411's M-1 Global: Breakthrough Report 8.28.09

Posted by Jeremy Lambert on 08.29.2009

"King" Mo Lawal made a successful US debut by beating Mark Kerr in just 25 seconds. Elsewhere Fedor Emelianenko submitted Gegard Mousasi in an exhibition fight and the highly touted Karl Amoussou tapped out John Doyle in the first round. Click for the full report.

M-1 Global: Breakthrough
From The Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Missouri
Live on HDNet

-Michael Schiavello and Guy Mezger are the hosts. Schiavello runs down the card. They're really pushing the Fedor vs. Mousasi sparring contest.

-Highlights of Fedor vs. Shinya Aoki in an exhibition grappling contest from earlier this year.

-Ron Kruck is with KING MO. Mo is ready to fight for his fans in America. Mo is disappointed Don Frye dropped out of the fight because now he can't shave Frye's mustache.

Lightweight Fight: Ferrid Kheder (13-4) vs. Daisuke Nakamura (19-10)

Round One: Leg kicks by Nakamura. Nakamura keeping his hands very low. Nakamura scoring with the jab. They clinch in the corner. Knees to the thighs and body by Nakamura. They break. Nakamura lands a couple of good stiff right hands. Knee to the body by Nakamura. Nakamura teeing off on Kheder but Kheder survives. Nakamura staying busy with the jab. The round ends. 10-9 Nakamura.

Round Two: They trade leg kicks. Left hook by Kheder followed by a right hand. Kheder much more aggressive in this round. Knee to the body by Nakamura. Both men teeing off. Nakamura grabs a plum clinch and tries to pull guard but Kheder shoves him off. Back on the feet. Nakamura still scoring with the jab. Kheder knocks down Nakamura with a leg kick as he backs up. Nakamura back to his feet trying to grab a plum clinch and pull guard again. Kheder shoves him off. Back on the feet. Nakamura gets the clinch and lands some good knees to the body. Nakamura jabbing away again. Left hook grazes Nakamura. Kheder bleeding out of the nose. Good right hand by Nakamura. Round ends. Close round. 10-9 Nakamura.

Round Three: Jab followed by a straight right by Nakamura. They trade right hands. Two big right hands by Nakamura. Knee to the body by Nakamura as Kheder rushes in. Nakamura pecking away with the left jab and following with the big straight right. Kheder spins Nakamura around with a leg kick and gets his back. Suplex by Kheder but Nakamura is back to his feet. Kheder still has his back. Nakamura spins out and they break. The fight is stopped for a second to fix the glove of Kheder. Another big right by Nakamura. Left hook by Kheder. Nakamura continuing to peck away with the jab. Nakamura grabs the plum and tries a flying armbar but Kheder shoves him off. Kheder goes to the ground with him and looks to lock in an arm triangle but the bell rings. 10-9 Nakamura.

Official Decision: Daisuke Nakamura by Unanimous Decision

-Ron Kruck is backstage with Fedor. Fedor (via his translator) says that Brett Rogers is a serious opponent and that there isn't a big difference between the cage and the ring.

Heavyweight Fight: Lloyd "Kadillac" Marshbanks (17-8) vs. Michael Kitta (5-3)

-Marshbanks claims his record is 52-8 but a lot of his wins in unknown promotions weren't counted. Awesome.

Round One: Marshbanks catches a body kick and clinches with Kitta. Marshbanks has a body lock and gets the takedown into side control. Marshbanks gets to mount but Kitta rolls and slips out the back. Straight right by Kitta. Marshbanks shoots and Kitta stuffs it. Marshbanks turtles up and Kitta pounds on him. Marshbanks taps out as Kitta pounds away but the ref doesn't see it. The ref finally sees it on the third tap and stops the fight.

-Marshbanks appears to have a legit shoulder injury.

Official Decision: Michael Kitta by Submission (Strikes) at 1:50 in Round One

-Ron Kruck is with Gegard Mousasi. Mousasi says he would never fight Fedor in an actual fight because they're under the same management and they're friends.

