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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coalman Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen Highway Star by Deep Purple as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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269 lbs
21 - 18 - 0 |
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256 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Coalman Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Gracie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
Gracie has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jackson after a bit of a struggle.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Jackson slows down the pace here.
Jackson prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Coalman Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson lands a left hand.
It looks like Coalman Gracie has been cut.
Jackson trying to stall but Gracie improves his position.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Gracie wants the takedown. Jackson is fighting it off but Gracie persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jackson's guard against the cage.
Jackson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Jackson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jackson manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Jackson's guard.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gracie won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Jackson is controlling Gracie's posture.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gracie clinches up against the cage.
Gracie gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jackson regains guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jackson seems keen to control Gracie's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Coalman Gracie.
Jackson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jackson can pounce on him.
Gracie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie is looking for a takedown.
Gracie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jackson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Jackson stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Jackson is stalling here.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jackson smiles and moves away.
Jackson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Coalman Gracie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jackson.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.
Gracie jumps guard and drags Jackson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jackson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jeremy Jackson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jackson scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid body kick from Jackson.
Gracie has managed to clinch.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gracie has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jackson after a bit of a struggle.
Gracie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jackson is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Coalman Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Jackson - that landed with a thud.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Jackson tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Jackson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
A bit of stalling here from Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Jackson.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jackson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Coalman Gracie's cut is getting worse.
Gracie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jackson walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Jackson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jackson throws a head kick that Gracie semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Coalman Gracie's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Jackson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gracie takes a step back to recover.
Gracie clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jackson obliges.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee calls for Jackson to work.
Jackson lands a left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jackson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Coalman Gracie's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jackson tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Coalman Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeremy Jackson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Jeez, Coalman Gracie's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Coalman Gracie's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jeremy Jackson!
Jeremy Jackson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sparta Fightware for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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