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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 cm
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160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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183 cm
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180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charlie Johnson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Jackson! The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Johnson tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it. Johnson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJackson. Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Jackson. Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body. Jackson throws a head punch that misses. Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now. Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch. A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson. A short right from Jackson on the inside. Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jackson lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off. Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson. Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Jackson controlling the action here for a moment.
Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A solid body kick from Johnson. Jackson misses with a body shot.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Jackson moves into range and clinches up with Johnson. Johnson blocks a body shot from Jackson. Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch. A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow. Jackson slows down the pace here.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards. Jackson tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jackson obliges. Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it. Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson. Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms. Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses. Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jackson breaks the clinch.
Johnson has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage. Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson. Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson has Johnson pushed against the cage. Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Jackson. Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jackson. Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook. Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off. Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Johnson has managed to clinch.
Jackson is stalling here.
Jackson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Jackson throws a head kick that misses. Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage. Johnson working Jackson over with knees to the body. Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him. Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Jackson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch. Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Jackson blocks an elbow strike. Johnson stalls. Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eric Jackson will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson checks the leg kick. Eric Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup. Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson connects with a single shot there. Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson moves into range and clinches up with Johnson. A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
We've been informed that Jackson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson. Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A short right from Jackson on the inside. Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson. Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Jackson moves into the clinch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jackson lands a body punch in the clinch. Jackson pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle. Jackson lands a left hand.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Johnson is trying to break free. Johnson tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson. Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike. Johnson is trying to push Jackson away but Jackson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Johnson is rocked! Jackson lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye. Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Charlie Johnson has been cut. Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch. Jackson pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Johnson! Jackson unloads with more strikes and Johnson sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Jackson! Eric Jackson thanked the fans post fight for their support. Charlie Johnson spoke after the fight, saying 'He was the better man tonight '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
64% |
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