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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jay Z - Moment of Clarity. Dominick Jackson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Christopher Sharp's chin.
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155 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominick Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Christopher Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp slips under a jab.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Jackson jabs Sharp to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jackson swings for the body but Sharp moves out of range.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Sharp's shoulder, as Sharp tries to avoid the shot.
Sharp takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jackson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jackson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharp. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sharp keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sharp.
Sharp throws a strike aimed at the side of Jackson's head but Jackson avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson is trying to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharp trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp controlling from side mount.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom here.
Sharp is working Jackson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jackson regains half guard, as Sharp was trying to land strikes.
Sharp has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sharp is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sharp is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
Still in half guard, Sharp seems content to control.
Sharp lands strikes from half guard.
Sharp missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sharp keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharp tries to pass to full mount but Jackson defends it.
Sharp keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sharp throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jackson to regain full guard.
Sharp throws a strike but Jackson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is fighting to break Sharp's control of his arms but Sharp is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sharp manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Jackson has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Sharp's lack of action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sharp performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sharp trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Sharp thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Jackson trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sharp in particular looking to stall.
Sharp drops an elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Sharp dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good standup being displayed there by Sharp as he connects with a hook.
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sharp.
Sharp misses with a wild body shot.
Sharp misses with a wild body shot.
Sharp shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sharp misses with a straight left.
Jackson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sharp looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson throws a body punch but Sharp moves out of range.
Jackson throws a push kick but Sharp slaps the foot to one side.
Jackson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sharp jabs at Jackson's body.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dominick Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Sharp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp misses with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jackson, right into the meat.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Jackson throws a front kick that sends Sharp stumbling back into the cage.
Dominick Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sharp thows a body shot but no joy.
Sharp stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson.
Sharp catches Jackson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sharp throws a lazy uppercut
and Jackson counters with an outside leg kick.
Sharp looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Sharp looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Sharp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sharp.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Sharp's head but Sharp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson digs a good body shot into Sharp's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jackson is looking to slow Sharp down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson misses with a hook.
Sharp misses the shot to the body.
Sharp swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Sharp moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Sharp. Those never looked like landing.
Sharp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson scores with a jab to the head.
Jackson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sharp tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sharp manages to avoid it.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jackson.
Dominick Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson scores with a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sharp crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jackson - the referee stops the clock and Sharp gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jackson. Sharp manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sharp throws out the jab.
Sharp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Sharp forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.
Jackson is leaning against Sharp and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jackson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
Sharp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Sharp blocks it.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
Sharp is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sharp blocks a body shot from Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Sharp looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sharp misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sharp throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Sharp on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sharp misses with a hook.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Sharp.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharp. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sharp misses the shot to the body.
Jackson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sharp misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Jackson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharp is just out of range.
Sharp moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson throws a head kick that Sharp semi-blocks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharp. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sharp clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Nice shot by Sharp.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Sharp fails with the takedown.
Sharp takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Sharp takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sharp is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jackson rather than just go for the knockout.
Sharp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sharp slips under a jab from Jackson.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Sharp's head but Sharp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Sharp down.
Sharp fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sharp looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Sharp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sharp fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dominick Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Sharp.
Sharp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Sharp shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jackson with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Sharp's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jackson is looking to slow Sharp down with leg kicks.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharp is just out of range.
Sharp paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Sharp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Jackson lands but Sharp takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Jackson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sharp doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sharp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A good leg kick by Jackson.
Jackson is looking to slow Sharp down with leg kicks.
Sharp misses with a right hand
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Sharp shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jackson manages to get to full guard.
Sharp won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson being controlled here, momentarily.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Sharp is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp looking to sit in guard and control but Jackson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Christopher Sharp has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominick Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
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 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick Jackson!
A relieved looking Dominick Jackson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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