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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lionel Lindsay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quinton Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lionel Lindsay!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Lionel Lindsay has been cut.
Quinton Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindsay moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Lindsay takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lindsay swinging wildly here.
Jackson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lindsay.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Lindsay shoots in looking for a takedown but Jackson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lindsay's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lindsay lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lindsay takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jackson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lindsay eats them both and turns towards Jackson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lindsay clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Lindsay working aggressively here.
Lindsay blocks a body shot from Jackson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson looking to stall.
Lindsay looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Lindsay has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindsay lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lindsay on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Lindsay to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Lindsay.
Lindsay tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson lunges at Lindsay with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lindsay's hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Lindsay replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Jackson blocks it well.
A big right from Lindsay misses.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson works Lindsay's body with a nice hook.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lindsay.
A head kick misses from Lindsay.
A counter left hand to the body from Jackson misses its target.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lindsay.
Lindsay walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lindsay closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Quinton Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lindsay avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Lindsay is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lindsay is looking to clinch.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lindsay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lindsay is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Lindsay thuds his shin into the meat of Jackson's side.
Jackson scores with a jab. Lindsay acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jackson lands with a cross.
Jackson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lindsay at a distance.
Jackson cracks Lindsay with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lindsay is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lindsay takes one to the side of the head.
Lindsay goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindsay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Lindsay misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Jackson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lindsay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Lindsay manages to avoid it.
A left and a right from Jackson both land. Nice combination.
Lindsay walks into a left hand.
A big left from Lindsay misses.
Jackson lands a slapping body shot.
Jackson cracks a nice hook into Lindsay's ribs.
Jackson drops his hands momentarily and Lindsay takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jackson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lindsay avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Lindsay on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindsay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Lindsay drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jackson defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Lindsay's shoulder, as Lindsay tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
Lindsay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lindsay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lindsay counters with a three punch combo that has Jackson backing up. Jackson nods at Lindsay to acknowledge the strikes.
Jackson scores with the left hand. Lindsay knows he should have avoided that one.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lindsay.
Lindsay lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lindsay slips under a jab from Jackson.
Lindsay takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lindsay slips under a jab from Jackson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Lindsay does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lionel Lindsay's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lindsay throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lindsay lands a jab to the nose.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson works Lindsay's body with a nice hook.
Lindsay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lindsay moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson misses the jab.
Jackson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lindsay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lindsay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Lindsay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Lindsay takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Quinton Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson blocks a low kick nicely.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Lindsay moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindsay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson stuffs the takedown.
Nice shot lands for Jackson.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Lindsay moved out of range.
Lindsay scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lindsay takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lindsay can do to turn this around?
Lindsay gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jackson thuds a left hand into Lindsay's body.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Lindsay counters with a nice uppercut.
Lindsay misses with a lunging right hand
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Lindsay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindsay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Lindsay slips a jab from Jackson.
Lindsay follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lindsay doesn't seem bothered though.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Lindsay moved out of range nicely.
Lindsay has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lindsay there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lindsay misses with a head kick.
Jackson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lindsay dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick from Lindsay.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jackson duly obliges.
Lindsay throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson's head.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lindsay manages to avoid it.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
Lindsay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Lindsay avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindsay goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jackson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lindsay momentarily.
Jackson connects with a single shot there.
Lindsay throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Lindsay counters with a body kick.
Jackson stuns Lindsay with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Lindsay closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jackson manages to end up in side control.
Lindsay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lindsay is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jackson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lindsay is trying to stand up here but Jackson is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindsay trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.
Jackson tries to pass to full mount but Lindsay defends it.
Lindsay is pressing down on Jackson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lindsay working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson postures up.
Lindsay wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Lindsay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lionel Lindsay's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lindsay ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Lindsay.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lindsay counters by clinching up.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Lindsay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lindsay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lindsay rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lindsay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lindsay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lindsay lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindsay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lindsay lands a knee to the body.
Jackson has Lindsay pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lindsay manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jackson has Lindsay pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lindsay manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lindsay works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Lindsay throwing strikes but missing.
Lindsay is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Lindsay from controlling successfully.
Lindsay throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lindsay trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lindsay postures up and lands a big shot to Jackson's brow.
Lindsay advances to half guard.
Jackson is trying to control but can't.
Lindsay sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Lindsay drops an elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Lindsay thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson is pressing down on Lindsay's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jackson has his foot on Lindsay's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lindsay works his way back into a safe position though.
Lindsay working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lindsay chips away with some ground and pound.
Lindsay scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindsay loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lindsay is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jackson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jackson has escaped and now he's on top!
Jackson wants to control from the top but Lindsay keeps moving.
Lindsay is looking to stand up but Jackson isn't so interested in that idea.
Lindsay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lindsay keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson won't allow Lindsay to sweep him here.
Quinton Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson postures up in Lindsay's guard and throws a big left but Lindsay blocks it.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Lindsay has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson pushing down on Lindsay's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lionel Lindsay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lindsay wants to get back to full guard.
Lionel Lindsay has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lindsay is trying to get back to full guard.
Lindsay wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lionel Lindsay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jackson 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinton Jackson!
Quinton Jackson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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