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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Rum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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187 cm
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245 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cole Jackson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Red Rum! The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rum clinches. Jackson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Rum.
Rum is looking to control Jackson's arms but Jackson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rum has his back to the cage. Rum lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Rum.
Rum taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rum with a knee to the head.
It looks like Cole Jackson has been cut. Rum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Rum misses with a knee to the head. Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Rum prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch. Rum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rum is keeping busy. Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson taking a breather. Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Rum lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jackson takes a step back to recover. Jackson is breathing heavily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Rum darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage. Rum lands a nice knee to the body. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rum. Rum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Rum with a knee to the head.
Rum controlling the action here for a moment.
Rum receives a warning from the referee for stalling. Rum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Red Rum. Rum scores with a leg kick.
Rum closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Rum misses with a knee to the head. Stalling in the clinch from Rum.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rum.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Rum lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A bit of stalling here from Rum.
Rum landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rum scores with a knee to the head.
Rum crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage. Knees in the clinch landing for Rum.
Rum scores a nice knee to the body.
Rum scores a nice knee to the body.
Rum lands a knee to the head.
Rum leaning his opponent against the cage. Rum lands a nice knee to the body. Rum stalls. Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Stalling in the clinch from Rum.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Rum tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Rum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Rum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rum. Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Rum has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rum connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rum has him pressed against the cage. Jackson throws a head punch that misses. Jackson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Rum avoiding damage.
Rum blocking some punches.
Knees to the body from Rum.
Rum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Jackson letting Rum take a breather here. Rum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Rum taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Rum's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch. Knees to the body from Rum.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Rum stalling the fight.
Jackson avoiding damage as Rum throws knees to the body.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rum backwards. Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jackson. Rum prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch. A battle for position here, against the cage. Rum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rum leaning against his opponent.
Rum scores with a knee to the head.
Rum tries to stall but Jackson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rum crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rum taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rum trying to stall but Jackson improves his position.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Rum tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Rum dominated that round. The cut man is working on Cole Jackson's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Donk. Rum catches Jackson right on the button with a cross. Jackson clinches but Rum breaks the clinch and Rum counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rum. Red Rum seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Rum has double underhooks. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rum 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. Jackson stalling in the clinch but Rum improves position. Rum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Rum connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Rum has him pressed against the cage. Rum takes a shot to the head. Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch. Jackson can't break the clinch.
Rum blocks an uppercut.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Rum chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rum has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rum takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Rum landing knees to the head.
Rum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Rum taking a breather. Rum connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rum is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Rum prevents a body shot from Jackson. Rum lands a knee to the body.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Rum. Rum landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rum lands a nice knee to the body. Rum content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rum stalling against the cage.
Rum crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage. Rum landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rum's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Rum scores with a knee to the head.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Rum moves into the clinch. Rum crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rum tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body. Jackson effectively controlling the action here. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Rum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rum. Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rum uses good head movement to avoid it. Jackson tries a body shot but Rum blocks it.
Rum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Rum landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Rum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Rum won't allow it.
Rum lands a knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rum. Rum prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch. Rum landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jackson pushes Rum back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Jackson stalling in the clinch but Rum improves position. Rum crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage. Rum holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut. Rum landing knees to the body.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Rum tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Rum landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rum effectively controlling the action here. Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Rum is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Jackson is trying to break free. Rum blocking some punches.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Rum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Rum taking a breather. Jackson wants the takedown. Rum is fighting it off but Jackson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rum's guard against the cage. Rum is pulling down on Jackson's head to control his posture. Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Rum is retaining full guard. Rum looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there. Rum is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Rum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Cole Jackson's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rum lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Rum has managed to clinch.
Rum leaning against his opponent.
Rum lands a nice knee to the body. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rum. Rum landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Come on Rum - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rum scores with a knee to the head.
Rum avoiding damage.
Rum crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage. Rum landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rum taking a breather. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Red Rum. Jackson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rum. Rum has been the more effective fighter overall so far. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rum checks a leg kick. Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rum. A solid leg kick lands there for Rum.
Rum forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches. Rum lands a knee to the body.
Rum landing knees to the body.
Rum displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jackson up against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson. Rum is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Rum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Jackson avoiding damage as Rum throws knees to the body.
Jackson is trying to drag Rum to the mat but Rum just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Rum lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rum.
Rum crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage. Rum blocking some punches.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside. Rum displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jackson up against the cage. Rum looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rum.
Rum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rum can't fight it off and eventually Jackson manages to take the fight to the floor. Rum looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Jackson preventing the sweep. Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Jackson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Jackson is fighting to break Rum's control of his arms but Rum is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Jackson trying to control but Rum is working from the bottom. Jackson is really struggling to control Rum but he's trying to hold on to the position. Rum scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Cole Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Rum moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.
And that's the end of the fight! Red Rum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Rum winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30 Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30 Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Red Rum!
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energy
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RATING
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