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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between LL Jay (ranked 1670 p4p, 1281 weight class) and Rian Mckean (ranked 246 p4p, 196 weight class). Rian Mckean has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with LL Jay's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, LL Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rian Mckean!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jay gets tackled into the cage by Mckean. Mckean maintains the clinch.
Mckean is trying to break free.
Jay keeps control of Mckean as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jay definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mckean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Jay.
Mckean has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mckean tries to break the clinch but Jay is controlling the position.
Mckean blocks an uppercut.
Mckean tries to break free but Jay pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Mckean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mckean can't break the clinch.
Mckean wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mckean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jay has a couple of punches blocked by Mckean.
Jay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jay misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Jay.
Mckean is trying to force a seperation but Jay has the dominant position.
Jay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mckean is trying to push Jay away but Jay has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mckean is looking to break free of the clinch but Jay has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckean is looking to break free of the clinch but Jay has double underhooks.
Jay misses with a punch on the inside.
Jay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mckean's elbow.
Mckean wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jay has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mckean.
Mckean is trying to push Jay away but Jay has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mckean is trying to break the clinch but Jay is controlling him.
Mckean blocks a body shot from Jay.
Mckean wants to get back to striking at distance but Jay won't allow it.
Mckean wants to break free but Jay has control.
Mckean wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jay misses with some punches.
Jay misses with a body punch.
Jay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jay tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mckean tries to break the clinch but Jay is controlling the position.
Jay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jay fails to land.
Mckean is looking to break free of the clinch but Jay has double underhooks.
Jay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jay.
Jay scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mckean working hard to break the clinch.
Jay prevents Mckean from breaking the clinch.
Mckean blocks an uppercut.
Mckean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mckean clinches with his opponent.
Mckean can't break the clinch.
Good body shot from Jay.
Mckean breaks the clinch.
Jay throws the left hand but Mckean avoids the punch easily.
LL Jay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mckean avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mckean wants to clinch.
Mckean pushes Jay up against the cage in a clinch.
Mckean wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jay misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mckean is trying to force a seperation but Jay has the dominant position.
Mckean blocking some punches.
Mckean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckean blocking some punches.
Mckean is trying to break free.
Jay has a couple of punches blocked by Mckean.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mckean.
Jay throws a punch but it's blocked by Mckean.
Mckean breaks the clinch.
Jay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jay, as that shot connected.
Mckean keeps the fight on the outside.
Jay thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jay gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jay throws a head punch that misses.
Jay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jay misses with the head strike.
Jay keeps control of Mckean as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mckean wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mckean wants to get back to striking at distance but Jay won't allow it.
Jay misses with the head strike.
Mckean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jay has a couple of punches blocked by Mckean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay throws a punch but it's blocked by Mckean.
Jay lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jay.
Mckean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jay swings for the body but Mckean moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
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!
Mckean takes the fight into the clinch.
Mckean is trying to break the clinch but Jay has him pressed against the cage.
Jay lands with a short shot to the head.
Jay lands with a short shot to the head.
Mckean wants to get back to striking at distance but Jay won't allow it.
Jay working aggressively here.
Jay gets through Mckean's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mckean tries to break free but Jay pushes him back against the cage.
Jay tries to work over Mckean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jay swings wildly with an uppercut but Mckean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jay lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mckean or not.
Mckean wants to get back to striking at distance but Jay won't allow it.
Jay lands a shoulder strike.
Mckean is trying to push Jay away but Jay has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LL Jay dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mckean clinches.
Jay can't find room to land a body shot as Mckean controls the action.
Jay throws a head punch that misses.
Mckean wants to break free but Jay has control.
Jay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mckean can do to turn this around?
Jay keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mckean's efforts to push away.
Jay throws a head punch that misses.
Mckean breaks the clinch.
Jay keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Jay wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mckean wants to clinch.
As Mckean tries to get set, Jay tries to push him back and clinch up but Mckean manages to avoid the attempt.
Jay tries to clinch there but Mckean circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mckean wants to break free but Jay has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jay misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mckean.
Jay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jay can't find room to land a body shot as Mckean controls the action.
Mckean looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jay swings wildly with an uppercut but Mckean uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mckean's efforts to push away.
Mckean breaks the clinch.
Mckean uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jay.
Mckean moves out of range as Jay strikes.
Mckean has managed to clinch.
Mckean is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mckean manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Jay misses.
Mckean fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jay, pushing him back against the cage.
Mckean wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jay misses with a punch on the inside.
Mckean blocks an uppercut.
Jay misses with the head strike.
Jay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jay keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mckean's efforts to push away.
Mckean wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mckean tries to circle away but Jay has him pinned against the cage.
Mckean tries to break the clinch but Jay is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay has a couple of punches blocked by Mckean.
Jay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mckean is trying to break free.
Jay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jay misses with the head strike.
Jay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mckean is trying to force a seperation but Jay has the dominant position.
