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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Erekson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Souka Sudoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souka Sudoka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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198 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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193 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Erekson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Souka Sudoka!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erekson tries a head kick but it misses.
Steve Erekson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Erekson. Sudoka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Erekson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Erekson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Erekson clobbers Sudoka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sudoka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Erekson.
Erekson tries to clinch up but Sudoka circles away and keeps his distance.
Sudoka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Erekson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sudoka circles away quickly and effectively.
Erekson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Erekson doesn't manage to clinch there - Sudoka circles away.
Erekson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sudoka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Erekson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sudoka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sudoka lands a head shot.
Erekson takes a swing at Sudoka's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erekson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sudoka shoots in for a takedown but Erekson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Steve Erekson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sudoka throws a right hand that Erekson ducks under and follows up with a left that Erekson also avoids with ease.
Sudoka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A leg kick checked by Erekson.
Sudoka ducks under a wild hook from Erekson.
Erekson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sudoka throws a right and a left that Erekson avoids nicely.
Erekson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sudoka.
Sudoka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Erekson takes a swing at Sudoka's ribcage but misses.
Erekson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erekson thows a body shot but no joy.
Erekson misses with a double jab
and Sudoka counters with a body kick that stops Erekson in his tracks momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Erekson.
Erekson moves out of range of the body kick.
Erekson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sudoka keeps the fight on the outside.
Sudoka tries to clinch up but Erekson circles away and keeps his distance.
Erekson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sudoka counters with a three punch combo that has Erekson backing up. Erekson nods at Sudoka to acknowledge the strikes.
Erekson misses with a head kick.
Sudoka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Erekson keeps control of Sudoka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Erekson digs a right hand underneath Sudoka's ribcage. Sudoka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Erekson stops a takedown attempt from Sudoka.
Sudoka tries to pull guard but Erekson holds him up against the cage and eventually Sudoka drops back down to his feet.
Steve Erekson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Souka Sudoka.
Sudoka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Erekson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Erekson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sudoka controls his hands.
Sudoka is trying to push Erekson away but Erekson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Erekson scores with a hook to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Erekson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Erekson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erekson misses with a knee strike.
Erekson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Erekson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Erekson misses with a knee to the head.
Erekson breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Erekson looks to throw the jab but Sudoka is out of range.
Erekson misses the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Erekson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sudoka slips a jab from Erekson.
A big right from Erekson misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Erekson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Erekson moves in looking to clinch but Sudoka pushes him off.
Sudoka fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sudoka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sudoka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Erekson throws a series of punches but Sudoka avoids them all with ease.
Steve Erekson is winning the standup battle so far.
Sudoka motions for Erekson to come forward. Sudoka throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sudoka walks into a left hand.
Sudoka keeps the fight on the outside.
Sudoka misses with a kick to the body.
Erekson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sudoka.
Sudoka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sudoka throws a low kick but Erekson avoids it.
Erekson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erekson rushes Sudoka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sudoka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Erekson pushes Sudoka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Erekson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sudoka misses with a body kick.
Sudoka shoots in but Erekson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Steve Erekson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Souka Sudoka.
Sudoka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Erekson. Sudoka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve Erekson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Erekson wants to clinch.
Erekson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erekson tries to clinch up.
Sudoka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Erekson misses with a two punch combination.
Erekson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sudoka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Erekson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sudoka is just out of range.
Sudoka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Erekson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sudoka.
Erekson throws a combination that misses
and Sudoka counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Erekson is trying to improve his position.
Erekson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Erekson tries to get out of the position.
Sudoka is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Erekson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sudoka wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Erekson, who protects the arm well.
Erekson tries to bench press Sudoka off him but Sudoka keeps the position.
Sudoka has hold of Erekson's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Erekson tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Sudoka cranks the arm and Erekson screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Erekson, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Souka Sudoka!
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RATING
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