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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sky Genie (ranked 22720 p4p, 23229 weight class) and Sutarjo Sukarman (ranked 546 p4p, 579 weight class). Sutarjo Sukarman struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Sutarjo Sukarman looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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 8 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sky Genie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sutarjo Sukarman!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Genie drives through and clinches with Sukarman against the cage.
Sukarman looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Genie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Genie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sukarman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Genie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Sukarman.
A short left from Sukarman.
Sukarman trying to stall but Genie improves his position.
Genie has a couple of punches blocked by Sukarman.
Sukarman working aggressively here.
Genie working aggressively here.
Genie dodges an elbow strike from Sukarman.
Genie is trying to break the clinch but Sukarman is controlling him.
Genie wants to get back to striking at distance but Sukarman won't allow it.
Genie misses with some punches.
Genie misses with some punches.
Sukarman breaks from the clinch.
Genie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sukarman misses with a punch on the inside.
Sukarman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Genie backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Genie is trying to break free.
Genie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Genie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sukarman, pushing him back against the cage.
Sukarman lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukarman prevents Genie from breaking the clinch.
Sukarman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Genie's efforts to push away.
Sukarman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Genie manages to break the clinch.
Sukarman clinches.
Genie misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sukarman.
Genie throws a punch but it's blocked by Sukarman.
Genie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Genie is trying to break the clinch but Sukarman has him pressed against the cage.
Sukarman has Genie pressed against the cage, preventing Genie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sukarman has Genie pressed against the cage, preventing Genie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sukarman scores with a shot to the side of Genie's head.
Genie is trying to break free.
Sukarman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Genies head.
Genie working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Sukarman.
Genie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Genie tries to clinch but Sukarman moves out of range.
Sukarman swats away the attempt to clinch by Genie.
Sukarman counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sukarman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Genie pinned against the cage. Genie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sukarman closes the distance and clinches.
Genie is trying to force a seperation but Sukarman has the dominant position.
Genie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Genie moves in looking to clinch but Sukarman pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sukarman keeps the fight on the outside.
Sukarman fails with the takedown.
Genie instigates a clinch.
Genie lands with a right to the head.
Genie tries to circle away but Sukarman has him pinned against the cage.
Genie misses with a punch on the inside.
Sukarman has Genie pressed against the cage, preventing Genie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sukarman's coach down at Canucks Combat Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sukarman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Genie tries to break free but Sukarman pushes him back against the cage.
Sukarman prevents Genie from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Genie.
Genie throws a head punch that misses.
Genie wants to get back to striking at distance but Sukarman won't allow it.
Genie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sukarman has him pressed against the cage.
Genie is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sukarman.
Genie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sukarman drives through and clinches with Genie against the cage.
Genie breaks the clinch.
Genie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sukarman.
An attempted straight right counter from Genie misses the target.
Sky Genie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sutarjo Sukarman.
Genie tries to clinch there but Sukarman circles away.
Genie closes the distance and pushes Sukarman back into the cage.
Sukarman misses with an elbow over the top.
Genie swings wildly with an uppercut but Sukarman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Genie has a couple of punches blocked by Sukarman.
Genie misses with the head strike.
Sukarman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sukarman misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Genie working hard to break the clinch.
Genie working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Genie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Genie wants to get back to striking at distance but Sukarman won't allow it.
Genie prevents a body shot from Sukarman.
Genie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Genie swings wildly with an uppercut but Sukarman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sukarman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sukarman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sukarman prevents Genie from breaking the clinch.
Genie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sukarman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Genie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sukarman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Genie wants to clinch up but Sukarman keeps it at a distance.
Genie wants to clinch up but Sukarman keeps it at a distance.
Genie doesn't manage to clinch there - Sukarman circles away.
Genie clinches up with Sukarman and pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sky Genie will probably get the nod.
That's time! Genie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sukarman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sukarman counters with a body kick.
Sukarman pushes Genie up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Genie.
Sukarman is trying to maintain a safe position but Genie gets an underhook and turns Sukarman into the cage.
Genie is trying to push Sukarman away but Sukarman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sukarman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Genie breaks the clinch.
Genie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Genie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sukarman swats away the attempt to clinch by Genie.
Genie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Genie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Genie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Genie wants to clinch.
Sukarman is breathing heavily.
Sukarman swats away the attempt to clinch by Genie.
Genie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sukarman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genie is looking to clinch.
Genie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Genie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sukarman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Genie tries to clinch but Sukarman moves out of range.
Genie doesn't manage to clinch there - Sukarman circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Genie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sukarman has a takedown stuffed.
Genie moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Genie.
Genie breaks from the clinch.
Genie wants to clinch up but Sukarman keeps it at a distance.
