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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tanner Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blair Howatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blair Howatt will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tanner Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Blair Howatt!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howatt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Howatt misses with a series of wild punches.
Howatt throws a shot to the body.
Howatt misses with a series of wild punches.
Howatt throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Howatt misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Howatt blocks nicely.
Jackson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Howatt is looking to stand up but Jackson isn't so interested in that idea.
Howatt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Howatt is keeping the position for now.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
Howatt has his feet on Jackson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Howatt misses with a wild combination.
Howatt fails to land with a series of punches.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jackson.
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.
Jackson looks up at the clock and then as Howatt takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jackson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jackson scoring with punches and elbows.
Howatt on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Howatt is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jackson scoring with punches from side control.
Howatt is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jackson landing a few strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Howatt manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jackson's best efforts.
Jackson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Howatt looks gassed!
Howatt wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Howatt defends it well.
Jackson working Howatt over with strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jackson passes to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the head.
Jackson goes for an armbar but Howatt turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Howatt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Howatt decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jackson, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howatt gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howatt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Howatt wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Howatt is retaining full guard.
Jackson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Howatt working for a triangle but Jackson defends it easily.
Howatt working for a triangle but Jackson defends it easily.
Jackson stands up over Howatt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Howatt wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
Howatt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Howatt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Howatt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Howatt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackson chips away with some ground and pound.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howatt looking for a sweep. Not yet Howatt, not yet.
Howatt manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jackson is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tanner Jackson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blair Howatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howatt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jackson thows a huge punch but Howatt dodges it nicely.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Howatt is trying to stand up here but Jackson is controlling him well.
Jackson working Howatt over with strikes.
Jackson prevents Howatt from standing back up.
Jackson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Howatt tries to get to full guard but Jackson has control of the leg.
Howatt is in trouble now - Jackson has advanced to mount!
Howatt is breathing heavily.
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jackson raining down shots from the mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Howatt is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Jackson unloading with bombs!
Jackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jackson working Howatt over with strikes here.
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jackson looking to secure an arm triangle but Howatt defends it well.
Howatt is trying to stand.
Jackson lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Howatt wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howatt's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Jackson working the ground and pound effectively.
Howatt wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson working for a guillotine from mount but Howatt is in no mood to give up.
Jackson lands a big shot there that rocks Howatt but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jackson working the ground and pound effectively.
Jackson scoring with strikes but Howatt is staying in there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Jackson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Howatt tries to hold on but Jackson postures up.
Jackson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Howatt is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson landing punches.
Howatt is still in real trouble! Can Jackson finish him?
Howatt is looking to improve his position but Jackson isn't that keen on the idea.
Tanner Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson lands with some strikes.
Howatt gets back to half guard.
Howatt seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Howatt is just riding it out for now. Jackson eventually gives up the hold.
Howatt is looking to escape.
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of Howatt's head.
Jackson winds up and cracks Howatt with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Howatt is trying to stand back up but Jackson is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson passes to side control.
Jackson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Howatt, who protects the arm well.
Howatt is pushing Jackson's head away, looking to escape. Jackson manages to hold on to the position though.
Jackson is chipping away with strikes.
Jackson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jackson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jackson working the head with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howatt is looking to get back to his feet here but Jackson is keeping cool and he's managed to take Howatt's back.
Howatt is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tanner Jackson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jackson showed some decent athleticism there.
Jackson is working for a kimura but Howatt is defending it quite comfortably.
Howatt moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
Howatt had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jackson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Howatt Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jackson's back instead.
Jackson can't escape the position.
Jackson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson punching from the bottom.
Howatt tries to stand and escape but Jackson is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
Jackson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Howatt postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Jackson to stand up.
Tanner Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Howatt misses with a looping left.
Howatt looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Howatt misses with a wild combination.
Howatt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jackson avoids a kick to the body.
Howatt throws a big shot that misses.
Howatt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A bone on bone clash there as Jackson blocks the leg kick.
Jackson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jackson lands in his opponent's guard.
