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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mujahid Jackson (ranked 1992 p4p, 259 weight class) and Vlad Halen (ranked 2508 p4p, 321 weight class). Mujahid Jackson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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224 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mujahid Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Halen!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a body punch but Halen moves out of range.
Halen lands a two punch combo.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Halen saw that one coming.
Halen dips to his left and cracks Jackson with an uppercut!
Halen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jackson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Halen keeps moving.
Halen trying to control the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Jackson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Halen keeps moving.
Halen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jackson defends it easily.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Halen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halen preventing the sweep.
Halen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jackson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Halen landing with the ground and pound.
Halen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Halen lands a couple of digs.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Halen's guard.
Jackson controlling from the top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jackson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Halen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
Jackson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Halen trying to strike off his back.
Jackson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Halen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jackson distracts Halen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halen tries to strike from the bottom.
Jackson postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson scoring with some ground and pound.
Halen told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Jackson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Halen striking from the bottom.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Halen's brow.
Jackson lands a couple of elbows.
Halen has momentary wrist control but Jackson slips an elbow through the middle.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Jackson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jackson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jackson stands up over Halen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson chips away with some ground and pound.
Halen is rocked!
Jackson working some strikes from top position.
Halen is still in real trouble! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson is working Halen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Halen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jackson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jackson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Halen seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Halen's head.
Jackson lands a couple of digs.
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 with a nice head shot there.
Halen keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mujahid Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Halen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Halen dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halen can do to turn this around?
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Halen looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Jackson throws a body punch but Halen moves out of range.
Halen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Halen is out of range.
Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson walks into a straight right hand from Halen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halen avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Halen ducks down to avoid it.
Halen throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Halen did well to prevent Jackson getting side control.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Halen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Halen is staying active underneath Jackson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jackson winds up and cracks Halen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Halen gets back to full guard.
Jackson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jackson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jackson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Halen's head.
Jackson distracts Halen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Halen working for a triangle but Jackson defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson stands up over Halen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jackson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jackson stands up over Halen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Halen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jackson controls the pace.
Jackson working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Halen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Halen is fighting to break Jackson's control of his arms but Jackson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jackson continues to stall.
Halen postures up.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Halen is one step ahead there.
Halen trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Halen preventing the sweep.
Halen wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson wants to control the position but Halen says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Jackson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Halen wanted to stand there but Jackson had control of the position.
Halen stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Halen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Halen trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Halen is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mujahid Jackson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jackson takes a swing at Halen's ribcage but misses.
Halen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Halen slips under a jab.
Jackson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab from Halen misses.
Halen connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jackson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Halen kicks Jackson off and gets back to his feet.
Mujahid Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halen misses with a body shot.
Halen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheers as Halen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jackson doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Halen. That one must have hurt.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halen.
Halen dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Vlad Halen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.
Jackson connects with a nice looking jab.
Halen lands an overhand right.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Halen scores with a one two! Jackson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jackson misses with a hook to the body
enabling Halen to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Halen circles away easily
and Halen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Halen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Halen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jackson eats them both and turns towards Halen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Halen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Halen slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Halen staying out of range there.
Vlad Halen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Halen looks to move away, Jackson throws a big counter combo but Halen just gets out of the way.
Halen stalks Jackson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jackson's face. Jackson staggers backwards, shaken.
Halen lands a jab to the nose.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Halen slips the punch.
Jackson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jackson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Halen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Halen slips a jab from Jackson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halen. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mujahid Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halen avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halen misses with a double jab.
Halen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Halen tries to counter with a clinch but Jackson shakes him off and moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Jackson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jackson.
Halen misses with a looping left.
Jackson stalks Halen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Halen's face. Halen staggers backwards, shaken.
Halen lands a nice shot that snaps Jackson's head back.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Halen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson sets himself, and Halen steps forward looking for the clinch! Jackson avoids it this time.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jackson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jackson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Halen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Halen's guard.
Halen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Halen keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halen keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson is working Halen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Halen really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A left and a right from Halen both land. Nice combination.
Jackson thuds his right hand into Halen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Halen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Halen misses.
Halen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Halen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson takes a swing at Halen's ribcage but misses.
Halen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
It looked like Jackson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Halen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Halen connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halen misses with a double jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Halen scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Halen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Halen wants to get back to full guard.
Halen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Still in half guard, Jackson seems content to control.
Jackson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jackson lands with a punch from half guard.
Jackson controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Halen is out! Jackson gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mujahid Jackson!
Mujahid Jackson retains his light heavyweight title!
Mujahid Jackson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KAISER Nutrition - Q160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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