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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Suggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Macgowan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macgowan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nyan Cat kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Suggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Macgowan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macgowan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Suggs.
Macgowan shoots in but no luck this time.
Suggs lands a jab to the head.
Suggs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Suggs throws a leg kick which misses Macgowan's front leg but catches the back leg as Macgowan tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suggs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Macgowan.
Suggs lands a jab.
Suggs pushes Macgowan up against the cage in a clinch.
Macgowan takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Justin Macgowan has been cut.
Suggs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Macgowan looks gassed!
Suggs scores a nice knee to the body.
Macgowan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Suggs drops Macgowan with a big knee straight up the middle! Macgowan is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Macgowan is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suggs thumps Macgowan with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Suggs.
Suggs keeps Macgowan at a distance using the push kick.
Macgowan 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Suggs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Macgowan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Suggs - the referee stops the clock and Macgowan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Suggs. Macgowan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Macgowan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Suggs closes the distance and clinches.
Suggs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Suggs unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Suggs lands a good knee to the midsection. Macgowan won't want to take too many of those.
Macgowan takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Suggs.
Macgowan is still on wobbly legs! Can Suggs finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suggs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Macgowan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Macgowan seems to have recovered his senses.
Suggs lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Suggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Suggs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Macgowan's calf.
Matt Suggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Macgowan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That kick from Suggs tenderised Macgowan's leg. Macgowan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Suggs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Macgowan.
Suggs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Macgowan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Macgowan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Suggs closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Suggs lands an elbow just above Macgowan 's eye.
Macgowan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suggs lands a nice knee to the body.
Suggs landing knees to the head.
Suggs unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Suggs lands a nice knee to the body.
Suggs unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suggs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Suggs breaks from the clinch.
Suggs is looking to slow Macgowan down with leg kicks.
That kick from Suggs tenderised Macgowan's leg. Macgowan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Suggs gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Suggs breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macgowan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
An inside leg kick lands from Suggs.
Suggs scores with a leg kick.
Suggs scoring well with a low kick there.
Suggs bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Macgowan's head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Suggs!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Macgowan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Suggs - the referee stops the clock and Macgowan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Suggs. Macgowan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Suggs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Macgowan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Suggs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suggs connects with a solid leg kick.
Macgowan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Suggs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Macgowan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Suggs throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Suggs thuds his shin into the meat of Macgowan's side.
Suggs thuds a left hand into Macgowan's body.
Suggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Macgowan can do to turn this around?
A kick lands to the mid section there for Suggs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suggs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matt Suggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Suggs lands a front kick.
Suggs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Suggs. That's going to slow Macgowan down.
Matt Suggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Suggs.
Suggs works Macgowan's body with a nice hook.
Macgowan is breathing heavily.
Suggs cracks the inside of Macgowan's front leg.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Suggs, right into the meat.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Macgowan has eaten all the pies!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suggs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Suggs connects with a solid leg kick.
Suggs explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Suggs lunges at Macgowan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Macgowan's hand.
Suggs connects with a single shot there.
Crunch! Suggs slams his shin into Macgowan's torso.
Suggs is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Suggs there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Suggs.
Suggs lands with a kick to the ribs.
Macgowan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Suggs.
Jab from Suggs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suggs connects with a body shot that sends Macgowan's belly button to the back.
Macgowan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Suggs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Suggs explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Suggs lands a nice looking kick to the body. Macgowan takes a step back to recover.
Suggs is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Macgowan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Suggs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Macgowan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Suggs.
Macgowan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Suggs.
Suggs darts in and clinches Macgowan up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suggs manages to break the clinch.
Suggs thuds a left hand into Macgowan's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Suggs.
A left lands for Suggs.
Suggs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Suggs throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suggs throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick from Suggs.
Suggs scores with a leg kick.
Suggs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Suggs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macgowan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Suggs.
Suggs rushes Macgowan and presses him up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Suggs.
Suggs lands a nice knee to the body.
Matt Suggs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Suggs utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Suggs creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Macgowan's defenses.
Suggs gets underhooks to prevent Macgowan's takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suggs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Macgowan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Suggs gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Suggs lands an elbow inside that Macgowan shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Suggs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Justin Macgowan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Suggs scoring well with a low kick there.
Macgowan clinches.
Macgowan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Suggs just stands there and leans against the cage.
Suggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Suggs lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Suggs, right into the meat.
Suggs throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Suggs tenderised Macgowan's leg. Macgowan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Suggs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Macgowan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Suggs throws a front kick that sends Macgowan stumbling back into the cage.
Suggs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Suggs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suggs scores with a kick to the body.
Suggs scores with a leg kick.
Suggs clinches with his opponent.
Suggs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Suggs lands an elbow just above Macgowan 's eye.
Suggs gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Macgowan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Suggs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suggs lands a nice knee to the body.
Suggs lands a nice elbow.
Suggs creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Macgowan's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suggs scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Suggs.
Knees to the body from Suggs.
Suggs lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Suggs lands a good knee to the midsection. Macgowan won't want to take too many of those.
Suggs lands a knee to the head.
Suggs lands a knee to the body.
Suggs lands a nice elbow.
Suggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suggs scores with a push kick.
Suggs throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macgowan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Suggs can pounce on him.
Macgowan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Suggs.
Suggs scores with a nice head shot.
Suggs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Macgowan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Suggs's waist but Suggs gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Macgowan off to one side.
An inside leg kick lands from Suggs.
Suggs gets a clinch.
Suggs lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Suggs lands an elbow inside that Macgowan shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suggs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suggs connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Suggs.
Matt Suggs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Suggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suggs throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Suggs there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Macgowan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Suggs defends it nicely.
Matt Suggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Macgowan.
Suggs clinches with his opponent.
Justin Macgowan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Suggs obliges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Suggs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Suggs has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:24
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:24
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Suggs!
Matt Suggs gave a mention to Rebel Pride Clothing. (Death Before Dishonor) $8 S in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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