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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Hastings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 cm
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185 lbs
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190 cm
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189 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryan Jackson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colin Hastings! The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jackson tries to land a front kick but Hastings steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Some bone on bone action there as Hastings checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson. Hastings throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease. Hastings scores with a head kick.
It looks like Bryan Jackson has been cut. Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Hastings shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side. Hastings tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Hastings tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it. An inside leg kick from Jackson misses. Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson throws a series of strikes that have Hastings backpedaling.
It looks like Colin Hastings has been cut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hastings works over Jackson's head and body with a nice combination. Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hastings is looking for the big counter here. Jackson throws a right and a left that Hastings avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jackson throws a series of punches but Hastings moves out of range. Colin Hastings seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hastings misses with the combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Hastings scores with a four punch combination! Hastings lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bryan Jackson's cut is getting worse. Hastings throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease. Hastings misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson attempts a counter takedown but Hastings avoids it well and moves away. Hastings scores with a push kick. Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A right-left combo lands from Jackson. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Jackson misses with a body kick. Jackson is breathing heavily. Hastings misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Jackson misses. And Hastings tries to counter it with a takedown but Jackson pushes his down on his head and steps out. Jackson tries to bum rush Hastings with a series of wild strikes but Hastings uses good footwork to avoid the assault. No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jackson dodges the punch combination from Hastings.
A combination from Jackson does no damage. Hastings throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Jackson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hastings finds it's way round the side to connect with Jackson's head. Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hastings is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Hastings misses with the combination.
Hastings wants to clinch. Hastings slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Hastings closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jackson to the mat! Jackson manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hastings lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Hastings lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Hastings looking to pass the guard. Hastings working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Hastings wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving. Hastings scoring with some ground and pound. Hastings scoring with punches to the head and body. Jackson wants to stand but Hastings is controlling the position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Hastings decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hastings throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson. Bryan Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Jackson looks to land a combination. Hastings sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Jackson throws a series of punches but Hastings moves out of range. Jackson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Jackson keeps the fight on the outside. Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Hastings swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Hastings. Those never looked like landing. Jackson throws a right and a left that Hastings avoids nicely. Jackson throws a series of punches but Hastings avoids them all with ease. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Hastings misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Jackson looks for the body kick but Hastings saw that one coming. Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hastings.
Hastings throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily. 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 Bryan Jackson will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Back to the action!
Jackson scores with a three punch combo!
A clash of legs there as Hastings blocks the low kick. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Hastings scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Hastings bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Hastings fails to land with a series of punches.
Hastings plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! A punch combination from Jackson misses. Hastings fails in his attempt to clinch. Jackson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Jackson throws a right and a left that Hastings avoids nicely. No joy there for Hastings, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hastings throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Hastings manages to escape and get back to his feet! Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing. No joy there for Hastings, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hastings moves out of range as Jackson throws a body kick.
Hastings shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hastings has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hastings and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. A combination from Jackson does no damage. Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hastings eats them both and turns towards Jackson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Hastings throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bryan Jackson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Jackson tries to bum rush Hastings with a series of wild strikes but Hastings uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Hastings shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well. Jackson throws a leg kick but Hastings moved away. Jackson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing. Jackson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hastings cracks Jackson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jackson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hastings is able to avoid easily. Hastings looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well. Bryan Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colin Hastings. Jackson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Jackson throws a leg kick but Hastings checks it. Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hastings drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
Jackson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hastings decides to pull guard. Hastings wriggles free and stands up. Jackson misses with the combination.
Hastings comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice cross by Hastings. Jab, jab by Hastings - just one landing. Hastings closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Jackson tries to pull guard but Hastings holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
Hastings changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jackson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hastings shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jackson defends it nicely. A punch combination from Jackson misses. Hastings with the counter takedown but Jackson avoids it easily. Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hastings. Hastings throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown. Hastings fights it but they end up in guard. Hastings has his feet on Jackson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hastings fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hastings eats them both and turns towards Jackson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Bryan Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Jackson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Hastings swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jackson. Jackson is looking to land body kicks. Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jackson tries to bum rush Hastings with a series of wild strikes but Hastings uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Hastings drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jackson defends it well. Jackson tries to bum rush Hastings with a series of wild strikes but Hastings uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Hastings fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson appears to be looking for a big counter. Hastings gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hastings pulls guard successfully.
Jackson gets to his feet. Hastings looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Jackson throws a series of punches but Hastings moves out of range. Hastings lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Colin Hastings will probably get the nod - 10:9. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. 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. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Jackson misses. Hastings tries to clinch up. Jackson on the wrong end of a nice hook. Jackson tried to score with a low kick but Hastings checks it. Hastings forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches. Jackson takes a shot to the head. Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jackson trying to control the position but instead, Hastings has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jackson into the cage. Hastings breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jackson misses with a double jab.
Hastings shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Both fighters are breathing heavily. A looping hook to the body misses from Hastings. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet. Jackson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hastings scores with a jab. Jackson acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Hastings checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hastings fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jackson to the ground. Hastings is now in Jackson's guard. Hastings working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Hastings passes into half guard. Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jackson tries to get out of the position. Hastings is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Hastings passes to side control. Hastings wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jackson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hastings. Hastings is chipping away with strikes.
Hastings connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jackson some visible discomfort.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jackson wants to get back to his feet. Hastings landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Hastings advances to full mount. Jackson somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hastings. The fight stays on the outside here - Hastings looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Jackson swings away with a leg kick that misses. Jackson looks for the body kick but Hastings saw that one coming. Hastings tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jackson defends well and Hastings ends up having to push Jackson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Jackson tries to bum rush Hastings with a series of wild strikes but Hastings uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Jackson lands a jab-cross combination. Hastings is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Jackson throws a one two combo.
Bryan Jackson is winning the standup battle so far. Hastings is looking to clinch. Jackson feints a jab promting Hastings to slip. Jackson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hastings slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hastings gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hastings breaks from the clinch.
Hastings tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance. Hastings showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hastings. Hastings moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off. Hastings lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A punch combination from Jackson misses. Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Hastings on that attempt. As Hastings looks to move away, Jackson throws a big counter combo but Hastings just gets out of the way. Bryan Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colin Hastings. Hastings misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson looks for the body kick but Hastings saw that one coming. Jackson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. The fight stays on the outside here - Hastings looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Jackson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bryan Jackson. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28 Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:29 Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bryan Jackson!
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