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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Jackson (ranked 870 p4p, 116 weight class) and Ricardinho Vieira (ranked 1429 p4p, 184 weight class). Luke Jackson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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185 cm
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180 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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177 cm
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178 lbs
6 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luke Jackson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardinho Vieira! The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jackson misses with a body shot.
Vieira is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Vieira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson. Jackson throws a hook but Vieira blocks it. Vieira fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Nice defenses there by Jackson. Jackson is looking to counter punch. Vieira misses with a jab to the body
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Vieira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vieira there as he acknowledges the shot. Jackson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Vieira moves out of range of the strikes. Jackson lands a glancing blow to the side of Vieira's head. Vieira jabs Jackson right on the nose. Jackson blinks but takes it well. Jackson's corner calls for a 1-2. Jackson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Vieira with a lazy takedown attempt and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Vieira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Luke Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardinho Vieira. Vieira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one. Vieira shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Vieira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vieira ducks under a wild hook from Jackson. Vieira with a poor takedown and Jackson counters with a straight right hand. Vieira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson. Vieira gets a double leg takedown into Jackson's guard. Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vieira's guard.
Jackson stands up from Vieira's guard - Jackson perhaps looking for a knockout. Jackson tests Vieira's chin there with a solid looking shot. Jackson scores with the left hand. Vieira knows he should have avoided that one. Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vieira moves away. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet. Jackson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Jackson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Vieira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson. Vieira gets the takedown into side control. Jackson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vieira tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Horrible takedown attempt by Vieira or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson, which made it look bad. Decent striking displayed by Jackson there. Vieira scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Jackson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Vieira keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Vieira with a poor takedown and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Jackson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Jackson leaves Vieira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing. Vieira defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand. Vieira throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease. Vieira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Excellent takedown into side control there by Vieira. Jackson is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Jackson taking a bit of punishment here - Vieira scoring with strikes. Jackson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet! Vieira is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Jackson misses. Vieira just misses with a punch to the body.
Vieira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Vieira takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. 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! Vieira misses with a lunging right hand
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand! Jackson lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Vieira moves away and avoids it. A head kick misses from Vieira. Vieira shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jackson defends it nicely. Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing. Jackson scores with a punch to the head. Vieira doesn't succeed with the takedown and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Jackson looks to land a left hand but Vieira moved out of range nicely. Vieira takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Vieira shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vieira showed some decent athleticism there. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Vieira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Jackson dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vieira fails to land the takedown. Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vieira.
Vieira fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Vieira moves away from the strike by Jackson. Vieira slips under a jab. Vieira drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jackson defends it well. Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw. Vieira slips under a jab. Vieira takes one on the button. Luke Jackson is winning the standup battle so far. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jackson throws out a powerful jab. Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vieira.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Vieira.
Vieira ducks under a wild hook from Jackson. Jackson throws a hook but Vieira blocks it. Vieira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vieira looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jackson! Vieira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jackson, who protects the arm well. Vieira wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy. Vieira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jackson, who protects the arm well. Vieira tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jackson's legs. Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Vieira drags him back down. Vieira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Jackson defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vieira in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Vieira fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Jackson struggling a bit here. Jackson is looking for a sweep. Luke Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Vieira connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jackson some visible discomfort.
Vieira is trying to get an arm triangle but Jackson is defending well. Vieira has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Vieira goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jackson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Vieira's guard! Nice work there by Jackson! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Jackson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Jackson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jackson leaves Vieira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Luke Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardinho Vieira. Jackson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Vieira looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well. Vieira throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Vieira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. It looked like Jackson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Jackson leaves Vieira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. No luck for Vieira with that takedown attempt. Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vieira's hands. Vieira shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Vieira decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Jackson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Vieira keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Vieira takes a shot to the head. Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Vieira's head but Vieira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Vieira misses with a takedown and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut. Vieira has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. A big left from Vieira misses. Vieira shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Vieira tries for a takedown but Jackson circles away easily and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut. Vieira is breathing heavily. Jackson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Luke Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Vieira misses with a takedown and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vieira at a distance.
Jackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vieira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Jackson dominated that second round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Vieira dives in for a single leg takedown but Jackson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Jackson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Jackson stuffs the takedown. Vieira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Luke Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardinho Vieira. Jackson avoids the body shot from Vieira.
Vieira defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand. Vieira tries for a takedown but Jackson circles away easily and Jackson counters with a nice right hand that sends Vieira toppling to the canvas! Vieira scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jackson finish him?!
Vieira is rocked! Jackson drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Vieira's head, knocking him out cold! Jackson is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luke Jackson! After winning the bout, Luke Jackson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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