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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Sutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Wiggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanley Wiggins will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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265 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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275 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Sutter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stanley Wiggins!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sutter lands a nice hook to Wiggins's body. Wiggins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sutter throws a big shot that misses.
Wiggins misses with a hook. Sutter ducked under it nicely.
Wiggins looks to score with a jab to the body but Sutter is just out of range.
Wiggins misses with a straight left.
Wiggins misses with an uppercut.
Wiggins tries to sprawl but Sutter drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sutter looks to land a strike but Wiggins avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sutter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sutter scoring with some ground and pound.
Sutter wants to control from the top but Wiggins keeps moving.
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!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wiggins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sutter looking to sit in guard and control but Wiggins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sutter is on top in guard.
Sutter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sutter throws a strike but Wiggins rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins wants to stand but Sutter is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wiggins being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins wants to get up but he can't break Sutter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sutter trying to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mark Sutter wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wiggins throws a shot to the body.
Sutter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sutter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wiggins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sutter throws out the jab.
Wiggins looks to throw the jab but Sutter is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sutter slips under a jab from Wiggins.
Sutter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wiggins to the mat! Wiggins manages to get full guard.
Sutter chips away with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sutter preventing the sweep.
Sutter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wiggins looking to control.
Sutter postures up in Wiggins's guard and throws a big left but Wiggins blocks it.
Sutter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sutter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wiggins wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sutter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wiggins keeping moving, preventing Sutter from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Sutter dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sutter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wiggins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sutter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wiggins manages to avoid it.
Wiggins throws a body punch but Sutter moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wiggins. Sutter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sutter slips a straight right by Wiggins.
Wiggins staying out of range there.
Wiggins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sutter takes a swing at Wiggins's ribcage but misses.
Wiggins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sutter.
A big left from Sutter misses.
Sutter looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wiggins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sutter.
Sutter with the ground and pound but Wiggins uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutter trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiggins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sutter looking to sit in guard and control but Wiggins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sutter wants to sweep but no luck.
Wiggins being controlled here momentarily.
Sutter's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mark Sutter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Wiggins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wiggins ducks under a wild hook from Sutter.
Nice uppercut lands for Sutter. That snapped Wiggins's head back.
Sutter misses with a hook to the body
and Wiggins counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wiggins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sutter.
Wiggins looks to score with a jab to the body but Sutter is just out of range.
Wiggins lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sutter throws a body punch but Wiggins moves out of range.
Wiggins misses with a right hand
and Sutter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sutter scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sutter throws a strike aimed at the side of Wiggins's head but Wiggins avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutter in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wiggins struggling a bit here.
Wiggins takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sutter happy to just control the position for now.
Mark Sutter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wiggins gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Wiggins regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sutter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutter throwing strikes but missing.
Sutter trying to control but Wiggins is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sutter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sutter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wiggins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sutter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wiggins keeping moving, preventing Sutter from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Sutter dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wiggins misses the shot to the body.
Sutter blocks a jab.
Sutter thuds a left hand into Wiggins's body.
Wiggins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sutter.
Wiggins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sutter looks to score with a jab to the body but Wiggins is just out of range.
Sutter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wiggins thows a body shot but no joy.
Wiggins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wiggins looks to land a right hand but Sutter moved out of range.
Wiggins throws a right and a left that Sutter avoids nicely.
Sutter looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sutter drops an elbow to the side of Wiggins's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wiggins taking some punishment here, with Sutter in his half guard.
Sutter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sutter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sutter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sutter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sutter thows a huge punch but Wiggins dodges it nicely.
Sutter lands strikes from half guard.
Sutter with the ground and pound but Wiggins uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Wiggins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wiggins is looking to stand up but Sutter isn't so interested in that idea.
Sutter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sutter postures up in Wiggins's guard and throws a big left but Wiggins blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sutter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sutter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sutter throws a strike but Wiggins rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sutter looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wiggins puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mark Sutter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sutter.
Sutter trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mark Sutter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Wiggins missing with a left hand there. Sutter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stanley Wiggins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sutter looking to score a takedown here. Wiggins is defending well but Sutter drives through and ends up in Wiggins's guard.
Wiggins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Sutter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sutter, 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Sutter!
An out of breath Mark Sutter thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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