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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaquille ONeal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ONeal's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Shaq's Highlight. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shaquille ONeal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Jordan!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by ONeal. ONeal obviously looking to wear him down.
Jordan avoids a punch combination nicely.
ONeal shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. ONeal showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
ONeal prevents Jordan from standing back up.
Jordan kicks off ONeal and gets to his feet.
Jordan closes the distance and pushes ONeal back into the cage.
ONeal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by ONeal.
Jordan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jordan decides to stand back up. Jordan steps back and let's ONeal get back to his feet.
ONeal takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jordan tries to clinch up
and ONeal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jordan looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan misses with a head kick.
Jordan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jordan leaves ONeal with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
ONeal throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jordan was covering up waiting for the punch and ONeal finishes the takedown easily into guard.
ONeal lands a couple of digs.
ONeal tries to free his leg and advance position but Jordan is retaining full guard.
Jordan wants to stand up but ONeal is controlling him.
ONeal works a leg free and moves into half guard.
ONeal scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan is refusing to be controlled, as ONeal sits in half guard.
ONeal stands up from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ONeal darts in and clinches Jordan up against the cage.
Jordan wants a takedown but no success here.
ONeal breaks from the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by ONeal.
Jordan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from ONeal. That one must have hurt.
ONeal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Still in the clinch, ONeal scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jordan misses with a knee to the head.
ONeal pulls guard successfully.
Jordan postures up.
ONeal pulls Jordan in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeal manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jordan manages to get himself to full guard.
Jordan keeping moving, preventing ONeal from controlling successfully.
Jordan wants to stand and escape but ONeal is having none of it.
ONeal slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Shaquille ONeal has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
ONeal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
ONeal lands with a kick to the temple. Jordan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
ONeal has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ONeal is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jordan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONeal has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jordan uses from the top position.
ONeal working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jordan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jordan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. ONeal is keeping the position for now.
ONeal trying to keep a closed guard but Jordan is proving a slippery customer.
ONeal doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
ONeal is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shaquille ONeal has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jordan fails in his attempt to clinch.
ONeal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaquille ONeal dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jordan leaves ONeal with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jordan doesn't manage to clinch there - ONeal circles away.
Jordan is trying hard to land a takedown here. ONeal sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
ONeal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shaquille ONeal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
ONeal looks for a takedown but Jordan sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaquille ONeal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jordan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jordan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. ONeal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
ONeal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jordan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jordan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck for ONeal with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
ONeal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Michael Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
ONeal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jordan.
ONeal throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jordan.
Jordan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jordan closes this distance looking for a takedown but ONeal circles away.
Jordan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
ONeal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jordan stuffs the takedown attempt from ONeal. ONeal gets slowly back to his feet.
Shaquille ONeal is winning the standup battle so far.
Jordan tries to clinch
and ONeal counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan drives through and clinches with ONeal against the cage.
ONeal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
ONeal has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jordan is trying to keep an underhook but ONeal manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ONeal trying to mount his opponent but Jordan defends it.
ONeal performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jordan is looking to escape.
ONeal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jordan keeps working.
ONeal is working for an americana but Jordan has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst ONeal was thinking about the submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeal is looking to stand up but Jordan won't let him.
Jordan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
ONeal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
ONeal has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jordan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst ONeal is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jordan is wriggling around but ONeal manages to pass to half guard.
ONeal stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan is looking to get back to is feet but ONeal passes into side control.
ONeal working the head and body with strikes.
ONeal trying to control the action but Jordan is working from the bottom.
ONeal lands some shots froms side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ONeal lands a nice forearm strike.
ONeal moves into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ONeal with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaquille ONeal dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
ONeal has Jordan up against the cage in a clinch.
ONeal jumps guard and drags Jordan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
ONeal is trying to control the position but Jordan postures up.
Jordan passes ONeal's left leg - he's now in half guard.
ONeal is trying to get back to full guard.
Jordan gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
ONeal throws a series of punches but Jordan avoids them all with ease.
Jordan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
ONeal connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jordan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jordan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from ONeal.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaquille ONeal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jordan moves into the clinch successfully.
Jordan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jordan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jordan doesn't manage to clinch there - ONeal circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from ONeal.
Jordan wants to clinch up but ONeal keeps it at a distance.
ONeal blocks a head kick by Jordan.
ONeal gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jordan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeal working a defensive guard here.
Jordan is looking to stand up but ONeal won't let him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jordan throws a strike but ONeal rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shaquille ONeal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
ONeal gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeal drives through and clinches with Jordan against the cage.
ONeal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
ONeal feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jordan is looking to stand up but ONeal isn't so interested in that idea.
ONeal sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ONeal postures up and lands a big shot to Jordan's brow.
ONeal stops Jordan from standing up.
ONeal is standing up over Jordan. Jordan looks to escape but ONeal dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONeal advances nicely into full mount.
Jordan wants to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jordan is squirming around, avoiding ONeal's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jordan is trying to stand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Jordan.
Well ONeal 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaquille ONeal!
Shaquille ONeal took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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