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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cody Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Trombone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 13 Monsters. Trombone has chosen Back in Black by AC/DC as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 cm
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157 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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168 cm
20
151 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Good knees
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cody Jackson! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rusty Trombone! The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trombone swats him away and circles back towards the center. Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Trombone but Trombone pushes him off and we're back to square one. Trombone throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely. Some wild striking there from Trombone.
Trombone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch. Trombone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Trombone. Jackson misses with a head kick.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Trombone circles away and keeps his distance. Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trombone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Jackson tries to clinch up. Jackson is looking to clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Trombone in a clinch.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Trombone blocks with his arms.
Trombone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Trombone will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Trombone is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trombone is keeping the position for now. Jackson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Trombone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss. Trombone wants to control the position but Jackson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. Trombone trying to control here.
Jackson 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. Jackson throws a strike but Trombone avoids it easily and moves to full guard. Trombone trying to control the position.
Jackson landing some decent shots from guard.
Trombone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two 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.
Trombone working for a triangle but Jackson defends it easily.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Trombone blocks nicely. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Trombone keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Trombone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jackson throws a strike but Trombone rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Trombone wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/refstandup.gif) It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Trombone avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Jackson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Trombone's head. Jackson tries to clinch up but Trombone circles away and keeps his distance. Jackson tries to clinch there but Trombone circles away.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson has Trombone up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Trombone is blocking nicely.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) 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. Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trombone blocks it with crossed arms. Jackson misses with a knee to the head. Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trombone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson is breathing heavily. Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Trombone blocks with his arms.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Trombone blocks with his arms.
Trombone stops a takedown attempt from Jackson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Trombone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Trombone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Trombone scores with a four punch combination! Trombone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Trombone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jackson momentarily.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Trombone!
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Jackson is rocked! Trombone drops Jackson with a huge uppercut! Jackson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Trombone is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rusty Trombone! Rusty Trombone is the new featherweight champion!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
61% |
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