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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Barry McLean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jay Z - Moment of Clarity. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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155 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Barry McLean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominick Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Jackson.
A clash of legs there as McLean blocks the low kick.
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
and McLean counters with an inside leg kick.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on McLean's shoulder, as McLean tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jackson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
A punch combination from McLean misses.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by McLean.
McLean misses with a few strikes there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jackson. McLean shrugs it off though.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
McLean connects with an inside leg kick.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McLean.
Jackson throws a front kick aimed at McLean's knee but McLean avoids it well.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLean throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
McLean takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McLean misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson walks into a left hand.
Jackson lands a head shot.
Jackson throws a body kick that misses.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McLean lands a head shot.
McLean looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jackson, right into the meat.
Jackson throws a head kick but McLean moves out of range.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. McLean moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jackson - that will leave a mark!
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
A swing and a miss from McLean.
McLean swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
McLean feints a jab promting Jackson to slip. McLean then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jackson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
No joy there for McLean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McLean throws a quick inside leg kick.
McLean throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
McLean connects with a single shot there.
McLean looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
McLean misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from McLean. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson moves out of range as McLean strikes.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
McLean staying out of range there.
McLean throws a low kick, looking for Jackson's leg but Jackson calmly moves out of range.
McLean is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jackson takes a swing at McLean's ribcage but misses.
Jackson looks for the body kick but McLean saw that one coming.
Jackson lands a head kick!
Jackson lands with a nice body kick.
Jackson throws a leg kick but McLean sees it coming and moves out of range.
McLean thows a body shot but no joy.
McLean lands a nice hook to Jackson's body. Jackson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch combination from McLean misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLean uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a kick to the body.
McLean works Jackson's body with a nice hook.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McLean thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson misses with a kick to the body
and McLean counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson blocks a leg kick.
McLean swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jackson.
McLean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
McLean tries to land a leg kick but Jackson saw it coming and moves away.
Jackson lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McLean tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McLean motions for Jackson to come forward. McLean throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McLean getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dominick Jackson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McLean throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Jackson checks the leg kick.
McLean misses the jab.
Jackson lands a jab to the nose.
Jackson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McLean thows a left - swing and a miss!
McLean fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jackson on the side of the head.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and McLean moves out of range easily.
Jackson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McLean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from McLean.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and McLean counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McLean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Danga de danga de dang - McLean scores with a four punch combination!
McLean scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McLean connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from McLean misses.
Jackson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McLean is able to avoid easily.
McLean misses with a head kick.
Jackson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McLean to score with a decent uppercut.
McLean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. McLean looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jackson throws a wild body kick that McLean sees coming a mile off.
McLean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McLean at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. McLean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson throws a push kick but McLean slaps the foot to one side.
McLean takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson walks into a stiff left hand from McLean.
McLean with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson throws a body punch but McLean moves out of range.
McLean displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McLean throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
McLean misses with a body shot
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McLean lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLean avoids the head kick by Jackson.
McLean cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jackson defending well as McLean loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jackson jabs McLean right on the nose. McLean blinks but takes it well.
McLean checks a leg kick.
McLean throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McLean lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.
McLean tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson lands a really nice looking cross but McLean seems unphased.
Good work by Jackson as he checks the leg kick.
McLean bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McLean throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McLean lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from McLean.
McLean throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
McLean misses the shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Jackson.
McLean avoids the body shot from Jackson.
McLean throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Jackson misses.
McLean throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Jackson.
McLean connects with the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson looks to throw a body kick
and McLean counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McLean stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson.
Jackson scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Barry McLean will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McLean manages to avoid it.
Jackson is looking to land body kicks.
McLean with a nice cross.
Jackson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McLean is able to avoid easily.
Jackson feints and then cracks McLean's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McLean down.
Jackson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McLean to score with a decent uppercut.
Jackson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McLean misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from McLean. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
McLean loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
A shot to the body from McLean misses
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McLean slips a straight right by Jackson.
Nice body punch from McLean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLean misses with the body kick
and Jackson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
No joy there for McLean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jackson slips under a jab from McLean.
Jab from Jackson.
Jackson walks into a left hand.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McLean.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
McLean looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
McLean looks for the body kick but Jackson saw that one coming.
Barry McLean is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson misses with a jab to the body
and McLean counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good leg kick by Jackson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a leg kick but McLean moved away.
McLean throws the kick towards the body but Jackson avoids it.
McLean lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McLean misses with a hook.
A lazy left from McLean finds it's target.
Jackson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McLean throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but McLean is just out of range.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Jackson avoids the head kick by McLean.
Jackson tries a low kick but McLean avoids it.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body. McLean takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McLean just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson lands with a hook. McLean tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jackson slips a jab from McLean.
McLean checks a leg kick.
McLean is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jackson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McLean uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
McLean blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Jackson.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McLean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from McLean.
McLean getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLean lands a glancing blow to the side of Jackson's head.
McLean misses with a looping right.
McLean closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McLean ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLean looks to land a combination. Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McLean moves out of range as Jackson throws a body kick.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McLean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McLean throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
McLean throws a sloppy head kick
and Jackson counters with a nice leg kick.
Jackson throws a leg kick but McLean sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Barry McLean.
Well McLean has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry McLean!
A victorious Barry McLean thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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