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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sugar Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nik Tamere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sugar Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nik Tamere!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamere avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tamere clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Tamere wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tamere can't break the clinch.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Tamere 's eye.
Tamere wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Jackson tries to score a body lock takedown but Tamere shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tamere pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tamere goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Sugar Jackson has been cut.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jackson.
Tamere is trying to control Jackson's posture but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson prevents Tamere from escaping the position.
Tamere can't do much from the bottom here.
Jackson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Nik Tamere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tamere swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tamere throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tamere fails with the takedown
and Jackson counters by clinching up.
Tamere wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tamere landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tamere blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson wants a takedown.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tamere has him pressed against the cage.
Tamere has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Tamere uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tamere can't break the clinch.
Tamere tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jackson smiles and moves away.
Tamere tries a head kick but it misses.
Tamere moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
That's two 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.
Tamere goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tamere throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tamere gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jackson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sugar Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nik Tamere.
Tamere is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Tamere is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.
Jackson wants a takedown but no success here.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Tamere manages to get underhooks.
Tamere pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tamere shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tamere pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tamere pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson tries to clinch but Tamere is having none of it.
Tamere is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Good leg kick by Tamere there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tamere lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Left hook, right uppercut from Tamere.
Jackson swinging wilding here.
Tamere dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamere tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tamere just misses with a punch to the body.
Tamere tries a head kick but it misses.
Tamere shoots and misses
and Jackson counters by clinching up.
Tamere pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson clinches up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tamere is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.
Tamere manages to break the clinch.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tamere throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tamere lands a head kick. Jackson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tamere shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Tamere's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tamere scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tamere shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jackson counters with a single leg into guard. Tamere didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamere has his foot on Jackson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jackson works his way back into a safe position though.
Jackson won't allow Tamere to get back to his feet.
Jackson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jackson won't allow Tamere to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Tamere fails with a takedown attempt.
Tamere tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sugar Jackson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sugar Jackson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tamere fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tamere slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tamere misses with a wild combination.
Tamere misses with a takedown
and Jackson counters with a takedown into side control.
Tamere wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is dominant here and he's now got Tamere's back!
Jackson avoiding Tamere 's attempts to control his hands.
Tamere is trying to shake Jackson off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Jackson won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Tamere swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Tamere throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tamere shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tamere fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Tamere gets caught flat footed, as Jackson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tamere has his feet on Jackson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Tamere changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Tamere manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sugar Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nik Tamere.
Tamere scores with a head kick.
Tamere tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tamere.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tamere throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Tamere.
Tamere avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tamere is just out of range.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tamere gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Tamere circles away and keeps his distance.
Tamere scores with a sloppy right hand. Jackson should have avoided that one.
Tamere tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sugar Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Tamere circles away.
Tamere sizes up Jackson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tamere throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Tamere swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick from Tamere lands but Jackson takes it in his stride.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tamere.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Tamere.
A head kick from Tamere lands but Jackson takes it in his stride.
Jackson tries to clinch but Tamere moves out of range.
Tamere swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tamere swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tamere connects with a high kick.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tamere throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamere doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Tamere in a clinch.
Jackson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tamere fights it off and pushes away nicely.
No luck for Tamere with that takedown attempt.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Tamere circles away.
Tamere ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tamere swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Jackson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tamere's guard.
Jackson stands and steps away. Tamere gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tamere fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Tamere moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tamere is squirming around, avoiding Jackson's attempts to control the action.
Tamere really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sugar Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tamere tries to lock up and control but Jackson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tamere is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sugar Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sugar Jackson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tamere throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Tamere misses with a few strikes there.
Tamere tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson gets a clinch.
Jackson presses Tamere against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Jackson keeps control of Tamere as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Jackson working Tamere over with strikes.
Tamere kicks Jackson off and gets back to his feet.
Tamere throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tamere goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tamere swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Jackson clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson lands a left hand.
Tamere landing knees to the head.
Tamere breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamere goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Tamere circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Tamere swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson moves into the clinch successfully.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Tamere has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Tamere has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Tamere pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Tamere lands a damaging elbow.
Tamere tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson prevents Tamere from breaking the clinch.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped Tamere in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson keeps control of Tamere as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson slows down the pace here.
Tamere wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamere breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tamere blocks it with crossed arms.
Tamere tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Tamere pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tamere throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Good exchange - Tamere coming out on top.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Tamere escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tamere throws a head kick that misses.
Tamere lands a head kick!
Jackson tries to clinch but Tamere moves out of range.
Tamere lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jackson avoids the head kick by Tamere.
Jackson has Tamere up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson digs a right hand into Tamere's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tamere's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Tamere manages to get underhooks.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tamere.
Tamere is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Tamere.
Tamere takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tamere throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Tamere keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tamere paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tamere tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Tamere swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tamere throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Tamere in a clinch.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Tamere won't allow it.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Tamere keeps him there for the moment.
Tamere has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Tamere wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tamere is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tamere breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sugar Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tamere buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jackson darts in and clinches Tamere up against the cage.
Tamere escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tamere throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tamere throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson's head.
Tamere keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tamere wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tamere is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Tamere goes for a takedown attempt but Jackson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jackson tries to clinch but Tamere is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sugar Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sugar Jackson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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