Jay misses with some punches.
Mckean wants to break free but Jay has control.
Jay fails to pull guard.
Jay working aggressively here.
Mckean wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jay has him pressed against the cage.
Mckean is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Mckean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short left from Jay.
Jay struggles to land a body shot inside as Mckean controls his hands.
Jay keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mckean's efforts to push away.
Jay misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Mckean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay tries to throw a body punch but Mckean avoids it by throwing Jay back against the cage.
Jay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mckean tries to circle away but Jay has him pinned against the cage.
Jay working aggressively here.
Jay keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mckean's efforts to push away.
Mckean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mckean working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mckean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mckean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mckean avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jay throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Jay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mckean steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jay.
Mckean moves in looking to clinch but Jay pushes him off.
Jay digs a good hook to Mckean's body.
Mckean drives through and clinches with Jay against the cage.
Mckean can't break the clinch.
Jay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jay misses with the head strike.
Jay keeps control of Mckean as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckean is trying to break the clinch but Jay has him pressed against the cage.
Jay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mckean tries to break free but Jay pushes him back against the cage.
Jay prevents Mckean from breaking the clinch.
Mckean is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jay can't find room to land a body shot as Mckean controls the action.
Jay misses with a body punch.
Mckean tries to circle away but Jay has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Mckean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jay tries to work over Mckean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jay scores with a shot to the side of Mckean's head.
Mckean is trying to push Jay away but Jay has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from Jay.
Jay tries a body shot but Mckean blocks it.
Mckean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Jay takes a swing at Mckean's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Jay.
Mckean clinches.
LL Jay has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mckean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LL Jay dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mckean manages to avoid it.
LL Jay is winning the standup battle so far.
Jay misses the shot to the body.
Mckean slips under a jab from Jay.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mckean looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jay seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jay keeps the fight on the outside.
Mckean doesn't manage to clinch there - Jay circles away.
Jay lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mckean fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jay, as that shot connected.
Jay comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mckean doesn't manage to clinch there - Jay circles away.
A swing and a miss from Jay.
Mckean bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jay throws out a loose jab but Mckean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mckean instigates a clinch.
Jay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jay lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mckean backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mckean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mckean takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jay tests Mckean's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mckean blocks a jab.
Jay throws a shot from downtown. Mckean moves away and avoids it.
Jay gets tackled into the cage by Mckean. Mckean maintains the clinch.
Mckean blocks an uppercut.
Jay misses with a punch on the inside.
Jay has a couple of punches blocked by Mckean.
Mckean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jay can't find room to land a body shot as Mckean controls the action.
Mckean manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jay. Mckean does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mckean clinches up with Jay and pushes him back against the cage.
Jay keeps control of Mckean as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mckean is trying to break the clinch but Jay is controlling him.
Mckean is looking to break free of the clinch but Jay has double underhooks.
Mckean tries to break free but Jay pushes him back against the cage.
Jay lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay has a couple of punches blocked by Mckean.
Jay has Mckean pressed against the cage, preventing Mckean from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mckean working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mckean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mckean breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mckean rushes Jay and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jay keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mckean's efforts to push away.
Jay can't find room to land a body shot as Mckean controls the action.
Jay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jay tries to work over Mckean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Jay fails to land.
Jay misses with a punch on the inside.
Jay presses Mckean against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jay tries to work over Mckean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mckean is trying to break the clinch but Jay is controlling him.
A hook to the body from Jay.
Mckean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mckean closes the distance and pushes Jay back into the cage.
Jay jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mckean walks away with a smile on his face. Jay gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckean takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mckean clinches up against the cage.
Jay tries to throw a body punch but Mckean avoids it by throwing Jay back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Jay.
Mckean has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jay throws a punch but it's blocked by Mckean.
Mckean working hard to break the clinch.
Mckean is trying to push Jay away but Jay has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mckean blocks an uppercut.
Mckean tries to circle away but Jay has him pinned against the cage.
Jay lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mckean wants to break free but Jay has control.
Jay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jay works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mckean takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mckean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mckean darts in and clinches Jay up against the cage.
Jay misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jay misses with some punches.
Mckean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mckean can't break the clinch.
Jay struggles to land a body shot inside as Mckean controls his hands.
Jay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jay has Mckean pressed against the cage, preventing Mckean from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jay prevents Mckean from breaking the clinch.
Mckean is trying to break the clinch but Jay has him pressed against the cage.
Jay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jay misses with the head strike.
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!
A frustrated look appears on Mckean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mckean prevents a body shot from Jay.
Jay misses with a punch to the body.
Mckean blocks an uppercut.
Jay tries to throw a body punch but Mckean avoids it by throwing Jay back against the cage.
Mckean wants to get back to striking at distance but Jay won't allow it.
Rian Mckean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mckean is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mckean working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
LL Jay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jay, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... LL Jay!
In his post fight interview, LL Jay started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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