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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lon Jackson (ranked 25111 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessio Ferrari (ranked 5474 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lon Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alessio Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrari closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jackson's guard.
Ferrari being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferrari must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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 trying to keep a closed guard but Ferrari is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson is pulling down on Ferrari's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ferrari wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Jackson trying to control the position.
Jackson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jackson controlling Ferrari's posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jackson tries to sprawl but Ferrari drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control but Ferrari is keeping busy.
Ferrari tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Jackson.
Ferrari trying to advance position but Jackson counters by regaining guard.
Jackson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ferrari not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jackson has his hands on Ferrari's head, controlling the position.
Jackson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jackson, up you get!
Ferrari drives through with a takedown into Jackson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ferrari controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ferrari throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson trying to control the position here.
Jackson controls Ferrari momentarily but Ferrari frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari is stalling in the full guard.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Ferrari from controlling successfully.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Ferrari isn't so interested in that idea.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ferrari has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jackson is proving hard to escape from.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alessio Ferrari dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ferrari darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
Ferrari ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ferrari no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jackson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
Jackson tries to stand but Ferrari is controlling from the bottom.
Jackson distracts Ferrari with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferrari looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ferrari striking off his back but it's not causing Jackson any problems.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Ferrari has control of Jackson's left arm, preventing Jackson from doing any damage.
Jackson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ferrari closes the distance and clinches.
Ferrari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ferrari pulls Jackson into guard.
Ferrari avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ferrari controlling Jackson's posture.
Alessio Ferrari has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ferrari avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson stands up from Ferrari's guard - Jackson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ferrari shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ferrari was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jackson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Ferrari is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alessio Ferrari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferrari misses with a few strikes there.
Ferrari drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jackson has his feet on Ferrari's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Alessio Ferrari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferrari shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jackson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jackson trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackson is on top in guard.
Jackson stands up over Ferrari, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Ferrari blocks nicely.
Jackson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jackson stands up over Ferrari, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson stands and steps away. Ferrari gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ferrari misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson attempts a counter takedown but Ferrari avoids it well and moves away.
Jackson pushes Ferrari up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jackson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ferrari up against the cage.
Ferrari breaks from the clinch.
Jackson instigates a clinch.
Ferrari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson is trying to maintain a safe position but Ferrari gets an underhook and turns Jackson into the cage.
Jackson stalling against the cage.
Ferrari jumps guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lon Jackson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ferrari closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jackson slowing the pace effectively.
Ferrari decides to pull guard.
Jackson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ferrari pulls Jackson in close to prevent any damage.
Jackson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ferrari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Ferrari shapes to counter with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferrari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ferrari closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jackson's guard.
Jackson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Ferrari postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari being controlled here momentarily.
Ferrari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ferrari looking to sit in guard and control but Jackson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ferrari avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ferrari throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ferrari looking for a guillotine here but Jackson defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari is working an open guard so Jackson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ferrari throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jackson slips a nice elbow through Ferrari's hands, connecting with Ferrari's forehead.
Ferrari is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jackson is trying to work for a kimura but Ferrari is defending well.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ferrari with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackson is looking for a kimura but Ferrari is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jackson to get the leverage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ferrari doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jackson.
Jackson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Ferrari is defending against the submission attempts here by Jackson.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari wants to get back to full guard.
Jackson winds up and cracks Ferrari with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ferrari is defending against the submission attempts here by Jackson.
Ferrari has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jackson working over Ferrari with some ground and pound. Ferrari looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ferrari keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackson prevents Ferrari from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson is looking for a kimura here.
Jackson is working for a submission of some sort.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lon Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lon Jackson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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