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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darien Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Jackson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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183 lbs
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170 lbs
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Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Darien Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrew Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels shoots in but no luck this time.
Jackson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Michaels keeps moving.
Michaels tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Michaels pulls Jackson in close to his closed guard and prevents Jackson from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Andrew Jackson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Michaels shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Michaels fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darien Michaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels shoots in looking for a takedown but Jackson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Michaels's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Michaels doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels controlling the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Darien Michaels wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
No luck for Michaels with that takedown attempt.
Michaels misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jackson.
Michaels bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jackson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Michaels has passed into half guard!
Jackson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Michaels pulls his head out easily.
Michaels looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michaels drops an elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Jackson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Michaels on that attempt.
Jackson gets a takedown into half guard.
Michaels manages to get to full guard.
Michaels looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jackson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson blocks the strikes from Michaels.
Michaels trying to get back to full guard but Jackson takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Michaels is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Michaels is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control the pace but Michaels is squirming around nicely.
Michaels is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson content just to control the position here.
Michaels is desperately trying to improve his position but Jackson has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
Michaels is working hard here to advance position.
Michaels tries to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jackson sprawls well. Jackson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Michaels gets slowly back to his feet.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
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 Darien Michaels will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Michaels sprawls well. Michaels wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson tries to sprawl but Michaels drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Michaels missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Michaels takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jackson is not content to let Michaels control the position.
Michaels looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jackson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Michaels knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
Michaels is working Jackson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jackson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Michaels can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Michaels has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jackson has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Michaels should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Jackson has tightened it up now! Michaels should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Andrew Jackson!
As Andrew Jackson got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I want to fight the best and one day be the champion'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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