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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shen Sukaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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169 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shen Sukaka!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Sukaka shows good takedown defense.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Jack Johnson has been cut.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Sukaka throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sukaka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sukaka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johnson is out of range and Sukaka settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch but Sukaka moves out of range.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Sukaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sukaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Sukaka swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sukaka wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Sukaka is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sukaka tries to strike from the bottom.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sukaka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sukaka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson trying to control but Sukaka is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sukaka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson throws a front kick that sends Sukaka stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Sukaka keeps it at a distance.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Sukaka circles away.
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sukaka working aggressively here.
Sukaka swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson just leaning against Sukaka, taking a breather.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sukaka pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.
Sukaka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.
Sukaka looks gassed!
Johnson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sukaka uses from the top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sukaka's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sukaka wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sukaka is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Johnson wants to stand up but Sukaka is controlling him.
Sukaka preventing the sweep.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Sukaka from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sukaka swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch but Sukaka moves out of range.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sukaka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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 Jack Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Johnson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sukaka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Sukaka circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson rushes Sukaka and presses him up against the cage.
Sukaka wants a takedown but no success here.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Sukaka. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick from Johnson lands but Sukaka takes it in his stride.
Sukaka throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnson lands with a hook. Sukaka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sukaka avoids the head kick by Johnson.
A nice combination there by Johnson.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Sukaka pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sukaka throws a lazy body kick
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Sukaka misses with some punches.
Sukaka can't get the takedown.
Sukaka is breathing heavily.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson clinches.
Sukaka turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Johnson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sukaka has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Johnson is trying to control Sukaka's posture but Sukaka avoids it.
Johnson regains half guard, as Sukaka was trying to land strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sukaka lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sukaka tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sukaka.
Johnson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Johnson.
Johnson kicks Sukaka off and gets to his feet.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sukaka throws a nice head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Some wild striking there from Sukaka.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sukaka counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sukaka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Sukaka lands a damaging elbow.
Sukaka throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson is trying to stall.
Sukaka has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Johnson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jack Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shen Sukaka.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sukaka.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sukaka.
Sukaka is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johnson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short uppercut from Sukaka.
Sukaka wants a takedown.
Sukaka gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
Sukaka tries for a takedown but Johnson manages to get underhooks.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sukaka has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sukaka wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Sukaka is working for takedown but Johnson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Sukaka blocks it.
Johnson prevents Sukaka from breaking the clinch.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Sukaka, against the cage.
Sukaka breaks from the clinch.
Sukaka throws a sloppy head kick
and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sukaka has Johnson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sukaka pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Johnson tumbling to the mat - Sukaka dives into Johnson's guard.
Sukaka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sukaka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sukaka with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shen Sukaka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Sukaka circles away and keeps his distance.
Sukaka lands with a slapping head kick.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Johnson throws a head kick but Sukaka moves out of range.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sukaka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Sukaka does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sukaka takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Sukaka scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sukaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sukaka takes a step back to recover.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sukaka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Sukaka shoots in.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sukaka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick lands from Sukaka that sends Johnson to the canvas. Johnson tries to scramble back to his feet but Sukaka brings him back down into side control.
Johnson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sukaka throws an elbow but Johnson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sukaka working the body and head with strikes.
Johnson is trying to control Sukaka's posture but Sukaka avoids it.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sukaka lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sukaka tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
Sukaka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sukaka creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sukaka moves into full mount!
Sukaka is landing with some decent strikes but Johnson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sukaka is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sukaka working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Johnson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Sukaka landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sukaka working the ground and pound effectively.
Sukaka lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Sukaka throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Johnson because Sukaka loaded up on that one.
Johnson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sukaka.
Johnson can't escape the position.
The referee warns Johnson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sukaka tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
Sukaka working the ground and pound effectively.
Johnson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sukaka lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Johnson tries to hold on but Sukaka pushes him away.
Johnson can't escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sukaka landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sukaka landing shots from mount.
Sukaka looking to finish Johnson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Johnson!
And that's the end of the fight!
Shen Sukaka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sukaka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shen Sukaka!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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