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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McClean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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178 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John McClean!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for McClean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut there from McClean.
It looks like Michael Jackson has been cut.
McClean misses with a series of wild punches.
McClean thows a body shot but no joy.
McClean throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
McClean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McClean swinging wilding here.
McClean lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
McClean gets caught flat footed, as Jackson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
McClean wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but McClean is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but McClean blocks nicely.
McClean really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McClean is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McClean is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
McClean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McClean lands a body shot.
McClean looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
John McClean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McClean throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
McClean connects with a nice looking jab.
McClean connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McClean jabs Jackson right on the nose. Jackson blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McClean lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jackson is rocked!
McClean misses with the combination.
Jackson throws and low kick but McClean moves out of range easily.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
McClean swinging wilding here.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from McClean.
McClean fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson slips under a jab from McClean.
Jackson wants to clinch.
McClean scores with a sloppy right hand. Jackson should have avoided that one.
Michael Jackson's cut is getting worse.
McClean throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McClean but McClean pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McClean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McClean throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McClean wants to clinch.
McClean lands with a nice combination. Jackson backs away looking to recover.
Nice sprawl there from McClean as Jackson shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McClean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McClean misses with a few strikes there.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by McClean which made him look bad.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
McClean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
McClean has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McClean throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McClean.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but McClean shows good takedown defense.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McClean's waist but McClean gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
McClean avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from McClean.
Some wild striking there from McClean.
John McClean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McClean misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McClean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McClean misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John McClean dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Jackson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from McClean.
John McClean seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McClean fails to land with a series of punches.
McClean lands with an uppercut that bounces Jackson off the cage and back into rage.
McClean misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from McClean does no damage.
McClean misses with a double jab.
Jackson tries for a takedown but McClean sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
McClean is breathing heavily.
McClean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from McClean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClean lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McClean.
Jackson avoids the body shot from McClean.
McClean throws a series of strikes that have Jackson backpedaling.
Michael Jackson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McClean throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
McClean swinging wilding here.
Michael Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. McClean tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McClean manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McClean scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McClean throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
McClean throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
McClean misses with a double jab.
McClean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McClean's guard.
McClean working a defensive guard here.
Jackson wants to get up but he can't break McClean's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
McClean is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jackson is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McClean is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McClean throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
McClean pulls Jackson in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McClean looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McClean lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McClean avoids a punch combination nicely.
McClean throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McClean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McClean misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McClean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John McClean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Jackson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
McClean lands with a hook. Jackson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McClean fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but McClean circles away.
Jackson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
McClean pushes Jackson off and gets back to his feet.
McClean cracks Jackson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McClean lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McClean.
Jackson moves forwards but McClean connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jeez, Michael Jackson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McClean scores with the left hand. Jackson knows he should have avoided that one.
McClean lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
McClean rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McClean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson takes one to the side of the head.
McClean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
McClean swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McClean tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McClean misses with a series of wild punches.
McClean throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Jackson slips under a jab from McClean.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
McClean missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McClean throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
McClean lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with McClean, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes McClean against the cage but McClean circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jackson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McClean tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Decent striking displayed by McClean there.
Jackson shoots in but McClean avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McClean throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
McClean throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice uppercut lands for McClean. That snapped Jackson's head back.
John McClean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice combination there by McClean.
McClean connects with a looping right hand.
McClean misses with a two punch combination.
McClean thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McClean looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
McClean lands a two punch combo.
McClean throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McClean misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McClean misses with a two punch combination.
McClean might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
McClean throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Nice shot by McClean.
McClean scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jackson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McClean finds it's way round the side to connect with Jackson's head.
McClean forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.
Jackson wants a takedown.
McClean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McClean connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McClean scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson shoots for a takedown but McClean saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Michael Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McClean throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
John McClean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McClean winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John McClean!
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FIGHT
RATING
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