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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tigellinus Satanae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes into a darkened arena with his song building. NWO Wolfpack kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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184 cm
37
229 lbs
26 - 13 - 0 |
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195 cm
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275 lbs
28 - 22 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tigellinus Satanae! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
28 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy James! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! James misses with a looping right. The fight moves into the clinch position. James looking for a takedown. Satanae misses with a knee to the head. Satanae throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamess head. Satanae with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jimmy James has been cut. Satanae lands a good knee to the midsection. James won't want to take too many of those. Satanae lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Satanae looking to throw knees to the head but James is blocking nicely.
Satanae throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but James blocks it with crossed arms. Knees in the clinch landing for Satanae.
Satanae tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and James avoids it. Satanae utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. James looks winded! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Satanae with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Satanae tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Satanae scores with a shot to the side of James's head. Satanae is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Satanae wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round. James takes a knee right on the jaw!
Satanae just leaning against James, taking a breather. James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Satanae clinches. Satanae landing knees to the body.
James tries to break free but Satanae pushes him back against the cage. James has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Satanae avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Satanae gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from James.
Tigellinus Satanae has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy James. James takes an elbow to the temple. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. James wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. James goes for a takedown in the clinch but Satanae prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Satanae controlling the action here for a moment.
Satanae with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Satanae is struggling to control the position. Satanae tries to land a knee to the head but James blocks with his arms.
Satanae gets through James's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Satanae landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Satanae lands an elbow just above James 's eye. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! With the two fighters working up against the cage, Satanae just misses with a elbow thrown towards James's brow. Satanae is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but James is keeping busy. James wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Satanae has him pressed against the cage. James managing to block the knees to the body from Satanae.
James looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. James avoiding damage as Satanae throws knees to the body.
James tries to break the clinch but Satanae is controlling the position. Satanae stops a takedown attempt from James.
That's three minutes gone in the round. James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Satanae pushes James up against the cage in a clinch. Satanae tries a knee to the head but James blocks it.
Satanae lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Satanae.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch. A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch. Satanae tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The referee is keeping an eye on Satanae - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Satanae using the Thai plumb to throw knees but James has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Satanae with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. James can't break the clinch.
Satanae putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has James in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Satanae landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Satanae lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Satanae lands on the inside with an uppercut. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Satanae effectively controlling the action here. Satanae with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. James tries to score a body lock takedown but Satanae shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Satanae using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Satanae with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Satanae.
I was talking to Satanae's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Satanae throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Satanae. Satanae misses with a knee to the head. Satanae connects with a nasty looking knee right to James's face.
Satanae is leaning against James and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Satanae leaning against his opponent.
Satanae tries to land a knee to the head but James blocks with his arms.
James breaks the clinch.
Satanae takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tigellinus Satanae dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jimmy James's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Satanae is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
James misses with a hook. Satanae is looking to counter the offense by James and move into the clinch. James tries to bum rush Satanae with a series of wild strikes but Satanae uses good footwork to avoid the assault. James throws a series of punches but Satanae avoids them all with ease. James looks to land a left hand but Satanae moved out of range nicely. A big right from James misses. Satanae is looking to counter the offense by James and move into the clinch. Satanae ducks under a wild hook from James. Satanae moves out of range as James strikes. Satanae is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around? Satanae defending well as James loads up on a big left hand. Satanae seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Satanae ducks under a wild hook from James. James tests Satanae's chin there with a solid looking shot. James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
James is breathing heavily. Satanae ducks under a wild hook from James. As James tries to get set, Satanae tries to push him back and clinch up but James manages to avoid the attempt. Satanae wants to clinch up but James keeps it at a distance. James drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Satanae defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round. James misses with a straight right. Satanae is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from James. Satanae moves into the clinch. Satanae looking to throw knees to the head but James is blocking nicely.
Satanae throws a knee to the head but misses.
James breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheers as James lands an impressive looking overhand right. Satanae doesn't seem phased though. A left lands for Satanae. James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Satanae.
James misses with a body shot
and Satanae holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Satanae dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. James blocks an elbow strike from Satanae.
Satanae connects with a knee to the head.
Satanae is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Satanae connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Satanae throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but James blocks it with crossed arms. Satanae lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards. James tries to work over Satanae's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. James has Satanae pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Satanae manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. James pushes off an throws an elbow but Satanae leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Satanae lands a knee to the body.