Heavyweight Fight: Rob Broughton (10-4-1) vs. Jessie Gibbs (7-2)

Round One: Broughton catches a body kick and gets a clinch. Broughton has Gibbs pressed in the corner. Nothing happening in the clinch so they ref breaks them. Both fighters missing or catching only arms with their punches. Gibbs slips throwing a leg kick and Broughton moves to half guard. Gibbs looking for a kimura from the bottom. Broughton survives but Gibbs uses it as a sweep and ends up in side control. Broughton moves him to half guard. Gibbs not doing much with the position. The round ends. 10-9 Gibbs.

Round Two: Gibbs misses with a high kick and Broughton clinches. Nothing happens and they break. Body kicks by Gibbs. They trade leg kicks. Broughton initiates a clinch. Nothing happens and another break. Both fighters are missing with every punch thrown. Good body kicks by Gibbs. Crowd starting to boo. They trade weak right hands. They clinch. Broughton drops for a single but can't finish it as the round ends. 10-9 Gibbs.

Round Three: Gibbs presses forward with a good combination that catches Broughton. They clinch. Broughton drops for a single but Gibbs defends. The ref breaks them. Leg kicks by Gibbs. Broughton lands a left hook. Knee to the head of Broughton as he goes for a single. He keeps hold of the single but Gibbs sprawls. Gibbs spins and has side control on the back. Broughton turns to half guard. Gibbs passes to side control. Broughton gets him back to half guard. Gibbs seems content to lay and pray. The crowd boos and the ref stands them up. They miss with their punches and Broughton clinches as the round ends. The crowd boos. 10-9 Gibbs.

Official Decision: Jessie Gibbs by Unanimous Decision

-Ron Kruck is with Mark Kerr. Kerr says he's as prepared as he can be given that he took the fight on short notice. Kerr's gameplan is to slow down Mo and use his weight advantage.

Middleweight Fight: Lucio Linhares (12-4) vs. Mikhail Zayats (8-3)

Round One: Linhares swinging wildly. Linhares rocks Zayats with a right hand and drops him. Linhares pounces on him, gets his back, and sinks in the rear naked choke. Zayats taps out.

Official Decision: Lucio Linhares by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:00 in Round One

-Linhares says he did two months of boxing just to fight stand up in this fight.

Middleweight Fight: Karl Amoussou (10-2-1) vs. John Doyle (8-8)

Round One: Doyle gets a takedown off a leg kick. Doyle in guard. Doyle trying to stay busy but not landing anything. Amoussou rolls Doyle over and is right in mount. Ground and pound by Amoussou. Doyle gives up his back. More ground and pound by Amoussou. Amoussou looking for the rear naked choke. He sinks it in and Doyle taps out.

Official Decision: Karl Amoussou by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:15 in Round One

-Amoussou says he wants to fight in Strikeforce.

-Video package highlighting Fedor and Mousasi

Exhibition Sparring Match: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Gegard Mousasi

Round One: Fedor clinches and judo throws Mousasi to the ground. Mousasi gets up and puts Fedor down. Back on the feet. Mousasi takes down Fedor with a single leg, Fedor reverses the position and stands up. Clinch and another judo throw by Fedor. Mousasi gets up and takedowns Fedor with a body lock. Mousasi goes for an armbar but doesn't throw any strikes to secure it. Back on the feet, clinch, another throw by Fedor. Back up, clinch, easy takedown by Mousasi. Mousasi goes for an omaplata but Fedor gets out. Back on the feet. Clinch, Mousasi goes for a trip takedown but Fedor ends up mounting him. Fedor gets the armbar and Mousasi taps out.

Official Decision: Fedor Emelianenko by Submission (Armbar)

-Mousasi says the only rule was to not hit hard and then he says Fedor is the best. Fedor says he had fun.

-HDNet breaks into the event with live coverage of a shuttle launch at the Kennedy Space Center.

Heavyweight Fight: Mark Kerr (15-10) vs. Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal (4-0)

Round One: Mo catches a leg kick, picks up Kerr, slams him, gets his back, AND POUNDS KERR UNCONSCIOUS!

Official Decision: Muhammed Lawal by KO at :25 in Round One

-King Mo says he wants to go to an organization that treats him well, pays him well, and lets him fight. No "when I say 'King', you say 'Mo'" crowd hype.

-Michael Schiavello and Guy Mezger wrap up the show.

-End Show.