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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luther Jackson (ranked 499 p4p, 60 weight class) and Sake Chu (ranked 2987 p4p, 353 weight class). Chu has chosen Daughtry - Renegade as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
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195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luther Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sake Chu!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Chu quickly recovers to half guard.
Chu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chu is trying to control but can't.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of Chu's head.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chu works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chu looking to control.
Jackson stands and throws Chu's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jackson wants to control but Chu is keeping him busy.
Jackson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chu is avoiding damage well.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chu keeps working.
Chu is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu wants to control but Jackson postures up.
Jackson wants to control but Chu is keeping him busy.
Jackson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Chu struggling a bit here.
Jackson advances nicely into full mount.
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Jackson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jackson working for a submission but Chu is keeping him at bay.
Jackson breaks from Chu's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jackson looking to control but Chu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jackson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jackson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working Chu over with strikes here.
Chu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Chu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jackson looking to finish Chu with some ground and pound. This is bad for Chu!
Chu blocking the ground and pound.
Jackson with shots to the head and body - Chu looks very uncomfortable down there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chu is looking to improve his position but Jackson isn't that keen on the idea.
Jackson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Chu is looking to get to half guard.
Jackson avoids the attempt from Chu to control.
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 lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chu hang on?
Chu is in a horrible position here. Jackson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Chu is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Chu can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The referee warns Chu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jackson content just to control the position here.
Jackson prevents Chu from getting the reversal.
Chu is in a horrible position here. Jackson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Chu defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jackson.
Jackson lands a big shot there that rocks Chu but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chu is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chu?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chu can't escape the position.
Jackson looking to finish Chu with some ground and pound. This is bad for Chu!
Jackson lands a big elbow.
Chu is rocked!
Jackson looking to control but Chu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chu is still in real trouble! Can Jackson finish him?
Chu seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson controlling from mount.
Jackson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jackson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jackson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jackson punching from mount but Chu doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson prevents Chu from getting the reversal.
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chu is looking to escape.
Jackson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Chu.
Chu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sake Chu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Chu.
Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Chu in a clinch.
Jackson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Chu clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Can Chu hold on?! Jackson is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Jackson has the hooks in. Chu is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Jackson throwing sloppy strikes.
Jackson has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Chu has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chu tries to escape but Jackson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Jackson. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Chu is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Chu fending off the submission attempt from Jackson.
A lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Jackson is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Chu won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Jackson off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Luther Jackson!
Luther Jackson retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Luther 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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mgr
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RATING
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