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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dru Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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191 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dru Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers misses with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rivers.
Rivers throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Rivers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rivers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rivers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Rivers throws a chopping leg kick but Jackson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rivers is looking to score with low kicks.
Rivers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson stuns Rivers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jackson lands a nice shot that snaps Rivers's head back.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rivers.
Rivers misses with a low kick.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivers manages to avoid it.
Rivers misses with a low kick.
Rivers cracks Jackson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rivers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Rivers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rivers slips a jab from Jackson.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rivers looks to land a body kick but Jackson moved away.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rivers's hands.
Jackson throws a series of strikes that have Rivers backpedaling.
Jackson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Rivers ducks down to avoid it.
Rivers misses with a body punch
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rivers motions for Jackson to come forward. Rivers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rivers - that will leave a mark!
Jackson tries to clinch but Rivers is having none of it.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivers.
Rivers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Rivers's shoulder, as Rivers tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson connects with a body shot.
Rivers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rivers misses with a low kick.
Rivers throws a chopping leg kick but Jackson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dru Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivers throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rivers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rivers moves away from the strike by Jackson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rivers. That's going to slow Jackson down.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rivers throws a push kick but Jackson slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers slips a jab from Jackson.
Jackson throws a sloppy body shot
and Rivers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rivers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rivers swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Rivers throws a front kick aimed at Jackson's knee but Jackson avoids it well.
Rivers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jackson to score with a decent uppercut.
A punch combination from Rivers misses.
Jackson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rivers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson scores with a jab.
Rivers swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jackson instigates a clinch.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rivers's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers breaks from the clinch.
Jackson punishes Rivers's body with a nice straight punch.
Rivers throws a body kick that misses.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jackson scores with a nice head shot.
Rivers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jackson thows a leg kick but Rivers checks it
and Rivers counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jackson's knee momentarily.
Jackson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rivers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rivers throws the kick towards the body but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Jackson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Rivers moved away.
Jackson connects with a right hand. Rivers shakes it off.
Rivers misses with a low kick.
Jackson scoring well with a low kick there.
Rivers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Rivers misses its intended target.
Rivers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jackson doesn't seem bothered though.
Rivers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Rivers tries to land a body kick
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Ben Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Rivers lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rivers throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Rivers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Rivers saw that one coming.
Rivers moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Rivers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rivers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Jackson moves out of range of the leg kick from Rivers.
Jackson scores with a jab. Rivers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rivers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rivers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rivers motions for Jackson to come forward. Rivers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Rivers is out of range.
Rivers looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Rivers ducks down to avoid it.
Rivers looks for the body kick but Jackson saw that one coming.
Rivers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Rivers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jackson rather than just go for the knockout.
Rivers digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Rivers throws a lazy body kick
and Jackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Rivers.
Good leg kick by Rivers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jackson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jackson.
Jackson tests Rivers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers tries to land a leg kick but Jackson saw it coming and moves away.
Rivers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rivers throws a low kick, looking for Jackson's leg but Jackson calmly moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Jackson misses
and Rivers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rivers walks into a stiff left hand from Jackson.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Rivers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rivers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rivers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Rivers misses with a kick to the body
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson slips under a jab from Rivers.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
Rivers tries a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
Rivers throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Rivers misses with a body kick.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rivers looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson avoids a kick to the body.
Rivers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rivers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rivers.
Rivers throws the kick towards the body but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick from Rivers.
Rivers thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ben Jackson will probably get the nod.
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.
Rivers misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Rivers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jackson misses with a shot to the body
and Rivers counters with a nice leg kick.
Jackson with a jab.
Rivers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jackson checks it well.
Rivers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jackson avoids a kick to the body.
Rivers misses with a hook.
Rivers misses with a body punch
and Jackson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rivers avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rivers misses with a low kick as Jackson jumps back.
Rivers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Rivers's shoulder, as Rivers tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson lands an overhand right.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.
Rivers misses with a body kick.
Jackson blocks a leg kick.
Rivers is looking to land body kicks.
