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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Jackson (ranked 6646 p4p, 4294 weight class) and Johnny Michaels (ranked 729 p4p, 542 weight class). Johnny Michaels will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson clinches with his opponent.
Michaels is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
Michaels looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Michaels manages to break the clinch.
Michaels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Michaels looks winded!
Michaels struggling a bit here.
Jackson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Michaels being controlled for a moment.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Michaels is trying to control Jackson's posture but Jackson avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels is letting Jackson control him for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Michaels for as long as he can get away with.
Michaels is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Jackson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Michaels tries to hold on but Jackson postures up.
Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jackson continues to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Michaels really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jackson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Michaels is in all sorts of trouble here.
Michaels wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jackson.
Michaels tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jackson pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Jackson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Michaels is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully.
More hug and hope from Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working for a submission but Michaels is keeping him at bay.
Jackson misses with a head shot.
Michaels wants to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jackson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Michaels holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jackson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Michaels working to try and regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Jackson dominated that round.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Michaels tries to sprawl but Jackson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Michaels is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Jackson jumps into side control!
Michaels managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jackson.
Jackson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jackson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Michaels wants to control the action here but instead Jackson manages to pass to full mount!
BOOM! Jackson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Michaels is trying to escape the mount.
Jackson wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Michaels looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels wants to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Jackson dominating with strikes here.
Jackson breaks from Michaels's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jackson content just to control the position here.
Michaels is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jackson cracks Michaels with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Poor strikes thrown by Jackson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Michaels tries to lock up and control but Jackson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Michaels can't escape the position.
Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jackson scoring with strikes but Michaels is staying in there.
Jackson controlling from mount.
Jackson landing shots from mount.
Jackson content just to control the position here.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Michaels can do to turn this around?
Michaels is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controlling his opponent.
Jackson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Michaels can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Jackson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Michaels can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Michaels is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jackson controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Michaels tries to hold on but Jackson postures up.
Jackson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jackson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jackson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Jackson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Michaels throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Michaels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jackson showed some decent athleticism there.
Jackson is looking to advance position but Michaels won't allow it.
Michaels is trying to control but Jackson manages to pass to mount!
Jackson controlling from the full mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson has hold of Michaels's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Michaels manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jackson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jackson controlling from the full mount.
Michaels wants to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Michaels working to try and regain half guard.
Jackson controlling from mount.
Jackson prevents Michaels from getting the reversal.
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.
Jackson landing strikes from the mount and Michaels is in trouble!
Jackson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Michaels is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jackson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Jackson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jackson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Michaels because Jackson loaded up on that one.
Michaels tries to lock up and control but Jackson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jackson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jackson controlling the pace for now.
Michaels tries to reverse the position but Jackson maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jackson swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Michaels is now in Jackson's guard. A big mistake from Jackson there, giving up the dominant position!
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Michaels must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jackson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Michaels can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Michaels has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jackson is proving hard to escape from.
Michaels trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jackson holds on and takes a little breather.
George Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Michaels trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Johnny Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson gets a double leg takedown into Michaels's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Jackson!
George Jackson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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