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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benoit Van Lessen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benoit Van Lessen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Lessen stuffs the takedown.
Van Lessen punishes Michaels's body with a nice straight punch.
Van Lessen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Michaels trying to hold on to Van Lessen's head to control him but Van Lessen postures up.
Van Lessen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Van Lessen stops Michaels from getting back to his feet.
Michaels won't allow Van Lessen to pass to mount.
Michaels punching from the bottom.
Van Lessen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Michaels's head.
Michaels is holding on to half guard well.
Van Lessen trying to pass the guard but Michaels defending well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Van Lessen's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Van Lessen duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Lessen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van Lessen jumps into guard, dragging Michaels to the mat.
Van Lessen seems keen to control Michaels's posture.
Michaels controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Van Lessen thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Van Lessen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Michaels postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Lessen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Michaels!
Van Lessen working the ground and pound effectively.
Michaels is working to get back to half guard.
Van Lessen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Van Lessen.
Van Lessen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Michaels is trying to escape the mount.
Van Lessen is landing with some decent strikes but Michaels is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Van Lessen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Van Lessen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Michaels is looking to escape.
Van Lessen prevents Michaels from getting the reversal.
Van Lessen throws a strike there. Michaels manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Michaels is looking to escape.
Michaels looks gassed!
Van Lessen works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Lessen goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Michaels rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Van Lessen's guard! Nice work there by Michaels!
Van Lessen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Michaels on the ground.
Van Lessen pushes Michaels off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Van Lessen misses with a wild combination.
Michaels throws a head kick but Van Lessen moves out of range.
Van Lessen tries to clinch but Michaels is having none of it.
Van Lessen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Lessen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Van Lessen moves out of range easily.
Michaels shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Van Lessen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Michaels's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Van Lessen lands a couple of digs.
Van Lessen postures up.
Michaels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michaels looking to control.
Van Lessen trying to control but Michaels is working from the bottom.
Michaels bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Van Lessen's guard.
Michaels trying to control but Van Lessen is working from the bottom.
Michaels passes Van Lessen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Michaels is trying to control the action in half guard but Van Lessen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Michaels has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michaels with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benoit Van Lessen dominated that 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.
A lazy body kick from Michaels
so Van Lessen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Michaels is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van Lessen is sitting in close to Michaels's body. Michaels has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Van Lessen is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Van Lessen is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Michaels.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jackson Michaels!
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RATING
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