Howatt looking for a guillotine here but Jackson defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howatt wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling him.
Jackson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Howatt looking to control.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Howatt wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Howatt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Howatt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Howatt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howatt fails to land with a series of punches.
Howatt throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Howatt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Howatt misses with a series of wild punches.
Howatt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A combination from Howatt does no damage.
Howatt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Howatt misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Howatt is trying to stand up here but Jackson is controlling him well.
Jackson is nestled in close to Howatt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jackson stops Howatt from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but Howatt defending well.
Jackson is trying to work for a kimura but Howatt is defending well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Howatt.
Howatt misses with the combination.
Jackson gets the takedown into side control.
Jackson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jackson working the head with strikes.
Howatt is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jackson is controlling him well.
Howatt taking a bit of punishment here - Jackson scoring with strikes.
Howatt taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tanner Jackson clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jackson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Howatt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jackson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Howatt!
Jackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Howatt wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson with the ground and pound from mount.
Jackson scoring with strikes but Howatt is staying in there.
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jackson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Howatt wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Howatt is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howatt tries to hold on but Jackson postures up.
Jackson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Howatt looks a forlorn figure.
Jackson with good strikes from the mount here!
Jackson avoids the attempt from Howatt to control.
Howatt tries to reverse the position but Jackson maintains control.
Howatt takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Howatt is trying to escape the mount.
Jackson with good strikes from the mount here!
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Howatt hang on?
Jackson working for a submission but Howatt is keeping him at bay.
Jackson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Howatt is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jackson with a couple of short strikes.
Jackson landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Jackson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson lands with some strikes.
Jackson landing shots from mount.
Howatt working to try and regain half guard.
Howatt takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Howatt is looking to get to half guard.
Jackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Howatt can do to turn this around?
Howatt is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Jackson scoring with strikes but Howatt is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howatt wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Howatt is looking to improve his position but Jackson isn't that keen on the idea.
Jackson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jackson with the ground and pound from mount.
Howatt in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jackson has control of Howatt's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Howatt regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Howatt tries to lock up and control but Jackson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jackson raining down shots from the mount!
Jackson cracks Howatt with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson landing strikes from the mount.
Jackson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Howatt turns into him and now he's in Jackson's guard.
Jackson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Howatt has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Howatt is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Howatt is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson looking to secure an arm triangle but Howatt defends it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson lands a big shot there that rocks Howatt but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tanner Jackson had his way with Blair Howatt in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Howatt looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jackson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jackson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jackson scoring with strikes but Howatt is staying in there.
Howatt is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Jackson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jackson lands a big elbow.
Jackson with good strikes from the mount here!
Jackson lands a big shot there that rocks Howatt but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Howatt is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Howatt is trying desperately to improve position.
Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Howatt regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howatt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jackson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jackson's back!
Jackson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jackson covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Howatt looking for the choke but no joy.
Howatt missing with strikes from the back.
Jackson is keeping busy.
Howatt 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.
Jackson tries to break free.
Jackson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Jackson missing with punches from the bottom.
Jackson missing with punches from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howatt is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Jackson tries to roll over but Howatt keeps him under control.
Howatt wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson is defending against the submission attempts here by Howatt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Howatt!
Howatt is trying to stand.
Jackson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Howatt has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Howatt!
Howatt wants to stand but Jackson is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howatt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Howatt thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackson wants to improve his position but instead Howatt has moved into half guard.
Howatt tries to stand and escape but Jackson is controlling the position.
Blair Howatt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Howatt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Jackson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is chipping away with strikes.
Howatt taking a bit of punishment here - Jackson scoring with strikes.
Jackson is putting a hurting on Howatt here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jackson landing strikes.
Jackson working the head with strikes.
Jackson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jackson is chipping away with strikes.
Jackson advances to mount.
Howatt is looking to improve his position but Jackson isn't that keen on the idea.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howatt is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Howatt regains half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Howatt looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tanner 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 50:43
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:45
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tanner Jackson!
Tanner Jackson retains his welterweight title!
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