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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shamar Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Suggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Freak on a Leash. Shamar Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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213 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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187 cm
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222 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shamar Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Suggs!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suggs throws a nice head kick!
Suggs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Suggs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Suggs throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Suggs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Suggs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suggs tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suggs tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
Suggs throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Suggs rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.
Suggs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suggs looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Suggs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Suggs smiles and moves away.
Suggs throws a front kick that sends Jackson stumbling back into the cage.
Suggs is looking to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shamar Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suggs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Suggs looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Suggs looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Suggs!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee asks Suggs politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Suggs prefers to stall for the moment though.
Suggs is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Suggs's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Suggs controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jackson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Suggs has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Jackson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Suggs manages to capitalize on a mistake by Jackson to take his back!
I really don't envy Jackson right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Suggs dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Suggs lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Suggs misses with a head kick.
Matt Suggs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suggs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suggs throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Suggs lands with an uppercut that bounces Jackson off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Suggs is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Suggs circles away and we're back to standing.
Suggs lands with a nice body kick.
Suggs gets caught napping as Jackson dives in and scores a takedown. Suggs manages to retain guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson trying to control but Suggs is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Suggs looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Suggs looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Suggs!
Jackson is trying to get back to half guard.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suggs stands up.
Suggs throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Suggs.
Suggs wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suggs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Suggs throws a head kick that half lands.
Suggs throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Suggs sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shamar Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Suggs.
Suggs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suggs misses with a two punch combination.
Matt Suggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suggs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suggs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matt Suggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Suggs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Suggs.
Suggs stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Suggs wants it to stay on the feet.
Suggs lands a high kick to the side of Jackson's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Suggs dives into guard, looking to finish.
Jackson is rocked!
It looks like Shamar Jackson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Oh Jackson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Suggs passes into half guard.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Suggs in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Suggs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shamar Jackson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Suggs tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Suggs to the ground. Suggs escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jackson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Suggs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Suggs bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Suggs swivels and escapes.
Suggs wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suggs connects with the punch.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Suggs lands with a good body shot.
Suggs lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson gets tackled into the cage by Suggs. Suggs maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Suggs.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Suggs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Suggs unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Suggs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Suggs lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suggs lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Suggs with a knee to the head.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Suggs lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Matt Suggs is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Suggs.
Suggs tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Suggs tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Shamar Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suggs throws an elbow that misses.
Suggs lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suggs looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Suggs to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shamar Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson jumps guard but Suggs turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Suggs tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Suggs throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jackson jumps guard but Suggs stands there with Jackson around his waist. Jackson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Suggs lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suggs with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Suggs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Suggs 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Suggs!
Matt Suggs tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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