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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiranuka Stakanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamison comes to the cage accompanied by My Last Serenade by Killswitch Engage. Stakanu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Oy, To Ne Vecher kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hiranuka Stakanu told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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280 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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280 lbs
23 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cole Jamison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hiranuka Stakanu!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stakanu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jamison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stakanu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Cole Jamison has been cut.
Hiranuka Stakanu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stakanu throws an off balance right hand
and Jamison counters with a left to the body.
Jamison doesn't manage to clinch there - Stakanu circles away.
Jamison wants to clinch.
Jamison tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stakanu counters with a left and a right that stings Jamison.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stakanu throws a big shot that misses.
Stakanu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stakanu looks to score with a jab to the body but Jamison is just out of range.
Stakanu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stakanu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stakanu misses with a lunging right hand
and Jamison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jamison closes the distance and clinches.
Jamison is trying to push Stakanu away but Stakanu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jamison trying to land knees to the body.
Jamison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stakanu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jamison pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jamison is looking to clinch but Stakanu is avoiding it.
Stakanu misses with a straight left.
Stakanu misses with a double jab
and Jamison counters with a straight right hand.
Stakanu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stakanu checks a leg kick.
A left lands for Stakanu.
Jamison is looking to clinch.
Stakanu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jamison counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stakanu swinging wildly here.
Stakanu loads up on a big right hand but Jamison slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stakanu, pushing him back against the cage.
Jamison using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stakanu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stakanu blocks a body shot from Jamison.
Stakanu blocks a body shot from Jamison.
Jamison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jamison has Stakanu up against the cage in a clinch.
Jamison misses with a body punch.
Stakanu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jamison. Stakanu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stakanu misses with an uppercut. Jamison saw that one coming.
Jamison tries to work over Stakanu's front leg with a kick but Stakanu checks it.
Jamison lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stakanu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jamison scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jamison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stakanu.
Cole Jamison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jamison moves out of range as Stakanu strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Jamison as he connects with a hook.
Jamison gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jamison has Stakanu pushed against the cage.
Stakanu blocking some punches.
Jamison manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jamison is trying to push Stakanu away but Stakanu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison has Stakanu pressed against the cage, preventing Stakanu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Stakanu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stakanu takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Hiranuka Stakanu has been cut.
Stakanu is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jamison with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jamison breaks from the clinch.
Stakanu lands a nice shot that snaps Jamison's head back.
Stakanu gets the takedown into side control.
Jamison prevents Stakanu from improving position.
You can see the frustration on Jamison's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jamison is looking to reverse the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Jamison dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stakanu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jamison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jamison throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stakanu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jamison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stakanu.
Stakanu misses the shot to the body.
Stakanu cracks Jamison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jamison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stakanu.
Stakanu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jamison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jamison swings for the body but Stakanu moves out of range.
Jamison is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Stakanu misses.
Jamison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stakanu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jamison is fending him off so far but Stakanu persists. Nope, Jamison circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stakanus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stakanu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stakanu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jamison is fending him off so far but Stakanu persists. Nope, Jamison circles away and we're back to standing.
Stakanu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jamison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stakanu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cole Jamison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiranuka Stakanu.
Jamison misses with a head kick.
Jamison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jamison fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stakanu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stakanu is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stakanu misses with a body shot
and Jamison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No luck for Stakanu with that takedown attempt.
A jab from Stakanu finds it's way through Jamison's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jamison throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stakanu on the side of the head.
Stakanu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stakanu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stakanu takes one to the side of the head.
Jamison throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stakanu on the side of the head.
Jamison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stakanu moves away.
Stakanu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stakanu shoots in but Jamison avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stakanu looks to land a left hand but Jamison moved out of range nicely.
Jamison closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jamison misses with a knee to the head.
Jamison throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stakanu managing to block the knees to the body from Jamison.
Jamison throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stakanu blocking some punches.
Stakanu trying to control the position but instead, Jamison has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stakanu into the cage.
Jamison leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stakanu tries to pull guard but Jamison holds him up against the cage and eventually Stakanu drops back down to his feet.
Jamison is trying to push Stakanu away but Stakanu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison tries to work over Stakanu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jamison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stakanu managing to block the knees to the body from Jamison.
Stakanu is trying to maintain a safe position but Jamison gets an underhook and turns Stakanu into the cage.
Jamison is struggling to control the position.
Jamison lands a good knee to the midsection. Stakanu won't want to take too many of those.
Jamison crunches a lovely knee into Stakanu's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jamison is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stakanu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jamison avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jamison gets through Stakanu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jamison with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Jamison dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Stakanu misses with a lunging right hand
and Jamison counters with an outside leg kick.
Stakanu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jamison manages to avoid it.
Jamison cracks Stakanu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stakanu throws a right hand that misses
and Jamison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stakanu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stakanu misses with a hook to the body
letting Jamison counter with a right hand.
Jamison is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jamison connects with a body shot.
Jamison is looking to clinch but Stakanu is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jamison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stakanu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jamison darts in and clinches Stakanu up against the cage.
Stakanu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jamison content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jamison scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jamison lands a nice shot that snaps Stakanu's head back.
Jamison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stakanu can do to turn this around?
Jamison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stakanu.
Jamison rushes Stakanu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stakanu prevents a body shot from Jamison.
Stakanu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jamison lands with a left to the head.
Jamison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stakanu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stakanu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jamison landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jamison tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jamison lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stakanu lands a hook that snaps the head of Jamison backwards.
Jamison lands a shoulder strike.
Jamison drops Stakanu with a big knee straight up the middle! Stakanu is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Jamison with a hook.
Stakanu is rocked!
Jamison ducks under a wild hook from Stakanu.
Jamison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jamison drops Stakanu with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Stakanu looks back up at him and smiles so Jamison waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Stakanu is still on wobbly legs! Can Jamison finish him?
Jamison fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stakanu, pushing him back against the cage.
Jamison comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jamison lands a big right hand that drops Stakanu! The killer instinct kicks in and Jamison finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Jamison!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cole Jamison!
During a confident post fight interview, Cole Jamison 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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