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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ninja Jackson (ranked 1354 p4p, 207 weight class) and Mario Barrera (ranked 261 p4p, 36 weight class). Mario Barrera acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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190 cm
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210 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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190 cm
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205 lbs
23 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ninja Jackson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mario Barrera! The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Barrera lands a glancing blow to the side of Jackson's head. Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Jackson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Barrera has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Barrera forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches. Barrera misses with a body punch.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson tries a body shot but Barrera blocks it.
Barrera swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it. Barrera working aggressively here.
A short right from Barrera. Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside. Jackson is leaning against Barrera and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Barrera controls his hands.
Barrera wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Barrera manages to break the clinch.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Barrera. The fight moves into the clinch position. 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! Barrera lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards. Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barreras head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barrera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barrera throws a quick inside leg kick. A chopping leg kick lands by Barrera. Barrera tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range. Jackson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barrera. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jackson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barrera - the referee stops the clock and Jackson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barrera. Jackson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Barrera misses with a body shot
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand! Barrera with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jackson to score with a decent uppercut. Barrera moves into the clinch. Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Jackson.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barrera's elbow. Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barrera's elbow. A nice left hand lands by Barrera.
This has been an exciting period of action! An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson. Barrera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Barrera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jackson blocks a leg kick. Barrera misses the jab. It appears Jackson was looking to counter with a kick there. Jackson throws a right hand that Barrera ducks under and follows up with a left that Barrera also avoids with ease. Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Barrera bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jackson's head. Barrera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Barrera scores with a jab. Jackson acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Barrera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barrera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Barrera lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Jackson scores with a jab. Barrera acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Nice shot by Barrera. Jackson misses with a hook
and Barrera counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jackson moves away from the strike by Barrera. Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Barrera manages to avoid it. A bone on bone clash there as Barrera blocks the leg kick.
Jackson is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight. Jackson slips a straight right by Barrera. Jackson swings widly with a right hand
and Barrera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Jackson misses with a body kick. A little jabbing left from Barrera on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Barrera connects with a solid leg kick. Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barrera was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson. Barrera throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range. An inside leg kick lands from Barrera. Barrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barrera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it. Barrera sizes up Jackson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Jackson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Barrera closes the distance and clinches. Barrera is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage. Jackson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barrera breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! The fighters circle momentarily. Barrera darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Jackson looks to land a body kick but Barrera moved away. Barrera fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jackson on the side of the head. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barrera, right into the meat.
Nice uppercut there from Jackson. Barrera throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range. Jackson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A big left from Barrera misses. Jackson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jackson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Barrera 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.
That kick from Barrera tenderised Jackson's leg. Jackson is trying to keep his angry face on. Jackson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jackson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barrera. Barrera avoids a kick to the body.
Barrera throws a lazy body kick and Barrera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Barrera connects with a single shot there. Barrera has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jackson. Barrera scores with a nice right hand.
Barrera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barrera lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Barrera connects with a crisp jab. Barrera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. A nice leg kick lands there from Barrera. Mario Barrera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jackson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barreras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barrera is rocked! A jab from Barrera does it's job there. Barrera is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him? Barrera lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Jackson avoids the head kick by Barrera.
A telegraphed right hand from Barrera misses the target. Barrera has been the more effective fighter overall so far. A swing and a miss from Barrera. Barrera just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJackson. Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Jackson engages and cracks Barrera with a massive lead left hook - Barrera tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Jackson is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ninja Jackson! A very excited looking Ninja Jackson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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