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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey McMichaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rock's entrance music is Shake That ass For Me - Eminem ft. Nate Dogg. A fine choice. McMichaels has chosen When Irish Eyes are Smiling - John McCormack as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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279 lbs
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288 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mickey McMichaels!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock tries to clinch but McMichaels moves out of range.
McMichaels tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for McMichaels.
McMichaels takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McMichaels lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rock backwards.
It looks like Jay Rock has been cut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McMichaels lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rock backwards.
Rock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McMichaels keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rock's efforts to push away.
Rock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rock has McMichaels pressed against the cage.
McMichaels tries to pull guard but Rock won't allow it.
Rock is trying to break the clinch but McMichaels is controlling him.
Rock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMichaels scores with a shoulder strike.
McMichaels blocks an elbow strike.
McMichaels has a couple of punches blocked by Rock.
McMichaels lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rock backwards.
Rock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McMichaels.
McMichaels blocks a body shot from Rock.
McMichaels misses with the head strike.
McMichaels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McMichaels swats away the attempt to clinch by Rock.
McMichaels lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McMichaels throws a sloppy head kick
and Rock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rock has managed to clinch.
McMichaels taking a breather.
Rock working hard to break the clinch.
McMichaels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock stalling.
Rock breaks the clinch.
Rock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rock tries to clinch up.
Rock tries to clinch but McMichaels is having none of it.
Rock misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rock tests McMichaels's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McMichaels will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rock tries to clinch but McMichaels moves out of range.
McMichaels scores with a nice body kick.
Rock misses with a body shot
and McMichaels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McMichaels blocks a head kick by Rock.
Rock moves into range and clinches up with McMichaels.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMichaels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McMichaels has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rock.
McMichaels is trying to stall.
Rock has McMichaels pressed against the cage, preventing McMichaels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McMichaels scores with a hook to the body.
Rock pushes McMichaels back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rock is trying to break free.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rock scores with a shoulder strike.
Rock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McMichaels has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from McMichaels.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McMichaels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McMichaels managing to block the knees to the body from Rock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rock.
McMichaels trying to control the position but instead, Rock has worked for underhooks and has pushed McMichaels into the cage.
McMichaels tries for a takedown but Rock manages to get underhooks.
Rock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McMichaels blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rock lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McMichaels.
McMichaels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McMichaels is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McMichaels misses with a punch on the inside.
Rock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McMichaels.
McMichaels tries to stall but Rock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jay Rock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jay Rock's cut.
That's time! Rock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McMichaels takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rock cracks McMichaels with an open hand slap.
McMichaels's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rock under the eye.
Rock scores with a shot to the body.
Rock looks to clinch
and McMichaels makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rock really felt that one!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McMichaels explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rock tries to clinch but McMichaels moves out of range.
Rock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McMichaels.
McMichaels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rock lands a right hook to the body.
Rock is looking to wear down McMichaels with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McMichaels throws a jab but it's blocked by Rock.
McMichaels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from McMichaels.
Rock is looking to clinch.
Rock blocks a head kick by McMichaels.
McMichaels thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock clinches up with McMichaels and pushes him back against the cage.
McMichaels tries a body shot but Rock blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rock trying to land knees to the body.
Rock tries to land knees in the clinch but McMichaels avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McMichaels.
Rock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McMichaels.
Rock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McMichaels lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McMichaels has his takedown stuffed
and Rock counters with a nice body shot.
Rock moves in looking to clinch but McMichaels pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMichaels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rock misses with the combination.
Rock looks to clinch
and McMichaels counters with a good, hard body kick but Rock shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rock swings for the body but McMichaels moves out of range.
Rock fails with an attempt to clinch.
McMichaels lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McMichaels.
McMichaels keeps the fight on the outside.
Rock keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rock clinches up against the cage.
Rock tries to land knees in the clinch but McMichaels avoids the damage to the body.
Rock struggles to land a body shot inside as McMichaels controls his hands.
Rock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rock moves in looking to clinch but McMichaels pushes him off.
McMichaels misses with a series of wild punches.
Mickey McMichaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMichaels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rock clinches up against the cage.
McMichaels has a couple of punches blocked by Rock.
McMichaels has a couple of punches blocked by Rock.
Rock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rock blocking some punches.
Rock blocking some punches.
Rock tries to break free but McMichaels pushes him back against the cage.
Jay Rock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McMichaels shoots in but no luck this time.
Rock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McMichaels stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rock cracks McMichaels with a good jab.
McMichaels misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock tries to close the distance and clinch but McMichaels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McMichaels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McMichaels walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rock wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from McMichaels.
Rock swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McMichaels.
Rock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jay Rock is winning the standup battle so far.
Rock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McMichaels is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rock rushes McMichaels and presses him up against the cage.
Rock is looking to break free of the clinch but McMichaels has double underhooks.
Rock tries to work over McMichaels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Rock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jay Rock's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rock wants to clinch up but McMichaels keeps it at a distance.
Rock is looking to clinch but McMichaels is avoiding it.
McMichaels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good shot there by Rock.
Rock moves into the clinch.
Rock is looking to break free of the clinch but McMichaels has double underhooks.
Rock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McMichaels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rock lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McMichaels is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McMichaels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McMichaels.
Rock is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rock tries to close the distance and clinch up but McMichaels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McMichaels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McMichaels throws a push kick but Rock slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McMichaels.
A lazy left from Rock finds it's target.
Rock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McMichaels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McMichaels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rock.
Rock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McMichaels fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rock, pushing him back against the cage.
Rock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McMichaels shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rock but Rock pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jay Rock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey McMichaels.
Rock with a jab.
Rock moves into the clinch successfully.
Rock has McMichaels pressed against the cage, preventing McMichaels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McMichaels is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McMichaels blocks an elbow strike from Rock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMichaels tries for a takedown but Rock manages to get underhooks.
Rock is trying to force a seperation but McMichaels has the dominant position.
Rock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McMichaels swings wildly with an uppercut but Rock uses good head movement to avoid it.
McMichaels has Rock pressed against the cage, preventing Rock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rock manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McMichaels gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
McMichaels stops Rock from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McMichaels accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McMichaels has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMichaels prevents Rock from getting back to his feet.
McMichaels looking to sit in guard and control but Rock gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rock got a little sloppy there for a moment and McMichaels has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rock has managed to get both his arms back between McMichaels's legs - danger averted.
Rock wants to get up but he can't break McMichaels's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rock got a little sloppy there for a moment and McMichaels has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rock has managed to get both his arms back between McMichaels's legs - danger averted.
McMichaels throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rock would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMichaels is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McMichaels looking for subs off his back but Rock has passed one foot through into half guard.
Mickey McMichaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McMichaels tries to get to full guard but Rock has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rock postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for McMichaels to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Rock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rock, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Rock!
Jay Rock thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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