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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luther Jackson (ranked 255 p4p, 32 weight class) and Doppo Orochi (ranked 2673 p4p, 315 weight class). Orochi has chosen RISE - I Prevail as his entrance music. Doppo Orochi told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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11 - 0 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Doppo Orochi!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orochi looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Orochi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Orochi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson presses Orochi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orochi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Orochi scores with a hook to the body.
Orochi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Orochi is trying to break free.
Orochi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Orochi on his heels. He'll look to pass Orochi's guard now, I'm sure.
Orochi looking for a sweep. Not yet Orochi, not yet.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Orochi has wrist control.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Orochi keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Orochi is looking to sweep but instead, Jackson has passed into half guard.
Jackson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson punching from mount but Orochi doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jackson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Orochi to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Orochi shrugs it off.
Jackson with good strikes from the mount here!
Orochi defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jackson.
Jackson working for a submission but Orochi is keeping him at bay.
Jackson throwing strikes here but Orochi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jackson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Orochi avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jackson.
Jackson avoids the attempt from Orochi to control.
Jackson unloads with some shots from mount but Orochi bucks and avoids them well.
Jackson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Orochi manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jackson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working for a guillotine from mount but Orochi is in no mood to give up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson looking to control but Orochi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Orochi is working to get back to half guard.
Jackson throws some wild stikes that Orochi manages to avoid easily.
Jackson working for a submission but Orochi is keeping him at bay.
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jackson has control of Orochi's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Orochi regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jackson with a couple of short strikes.
Orochi tries to reverse the position but Jackson maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orochi avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jackson.
Jackson controlling his opponent.
Orochi 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.
Jackson wants to finish this one by submission but Orochi is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jackson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson thowing shots but they're missing.
Jackson has hold of Orochi's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Orochi manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Orochi is wriggling around trying to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Orochi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jackson has control of Orochi's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Orochi regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Orochi working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Jackson working for a guillotine from mount but Orochi is in no mood to give up.
Orochi blocking the ground and pound.
Jackson throws some wild stikes that Orochi manages to avoid easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson wants to finish this one by submission but Orochi is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jackson.
Jackson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Orochi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jackson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Orochi because Jackson loaded up on that one.
Jackson prevents Orochi from getting the reversal.
Orochi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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 working for a submission but Orochi is keeping him at bay.
Orochi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Jackson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Orochi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson works on Orochi's body with a couple of short punches.
Orochi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson manages to pull guard.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Orochi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orochi can do to turn this around?
Orochi trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orochi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Orochi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Jackson is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Orochi has his hands clasped together but Jackson extends and breaks Orochi's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Jackson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luther Jackson!
Luther Jackson retains his middleweight title!
Luther Jackson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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