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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Zsasz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zsasz comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac: When We Ride ft. Outlawz. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Zsasz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, John Jamison!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamison shoots in and gets a takedown into Zsasz's guard.
Zsasz is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Jamison presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Jamison can't find room to land a body shot as Zsasz controls the action.
Zsasz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jamison lands a body punch.
Jamison is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Zsasz to keep the fight standing.
Zsasz takes a shot to the head.
Zsasz scores with a shoulder strike.
Jamison tries to work over Zsasz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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!
Zsasz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zsasz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jamison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zsasz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jamison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zsasz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A leg kick checked by Jamison.
Zsasz scores with a hook.
Jamison clinches up with Zsasz and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jamison.
A head punch on the inside from Zsasz fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zsasz's elbow.
Zsasz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jamison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zsasz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jamison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zsasz.
Zsasz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jamison throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jamison throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zsasz counters with a stiff right hand.
Victor Zsasz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zsasz looks to land a left hand but Jamison moved out of range nicely.
Jamison ducks under a wild hook from Zsasz.
A leg kick checked by Jamison.
And Jamison tries to counter it with a takedown but Zsasz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Zsasz swats away the attempt to clinch by Jamison.
Zsasz avoids the head kick by Jamison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsasz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jamison eats them both and turns towards Zsasz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jamison gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jamison presses Zsasz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jamison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zsasz lands with a light punch inside.
Zsasz gets through Jamison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zsasz blocks a body shot from Jamison.
Zsasz lands a nice knee to the body.
Zsasz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jamison misses with a wild body shot.
Zsasz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zsasz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zsasz looks to score with a jab to the body but Jamison is just out of range.
Zsasz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jamison misses with a wild body shot.
Zsasz misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison feints a jab promting Zsasz to slip. Jamison then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Zsasz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Zsasz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jamison.
Jamison blocks a leg kick.
Zsasz throws a leg kick
and Zsasz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jamison defending well as Zsasz loads up on a big left hand.
Zsasz connects with a jab.
A lazy left from Zsasz finds it's target.
Jamison gets the takedown into side control.
Zsasz tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jamison throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsasz trying to control but not successfully.
Zsasz is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
You can see the frustration on Zsasz's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Zsasz is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Jamison on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zsasz tried to score with a low kick but Jamison checks it.
Jamison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zsasz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Zsasz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zsasz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jamison is out of range.
Jamison lands a body shot.
Zsasz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jamison. That did some damage!
Jamison moves out of range of the leg kick from Zsasz.
Zsasz throws out a loose jab but Jamison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zsasz lands a jab.
Jamison fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zsasz.
Zsasz wants to slow Jamison down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamison tries to clinch there but Zsasz circles away.
Jamison wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Jamison misses
and Zsasz counters with a low kick, right behind Jamison 's knee.
Jamison lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jamison.
A low kick from Zsasz is predictable there
and Jamison counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zsasz blocking some punches.
Zsasz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zsasz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zsasz throws a hook but Jamison avoids it easily.
Jamison closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Zsasz did well to prevent Jamison getting side control.
Zsasz kicks off Jamison and gets to his feet.
Victor Zsasz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jamison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zsasz throws out the jab.
Jamison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jamison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zsasz stalks Jamison and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jamison's face. Jamison staggers backwards, shaken.
Jamison throws a sloppy body shot
and Zsasz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsasz misses with a looping right.
Zsasz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jamison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice uppercut there from Zsasz.
Zsasz throws a leg kick but Jamison sees it coming and moves out of range.
Victor Zsasz is winning the standup battle so far.
Jamison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zsasz.
Zsasz misses with a two punch combination.
Good work by Jamison as he checks the leg kick.
Zsasz sets himself, and Jamison steps forward looking for the clinch! Zsasz avoids it this time.
Zsasz keeps the fight on the outside.
Zsasz thows a leg kick but Jamison checks it
and Jamison counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jamison stops Zsasz from getting back to his feet.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsasz is looking to control Jamison's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zsasz avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zsasz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jamison throws a strike but Zsasz avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Zsasz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jamison controls the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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.
Jamison throws out a leg kick but Zsasz moves out of range and Jamison only half commits.
Zsasz throws a body punch but Jamison moves out of range.
Zsasz throws a leg kick
and Jamison counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jamison lands strikes from half guard.
Zsasz tries to kick Jamison off but Jamison keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jamison wants to pass the guard but Zsasz is defending well.
Zsasz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jamison can do to turn this around?
Zsasz trying to control but Jamison postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Zsasz dominated that second round.
That's time! Zsasz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zsasz lands a leg kick that knocks Jamison off balance momentarily.
Jamison avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zsasz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jamison is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zsasz rather than just go for the knockout.
Zsasz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zsasz thuds his right hand into Jamison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zsasz connects with a body shot.
