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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Kassongo (ranked 7239 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suren Nazarethyan (ranked 2304 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazarethyan has chosen Amerika as his entrance music. Jackson Kassongo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Suren Nazarethyan's chin.
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157 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
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150 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Kassongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
55 - 59 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Suren Nazarethyan!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nazarethyan!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kassongo.
Kassongo with a poor takedown
and Nazarethyan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A left and a right from Nazarethyan both land. Nice combination.
Nazarethyan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kassongo.
Kassongo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nazarethyan sprawls well. Nazarethyan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kassongo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Kassongo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kassongo throws a series of punches but Nazarethyan moves out of range.
Kassongo shoots and misses
and Nazarethyan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kassongo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kassongo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nazarethyan counters with a left and a right that stings Kassongo.
Kassongo is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kassongo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A countering left hand to the body from Nazarethyan misses.
Kassongo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nazarethyan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nazarethyan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kassongo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan misses with a few strikes there.
Kassongo misses with a takedown
enabling Nazarethyan to counter with a crisp jab.
Nazarethyan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nazarethyan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kassongo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nazarethyan circles away.
Nazarethyan unleashes a big counter combination but Kassongo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nazarethyan fakes the leg kick and cracks Kassongo in the body.
Kassongo walks into a left hand.
Nazarethyan connects with a solid leg kick.
Kassongo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nazarethyan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kassongo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nazarethyan is fending him off so far but Kassongo persists. Nope, Nazarethyan circles away and we're back to standing.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Nazarethyan has eaten all the pies!
Kassongo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan throws a sloppy head kick and Kassongo moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nazarethyan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nazarethyan throws a series of strikes that have Kassongo backpedaling.
Nazarethyan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nazarethyan wants it to stay on the feet.
Nazarethyan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nazarethyan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kassongo shoots in for a takedown but Nazarethyan shows good takedown defense.
Nazarethyan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nazarethyan scores with a one two! Kassongo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nazarethyan scores with a nice body kick.
Kassongo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nazarethyan defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan tries to bum rush Kassongo with a series of wild strikes but Kassongo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nazarethyan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kassongo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kassongo dodges the punch combination from Nazarethyan.
Kassongo shoots and misses
and Nazarethyan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kassongo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nazarethyan to the mat! Nazarethyan manages to get full guard.
Nazarethyan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kassongo's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nazarethyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Kassongo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nazarethyan postures up and lands a big shot to Kassongo's brow.
Nazarethyan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nazarethyan landing some decent shots from guard.
Nazarethyan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nazarethyan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nazarethyan scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kassongo tries to strike from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazarethyan lands a couple of elbows.
Kassongo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Nazarethyan wants to control from the top but Kassongo keeps moving.
Nazarethyan landing with the ground and pound.
Kassongo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nazarethyan is controlling him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nazarethyan wants to control from the top but Kassongo keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kassongo fails with a takedown attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nazarethyan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suren Nazarethyan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice takedown defense from Nazarethyan. No joy for Kassongo on that attempt.
Some wild striking there from Nazarethyan.
A punch combination from Nazarethyan misses.
Kassongo is looking for a counter combo.
Nazarethyan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kassongo shoots in looking for a takedown but Nazarethyan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kassongo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Kassongo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nazarethyan lands with a kick to the temple. Kassongo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sloppy strikes from Nazarethyan. Those never looked like landing.
Kassongo darts in looking for a takedown but Nazarethyan gets double underhooks and turns Kassongo into the cage.
Kassongo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nazarethyan defends well and Kassongo ends up having to push Nazarethyan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nazarethyan throws a counter combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice combination there by Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kassongo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson Kassongo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kassongo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nazarethyan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nazarethyan lands with a nice body kick.
Nazarethyan connects with a leg kick. Kassongo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan works Kassongo's body with a nice hook.
