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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by haiti song. Isaac Jackson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Benjamin Porter's chin.
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180 cm
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220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Isaac Jackson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benjamin Porter! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Porter throws a hook but Jackson blocks it. Jackson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Porter wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy.
Porter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Jackson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Porter is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jackson controlling the action here. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Porter can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round. Porter looking for submissions from an awkward position here. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Porter wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Porter sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Porter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Porter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Porter if he has to take too many more of those.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Porter shows good takedown defense. Jackson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Porter's guard. Jackson is standing up over Porter. Porter looks to escape but Jackson dives into side control.
Porter tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Jackson easily slips into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully. Jackson won't let Porter get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. Jackson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Porter keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jackson controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jackson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Porter tries to reverse the position but Jackson maintains control. Jackson controlling from the full mount.
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. Porter wants to hold on but Jackson pushes him away. Jackson controlling the position easily from mount. Porter wants to hold on but Jackson pushes him away. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully. Porter tries to hold on but Jackson postures up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Jackson dominated that round. 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.
Jackson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Porter's half guard. Porter kicks off Jackson and gets to his feet. Porter shoots and misses and Jackson counters with a one-two to the body. Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch. No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Porter can do to turn this around? Jackson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Porter napping and manages to drive through into side control! Porter tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Isaac Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Porter is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jackson controlling the position easily from mount. Porter is looking to get to half guard. Jackson controlling the position easily from mount. Porter keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Jackson controlling the pace for now. Porter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Jackson controlling the pace for now. Porter tries to hold on but Jackson postures up. Jackson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jackson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Porter is desperately trying to improve his position but Jackson has a good base and remains in mount. Jackson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Jackson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Jackson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Porter for as long as he can get away with. Jackson continues to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Further stalling from Jackson. Jackson prevents Porter from getting the reversal. Jackson controlling from mount. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. More hug and hope from Jackson. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Jackson dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Porter's waist but Porter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side. Jackson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Porter scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Jackson manages to mount him!
Porter throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jackson. What's that going to do exactly? Porter tries to hold on but Jackson postures up. Jackson controlling his opponent. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Porter is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jackson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. This is a sustained period of stalling by Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Porter tries to reverse the position but Jackson maintains control. Jackson controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jackson avoids the attempt from Porter to control. Porter tries to reverse the position but Jackson maintains control. Isaac Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Jackson controlling his opponent. Porter is trying desperately to improve position. Jackson controlling from mount.
That's four 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. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Jackson continues to hold on tight.
And that's the end of the fight! Isaac Jackson showed his dominance in that final round. Well Jackson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaac Jackson! Isaac Jackson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
27% |
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