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Brandon Bolden Patriots Jersey .J. -- Rampage Jackson scowled, howled, then bellowed to the crowd: "Im back! Im back!" With
rebuilt knees and a new promotion, Jackson might have one more act left in MMA.
Jacksons Bellator debut ended in a hurry when the former UFC star dropped Joey
Beltran with a second left in the first round to win by knockout Friday night.
"Its only the beginning," Jackson said. "Theres a lot more stuff coming." In his
first fight outside the UFC banner since 2006, Jackson connected on a series of
left hooks to send Beltran to the mat. Jackson finished him off at the 4:59
mark, then threw back his head for his signature howl. The arena darkened as
Jackson made his way to the cage with a scowl. He was mobbed by fans on his way
to the cage, then grabbed the microphone after the short bout to proclaim he was
back to an appreciative crowd at Revel Resort casinos Ovation Hall. Jackson won
his first MMA fight since he beat Matt Hamill by unanimous decision on May 28,
2011, at UFC 130. Unwanted by UFC after three straight losses, Jacksons debut
was his first fight in 10 months. He blamed his decline on bad knees that slowed
him down. Jackson thanked his doctors for the various procedures on his knees
over the last year. "Fans keep thinking Im making excuses, but now its on," he
said. "I have a lot more years left in me." He used a series of hooks to put
Beltran on all fours. One or two punches more to the face ended the bout. "I
proved I still got it," Jackson said. "If I train hard, I can deliver." Jackson
hurt his right knee training for a 2010 fight against Rashad Evans and hurt his
left knee in a 2011 bout against Jon Jones. "I havent enjoyed training for years
because I was in so much pain," he said. He hadnt been the same since -- until a
left hook made it a buzzer beater to remember. Jackson had a series of
platelet-rich plasma treatments designed to stimulate recovery in aging joints
to aid his recovery. Jackson was originally slated to fight former UFC light
heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz on pay-per-view. Ortiz backed out because of a
neck injury, forcing Jackson to fight Beltran (14-10). Jackson said this week he
has no intention of fighting Ortiz. "Ive moved on from that," he said. "Much
love to Tito, Ive got mad love for him, but that was a big letdown." Beltran,
another former UFC fighter, lost a three-round split decision on UFC Fight Night
on Oct. 9. "I would love to fight Rampage again," Beltran said. "Well do it a
catchweight, at heavyweight, I dont care." In 2007, Jackson unified the UFC and
Pride 205-pound titles with a unanimous decision over Dan Henderson. In his next
UFC fight, he lost his crown to Forrest Griffin. He also served as a coach on
"The Ultimate Fighter." Outside the cage, Jackson is most known for playing B.A.
Baracus in the film version of "The A-Team," The 35-year-old Jackson also made
his professional wrestling debut of the sports entertainment kind this year,
making appearances for TNA Wrestling. Jackson scattered his appearances over
three months before he left in September to focus on the fight. He said his
dream was to become a professional wrestler and wanted to return to TNA at some
point. In the other featured bout, Vitaly Minakov stopped fellow Russian
Alexander Volkov at 2:57 of the first round to win the heavyweight championship.
Minakov landed repeated strikes to Volkovs face before the referee stepped in
and stopped the bout. His first defence will come against former UFC heavyweight
Cheick Kongo.
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regret giving up righthanded pitcher prospect Noah Syndergaard and catcher
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three goals and seven points, but it was the depth of all four lines that helped
propel Montreal.Melbourne, Australia - Four-time champion Novak Djokovic,
reigning titlist Stan Wawrinka and Japanese star Kei Nishikori highlighted
Mondays fourth-round winners at the Australian Open. The world No. 1 Djokovic
got past Luxembourg left-hander Gilles Muller 6-4, 7-5, 7-5 in Mondays nightcap
at Laver Arena to reach his 23rd consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal. The
seven-time Grand Slam champion and reigning Wimbledon titlist is seeking his
fourth Aussie championship in five years, having captured three straight of his
four Melbourne crowns from 2011-13. Up next for the great Djokovic, who has yet
to drop a set through four matches here, will be eighth-seeded big-serving
Canadian Milos Raonic, who is 0-4 lifetime against the Serb. Meanwhile, the
fourth-seeded Swiss slugger Wawrinka pulled out a 7-6 (7-2), 6-4, 4-6, 7-6
(10-8) victory over Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez. Garcia-Lopez won the first
five points of the fourth-set tiebreak and had five chances to force a fifth set
at Melbourne Park, but Wawrinka saved all five before moving on. Garcia-Lopez
stunned Wawrinka in the first round at last years French Open. Wawrinkas
quarterfinal opponent on Wednesday will be the fifth-seeded U.S. Open runner-up
Nishikori, who handled ninth-seeded former French Open finalist David Ferrer of
Spain 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 on Day 8 of the fortnight. Looking ahead to his clash with
Wawrinka, Nishikori said, Its going to be a really tough match because I have
seen him play on TV a couple of matches. Even today he was playing really good.
He can hit balls forehand, backhand -- great backhand actually. He can hit from
anywhere at the back. Its going to be a tough match. But obviously Im in the
quarterfinals, so no easy matches coming up. Hopefully I can play another good
matchh.
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him. Its going to be a fun match for sure. Nishikori made history as he became
the first Asian man to contest a Grand Slam final last year when he defeated
three Top-10 players, including Wawrinka in five sets in the quarters, to reach
the U.S. Open final. The aforementioned Raonic had to outlast 12th-seeded
Spanish lefty Feliciano Lopez, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (7-9), 6-3, to reach the round
of eight. Lopez saved seven match points before succumbing to the big Canadian.
Raonic became the first Canadian man in the Open Era to reach the Aussie Open
quarters and is also the second Canadian man in history to reach three major
quarterfinals, following in the footsteps of Robert Powell at Wimbledon in 1908,
10 and 12. Its great to be doing what Im doing and that it is making a
difference, said Raonic. It is, I guess, part of some history, if you look
really deep. But at the end of the day, at the same time, Im always pushing
myself for what I want to achieve. Im always sort of looking in the mirror and
saying, Thats who I have to compare myself to: to myself. The quarterfinals will
commence Tuesday, as third-seeded former world No. 1 Rafael Nadal will take on
seventh-seeded Tomas Berdych and sixth-seeded Andy Murray will battle heavy
Aussie crowd favorite Nick Kyrgios. Nadal beat Berdych in the 2010 Wimbledon
final and is 18-3 lifetime against the big Czech. The reigning French Open king
Nadal is a 14-time Grand Slam champ, including an Aussie title in 2009. Hes also
a two-time runner-up in Melbourne, including last year when he was stunned by
Wawrinka in the final. Murray is a two-time major titlist whos lost in three
Aussie Open finals.
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