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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Kulakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Highway Star by Deep Purple. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kulakov's choice of entrance music: Lube-Shparu. Jeremy Jackson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Viktor Kulakov's chin.
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190 cm
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256 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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184 cm
31
186 lbs
17 - 17 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Jackson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Viktor Kulakov! The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Both fighters circling a little - Jackson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Jeremy Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A chopping leg kick lands by Jackson. Jackson thuds his shin into the meat of Kulakov's side. Kulakov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. An inside leg kick lands from Jackson. Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kulakov throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily. Kulakov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. A jab from Jackson misses. Jackson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Kulakov blocks the body kick.
Jackson throws a low kick but Kulakov moves out of range easily. Jackson moves out of range as Kulakov strikes. Jackson misses with a leg kick. Kulakov ducks right into an uppercut from Jackson. Kulakov throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jackson slips under a jab from Kulakov. Kulakov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jackson. Kulakov misses with a wild body shot. Jackson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kulakov will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kulakov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab. Jackson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Kulakov blocks the body kick.
Kulakov looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely. Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jackson, right into the meat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Nice shot by Kulakov. Kulakov takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses. Jackson lands a leg kick that knocks Kulakov off balance momentarily. Kulakov keeps the fight on the outside. Nice defenses there by Jackson. Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kulakov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Kulakov throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily. Kulakov scores with a three punch combo!
Jackson tries to land a front kick but Kulakov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sloppy strikes from Kulakov. Those never looked like landing. Kulakov avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Kulakov clobbers Jackson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Kulakov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson throws a low kick but Kulakov avoids it. Kulakov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jackson in his tracks. Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Jackson looks to throw the jab but Kulakov is out of range. Jackson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kulakov cracks Jackson with an open hand slap. Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kulakov. That did some damage! Nice body punch from Kulakov. Jab from Kulakov. Jackson misses with a body kick. Jackson throws a nice inside leg kick. Kulakov avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kulakov ducks under a wild hook from Jackson. Jackson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kulakov misses the jab. Kulakov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kulakov misses with a straight right. Kulakov checks a low kick from Jackson. Kulakov stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Jackson takes a swing at Kulakov's ribcage but misses. Jackson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kulakov is able to avoid easily. Kulakov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Jackson wants to slow Kulakov down by chopping away at his legs. Jackson throws out a leg kick but Kulakov moves out of range and Jackson only half commits. Kulakov misses with a wild combination.
Kulakov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson. Jackson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kulakov.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jab, jab by Kulakov - just one landing. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kulakov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kulakov punishes Jackson's body with a nice straight punch. Kulakov loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch. Nice cross by Kulakov. Jackson throws a half hearted mid kick. Kulakov looks to land a combination. Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jackson is rocked! Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kulakov. Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kulakov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jackson on the side of the head. Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Kulakov cracks Jackson on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Jackson falls backwards against the cage. Kulakov follows up with more strikes that drop Jackson to his knees. Kulakov keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Jackson! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Kulakov! During a confident post fight interview, Viktor Kulakov 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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