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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sutarjo Sukarman (ranked 24177 p4p, 2944 weight class) and Mario Apolloni (ranked 671 p4p, 373 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sutarjo Sukarman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Apolloni!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sukarman clinches up against the ropes.
Sukarman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sukarman has Apolloni pressed against the ropes, preventing Apolloni from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sukarman has Apolloni pressed against the ropes, preventing Apolloni from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sukarman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Apolloni's efforts to push away.
Sukarman has Apolloni pressed against the ropes, preventing Apolloni from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sukarman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Apolloni has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sukarman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sukarman.
Apolloni wants to break free but Sukarman has control.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Apolloni as Sukarman tries to tie him up.
Sukarman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sukarman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apolloni blocks the elbow strike.
Apolloni avoiding damage as Sukarman throws knees to the body.
Sukarman lands a right hand.
Apolloni working hard to break the clinch.
Apolloni wants to get back to striking at distance but Sukarman won't allow it.
Apolloni wants to break the clinch but can't.
Apolloni wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sukarman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Apolloni's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apolloni blocks the elbow strike.
Apolloni blocks the elbow strike.
Apolloni is trying to break the clinch but Sukarman is controlling him.
Sukarman pushes off an throws an elbow but Apolloni leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sukarman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from Apolloni. No joy for Sukarman on that attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Apolloni scores with a head kick. Sukarman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Apolloni tries to bum rush Sukarman with a series of wild strikes but Sukarman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sukarman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Apolloni scores with a leg kick.
Apolloni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice combination there by Apolloni.
Apolloni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Apolloni.
Apolloni misses with a two punch combination.
Sukarman is looking to counter with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Apolloni throws a one two combo.
Apolloni scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mario Apolloni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Apolloni looks winded!
Apolloni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sukarman circles away quickly and effectively.
Apolloni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sukarman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Apolloni manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sukarman stands up over Apolloni, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sukarman lands a couple of elbows.
Apolloni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sukarman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sukarman postures up and lands a big shot to Apolloni's brow.
Apolloni can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sukarman controls the pace.
Sukarman throws a big elbow that misses.
Apolloni working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sukarman.
Apolloni has momentary wrist control but Sukarman slips an elbow through the middle.
Apolloni utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sukarman chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apolloni utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Apolloni really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sukarman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sukarman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sukarman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sukarman lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sukarman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sukarman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Apolloni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Apolloni has momentary wrist control but Sukarman slips an elbow through the middle.
Sukarman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Apolloni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sukarman landing with the ground and pound.
Sukarman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Apolloni utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sukarman distracts Apolloni with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sukarman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sukarman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sukarman cracks Apolloni with a solid left hand.
Sukarman controlling from the top position.
Sukarman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Apolloni takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sukarman working the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sutarjo Sukarman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sukarman scores with a takedown into Apolloni's guard.
Sutarjo Sukarman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sukarman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sukarman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sukarman lands strikes from half guard.
Apolloni keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Apolloni has hold of Sukarman's hands but Sukarman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sukarman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sukarman connects with a nice short shot to Apolloni's temple.
Sukarman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Apolloni can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sukarman maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Apolloni could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Sukarman has cracked it and Apolloni is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Sukarman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sutarjo Sukarman!
Sutarjo Sukarman took some time post fight to say the following; 'Thank you'.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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