Genie doesn't manage to clinch there - Sukarman circles away.
Genie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sukarman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Genie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sukarman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sukarman blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genie tries to break free but Sukarman pushes him back against the cage.
Genie wants to get back to striking at distance but Sukarman won't allow it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sukarman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Genie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Genie misses with the head strike.
Genie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Genie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Genie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Genie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A little feinted left hand from Genie on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sukarman keeps the fight on the outside.
Genie moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sukarman.
Genie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sukarmans head.
Genie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sukarman keeps the fight on the outside.
Genie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Genie wants to clinch up but Sukarman keeps it at a distance.
Genie fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sukarman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sukarman steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Genie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Genie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sukarman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Genie backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Genie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sukarman misses with an elbow over the top.
Sukarman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Genie tries to circle away but Sukarman has him pinned against the cage.
Genie throws a punch but it's blocked by Sukarman.
A head punch on the inside from Genie fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Genie.
Genie has had enough of the clinch but Sukarman keeps him there for the moment.
Genie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sukarman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Genie's efforts to push away.
Genie is looking to break free of the clinch but Sukarman has double underhooks.
Sukarman misses with the head strike.
Genie misses with a punch on the inside.
Sukarman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sukarman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Genie circles away.
Sky Genie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sutarjo Sukarman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genie clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Genie.
Genie manages to break the clinch.
Genie wants to clinch.
Genie tries to clinch there but Sukarman circles away.
Genie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Genie lands a decent punch to the body there.
Genie throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Genie doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Genie lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Sukarman wants to control from the top but Genie keeps moving.
Sukarman stands up out of Genie's guard for a moment - Genie manages to land a nice upkick.
Genie throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Genie striking off his back, scoring a few points.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sky Genie will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Genie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sukarman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Genie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sukarman.
Sukarman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Genie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sukarman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Genie darts in and clinches Sukarman up against the cage.
Genie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Genie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Genie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sukarman prevents Genie from breaking the clinch.
Genie is looking to break free of the clinch but Sukarman has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Genie fails to land.
Sukarman jumps guard but Genie stands there with Sukarman around his waist. Sukarman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sukarman has Genie pressed against the cage, preventing Genie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Genie.
Genie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sukarman has him pressed against the cage.
Genie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Genie has a couple of punches blocked by Sukarman.
Sukarman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Genie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sukarman backwards.
Sukarman misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sukarman is trying to pull guard but Genie turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sky Genie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sutarjo Sukarman.
Sukarman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sukarman has Genie pressed against the cage, preventing Genie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Genie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Genie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Genie manages to break the clinch.
Sky Genie is winning the standup battle so far.
Genie tries to close the distance and clinch but Sukarman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Genie tries to close the distance and clinch but Sukarman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Genie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Genie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sukarman or perhaps it was just good defense by Genie, which made it look bad.
Genie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sukarman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Genie fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Genie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sukarman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Genie is fending him off so far but Sukarman persists. Nope, Genie circles away and we're back to standing.
Genie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sukarman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sukarman follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genie wants to clinch.
Sukarman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Genie tries to clinch up but Sukarman circles away and keeps his distance.
Genie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Genie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Genie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Genie tries to break the clinch but Sukarman is controlling the position.
Genie breaks from the clinch.
Genie doesn't manage to clinch there - Sukarman circles away.
Sukarman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Genie's waist but Genie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sukarman off to one side.
Genie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sukarman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Genie wants to clinch up but Sukarman keeps it at a distance.
Genie tries to clinch there but Sukarman circles away.
Genie doesn't manage to clinch there - Sukarman circles away.
Genie tries to close the distance and clinch but Sukarman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Genie wants to clinch.
Sukarman is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genie tries to clinch but Sukarman is having none of it.
Sukarman unleashes a big counter combination but Genie bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sukarman shoots in but no luck this time.
Genie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Genie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Genie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Genie tries to clinch but Sukarman moves out of range.
Genie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sukarman thinks about the counter body kick.
Genie tries to clinch there but Sukarman circles away.
Sukarman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Genie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sukarman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Genie wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genie is looking to clinch.
Sutarjo Sukarman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sukarman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Genie clinches up with Sukarman and pushes him back against the cage.
Genie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Genie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sukarman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Genie is looking to clinch.
Sukarman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Genie stuffs the takedown attempt from Sukarman. Sukarman gets slowly back to his feet.
Genie is looking to clinch.
Genie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sukarman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sukarman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Genie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Genie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sukarman, pushing him back against the cage.
Sky Genie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sukarman misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sky Genie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Genie, 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sky Genie!
In defeat, Sutarjo Sukarman stepped up to the mic, saying 'Next i'll win'.
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