Rivers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivers tries a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Rivers is out of range.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Rivers.
Jackson lands a jab to Rivers's midsection.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Rivers ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rivers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Rivers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rivers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Rivers misses
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rivers looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Rivers misses with a body punch
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rivers thinking.
Rivers thows a leg kick but Jackson checks it
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rivers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rivers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson avoids a kick to the body.
Jackson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rivers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers thuds a left hand into Jackson's body.
Rivers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rivers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jackson swings for the body but Rivers moves out of range.
Rivers misses with a wild body shot.
Rivers scoring well with a low kick there.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rivers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rivers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Rivers saw that one coming.
Jackson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rivers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rivers.
Rivers scores with a nice body kick.
Jackson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A solid leg kick lands there for Rivers.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jackson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rivers.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rivers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rivers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivers lands a front kick.
Rivers bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jackson's head backwards.
Jackson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rivers lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dru Rivers really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rivers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Jackson checks the leg kick.
Jab from Jackson.
Rivers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Rivers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rivers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rivers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rivers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rivers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rivers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rivers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rivers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivers can pounce on him.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers thows a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rivers.
Rivers delivers a nice body kick.
Rivers throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rivers thumps Jackson with a low kick.
Rivers throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jackson checks a leg kick nicely.
Rivers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rivers.
Rivers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rivers. Rivers obviously looking to wear him down.
Rivers wants to land a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Rivers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rivers throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Rivers connects with a looping right hand.
Rivers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jackson blocks a jab.
A low kick from Rivers is predictable there
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
Rivers lands with a cross.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Rivers misses with a low kick.
Rivers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rivers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rivers getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivers can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rivers. That's going to slow Jackson down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jackson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rivers - the referee stops the clock and Jackson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rivers. Jackson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rivers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rivers misses with a body kick.
Rivers scores with a jab to the head.
Rivers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rivers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rivers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rivers throws a push kick but Jackson slaps the foot to one side.
Rivers misses with the body kick
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson misses the body punch
enabling Rivers to counter with a crisp jab.
Rivers throws a front kick aimed at Jackson's knee but Jackson avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers scores with a push kick.
Rivers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Rivers.
Rivers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers misses with a low kick.
Jackson misses with a jab to the body
and Rivers counters with a nice body shot.
Rivers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rivers throws a front kick that sends Jackson stumbling back into the cage.
Rivers throws a body kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rivers.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Rivers.
Rivers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Rivers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dru Rivers dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rivers tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Jackson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rivers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rivers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rivers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jackson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Rivers misses with a kick to the body.
Rivers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Rivers throws out a leg kick but Jackson moves out of range and Rivers only half commits.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Rivers is avoiding it.
Rivers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Rivers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rivers counters with a nice uppercut.
Rivers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jackson walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rivers.
Rivers punishes Jackson's body with a nice straight punch.
Rivers looks for the body kick but Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Rivers slips the punch.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rivers is looking to chop away at Jackson's legs.
Jackson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Jackson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers punishes Jackson's body with a nice straight punch.
Rivers moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Jackson moves out of range as Rivers throws a body kick.
Rivers throws a body kick the misses
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Rivers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rivers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Good work by Jackson as he checks the leg kick.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivers is just out of range.
Rivers connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivers. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rivers swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Rivers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A bone on bone clash there as Rivers blocks the leg kick.
Rivers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jackson.
Jackson throws a hook but Rivers blocks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jackson checks a leg kick.
Rivers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rivers misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rivers.
Rivers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Rivers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Rivers scores with a spinning back kick!
Rivers misses with a shot to the body
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Rivers tries to work over Jackson's front leg with a kick but Jackson checks it.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rivers.
Jackson tests Rivers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rivers lands a jab to the nose.
Rivers misses with a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rivers's knee momentarily.
Rivers throws a sloppy body shot
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivers was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivers can pounce on him.
Rivers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dru Rivers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rivers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 46:48
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 46:48
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 46:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dru Rivers!
Dru Rivers is the new middleweight champion!
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