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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Kassongo (ranked 4000 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magomedsaid Omarov (ranked 4494 p4p, 0 weight class). Magomedsaid Omarov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
8 - 11 - 0 |
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180 cm
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158 lbs
7 - 12 - 0 |
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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
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Kassongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Magomedsaid Omarov!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omarov darts in looking for a takedown but Kassongo gets double underhooks and turns Omarov into the cage.
Kassongo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Omarov as he avoids it easily.
Kassongo works over Omarov's head and body with a nice combination.
Omarov dives in and scores a takedown into Kassongo's guard.
Kassongo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kassongo tries to get out of the position.
Kassongo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Omarov is looking to work some ground and pound but Kassongo has wrist control.
Kassongo wants to stand and escape but Omarov is having none of it.
Kassongo lands an upkick as Omarov stands over him.
Omarov throwing strikes but missing.
Kassongo punching to the body, from the bottom.
Kassongo trying to strike off his back.
Kassongo trying to strike off his back.
Omarov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kassongo throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Kassongo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kassongo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Omarov lands a couple of digs.
Kassongo 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.
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!
Omarov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kassongo wants to stand up but Omarov is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omarov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kassongo wants to stand up but Omarov is controlling him.
Kassongo 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.
Omarov lands a couple of digs.
Kassongo is looking to stand up but Omarov isn't so interested in that idea.
Omarov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Omarov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Omarov distracts Kassongo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kassongo striking off his back but it's not causing Omarov any problems.
Omarov distracts Kassongo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Omarov stops Kassongo from standing up.
Omarov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kassongo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kassongo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omarov cracks Kassongo with a solid left hand.
Omarov stands up out of Kassongo's guard for a moment - Kassongo manages to land a nice upkick.
Kassongo kicks Omarov off and gets to his feet.
Omarov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kassongo to the ground. Omarov is now in Kassongo's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Omarov is in close to Kassongo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kassongo striking from his own guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Omarov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Omarov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kassongo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Omarov looking for submissions off his back.
Kassongo slips a nice elbow through Omarov's hands, connecting with Omarov's forehead.
Omarov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kassongo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kassongo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Omarov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Omarov actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kassongo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Omarov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Kassongo.
Omarov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kassongo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Omarov looking for submissions off his back.
Omarov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Omarov looks winded!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kassongo connects with a nice short shot to Omarov's temple.
Kassongo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kassongo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Omarov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Omarov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kassongo working over Omarov with some ground and pound. Omarov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kassongo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Omarov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kassongo connects with a nice short shot to Omarov's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kassongo connects with a nice short shot to Omarov's temple.
Kassongo prevents Omarov from improving his position.
Omarov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kassongo pulls his head out easily.
Kassongo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Omarov wants to get back to full guard.
Kassongo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kassongo connects with a nice short shot to Omarov's temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kassongo winds up and cracks Omarov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Omarov is rocked!
Omarov throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Omarov is still in real trouble! Can Kassongo finish him?
Omarov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Omarov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Omarov actively working from the bottom here.
Kassongo lands strikes from half guard.
Omarov misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kassongo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Omarov tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kassongo scores with a big shot! Omarov's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Omarov! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Kassongo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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