Jamison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zsasz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jamison's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jamison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Jamison blocks the low kick.
Jamison is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Zsasz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jamison checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jamison moves away from the strike by Zsasz.
Jamison moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsasz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jamison.
Jamison wants to clinch.
Jamison throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Zsasz as Jamison shoots in.
Jamison takes one to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jamison checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jamison. That's going to slow Zsasz down.
Zsasz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsasz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jamison. That did some damage!
Jamison on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zsasz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jamison is out of range and Zsasz settles back down.
Zsasz lands a jab to Jamison's midsection.
Zsasz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zsasz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jamison falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zsasz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jamison's knee momentarily.
A solid body kick from Zsasz.
Nice straight punches there by Zsasz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zsasz.
Zsasz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jamison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zsasz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jamison is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zsasz with a body shot.
Zsasz lands a nice hook to Jamison's body. Jamison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zsasz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zsasz tries to work over Jamison's front leg with a kick but Jamison checks it.
Jamison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zsasz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Zsasz throws a body punch but Jamison moves out of range.
Jamison tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jamison tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zsasz counters with a nice leg kick.
Zsasz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jamison takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zsasz misses with a lunging right hand
and Jamison counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zsasz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jamison changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Zsasz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jamison counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jamison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zsasz manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Zsasz looks to score with a jab to the body but Jamison is just out of range.
Jamison avoids the body shot from Zsasz.
Zsasz throws a lazy right hand but Jamison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zsasz throws a low kick, looking for Jamison's leg but Jamison calmly moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jamison.
Jamison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zsasz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Zsasz clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zsasz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jamison makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Zsasz really felt that one!
Zsasz lands a nice looking body shot.
Zsasz avoids the head kick by Jamison.
A punch lands to the side of Jamison 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jamison checks the leg kick.
Zsasz lands a jab to the head.
Jamison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zsasz.
Zsasz wants to land a leg kick but Jamison is out of range.
Jamison drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Zsasz defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Zsasz.
Zsasz tries to land a front kick but Jamison steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jamison changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Zsasz throws a lazy right hand but Jamison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jamison walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zsasz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison tries for a takedown but Zsasz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zsasz tried to counter with a leg kick but Jamison avoided it.
Zsasz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jamison.
A nice side step and Jamison releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jamison throws a right hand that Zsasz ducks under and follows up with a left that Zsasz also avoids with ease.
Zsasz keeps Jamison at a distance using the push kick.
Jamison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zsasz.
A low kick from Zsasz misses
and Jamison counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Zsasz scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Jamison manages to mount him!
Jamison with shots to the head and body - Zsasz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jamison postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Zsasz looks a forlorn figure.
Jamison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Jamison there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zsasz wants to control but Jamison is having none of it.
Jamison controlling from the full mount.
Jamison lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison is landing with some decent strikes but Zsasz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Zsasz tries to reverse the position but Jamison maintains control.
The referee warns Zsasz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jamison controlling the pace for now.
Jamison landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jamison won't let Zsasz get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jamison wants to control the pace but Zsasz is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Zsasz haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jamison won't let Zsasz get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Zsasz is looking to get to half guard.
Zsasz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jamison.
Zsasz wants to hold on but Jamison pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jamison dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Zsasz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jamison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zsaszs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jamison moves out of range of the leg kick from Zsasz.
Jamison throws a poor cross that misses
and Jamison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jamison moves out of range of the strikes.
A lazy body kick from Zsasz
and Jamison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jamison throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zsasz counters with a nice uppercut.
Zsasz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jamison is out of range and Zsasz settles back down.
Jamison appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Zsasz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamison fails in his attempt to clinch.
John Jamison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zsasz misses with an uppercut
and Jamison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jamison bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zsasz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison fails with a takedown attempt.
Zsasz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jamison blocks a low kick nicely.
Jamison appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jamison keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zsasz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jamison was well out of range. Poor timing from Zsasz.
Jamison doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Zsasz lands with a cross.
Jamison tests Zsasz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zsasz misses with an uppercut
and Jamison counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Zsasz wants to control but Jamison passes into side.
Jamison tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jamison has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
John Jamison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsasz is trying to buck Jamison off.
John Jamison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zsasz is trying to control Jamison's posture but Jamison avoids it.
Jamison is looking to take a break and control but Zsasz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Zsasz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zsasz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Zsasz is trying to escape back to his feet but Jamison uses the scramble to pass into side control.
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.
Zsasz is looking for a sweep.
Jamison is trying to ground and pound but Zsasz uses the momentary lack of control by Jamison to regain half guard.
Jamison throwing shots but Zsasz is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zsasz is trying to get back to full guard.
Victor Zsasz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zsasz wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Jamison.
I think Zsasz 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:47
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Zsasz!
Victor Zsasz retains his lightweight title!
Victor Zsasz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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