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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between DeShawn Jackson (ranked 399 p4p, 54 weight class) and Charles Ng (ranked 484 p4p, 58 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Green Card. Ng has chosen Wedlock - I'm The Fuck You Man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Charles Ng is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, DeShawn Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Ng!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Ng sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ng appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ng with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ng can pounce on him.
Ng takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jackson jabs at Ng's body.
Ng displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson digs a good hook to Ng's body.
Ng misses with a hook.
Ng slips a jab from Jackson.
Ng tries a quick counter leg kick but Jackson is wise to it.
Jackson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ng looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ng just misses with a punch to the body.
Ng lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ng slips under a jab from Jackson.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ng throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Ng sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ng lands with a nice body punch.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Ng.
Ng takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
Ng throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jackson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jackson throws a strike but Ng avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ng keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson slips nicely into half guard.
Ng is trying is best to control the position here.
Jackson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ng defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ng is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jackson throwing shots but Ng is blocking nicely.
Ng blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
Jackson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ng is defending against the submission attempts here by Jackson.
Ng slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ng trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson stands and throws Ng's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ng sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ng has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jackson is working away from the top position though.
Ng is refusing to be controlled, as Jackson sits in half guard.
Ng moves into full guard.
Jackson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ng's guard.
Jackson is looking for a kimura here.
Jackson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jackson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ng has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jackson prevents Ng from improving his position.
Jackson is trying to control the action in half guard but Ng is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeShawn Jackson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jackson connects with a right hand. Ng shakes it off.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ng takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Ng is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jackson rather than just go for the knockout.
Ng throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson misses the jab.
Ng is trying to counter with his kicks.
Jackson ducks right into an uppercut from Ng.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ng can do to turn this around?
Jackson throws a leg kick but Ng sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jackson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ng.
Jackson avoids a kick to the body.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Ng throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Ng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ng throws a chopping leg kick but Jackson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ng takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Ng connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ng.
Ng only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jackson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ng. Ng obviously looking to wear him down.
Charles Ng seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ng misses with a body kick.
It looked like Jackson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ng.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ng missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice jab there from Ng.
Ng tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ng.
Jackson thinks about countering with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Ng.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Ng slips a jab from Jackson.
Jackson shoots in and bounces Ng off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ng is trying to keep Jackson in close.
Jackson pushes down on Ng's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
DeShawn Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ng is controlling Jackson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Jackson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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!
Jackson seems to be working for a kimura but Ng defends the submission attempt.
Ng is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ng avoid being mounted?
Jackson seems to be working for a kimura but Ng defends the submission attempt.
Jackson is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ng won't allow Jackson to pass to mount.
Ng is trying to get back to full guard.
Ng regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jackson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jackson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jackson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jackson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jackson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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 trying to control the position but Ng is working away.
Jackson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ng has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeShawn Jackson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jackson tries for a takedown but Ng sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ng manages to avoid it.
Ng lands a right hook to the body.
Ng moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jackson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ng is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Ng does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ng bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Ng has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ng lands with a cross.
Ng throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ng lands an overhand right.
Ng throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Ng gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ng looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Ng keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ng misses its intended target.
Jackson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ng lands a body shot.
Ng misses with a low kick.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Ng.
Ng connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ng at a distance.
Jackson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson misses with a jab to the body
enabling Ng to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ng is just out of range.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Ng ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ng scores with a leg kick.
Ng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson throws a body punch but Ng moves out of range.
Ng fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jackson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ng thumps Jackson with a low kick.
Ng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ng.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ng.
Charles Ng has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
DeShawn Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
A slow jab from Ng misses its intended target.
Jackson shoots in and bounces Ng off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jackson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ng's guard.
Jackson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking for a kimura but Ng is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jackson to get the leverage.
Jackson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jackson is trying to control. Ng wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jackson content to control rather than advance.
Jackson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jackson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ng is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jackson is keen to just control but Ng is a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jackson in particular looking to stall.
Ng is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ng keeps trying to improve his position.
Ng preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Jackson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Charles Ng.
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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DeShawn Jackson!
After the fight, DeShawn Jackson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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