Tigellinus Satanae has scored more points in the clinch so far. Satanae with a knee to the head.
Satanae using the Thai plumb to throw knees but James has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Satanae landing knees to the body.
Satanae lands with a short head shot on the inside. Satanae landing knees to the body.
Satanae lands an elbow inside that James shrugs off. Satanae throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Satanae will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning James up against the cage. Satanae tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Satanae makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice elbow from Satanae. Satanae misses with a knee strike.
Satanae throws a knee to the head but misses.
James has Satanae pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Satanae manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Satanae misses with a knee to the head. Satanae is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. James is defending well for now. James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Satanae circles away quickly and effectively. Satanae tries to counter by clinching up but James breaks away and moves out of range. James throws a sloppy head kick and Satanae moves out of range easily. Satanae gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. James is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Satanae is keeping busy. Satanae has James pressed against the cage.
Satanae controlling the action here for a moment.
Satanae lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. James breaks from the clinch.
Satanae tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. James missing with a left hand there. Satanae was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Satanae.
Satanae is looking to counter the offense by James and move into the clinch. James keeps the fight on the outside. James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action! Satanae closes the distance and clinches. Satanae with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Satanae gets underhooks to prevent James's takedown attempt.
Tigellinus Satanae has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy James. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. The referee calls for Satanae to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tigellinus Satanae dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Jimmy James's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
James tries for a takedown but Satanae sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. James circles away from the clinch attempt.
Satanae gets a clinch. James tries to score a body lock takedown but Satanae shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Satanae missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch. A knee to the head by Satanae.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. James tries to break the clinch but Satanae is controlling the position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A quick uppercut on the inside from James. Satanae prevents the takedown attempt.
Tigellinus Satanae has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy James. Satanae tries a knee to the head but James blocks it.
James pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Satanae creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through James's defenses. James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. James is trying to force a seperation but Satanae has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Satanae scores with a shot to the side of James's head. Satanae utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. James managing to block the knees to the body from Satanae.
James avoiding damage as Satanae throws knees to the body.
Satanae tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. James is looking to break free of the clinch but Satanae has double underhooks. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. James wants to take the fight to the mat but Satanae manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Satanae misses with a knee strike.
Satanae blocks the elbow strike.
Satanae tries to land a knee to the head but James blocks with his arms.
Satanae is trying to maintain a safe position but James gets an underhook and turns Satanae into the cage. Satanae lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of James backwards. James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Satanae uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Satanae tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away. James misses with a double jab
and Satanae counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Satanae. Satanae is stalling here.
Satanae is defending well against a takedown attempt. Satanae scores with a knee to the head.
Satanae throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but James blocks it with crossed arms. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Satanae tries a knee to the head but James blocks it.
James wants a takedown but no success here.
Satanae lands a knee to the body.
Satanae lands a good knee to the midsection. James won't want to take too many of those. Satanae misses with a knee to the head. James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Satanae with a knee to the head.
Satanae landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Satanae lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Satanae looking to throw knees to the head but James is blocking nicely.
Satanae is pressed up against the cage. James has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Satanae down to the mat. Satanae avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. James keeps the fight on the outside. A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target. James misses with a head kick.
Jimmy James seems to be getting the better of the standup. Satanae fails with an attempt to clinch.
James keeps the fight on the outside. Despite the aggression on James's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. James swats away the attempt to clinch by Satanae. A low kick from James misses and Satanae moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Satanae looking to throw knees to the head but James is blocking nicely.
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Satanae ducks under a wild hook from James. James looks to land a right hand but Satanae moved out of range. James moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Tigellinus Satanae has been cut. Satanae clinches up with James and pushes him back against the cage. Jimmy James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Satanae misses with a knee strike.
Satanae tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Satanae lands an elbow that stopped James in his tracks for a moment. James manages to break the clinch.
James swings and misses with a shot to the body and Satanae moves into the clinch. It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Satanae here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. James breaks from the clinch.
James looks to land a right hand but Satanae moved out of range. James throws a shot from downtown. Satanae moves away and avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight! Tigellinus Satanae showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Satanae, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26 Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27 Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tigellinus Satanae! Our winner, Tigellinus Satanae, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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