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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mei Dabest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mei Dabest could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Jackson's chin.
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266 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mei Dabest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dabest shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dabest looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Dabest is trying to keep an underhook but Jackson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dabest defending well though.
Dabest is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jackson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jackson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dabest defends it well.
Jackson moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson just content to control the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Jackson.
Dabest seems a little lost for a moment, as Jackson dominates the positioning.
Jackson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dabest to his feet.
Dabest throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Dabest moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two 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.
Dabest looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dabest is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dabest throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Dabest could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dabest is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dabest seems to be looking for submissions.
Dabest stops Jackson from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dabest is working away from the top position though.
Dabest sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jackson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dabest throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jackson wants to get up but he can't break Dabest's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dabest is keeping the position for now.
Dabest might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dabest trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jackson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jackson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dabest's head.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dabest. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jackson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jackson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Jackson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Dabest circles away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jackson.
Jackson staying calm.
Jackson working the ground and pound.
The referee asks Jackson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jackson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jackson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Dabest!
Dabest is bucking up trying to escape but Jackson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jackson breaks from Dabest's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dabest is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oh Dabest is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dabest seems to have got his legs back now.
Jackson unloading with bombs!
Jackson wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Jackson landing strikes from the mount and Dabest is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Dabest that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jackson is working for a guillotine from mount but Dabest frees his head quite easily.
Dabest working to try and regain half guard.
Jackson controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jackson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jackson dominating with strikes here.
Jackson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dabest is looking to escape.
Jackson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dabest has managed to escape the submission attempt.
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.
Dabest tries to buck Jackson off but he can't manage it.
Jackson controlling the pace for now.
Michael Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Despite being in the dominant position, Michael Jackson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dabest to the mat! Dabest manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dabest tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jackson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dabest is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jackson in particular looking to stall.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dabest actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Dabest controls his leg.
Dabest trying to control here.
Dabest looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jackson is looking to advance position but Dabest won't allow it.
Dabest on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but Dabest defending well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson gets a takedown into half guard.
Jackson wants to control but Dabest is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dabest!
Jackson is trying to take his opponent's back.
Jackson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jackson landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dabest tries to hold on but Jackson postures up.
Jackson with shots to the head and body - Dabest looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jackson landing strikes from the mount and Dabest is in trouble!
Jackson is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Jackson lands with a right and another and another! Dabest is in big trouble! Jackson lands again and this time it's lights out for Dabest! A quality knockout there for Jackson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Michael Jackson!
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