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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rampage Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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207 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
20
220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Xavier!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rampage Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xavier throws a sloppy body shot
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xavier shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Xavier shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Xavier has his takedown stuffed
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Xavier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab by Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jackson sprawls well. Jackson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Xavier gets slowly back to his feet.
James Xavier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson lands a right hook to the body.
Xavier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Xavier throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Xavier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xavier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Xavier misses with a leg kick.
Rampage Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson scores with a body shot.
Jackson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jackson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavier shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jackson is trying to control but can't.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Xavier in particular looking to stall.
Jackson pushes Xavier off looking to stand but Xavier dives back in and keeps control.
Xavier missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Xavier is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xavier landing strikes, looking to finish!
Xavier throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jackson because Xavier loaded up on that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xavier thowing shots but they're missing.
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Xavier punishing his opponent with strikes.
Xavier throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jackson is looking to get to half guard.
Jackson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xavier scoring with strikes but Jackson is staying in there.
Xavier can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James Xavier will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jackson blocks a low kick nicely.
Xavier fails with the takedown.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xavier misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Xavier's head but Xavier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A bone on bone clash there as Jackson blocks the leg kick.
Xavier fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Xavier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xavier moves away.
That's two 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.
Xavier wants to land a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Xavier throws a solid leg kick but Jackson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Xavier.
Jackson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Xavier drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
Jackson is trying to trip Xavier. He has hold of a leg but Xavier is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jackson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavier has a closed guard, preventing Jackson from standing up.
Xavier on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Xavier tries to get out of the position.
Jackson postures up in Xavier's guard and throws a big left but Xavier blocks it.
Jackson tries to stand but Xavier is controlling from the bottom.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Xavier is keeping the position for now.
Xavier is controlling Jackson's posture.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Xavier keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Xavier closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jackson circles away.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Jackson lands with a right hand.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Xavier slips under a jab.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rampage Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Xavier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xavier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jackson throws a body punch but Xavier moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Xavier's head but Xavier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xavier shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier lands a big shot there that rocks Jackson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jackson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Xavier putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xavier scoring with strikes but Jackson is staying in there.
Jackson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Xavier looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Xavier dominating with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xavier looking to finish Jackson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jackson!
Xavier scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jackson?
Xavier scoring with strikes but Jackson is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to hold on but Xavier pushes him away.
Xavier lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Xavier scoring with strikes but Jackson is staying in there.
Jackson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jackson taking shots to the head.
Jackson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Xavier working Jackson over with strikes here.
Jackson is rocked!
Xavier landing punches.
Jackson is still in real trouble! Can Xavier finish him?
Xavier lands a big shot to the head and Jackson winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). James Xavier!
James Xavier is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, James Xavier thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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