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Garcia has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Garcia passes Jackson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Garcia seems to be looking for submissions.
Garcia is pressing down on Jackson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jackson is holding on for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Jackson is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jackson dominated that round.
That's time! Garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A left lands for Garcia.
Jackson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like John Jackson has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Garcia throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
Jackson cracks a nice hook into Garcia's ribs.
Garcia stuffs the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson clinches with his opponent.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
Garcia lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jackson is trying to stall.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Garcia avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garcia.
Jackson taking a breather.
Jackson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Garcia fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brian Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Jackson.
Jackson throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Jackson throws a low kick, looking for Garcia's leg but Garcia calmly moves out of range.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia lands with an overhand left.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jackson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson throws out a leg kick but Garcia moves out of range and Jackson only half commits.
Garcia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garcia at a distance.
Garcia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jackson doesn't seem bothered though.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Jackson throws out a leg kick but Garcia moves out of range and Jackson only half commits.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jackson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garcia tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jackson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson happy to just control the position for now.
Garcia tries to improve position but can't.
Garcia is trying to control Jackson's posture but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson advances to full mount.
Jackson landing shots from mount.
Garcia tries to reverse the position but Jackson maintains control.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the head.
Garcia really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is working hard here to advance position.
Jackson lands with some strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Garcia can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Garcia can't escape the position.
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Garcia is looking to escape.
The referee warns Garcia that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jackson prevents Garcia from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Jackson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Jackson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia swinging wildly here.
Jackson clinches up against the cage.
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcia prevents the takedown attempt.
Brian Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Jackson.
Garcia misses with some punches.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into Garcia's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jackson stacks Garcia on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jackson!
Jackson scoring with punches and elbows.
Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Garcia to see if he's OK.
Garcia is looking for a sweep.
Jackson working the head with strikes.
Jackson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Garcia, who protects the arm well.
Garcia tries to bench press Jackson off him but Jackson keeps the position.
Jackson scoring with punches and elbows.
Garcia is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Garcia manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
John Jackson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
Garcia tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Jackson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Jackson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Garcia gets back to half guard.
Jackson trying to control the pace.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
John Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to get back to full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. John Jackson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Garcia misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Garcia tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Garcia scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Garcia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jackson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garcia momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Brian Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A leg kick checked by Garcia.
Garcia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jackson momentarily.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Garcia digs a good hook to Jackson's body.
Jackson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Garcia rather than just go for the knockout.
Garcia lands a jab.
That has opened up John Jackson's cut even more.
Garcia throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia jabs at Jackson's body.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brian Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson avoids the body shot from Garcia.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... John Jackson!
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