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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wilmer Bolton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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193 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wilmer Bolton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolton gets caught napping as Jackson dives in and scores a takedown. Bolton manages to retain guard.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson won't allow Bolton to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson controlling from the top position.
Bolton throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bolton is keeping the position for now.
Bolton wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling him.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bolton tries to strike from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson gets to his feet - Bolton follows without any prompting.
Bolton shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Bolton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jackson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bolton tries to sprawl but Jackson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bolton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolton looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bolton wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bolton looking for submissions off his back.
Jackson is controlling the pace.
Bolton looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bolton throws a strike from the bottom but Jackson passes into side control!
Bolton wants to control but Jackson postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bolton pushes Jackson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jackson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jackson taking a breather here.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jackson slows the pace down.
Jackson working away.
Bolton dodges the ground and pound from Jackson.
Bolton is trying to control Jackson's posture but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson trying to control the position but Bolton is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolton is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jackson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee asks Jackson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jackson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jackson works to advance to full mount. Bolton defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Bolton is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bolton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bolton'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.
Bolton is trying desperately to improve position.
Jackson trying to control but Bolton is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson controlling the position easily from mount.
Bolton regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jackson thows a huge punch but Bolton dodges it nicely.
Jackson stops Bolton from getting back to his feet.
Bolton looking for submissions off his back.
Bolton wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Bolton is breathing heavily.
Bolton makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
John Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Jackson tries to get set, Bolton tries to push him back and clinch up but Jackson manages to avoid the attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bolton misses with a takedown attempt - Jackson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jackson scores with a head kick.
It looks like Wilmer Bolton has been cut.
Wilmer Bolton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bolton misses with a takedown
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Bolton is rocked!
Jackson instigates a clinch.
Oh Bolton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Bolton pushes Jackson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bolton circles away quickly and effectively.
Bolton seems to have got his legs back now.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Bolton shoots in.
Bolton tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jackson defends well and Bolton ends up having to push Jackson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilmer Bolton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bolton.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bolton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bolton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jackson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jackson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bolton wants to get back to his feet but Jackson drags him back down.
The strikes coming from Jackson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jackson controlling from side mount.
Bolton is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson happy to just control the position for now.
Bolton 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.
Jackson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Bolton sneaks out the side door and pushes Jackson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Jackson moves into range and clinches up with Bolton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson keeps control of Bolton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bolton tries to pull guard but Jackson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bolton gets control of Jackson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bolton will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jackson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jackson won't allow Bolton to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson postures up in Bolton's guard and throws a big left but Bolton blocks it.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bolton keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson tries to clinch but Bolton is having none of it.
Bolton has a takedown stuffed.
Jackson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Bolton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Bolton keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wilmer Bolton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bolton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bolton slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Bolton moves out of range easily.
Bolton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson with the counter takedown but Bolton avoids it easily.
Bolton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilmer Bolton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Bolton looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a one two combo.
Bolton shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jackson darts in and clinches Bolton up against the cage.
Jackson blocking some punches.
The referee calls for Jackson to work.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolton tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bolton throws a big right hand that misses.
Bolton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Bolton postures up and lands a big shot to Jackson's brow.
Bolton postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jackson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bolton, into his guard.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bolton is keeping the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Bolton.
Bolton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jackson defends well.
Bolton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jackson is controlling him.
Jackson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bolton trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Jackson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bolton!
Jackson staying calm.
Bolton sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
John Jackson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
John Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jackson is continuing to stall.
Jackson prevents Bolton from improving his position.
Wilmer Bolton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bolton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Jackson!
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energy
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hype
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