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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shamar Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the ring 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
13 - 8 - 1 |
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175 cm
28
213 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Red Belt
Counter fighter
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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
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shamar Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Willy Manson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Manson on the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jackson.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Manson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jackson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Manson regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Manson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jackson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jackson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Manson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Manson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Manson!
Manson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jackson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Manson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control but Manson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jackson regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Manson from controlling successfully.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Manson from controlling successfully.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Manson's guard.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Jackson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Manson is keeping the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Manson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Manson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Manson keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Manson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jackson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Manson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Manson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Manson!
Jackson sneaks back into half guard.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
Jackson wants to control but Manson passes into side.
Jackson is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
Jackson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Manson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jackson tries to roll over but Manson keeps him under control.
Manson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jackson is just riding it out for now. Manson eventually gives up the hold.
Jackson regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackson is on top in guard.
Manson keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Jackson passes into half guard.
Jackson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson is looking for a kimura here.
Manson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shamar Jackson dominated that round.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Manson throws a poor cross that misses
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Manson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Manson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Manson misses with a takedown attempt - Jackson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice shot 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 Manson's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Manson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Manson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jackson stands and throws Manson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Manson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jackson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Manson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jackson.
Jackson is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy.
Manson is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Manson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackson seems to be looking for submissions.
Jackson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Manson defends it well.
Jackson wants to work for an arm triangle but Manson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Manson wants to get back to full guard.
Manson actively working from the bottom here.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Manson is trying to control but can't.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Manson wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jackson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jackson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jackson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Manson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jackson.
Shamar Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson is working for a kimura but Manson is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shamar Jackson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jackson scores with a takedown into Manson's guard.
Jackson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jackson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Manson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Manson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jackson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Manson is just riding it out for now. Jackson eventually gives up the hold.
Manson moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Manson is looking for a sweep.
The strikes coming from Jackson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jackson swings around for an armbar but Manson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Jackson's guard.
Manson lands a couple of elbows.
Jackson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Manson defends well.
Manson won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Willy Manson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Manson tries to pass.
Jackson striking off his back but it's not causing Manson any problems.
Manson stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Jackson wants to hit a switch here but Manson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jackson there!
Jackson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manson lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jackson tries to roll over but Manson keeps him under control.
Jackson actively working from the bottom here.
Manson is trying to control. Jackson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Manson has control of the leg.
Manson wants to pass to mount but Jackson is defending the position.
Manson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jackson gets full guard.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Manson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Manson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Manson from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manson stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Manson connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Manson landing some decent shots from guard.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Manson controlling him for the moment.
Manson connects with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Manson postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shamar Jackson.
Well Jackson 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shamar Jackson!
Shamar Jackson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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