Kassongo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Suren Nazarethyan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kassongo misses with a takedown
and Nazarethyan counters with a head kick. That will keep Kassongo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nazarethyan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kassongo rather than just go for the knockout.
Nazarethyan works over Kassongo's head and body with a nice combination.
Nazarethyan lands a slapping body shot.
Kassongo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nazarethyan defends well and Kassongo ends up having to push Nazarethyan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kassongo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kassongo shoots in for a takedown but Nazarethyan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nazarethyan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kassongo.
Kassongo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Nazarethyan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kassongo back to the cage. Nazarethyan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nazarethyan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jackson Kassongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kassongo looks for a takedown but Nazarethyan sprawls well.
Nazarethyan scores with a head kick.
Good exchange - Nazarethyan coming out on top.
Kassongo shoots in looking for a takedown. Nazarethyan tries to sprawl out of it but Kassongo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nazarethyan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nazarethyan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kassongo.
Kassongo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nazarethyan can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Nazarethyan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nazarethyan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Suren Nazarethyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kassongo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nazarethyan as he jumps to the side.
Nazarethyan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nazarethyan duly obliges.
Kassongo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nazarethyan has control of Kassongo's left arm, preventing Kassongo from doing any damage.
Kassongo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nazarethyan controls Kassongo momentarily but Kassongo frees himself.
Kassongo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kassongo chips away with some ground and pound.
Nazarethyan seems keen to control Kassongo's posture.
Kassongo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kassongo.
Kassongo pushing down on Nazarethyan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kassongo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nazarethyan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nazarethyan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kassongo's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazarethyan trying to control but Kassongo is working from the bottom.
Nazarethyan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kassongo is looking to stand up but Nazarethyan isn't so interested in that idea.
Nazarethyan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kassongo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nazarethyan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suren Nazarethyan 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! This is the final round!
Nazarethyan stuffs the takedown attempt from Kassongo. Kassongo gets slowly back to his feet.
Nazarethyan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nazarethyan slaps away a takedown attempt from Kassongo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Despite the aggression on Nazarethyan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nazarethyan lands a head kick!
Kassongo misses with a takedown
and Nazarethyan counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Kassongo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nazarethyan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazarethyan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kassongo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nazarethyan as he jumps to the side.
Nazarethyan misses with a double jab.
Kassongo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nazarethyan counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kassongo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nazarethyan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nazarethyan cracks Kassongo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nazarethyan misses with a wild combination.
Nazarethyan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kassongo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nazarethyan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Nazarethyan gets back to half guard.
Nazarethyan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kassongo landing some decent shots from guard.
Nazarethyan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kassongo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kassongo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Nazarethyan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nazarethyan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kassongo manages to get himself to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kassongo wants to stand but Nazarethyan is controlling the position.
Nazarethyan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Suren Nazarethyan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kassongo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kassongo is looking to stand up but Nazarethyan isn't so interested in that idea.
Nazarethyan lands a couple of elbows.
Kassongo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nazarethyan on the ground.
Kassongo keeping moving, preventing Nazarethyan from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan content to stall in guard here.
Nazarethyan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson Kassongo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nazarethyan stops Kassongo from standing up.
Nazarethyan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nazarethyan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kassongo.
Kassongo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kassongo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kassongo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kassongo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kassongo shoots in for a takedown but Nazarethyan shows good takedown defense.
Nazarethyan throws a head kick but Kassongo moves out of range.
Kassongo is looking for a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan thuds a left hand into Kassongo's body.
Kassongo shoots and misses
and Nazarethyan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nazarethyan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kassongo letting Nazarethyan take a breather here.
Kassongo looking for a takedown.
Kassongo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nazarethyan prevents it.
Nazarethyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kassongo fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson Kassongo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nazarethyan stalks Kassongo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kassongo's face. Kassongo staggers backwards, shaken.
And that's the end of the fight!
Suren Nazarethyan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nazarethyan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suren Nazarethyan!
A relieved looking Suren Nazarethyan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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