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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tory Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Croft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Croft is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Living in the Sunlight. Mark Croft acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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193 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tory Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Croft!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Croft pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jackson back to the cage. Croft follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Croft lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Tory Jackson has been cut.
That kick from Croft tenderised Jackson's leg. Jackson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Croft misses with a takedown
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Croft throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
As Croft tries to get set, Jackson tries to push him back and clinch up but Croft manages to avoid the attempt.
Croft looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Croft misses with a two punch combination.
Croft closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Croft pushes Jackson against the cage but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Croft tries to sprawl but Jackson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Croft trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jackson wants to control but Croft is keeping him busy.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Croft blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Croft defending well though.
Jackson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jackson thows a huge punch but Croft dodges it nicely.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jackson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Croft taking some punishment here, with Jackson in his half guard.
Jackson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Croft's head.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Croft with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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 is controlling the pace.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controlling the action here.
Jackson lands strikes from half guard.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jackson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Croft is looking to escape.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jackson connects with a nice short shot to Croft's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jackson connects with a nice short shot to Croft's temple.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Croft keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Croft defending well though.
Jackson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Croft wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Croft looks winded!
Jackson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Croft is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Croft avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jackson lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tory Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tory Jackson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Croft throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Croft keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Croft moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt
and Croft counters with a thumping low kick.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Croft sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tory Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Croft shoots in but no luck this time.
It looked like Jackson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Croft clinches.
Croft pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Croft throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Croft fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Croft.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Croft is looking to clinch.
Croft shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
It looked like Jackson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Croft tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jackson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Croft.
Jackson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Croft dives in for a single leg takedown but Jackson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Croft is breathing heavily.
Croft throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with a single leg into guard. Croft didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Croft can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jackson controls the pace.
Jackson landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson lands a couple of digs.
Jackson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Croft looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Croft looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Croft!
Jackson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Croft wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Croft working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Croft wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jackson, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Jackson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jackson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jackson is concentrating on defense, preventing Croft from advancing position.
Jackson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jackson wants to control but Croft is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jackson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Croft pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mark Croft will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tory Jackson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Croft digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Croft misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Croft misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Croft. Jackson shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Croft fails with a takedown attempt.
Croft takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Croft looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Croft goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As Croft tries to get set, Jackson tries to push him back and clinch up but Croft manages to avoid the attempt.
Croft tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Jackson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mark Croft seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Croft dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Croft, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Croft against the cage but Croft circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jackson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Croft on his heels. He'll look to pass Croft's guard now, I'm sure.
Croft utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jackson landing some decent shots from guard.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Croft.
Jackson postures up in Croft's guard and throws a big left but Croft blocks it.
Jackson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson lands a couple of digs.
Croft controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
Croft might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jackson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tory Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Croft's head.
Jackson postures up in Croft's guard and throws a big left but Croft blocks it.
Croft has momentary wrist control but Jackson slips an elbow through the middle.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Croft tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown but Croft manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jackson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And Croft tries to counter it with a takedown but Jackson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tory Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Croft sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Despite the aggression on Croft's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sloppy strikes from Croft. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Croft counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Croft misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Croft comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Croft 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Croft!
After winning the bout, Mark Croft thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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