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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sydney Vang (ranked 24849 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lamar Jackson (ranked 7593 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamar Jackson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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161 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sydney Vang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lamar Jackson !
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson darts in and clinches Vang up against the cage.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
Vang has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jackson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vang.
Jackson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vang 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 tries to clinch up.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Vang avoids them all with ease.
Jackson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vang being controlled against the cage.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson has managed to clinch.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a body kick that misses
and Vang counters by clinching up.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vang.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Vang tries to counter by clinching up but Jackson breaks away and moves out of range.
Vang keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Vang circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've been informed that Jackson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Vang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lamar Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vang misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vang just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lamar Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vang has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vang and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jackson tried to score with a low kick but Vang checks it.
Vang blocks the body kick.
Vang changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jackson tries to bum rush Vang with a series of wild strikes but Vang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vang feinted with a counter takedown.
Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Vang blocks it.
Vang tries to pull guard but Jackson holds him up against the cage and eventually Vang drops back down to his feet.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Vang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vang half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Vang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson .
Vang misses with a body shot.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Vang counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vang.
Vang misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Vang in a clinch.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Vang won't allow it.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson throws a leg kick which misses Vang's front leg but catches the back leg as Vang tries to avoid it.
Vang slips a straight right by Jackson .
Vang feinted with a counter takedown.
Vang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vang throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Vang lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vang looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Vang is looking to wear down Jackson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vang on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vang gets tackled into the cage by Jackson . Jackson maintains the clinch.
A short right from Vang.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Jackson tries a body shot but Vang blocks it.
Vang has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vang is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sydney Vang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vang can't get the takedown.
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Vang won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lamar Jackson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Good exchange - Vang coming out on top.
Vang has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Jackson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vang moves out of range as Jackson throws a body kick.
Jackson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
so Vang counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vang content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vang manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson trying to control but Vang is working from the bottom.
Vang has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson postures up in Vang's guard and throws a big left but Vang blocks it.
Jackson trying to control but Vang is working from the bottom.
Vang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Vang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson stands and throws Vang's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jackson trying to control the action but Vang is working from the bottom.
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.
Vang is trying to control Jackson 's posture but Jackson avoids it.
Vang is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Jackson stands up and beckons Vang to his feet.
Jackson tries to work over Vang's front leg with a kick but Vang checks it.
A solid body kick from Jackson .
Vang doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson darts in trying to clinch
and Vang counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a push kick but Vang slaps the foot to one side.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Vang slips a jab from Jackson .
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vang is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jackson .
Jackson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from Jackson .
Jackson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Vang.
Vang defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
As Jackson tries to get set, Vang tries to push him back and clinch up but Jackson manages to avoid the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vang defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Vang.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackson rushes Vang and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vang.
Jackson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vang's calf.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson tries to clinch but Vang moves out of range.
Vang misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lamar Jackson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Vang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jackson forces Vang back against the cage and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Vang.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Vang is pushing Jackson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vang throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sydney Vang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson is looking to score with low kicks.
Jackson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Vang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Vang throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Vang keeps it at a distance.
Jackson throws a body kick that misses
and Vang counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jackson controlling the position for now.
Jackson actively working from the bottom here.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Vang is controlling well.
Jackson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vang lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working for a triangle but Vang defends it easily.
Vang is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jackson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jackson has escaped and now he's on top!
Vang will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vang pulls Jackson in close to prevent any damage.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Vang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson gets to his feet - Vang follows without any prompting.
Jackson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Vang avoids it well.
Jackson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vang is able to avoid easily.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Vang counters with a single leg into guard. Jackson didn't expect that.
Vang is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Vang looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vang keeps the fight on the outside.
Lamar Jackson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Vang circles away.
Vang changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Vang shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side.
Jackson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lamar Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lamar Jackson !
In his post fight interview, Lamar Jackson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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