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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Yulaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gabriel Yulaw!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yulaw counters with a two punch combo.
Yulaw clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yulaw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yulaw landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yulaw pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yulaw tries to clinch up
and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jackson trying to control the action but Yulaw is working from the bottom.
Jackson decides to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yulaw moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Yulaw circles away easily
and Yulaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yulaw moves into the clinch successfully.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yulaw - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Yulaw tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yulaw creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yulaw tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Yulaw looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yulaw breaks from the clinch.
Yulaw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yulaw is looking to clinch.
Jackson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yulaw sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Yulaw.
Yulaw tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson pushes Yulaw up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yulaw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yulaw prevents it.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yulaw smiles and moves away.
Yulaw is looking to clinch.
Gabriel Yulaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Yulaw circles away easily
and Yulaw counters with a one-two to the body.
Yulaw wants to clinch.
Yulaw moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.
Yulaw breaks the clinch.
Yulaw wants to clinch but Jackson slips to the side
and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch.
Jackson decides to pull guard.
Yulaw gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yulaw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yulaw moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Yulaw wants to clinch.
Yulaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yulaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yulaw doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson dives in and grabs Yulaw's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yulaw pushes down on Jackson's head and hops out.
Yulaw misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yulaw moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yulaw landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yulaw connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Jackson is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Yulaw dominated that 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.
Yulaw comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yulaw clinches up against the cage.
Yulaw tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Yulaw.
Yulaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson looks to land a body kick but Yulaw moved away.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Yulaw tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Yulaw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yulaw pinned against the cage. Yulaw gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yulaw wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yulaw clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yulaw manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yulaw scores with a knee to the head.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jackson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A knee to the head by Yulaw.
Yulaw lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yulaw putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yulaw landing knees to the head.
Gabriel Yulaw seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yulaw lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yulaw landing knees to the head.
Yulaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yulaw wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Yulaw gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yulaw lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yulaw smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yulaw closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yulaw gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jackson.
Yulaw has Jackson pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yulaw with a knee to the head.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yulaw utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yulaw scores with a knee to the head.
Jackson wants to stall.
Yulaw landing knees to the body.
Yulaw crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Yulaw connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yulaw with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Yulaw.
Yulaw putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson avoiding damage as Yulaw throws knees to the body.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yulaw missing with knees to the body.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
Yulaw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yulaw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Yulaw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Yulaw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Yulaw gets tackled into the cage by Jackson. Jackson maintains the clinch.
Yulaw tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Yulaw pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yulaw scores with a knee to the head.
Yulaw with a knee to the head.
Yulaw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Yulaw, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Yulaw against the cage but Yulaw circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson dives in and grabs Yulaw's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yulaw pushes down on Jackson's head and hops out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yulaw is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Yulaw tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yulaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yulaw darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
Yulaw connects with a knee to the head.
Yulaw lands a knee to the head.
Yulaw lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Yulaw.
Yulaw will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jackson up against the cage.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yulaw trying to control the position but instead, Jackson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yulaw into the cage.
Yulaw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yulaw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yulaw misses with a knee strike.
Yulaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yulaw stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yulaw misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice sprawl there from Yulaw as Jackson shoots in.
Yulaw moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.
Jackson jumps guard and drags Yulaw to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Yulaw really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. 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 hit a scissor sweep but Yulaw is one step ahead there.
Yulaw gets to his feet - Jackson follows without any prompting.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yulaw clinches with his opponent.
Yulaw with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yulaw throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yulaw avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson can't get the takedown.
Yulaw throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yulaw throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson jumps into guard, dragging Yulaw to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yulaw stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yulaw closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A knee to the head by Yulaw.
Yulaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Michael Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gabriel Yulaw is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yulaw to keep the fight standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Yulaw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yulaw winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Yulaw!
A relieved looking Gabriel Yulaw thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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FIGHT
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