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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Fairbanks (ranked 1804 p4p, 4316 weight class) and Oshan Jackson (ranked 101 p4p, 208 weight class). Desmond Fairbanks is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Desmond Fairbanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oshan Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tōshi in the buildup to the fight.
Donk. Fairbanks catches Jackson right on the button with a cross.
Jackson lands a nice shot that snaps Fairbanks's head back.
Jackson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fairbanks tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson scores with a sloppy right hand. Fairbanks should have avoided that one.
Fairbanks tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Jackson throws out a counter right but Fairbanks avoids it with no problem.
Jackson's coach down at Cozad MMA London 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 looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jackson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fairbanks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fairbanks scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jackson in his tracks.
Fairbanks connects with a solid leg kick.
Fairbanks throws a body kick that misses.
Jackson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Jackson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jab by Fairbanks.
Jackson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fairbanks moves out of range as Jackson throws a body kick.
Jackson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jackson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fairbanks finds it's way round the side to connect with Jackson's head.
Jackson is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairbanks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Fairbanks avoids the damage to the body.
Fairbanks tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fairbanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fairbanks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fairbanks misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fairbanks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fairbanks lands a body punch.
Jackson tries to stall but Fairbanks uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jackson is struggling to control the position.
Fairbanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson cracks Fairbanks with a nice body shot.
Fairbanks throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Fairbanks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks being controlled against the cage.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Fairbanks avoids the damage to the body.
Fairbanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fairbanks lands a body shot.
Fairbanks can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fairbanks lands a right hand.
Fairbanks struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Fairbanks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fairbanks throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Fairbanks is just out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jackson staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Fairbanks tried to score with a low kick but Jackson checks it.
A big right from Fairbanks misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Jackson as he connects with a hook.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jackson cracks Fairbanks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fairbanks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Fairbanks takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Fairbanks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fairbanks thuds his shin into the meat of Jackson's side.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jackson!
Jackson moves out of range as Fairbanks throws a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
Fairbanks clinches with his opponent.
Fairbanks is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fairbanks lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fairbanks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fairbanks lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Fairbanks as the two fighters clinch.
Fairbanks blocking some punches.
Fairbanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fairbanks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fairbanks managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Fairbanks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fairbanks up against the cage.
Jackson looking to stall.
Fairbanks lands a nice shot to the body.
Fairbanks lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fairbanks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fairbanks scores with the left hand. Jackson knows he should have avoided that one.
Fairbanks lands with a shot to the body.
Fairbanks closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Fairbanks dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fairbanks thuds his shin into the meat of Jackson's side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Fairbanks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fairbanks manages to avoid it.
Jab by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jackson. Jackson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Fairbanks finish him?
Fairbanks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Fairbanks.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Fairbanks misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Good exchange - Fairbanks coming out on top.
Fairbanks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fairbanks blocks the body kick.
Fairbanks throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson throws a leg kick but Fairbanks moved away.
Jackson swings for the body but Fairbanks moves out of range.
Fairbanks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fairbanks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jackson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Desmond Fairbanks is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fairbanks misses with a looping left.
A combination from Fairbanks does no damage.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Fairbanks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jackson tries to land a front kick but Fairbanks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jackson looks up at the clock. Bad move! Fairbanks lands a right hand from hell, dropping Jackson. Fairbanks pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Desmond Fairbanks!
Desmond Fairbanks was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Oshan Jackson had this to say: 'I tryed my best i want to thank the fans for coming out and supporting me. Ill be back and next time ill get the finish for you guys.'.
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