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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Strides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tuvalu kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ethan Strides!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Michael!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strides connects with a nice looking jab.
Strides misses with a jab, cross combination.
Strides forces Michael back against the cage and clinches.
Michael tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Strides smiles and moves away.
Strides has taken the fight to the clinch.
Michael fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Strides lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Jackson Michael has been cut.
Michael takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short body shot lands from Strides as the two fighters clinch.
Strides landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strides lands a good knee to the midsection. Michael won't want to take too many of those.
Michael looks gassed!
Strides lands an elbow just above Michael 's eye.
A left hand lands to the body for Strides.
Michael takes a shot to the head.
Strides lands a good knee to the midsection. Michael won't want to take too many of those.
Strides is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Strides lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Strides.
Strides connects with a nasty looking knee right to Michael's face.
Strides lands a left hand that snaps the head of Michael backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Strides.
Strides lands a good knee to the midsection. Michael won't want to take too many of those.
Strides landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Michael tries to pull guard but Strides holds him up against the cage and eventually Michael drops back down to his feet.
Ethan Strides has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Michael.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strides comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Strides.
Michael takes an elbow to the forehead.
Strides lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That has opened up Jackson Michael's cut even more.
Strides with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Strides.
Strides landing knees to the head.
Strides with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Michael tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Strides lands a damaging elbow.
Strides landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Strides.
Michael wants a takedown but no success here.
Strides lands a left hand.
Strides landing knees to the head.
Strides gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Strides putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Michael in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Strides.
Strides unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Strides landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Strides lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael is trying to drag Strides to the mat but Strides just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Strides lands an elbow just above Michael 's eye.
Strides lands a shoulder strike.
Strides is leaning against Michael and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Strides lands an elbow inside that Michael shrugs off.
Strides scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Strides with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Strides.
Strides lands a knee to the body.
Michael takes a knee to the side of the body.
Strides stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Strides is pressed up against the cage. Michael has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Strides down to the mat. Strides avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Strides lands a nice looking body kick.
Michael has a takedown stuffed.
Strides throws a quick inside leg kick.
Strides misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strides lands with a kick to the temple. Michael shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Strides has Michael up against the cage in a clinch.
Strides lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Michael backwards.
Strides lands a shot to the body.
Strides lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice elbow from Strides.
A knee to the head by Strides.
Strides lands a nice knee to the body.
Strides working Michael over with knees to the body.
Michael wants a takedown but no success here.
Strides digs a right hand into Michael's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Michael's gas tank.
Strides unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Strides working Michael over with knees to the body.
Strides crunches a lovely knee into Michael's ribcage.
Strides scores with a hook to the body.
Strides works on Michael's body with a couple of short punches.
Michael tries for a takedown but Strides manages to get underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Strides creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Strides lands an elbow inside that Michael shrugs off.
Strides lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Strides creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Michael's defenses.
Strides lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Strides lands a knee to the head.
Strides landing knees to the body.
Michael tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Strides is pressed up against the cage. Michael has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Strides down to the mat. Strides avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Michael looks for a takedown but Strides sprawls well.
Strides gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Strides landing knees to the body.
Strides scores with a shot to the side of Michael's head.
A knee to the head by Strides.
Good body shot from Strides.
Strides lands an elbow just above Michael 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michael jumps guard but Strides stands there with Michael around his waist. Michael gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Strides landing knees to the head.
Michael fails to pull guard.
Strides softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Strides lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Strides dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Michael's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Strides fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Michael, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Strides.
Strides lands with a right to the head.
Strides softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Strides pushes Michael back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Strides lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Strides scores a nice knee to the body.
Strides is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Strides.
Strides comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Michael goes for a takedown attempt but Strides pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Michael avoids the head kick by Strides.
Strides moves into the clinch.
Strides lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Strides creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Michael's defenses.
Strides scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Strides lands a nice elbow.
Strides landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Strides fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Strides tries to close the distance and clinch but Michael swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strides has taken the fight to the clinch.
Strides softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Strides lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Strides.
Strides gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Strides lands an elbow that stopped Michael in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Strides obliges.
Michael tries for a takedown but Strides manages to get underhooks.
Ethan Strides has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Michael.
Strides gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Michael drops down looking for an ankle pick but Strides pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ethan Strides seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michael takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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.
Strides wants to clinch up but Michael keeps it at a distance.
