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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trump Degrassop (ranked 7095 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darnell Jackson (ranked 7534 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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185 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trump Degrassop !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darnell Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Degrassop gets tackled into the cage by Jackson. Jackson maintains the clinch.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Degrassop has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Jackson's coach down at Power Wrestling Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jackson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Come on Jackson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Degrassop unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Degrassop misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jackson.
Degrassop misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Degrassop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Degrassop misses with some punches.
Jackson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Degrassop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson controlling the action here for a moment.
Degrassop misses with a knee strike.
Degrassop has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Degrassop tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Degrassop has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson stalling the fight.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Degrassop keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson just leaning against Degrassop , taking a breather.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Degrassop has the dominant position.
Jackson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Degrassop misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Degrassop misses with a knee strike.
Degrassop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Degrassop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Degrassop landing knees to the head.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Degrassop has him pressed against the cage.
Degrassop tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Jackson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Degrassop up against the cage.
Degrassop misses with a punch on the inside.
Degrassop tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Jackson stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Degrassop throws a head punch that misses.
Degrassop connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Degrassop is breathing heavily.
Jackson stalls.
Degrassop using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
Degrassop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson is pushing Degrassop 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 avoiding damage as Degrassop throws knees to the body.
Degrassop tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath Degrassop 's ribcage. Degrassop let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jackson just leaning against Degrassop , taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Degrassop is controlling the position.
A bit of stalling here from Jackson.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Degrassop is controlling the position.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Degrassop has him pressed against the cage.
Degrassop misses with a knee strike.
Jackson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jackson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Degrassop is defending well for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trump Degrassop dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Degrassop throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jackson.
Jackson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Degrassop defends it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Degrassop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Degrassop .
Jackson throws a series of punches but Degrassop avoids them all with ease.
Degrassop changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Degrassop tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Degrassop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And Jackson tries to counter it with a takedown but Degrassop pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jackson throws a right hand that Degrassop ducks under and follows up with a left that Degrassop also avoids with ease.
Degrassop doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Degrassop doesn't seem bothered though.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Darnell Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Degrassop is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Degrassop doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Degrassop shoots in looking for a takedown but Jackson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Degrassop 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Degrassop tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Degrassop takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Degrassop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson throws the kick towards the body but Degrassop avoids it.
Degrassop half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jackson swings for the body but Degrassop moves out of range.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Degrassop moved away.
Jackson lands a slapping body shot.
Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Degrassop , pushing him back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson slows down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jackson throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jackson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stalling in the clinch from Jackson.
Trump Degrassop has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jackson avoiding damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Darnell Jackson.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Jackson dips to his left and cracks Degrassop with an uppercut!
Jackson throws a series of strikes that have Degrassop backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson moves into range and clinches up with Degrassop .
Degrassop keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Degrassop tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Degrassop is controlling him.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jackson gets a clinch.
Jackson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Degrassop leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jackson is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Degrassop has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Degrassop using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Good body shot from Jackson.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jackson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darnell Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jackson throws a leg kick but Degrassop sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Degrassop gets tackled into the cage by Jackson. Jackson maintains the clinch.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Degrassop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Degrassop throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Degrassop is controlling him.
Degrassop managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Degrassop landing knees to the head.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Degrassop .
Jackson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Degrassop is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson taking a breather.
Degrassop lands a shoulder strike.
Jackson avoiding damage as Degrassop throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trump Degrassop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Degrassop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson drives through and clinches with Degrassop against the cage.
Jackson stalling against the cage.
Degrassop tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Degrassop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Degrassop circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson rushes Degrassop and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Degrassop misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Degrassop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheers as Jackson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Degrassop doesn't seem phased though.
Degrassop takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Degrassop circles away quickly and effectively.
Darnell Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Degrassop dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jackson duly obliges.
Degrassop blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Degrassop attempts a counter takedown but Jackson avoids it well and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Degrassop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Degrassop lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Degrassop changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Degrassop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Degrassop is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson lands a slapping body shot.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Degrassop rather than just go for the knockout.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Degrassop drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jackson sprawls and moves away.
Jackson darts in and clinches Degrassop up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Degrassop with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darnell 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darnell Jackson!
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