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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Roy Jackson (ranked 4108 p4p, 5156 weight class) and Said Abdulayev (ranked 269 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdulayev has chosen Thé à la Menthe Instrumental as his entrance music. Said Abdulayev acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Roy Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Said Abdulayev!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdulayev has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Abdulayev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abdulayev turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Abdulayev manages to end up in side control.
Jackson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Abdulayev is controlling him well.
Abdulayev is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Let's hope that Abdulayev has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdulayev tries to stand but Jackson is controlling his head.
Jackson is trying to escape the position but Abdulayev is controlling the position.
Jackson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jackson slaps away a takedown attempt from Abdulayev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two 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.
Abdulayev shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jackson stuffs the takedown.
Anthony Roy Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Said Abdulayev.
Abdulayev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jackson swivels and escapes.
Jackson attempts a counter takedown but Abdulayev avoids it well and moves away.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Jackson attempts a counter takedown but Abdulayev avoids it well and moves away.
Abdulayev digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Abdulayev shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jackson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jackson.
Abdulayev wants to get back to his feet but Jackson passes into half guard.
Abdulayev looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Abdulayev has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jackson is looking for a kimura but Abdulayev is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jackson to get the leverage.
Abdulayev is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jackson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Abdulayev is defending against the submission attempts here by Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdulayev regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Abdulayev seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Anthony Roy Jackson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Abdulayev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abdulayev gets a double leg takedown into Jackson's guard.
Jackson has his feet on Abdulayev's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Abdulayev moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdulayev pulls guard effortlessly.
Jackson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Abdulayev looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Abdulayev looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Abdulayev!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdulayev wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Jackson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Abdulayev taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson tries to escape but Abdulayev is in control.
Abdulayev in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Abdulayev wants to stand but Jackson is controlling his arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdulayev moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Said Abdulayev has got the better of the ground game so far.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Abdulayev.
Jackson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Abdulayev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Abdulayev is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Abdulayev closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Abdulayev pushes Jackson against the cage but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Abdulayev has his takedown stuffed
and Jackson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jackson has gone for a leg lock! Abdulayev slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jackson's guard.
Abdulayev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Said Abdulayev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Abdulayev fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jackson tries to sprawl but Abdulayev drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jackson is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdulayev trying to mount his opponent but Jackson defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdulayev controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Abdulayev looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Abdulayev fails with the takedown.
Anthony Roy Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Said Abdulayev.
Abdulayev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Abdulayev is defended easily by Jackson.
Jackson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdulayev tries to clinch up.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson tries to counter with a takedown but Abdulayev is quick to defend against it.
Abdulayev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
Jackson attempts a counter takedown but Abdulayev avoids it well and moves away.
Jackson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Abdulayev finds it's way round the side to connect with Jackson's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Abdulayev.
Jackson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Abdulayev sprawls and moves away.
Abdulayev clinches.
Jackson tightens his grip and picks Abdulayev up, before dumping him to the ground. Abdulayev manages to land in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Abdulayev manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jackson has Abdulayev in his guard.
Abdulayev stays in close to Jackson's body and controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Said Abdulayev.
I think Abdulayev 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Said Abdulayev!
Said Abdulayev decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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pop
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