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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akira Kurosawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demarcus Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurosawa comes to the cage accompanied by War drums. Akira Kurosawa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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180 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Akira Kurosawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Demarcus Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kurosawa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kurosawa is pushing down on Jackson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jackson is fighting to maintain full guard but Kurosawa has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kurosawa is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kurosawa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jackson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jackson tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Kurosawa manages to move to mount!
Kurosawa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kurosawa has control of Jackson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jackson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jackson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosawa goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Jackson is on top in guard.
Kurosawa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kurosawa looking for a guillotine here but Jackson defends easily.
Jackson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kurosawa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kurosawa is working an open guard so Jackson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jackson throws a hook but Kurosawa avoids it easily.
Kurosawa dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Kurosawa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
Kurosawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kurosawa shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Kurosawa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kurosawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kurosawa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Kurosawa persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson tries a low kick but Kurosawa avoids it.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Kurosawa saw that one coming.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson throws a head kick that half lands.
Kurosawa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akira Kurosawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kurosawa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosawa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Kurosawa prevents Jackson from standing back up.
Kurosawa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Kurosawa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Kurosawa there.
Jackson pushes Kurosawa off and gets back to his feet.
Kurosawa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jackson sprawls well initially but Kurosawa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Kurosawa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson throws a low kick but Kurosawa avoids it.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kurosawa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Kurosawa closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Kurosawa pushes Jackson against the cage but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Akira Kurosawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Kurosawa or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson which made him look bad.
Jackson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kurosawa momentarily.
Kurosawa gets the takedown into side control.
Kurosawa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jackson has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Kurosawa drags him back down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kurosawa 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.
Kurosawa scoring with punches from side control.
Akira Kurosawa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kurosawa trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kurosawa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kurosawa is chipping away with strikes.
Kurosawa landing a few strikes.
Jackson is looking for a sweep.
Kurosawa slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Jackson.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kurosawa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson is in a horrible position here. Kurosawa smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosawa goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jackson turns into him and now he's in Kurosawa's guard.
Jackson is working Kurosawa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kurosawa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kurosawa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
Kurosawa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jackson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kurosawa is keeping the position for now.
Jackson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kurosawa's guard.
Kurosawa trying to control the position.
Kurosawa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kurosawa is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Kurosawa dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kurosawa.
Kurosawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kurosawa's calf.
Kurosawa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side.
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Kurosawa on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akira Kurosawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kurosawa misses with a double jab.
Kurosawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kurosawa moves out of range of the leg kick from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosawa fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kurosawa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kurosawa moves away.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kurosawa wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Akira Kurosawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurosawa shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kurosawa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson tries to score with a low kick but Kurosawa moves his leg out of the way.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kurosawa blocks a low kick nicely.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Kurosawa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kurosawa off to one side.
Kurosawa slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Demarcus Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kurosawa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Kurosawa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kurosawa's guard.
Demarcus Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Kurosawa won't let him.
Kurosawa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kurosawa has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jackson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kurosawa.
Kurosawa on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jackson decides to stand back up.
Jackson connects with a right hand. Kurosawa shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosawa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kurosawa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Kurosawa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kurosawa blocks a jab.
Kurosawa tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kurosawa is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jackson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson throws a jab when Kurosawa was well out of range.
No luck for Kurosawa with that takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demarcus Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kurosawa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akira Kurosawa!
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