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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kelk Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian McKinney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julian McKinney is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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154 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kelk Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julian McKinney!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKinney will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson scores with a nice strike.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McKinney slips under a jab.
Jackson lands with a good body shot.
Jackson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKinney staying out of range there.
McKinney shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jackson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
McKinney controlling the position from side mount.
I looks like McKinney might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
McKinney wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKinney is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jackson's shoulder. That is not cool.
McKinney working away.
Jackson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
McKinney is staying tight to Jackson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Jackson is not content to let McKinney control the position.
You can see the frustration on Jackson's face as McKinney controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKinney trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jackson tries to get out of the position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Julian McKinney just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McKinney.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but McKinney bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice cross by Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McKinney closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jackson circles away.
Kelk Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian McKinney.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good shot there by Jackson.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kelk Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson throws a jab when McKinney was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelk Jackson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McKinney shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jackson defends it nicely.
McKinney fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
McKinney takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throws a series of strikes that have McKinney backpedaling.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
McKinney ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
McKinney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
McKinney tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jackson swivels and escapes.
Kelk Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian McKinney.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McKinney takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McKinney shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
McKinney tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McKinney is trying to take his opponent's back.
McKinney is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jackson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
McKinney looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKinney controlling his opponent.
McKinney throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jackson is squirming around, avoiding McKinney's attempts to control the action.
McKinney controlling from the full mount.
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.
Jackson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
McKinney controlling from the full mount.
McKinney thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McKinney looking to control and managing it successfully.
McKinney trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kelk Jackson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by McKinney.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McKinney.
Jackson lunges at McKinney with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McKinney's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McKinney fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by McKinney.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for McKinney on that attempt.
McKinney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kelk Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McKinney.
Kelk Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian McKinney.
McKinney will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but McKinney uses good head movement to avoid it.
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.
The crowd cheers as Jackson lands an impressive looking overhand right. McKinney doesn't seem phased though.
McKinney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of McKinney's head but McKinney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McKinney tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McKinney is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKinney fails with the takedown.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson lands a nice shot that snaps McKinney's head back.
Jackson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows McKinney to score an easy takedown into full guard.
McKinney tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKinney's corner is telling him to maintain position.
McKinney passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McKinney is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jackson's shoulder. That is not cool.
McKinney wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee asks McKinney politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. McKinney prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kelk Jackson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight for Kelk Jackson!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Kelk Jackson!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Kelk Jackson!
Kelk Jackson wins by unanimous decision!
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RATING
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