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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Lee Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Richlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier Lee Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Richlin!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries to clinch but Richlin is having none of it.
Richlin moves into the clinch.
Richlin avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Richlin has double underhooks.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Richlin has him pressed against the cage.
Richlin can't break the clinch.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Richlin.
Jackson wants to break free but Richlin has control.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Richlin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jackson is looking to control Richlin's arms but Richlin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jackson has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Richlin works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Richlin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Richlin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richlin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Richlin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Richlin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Richlin passes Jackson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Richlin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Richlin slips a nice elbow through Jackson's hands, connecting with Jackson's forehead.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Richlin on the ground.
Richlin working over Jackson with some ground and pound. Jackson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jackson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Richlin wants to take a breather but Jackson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richlin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jackson tries to kick Richlin off but Richlin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Richlin drops an elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Richlin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Richlin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Richlin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Richlin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson is in trouble now - Richlin has advanced to mount!
Richlin looking to secure an arm triangle but Jackson defends it well.
Richlin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Richlin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
You get the feeling that Jackson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Jackson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Richlin cracks Jackson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Richlin scoring with strikes but Jackson is staying in there.
Richlin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
You get the feeling that Jackson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Richlin landing strikes from the mount and Jackson is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richlin scoring with strikes but Jackson is staying in there.
Richlin has control of Jackson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jackson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jackson is trying to stand up.
Richlin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jackson hang on?
Richlin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Richlin with shots to the head and body - Jackson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jackson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richlin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jackson?
Oh Jackson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Richlin wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is holding on tight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Richlin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jackson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Richlin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Richlin moves nicely into side control.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
Richlin working the ground and pound.
Jackson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Richlin is controlling him well.
Richlin scoring with punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richlin lands an elbow.
Jackson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Richlin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jackson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Richlin is controlling him well.
Richlin is breathing heavily.
Jackson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richlin is chipping away with strikes.
Richlin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jackson down.
Frank Richlin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Richlin tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Jackson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Richlin has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Richlin landing strikes from the mount.
Richlin throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jackson is bucking up trying to escape but Richlin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to buck Richlin off but he can't manage it.
Richlin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Richlin goes for an armbar but Jackson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Jackson.
Richlin has a closed guard, preventing Jackson from standing up.
Richlin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!
Jackson takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Richlin's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Richlin!
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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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