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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Michael Jackson and Too Many DJs - Rock with you. Quinton King struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 147.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quinton King!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donk. King catches Jackson right on the button with a cross.
King thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Jackson with a jab.
Jackson tries to clinch there but King circles away.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
Jackson has closed the distance and engaged King in a clinch.
Jackson gets underhooks to prevent King's takedown attempt.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
King breaks the clinch.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson scores with the left hand. King knows he should have avoided that one.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
King moves forwards but Jackson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Michael Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jackson tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson scores with a shot to the body.
Jackson tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
King cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
King closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson darts in trying to clinch
and King decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jackson's guard.
King wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson is looking to stand up but King isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
King wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson wants to stand but King is controlling the position.
Jackson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
King wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
King tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
A choreographed right hand from King misses the target.
Jackson shoots for a takedown but King saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jackson tries to clinch there but King circles away.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
King lands a jab to the nose.
Left hook, right uppercut from King.
King rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.
King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
King breaks the clinch.
Jackson closes the distance looking to clinch
and King counters with a series of strikes. Jackson will be more careful next time no doubt.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jackson's guard.
King must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
King looking to sit in guard and control but Jackson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson wanted to stand there but King had control of the position.
King is looking for a triangle but Jackson pushes his legs off easily.
Jackson is looking to stand up but King won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton King dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
King has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jackson rushes King and presses him up against the cage.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
King tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
King takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jackson swinging wilding here.
King is breathing heavily.
King wants to clinch.
Jackson lunges at King with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by King's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King misses the jab.
Jackson tries to clinch
letting King counter with a right hand.
Jackson tries to clinch there but King circles away.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson wants to clinch
and King counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
King dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson wants to clinch
and King holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
King tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
King walks into a left hand.
Jackson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
King is rocked!
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson rushes King and presses him up against the cage.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
King gets cracked there but stands up to it.
King looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Jackson darts in trying to clinch
and King counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by King.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jackson sitting in guard here, content to control.
King looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
King wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
King throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
King keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
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.
King has an active guard here but Jackson has managed to pass into half guard.
King is trying to control but Jackson manages to pass to mount!
Jackson looking to control but King is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
King tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Jackson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jackson throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
Jackson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jackson wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
King instigates a clinch.
King lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
King breaks from the clinch.
Jackson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping King at a distance.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King lands with a nice combination. Jackson backs away looking to recover.
Michael Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Jackson wants to clinch
and King counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
King throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson pushes King off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
King looks to clinch
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and King counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson clinches up with King and pushes him back against the cage.
King can't break the clinch.
King wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
King keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
King breaks the clinch.
King rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King wants to clinch but Jackson slips to the side
and Jackson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King gets the takedown into side control.
King looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jackson is not content to let King control the position.
King working the ground and pound.
Jackson regains half guard, as King was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
King tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Jackson is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
King looking to stall.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson punishes King's body with a nice straight punch.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts King as he jumps to the side.
Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
King breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jackson wants to break free but King has control.
King drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jackson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
Good standup being displayed there by Jackson as he connects with a hook.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson is trying to break free.
King tries to pull guard but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. King gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Quinton King.
I think King has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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