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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Melvin Morris!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morris throws a head kick that misses
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morris thinking.
Horrible takedown attempt by Morris or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson, which made it look bad.
Morris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Morris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morris throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Morris.
Morris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson stalks Morris and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Morris's face. Morris staggers backwards, shaken.
Morris has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morris.
Jackson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mike Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Melvin Morris.
Morris tries to pull guard but Jackson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Morris.
Jackson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Morris manages to circle out of the way.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morris feints the counter takedown.
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.
Morris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jackson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at School of Hard Knocks in the buildup to the fight.
Jackson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Morris.
Morris misses with a double jab
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Morris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Morris misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Morris doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson stuns Morris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morris was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Morris drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jackson defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a right hook to the body.
Morris misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morris throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Morris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morris throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mike Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morris lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Morris misses with a few strikes there.
Morris throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Morris checks a low kick from Jackson.
Morris throws a combination. Jackson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Mike Jackson has been cut.
Morris misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jackson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Morris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris swinging wildly here.
Morris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson is looking to counter punch.
Jackson scores with a jab. Morris acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morris tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Morris throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Morris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morris throws a head kick that misses.
Morris is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jackson.
Morris looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Morris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morris misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Morris has him pressed against the cage.
Morris pulls Jackson into guard.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Morris won't let him.
Morris is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Morris working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jackson has passed into half guard!
Jackson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Morris controls his leg.
Morris actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Jackson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Morris.
Morris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Morris just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Morris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Morris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Morris is just out of range.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Morris avoids them all with ease.
A head kick by Morris misses
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson is looking to wear down Morris with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Morris misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jackson as he avoids it easily.
Morris slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Morris walks into a left hand.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Morris.
Mike Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morris lands a two punch combo.
Morris looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jackson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Morris throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morris goes for a double leg but Jackson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jackson continues to drive forward.
Morris throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Morris is breathing heavily.
Morris lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Morris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mike Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Melvin Morris.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morris with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morris shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Jackson connects with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jackson.
Jackson connects with a body shot.
Jackson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Morris closes the distance but Jackson moves to the side
and Jackson counters with a nice body shot.
Jackson throws a head kick but Morris moves out of range.
Morris throws a lazy uppercut
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Morris misses with an uppercut
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Morris fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris blocks a low kick nicely.
Morris gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab from Jackson.
Morris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Morris wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Morris shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Morris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Morris doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morris swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morris misses with a punch on the inside.
Morris keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson gets underhooks to prevent Morris's takedown attempt.
Morris throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morris has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Morris misses with the combination.
Morris throws a combination that misses
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Melvin Morris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Morris does no damage.
Morris fails to land with a series of punches.
Morris throws a sloppy head kick
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Jackson'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. This is the final round!
Morris tries for a takedown but Jackson circles away easily
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Morris takes one to the chin there.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Morris misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morris throws out the jab.
Jackson takes a swing at Morris's ribcage but misses.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Morris avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jackson.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Morris keeps him there for the moment.
Morris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Morris has the dominant position.
Morris is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mike Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Melvin Morris.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson stops a takedown attempt from Morris.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Morris won't allow it.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Morris has the dominant position.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morris shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Morris fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jackson sprawls well initially but Morris persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jackson is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morris slips a nice elbow through Jackson's hands, connecting with Jackson's forehead.
Jackson trying to hold on to Morris's head to control him but Morris postures up.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morris scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morris is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Jackson is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Melvin Morris!
A relieved looking Melvin Morris thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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