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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Blackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackson comes to the cage accompanied by Aphex Twin - Come to Daddy. Clayton has chosen Hero as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jeff Clayton has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michael Blackson's chin.
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253 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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225 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Blackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Clayton!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clayton throws a head kick that misses.
Blackson tries to clinch there but Clayton circles away.
Blackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Clayton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Clayton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clayton sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Blackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blackson.
Blackson looking to throw knees to the head but Clayton is blocking nicely.
Blackson with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jeff Clayton has been cut.
Clayton looks gassed!
Clayton dodges an elbow strike from Blackson.
Blackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blackson lands a nice elbow.
Blackson lands with a left to the head.
Blackson with a knee to the head.
Blackson tries a knee to the head but Clayton blocks it.
Blackson looking to throw knees to the head but Clayton is blocking nicely.
Blackson lands an elbow that stopped Clayton in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clayton dodges an elbow strike from Blackson.
A short right from Blackson.
Blackson prevents the takedown attempt.
Blackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clayton avoids the elbow strike from Blackson, against the cage.
Blackson looking to throw knees to the head but Clayton is blocking nicely.
Clayton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blackson has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Blackson.
Blackson scores with a knee to the head.
Blackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blackson misses with a knee strike.
Blackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clayton's face.
That has opened up Jeff Clayton's cut even more.
A knee to the head by Blackson.
Blackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clayton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blackson misses with a knee to the head.
Blackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Clayton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Clayton is trying to break the clinch but Blackson is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clayton blocks an elbow strike.
Clayton avoids a wild elbow strike from Blackson.
Blackson misses with a knee strike.
Blackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Clayton won't want to take too many of those.
Blackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clayton blocks it with crossed arms.
Blackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clayton's face.
A short right from Blackson on the inside.
A short right from Blackson.
Blackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clayton blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Clayton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clayton backwards.
Blackson lands with a right to the head.
Blackson lands a left hand.
Blackson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Clayton's defenses.
Blackson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Clayton's defenses.
Blackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clayton blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clayton.
Blackson lands a damaging elbow.
Blackson misses with a knee strike.
Blackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A knee to the head by Blackson.
Blackson lands a damaging elbow.
Clayton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blackson misses with an elbow strike.
Blackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clayton backwards.
Blackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Blackson on the inside.
Blackson lands a right hand.
Blackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Clayton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blackson throws a head punch that misses.
Blackson throws an elbow that misses.
Blackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Clayton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clayton.
Blackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clayton blocks it with crossed arms.
Blackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clayton blocks it with crossed arms.
Clayton tries to break free but Blackson pushes him back against the cage.
Clayton blocks the elbow strike.
Blackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clayton tries to break the clinch but Blackson is controlling the position.
Blackson tries to land a knee to the head but Clayton blocks with his arms.
Clayton managing to block the knees to the body from Blackson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clayton's brow.
Blackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Blackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Blackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Clayton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice sprawl there from Blackson as Clayton shoots in.
A shot to de liver by Blackson. Beautiful body shot.
Jeff Clayton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clayton takes a kick to the side of the head.
Blackson moves into range and clinches up with Clayton.
Clayton takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clayton blocks it with crossed arms.
Blackson misses with a knee strike.
Blackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Blackson tries a knee to the head but Clayton blocks it.
Blackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blackson throws an elbow that misses.
Blackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Jeff Clayton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blackson.
Blackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Blackson throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Blackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clayton blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blackson throws an elbow but misses.
Blackson looking to throw knees to the head but Clayton is blocking nicely.
Blackson tries to land a knee to the head but Clayton blocks with his arms.
Blackson looking to throw knees to the head but Clayton is blocking nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Blackson.
Blackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clayton backwards.
Blackson lands an elbow inside.
Blackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clayton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blackson lands a shoulder strike.
Blackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A frustrated look appears on Clayton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blackson lands an elbow inside that Clayton shrugs off.
Blackson lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nice elbow from Blackson.
Jeff Clayton's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Blackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Blackson lands an elbow just above Clayton 's eye.
Blackson has Clayton pressed against the cage, preventing Clayton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blackson lands a knee to the head.
Clayton avoids a wild elbow strike from Blackson.
Blackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Blackson on the inside.
Blackson misses with a knee to the head.
Blackson misses with a knee strike.
Blackson lands an elbow that stopped Clayton in his tracks for a moment.
Blackson keeps control of Clayton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blackson lands an elbow that stopped Clayton in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clayton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blackson looking to throw knees to the head but Clayton is blocking nicely.
Clayton avoids the elbow strike from Blackson, against the cage.
Blackson lands a knee to the body.
Blackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blackson looking to throw knees to the head but Clayton is blocking nicely.
Clayton manages to break the clinch.
Clayton keeps the fight on the outside.
Clayton gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Blackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Clayton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blackson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clayton working for a triangle but Blackson defends it easily.
Blackson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Clayton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blackson defends well.
Blackson pushing down on Clayton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Blackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Clayton's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Blackson rushes Clayton and presses him up against the cage.
Blackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blackson lands an uppercut.
Blackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clayton trying to stall but Blackson improves his position.
Blackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Clayton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blackson.
Blackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blackson throws an elbow but misses.
Clayton avoiding damage as Blackson throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clayton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short left from Blackson.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jeff Clayton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Blackson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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