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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Schopenhauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schopenhauer comes to the cage accompanied by London Calling. On his way into the cage it seems that Arthur Schopenhauer has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Arthur Schopenhauer seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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194 lbs
19 - 5 - 0 |
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189 cm
30
197 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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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
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur Schopenhauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodney Jackson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Schopenhauer moved out of range.
Schopenhauer attempts a counter takedown but Jackson avoids it well and moves away.
Jackson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Schopenhauer slips a jab from Jackson.
Schopenhauer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at O'Brannigans MMA in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schopenhauer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson lands with a hook. Schopenhauer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Schopenhauer ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Schopenhauer tries to counter with a takedown but Jackson is quick to defend against it.
Jackson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Schopenhauer counters with a takedown into side control.
Schopenhauer tries to advance to mount but can't.
Schopenhauer is working hard here to advance position.
Schopenhauer creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jackson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to improve his position.
Schopenhauer throws an elbow but Jackson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Schopenhauer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jackson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Schopenhauer.
Schopenhauer tries to move to mount but Jackson blocks the move with his legs.
Schopenhauer fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Schopenhauer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schopenhauer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Schopenhauer tries to advance to mount but Jackson denies him.
Schopenhauer tries to move to full mount but Jackson actually manages to regain half guard.
Schopenhauer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schopenhauer. 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 pressing down on Schopenhauer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Schopenhauer is working Jackson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Schopenhauer wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Schopenhauer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Schopenhauer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schopenhauer trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schopenhauer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jackson's guard.
Schopenhauer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
Schopenhauer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Schopenhauer is pressing down on Jackson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jackson is holding on for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schopenhauer throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
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 Arthur Schopenhauer will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good standup being displayed there by Jackson as he connects with a hook.
Schopenhauer moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schopenhauer was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Schopenhauer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jackson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson lunges at Schopenhauer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Schopenhauer's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schopenhauer avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schopenhauer manages to avoid it.
Jackson misses with a hook. Schopenhauer ducked under it nicely.
Schopenhauer drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jackson sprawls and moves away.
Jackson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jackson.
Jackson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson with a jab.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schopenhauer.
Schopenhauer tries to counter with a takedown but Jackson is quick to defend against it.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Schopenhauer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a jab to the nose.
Schopenhauer avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jackson lands a nice hook to Schopenhauer's body. Schopenhauer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Schopenhauer tries to counter with a takedown but Jackson is quick to defend against it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with an uppercut that bounces Schopenhauer off the cage and back into range.
Schopenhauer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Schopenhauer's shoulder, as Schopenhauer tries to avoid the shot.
Schopenhauer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Schopenhauer blocks a jab.
Schopenhauer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jackson connects with a nice looking jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson throws a jab when Schopenhauer was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Schopenhauer moves away and avoids it.
Schopenhauer tries to counter with a takedown but Jackson is quick to defend against it.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Schopenhauer on the side of the head.
Schopenhauer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Schopenhauer drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jackson sprawls and moves away.
Rodney Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson jabs at Schopenhauer's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Schopenhauer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson tries to bum rush Schopenhauer with a series of wild strikes but Schopenhauer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schopenhauer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a right hand. Schopenhauer shakes it off.
Jackson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Schopenhauer feinted with a counter takedown.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Schopenhauer ducks down to avoid it.
Schopenhauer moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Schopenhauer drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jackson sprawls and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Schopenhauer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schopenhauer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodney Jackson!
An out of breath Rodney Jackson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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