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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Jantan (ranked 2146 p4p, 276 weight class) and Sheamus McShae (ranked 1895 p4p, 244 weight class). Sheamus McShae will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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197 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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187 cm
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200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joseph Jantan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sheamus McShae!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jantan looks to score with a jab to the body but McShae is just out of range.
McShae is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jantan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McShae counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Jantan misses.
McShae moves out of range as Jantan strikes.
McShae is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
McShae jabs Jantan right on the nose. Jantan blinks but takes it well.
McShae misses with the combination.
McShae scores with the left hand. Jantan knows he should have avoided that one.
Jantan shoots in but no luck this time.
Jantan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McShae looks to land a combination. Jantan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McShae ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McShae looks to land a combination but Jantan avoids it well.
McShae throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jantan avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jantan misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McShae! But no joy.
Jantan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Buoy Training in the buildup to the fight.
Jantan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McShae's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jantan under the eye.
Jantan throws an overhand right that lands on McShae's shoulder, as McShae tries to avoid the shot.
McShae throws a shot to the body.
No joy there for McShae, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McShae takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Sheamus McShae has been cut.
No joy there for McShae, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McShae throws a right hand that Jantan ducks under and follows up with a left that Jantan also avoids with ease.
McShae staying out of range there.
McShae moves away from the strike by Jantan.
Sheamus McShae is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McShae throws a good cross that connects.
McShae looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McShae lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jantan dodges the punch combination from McShae.
McShae lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jantan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McShae's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McShae can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jantan slips nicely into half guard.
Jantan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jantan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jantan works his way into full mount!
Jantan lands a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jantan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McShae tries to hold on but Jantan postures up.
Jantan scoring with strikes but McShae is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheamus McShae dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sheamus McShae's cut.
That's time! Jantan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice takedown defense from McShae. No joy for Jantan on that attempt.
McShae scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jantan in his tracks.
A punch combination from McShae misses.
McShae takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McShae moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jantan is really struggling to find his range with his punches. McShae's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
McShae uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jantan.
McShae lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jantan circles away quickly and effectively.
McShae gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jantan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jantan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Joseph Jantan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McShae preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jantan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McShae works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jantan trying to control but McShae is working from the bottom.
Jantan is in close to McShae's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jantan trying to control but McShae is working from the bottom.
Jantan works over McShae with some ground and pound from guard.
Jantan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jantan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jantan throwing strikes but missing.
Jantan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McShae avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jantan scoring with some ground and pound.
Jantan stands up over McShae, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McShae has momentary wrist control but Jantan slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jantan scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jantan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McShae has momentary wrist control but Jantan slips an elbow through the middle.
McShae tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jantan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McShae's head.
McShae wants to sweep but no luck.
Jantan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jantan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McShae can't keep his opponent in guard - Jantan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jantan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jantan throwing shots but McShae is blocking nicely.
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!
Jantan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McShae defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Jantan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sheamus McShae's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Jantan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McShae to score with a decent uppercut.
McShae misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McShae misses with a wild combination.
Jantan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McShae moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McShae slaps away a takedown attempt from Jantan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McShae throws a series of punches but Jantan moves out of range.
Jantan slips a jab and a cross from McShae.
Jantan drops down looking for a counter takedown but McShae sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McShae misses with a few strikes there.
McShae lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jantan backs up against the cage.
Jantan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McShae was well out of range. Poor timing from Jantan.
Despite the aggression on McShae's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
McShae throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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!
McShae throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jantan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McShae defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jantan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McShae misses with a body shot.
McShae swinging wildly here.
Jantan drops down looking for a counter takedown but McShae sprawls and moves away.
No joy there for McShae, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McShae throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jantan counters with a nice double leg into side control. McShae won't be happy with that.
McShae takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jantan lands a few punches from side control.
Jantan is looking to take a break and control but McShae is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jantan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McShae to see if he's OK.
Jantan landing strikes.
McShae is looking for a sweep.
McShae is trying to control Jantan's posture but Jantan avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jantan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jantan landing a few strikes.
Jantan is chipping away with strikes.
Jantan working the head and body with strikes.
Jantan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused McShae some visible discomfort.
Jantan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
McShae takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jantan scoring with punches and elbows.
Jantan landing strikes.
McShae really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jantan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jantan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jantan lands a few punches from side control.
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 Joseph Jantan.
I think Jantan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Joseph Jantan!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Sheamus McShae!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Joseph Jantan!
Joseph Jantan wins by split decision!
A pretty intense looking Joseph Jantan took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
In defeat, Sheamus McShae stepped up to the mic, saying 'I fought with a broken back, didn't want to pull out and upset the fans.. ill ko him in a rematch'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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