Strides throws a combination. Michael tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Strides has managed to clinch.
Strides lands with a left to the head.
Strides digs a right hand into Michael's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Michael's gas tank.
Strides scores with a knee to the head.
Strides lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Strides.
Knees to the body from Strides.
Strides lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Strides.
Michael tries for a takedown but Strides manages to get underhooks.
Michael tries to pull guard but Strides won't allow it.
Strides unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Strides lands an elbow that stopped Michael in his tracks for a moment.
Strides putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Michael in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Strides lands a damaging elbow.
Strides landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Michael drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Strides.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael tries to pull guard but Strides holds him up against the cage and eventually Michael drops back down to his feet.
Strides is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Michael can do to turn this around?
Strides lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Michael takes an elbow to the temple.
A shot in the inside from Strides.
Strides working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Strides lands a nice knee to the body.
Michael tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Strides with a knee to the head.
Michael tries for a takedown. No joy.
Michael has Strides pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Strides manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Strides lands an elbow just above Michael 's eye.
Strides presses Michael against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Michael takes an elbow to the forehead.
Strides lands a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Strides as the two fighters clinch.
Strides connects with a knee to the head.
Michael fails to pull guard.
Strides landing knees to the body.
Michael tries to pull guard but Strides won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strides lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Michael takes a knee right on the jaw!
Michael takes a shot to the head.
Michael takes a knee right on the jaw!
Strides landing knees to the body.
Strides with a knee to the head.
Strides lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Strides.
Strides pushes Michael back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Michael tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Strides smiles and moves away.
A left and a right from Strides both land. Nice combination.
Michael misses with a takedown attempt - Strides sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Strides closes the distance and pushes Michael back into the cage.
Strides lands an elbow inside.
Strides lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Strides lands an elbow just above Michael 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Strides dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Michael's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Strides lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Strides moves into range and clinches up with Michael.
Michael jumps guard but Strides stands there with Michael around his waist. Michael gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Strides connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Strides.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Strides.
Strides crunches a lovely knee into Michael's ribcage.
Strides lands an elbow inside.
Ethan Strides has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Michael tries to pull guard but Strides won't allow it.
Strides lands an elbow that stopped Michael in his tracks for a moment.
Strides lands a damaging elbow.
Strides lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Strides lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Michael backwards.
Michael tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Strides smiles and moves away.
Ethan Strides has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Michael.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Michael keeps the fight on the outside.
Strides fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strides clinches up with Michael and pushes him back against the cage.
Strides lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knees to the body from Strides.
Michael tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Strides smiles and moves away.
Strides tries to clinch up.
Strides closes the distance and clinches.
Strides landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Strides - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Strides.
Strides landing knees to the head.
Strides stops a takedown attempt from Michael.
Strides is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Strides lands a nice knee to the body.
Strides lands an elbow inside that Michael shrugs off.
Strides landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Strides with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Strides obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael goes for a takedown attempt but Strides pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Strides forces Michael back against the cage and clinches.
Michael wants a takedown but no success here.
Strides lands an elbow inside that Michael shrugs off.
Strides lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Strides lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Michael backwards.
Michael tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Strides smiles and moves away.
Strides clinches up against the cage.
Strides scores with a knee to the head.
Michael tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Strides just stands there and leans against the cage.
Michael fails to pull guard.
Strides lands a nice uppercut.
Michael tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Strides just stands there and leans against the cage.
Michael drops down looking for an ankle pick but Strides pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strides rushes Michael and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ethan Strides is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Strides with a knee to the head.
Strides scores with a nice hook to the head.
Strides lands an elbow inside that Michael shrugs off.
Strides connects with a nasty looking knee right to Michael's face.
Michael tries to pull guard but Strides holds him up against the cage and eventually Michael drops back down to his feet.
Strides lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Strides.
Strides landing knees to the head.
Strides lands a damaging elbow.
Strides lands a knee to the body.
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.
Strides lands a body shot.
Strides lands an elbow that stopped Michael in his tracks for a moment.
Michael takes an elbow to the temple.
Michael takes an elbow to the temple.
Strides lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Strides.
Strides unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right from Strides on the inside.
Strides creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Michael's defenses.
Strides scores with a hook to the body.
Strides softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Strides lands an elbow just above Michael 's eye.
Strides lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jackson Michael has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot in the inside from Strides.
Strides makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Strides showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Strides 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Strides!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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