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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Son Figueroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashin Sukumaran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashin Sukumaran is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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24
162 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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175 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Son Figueroa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ashin Sukumaran!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sukumaran fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Figueroa avoids it really well and circles away.
Ashin Sukumaran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sukumaran looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Figueroa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Figueroa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Figueroa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Figueroa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Figueroa is trying to work for a kimura but Sukumaran is defending well.
Sukumaran is looking for a sweep. Figueroa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukumaran keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Figueroa throwing shots but Sukumaran is blocking nicely.
Sukumaran taking some punishment here, with Figueroa in his half guard.
Sukumaran blocking the ground and pound attempt from Figueroa.
Figueroa wants to stand up but Sukumaran has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Figueroa could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Figueroa lands with a punch from half guard.
Figueroa wants to stand up but Sukumaran is controlling the position.
Figueroa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sukumaran sees it coming and defends easily.
Sukumaran has hold of Figueroa's hands but Figueroa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Figueroa.
Sukumaran is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Figueroa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Figueroa's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa trying to control the action but Sukumaran just sinks the hooks in.
Figueroa showing good submission defense here.
Sukumaran has the hooks in. Figueroa is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Figueroa is working hard here to advance position.
Figueroa tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Figueroa tries to control the position but Sukumaran now has his back.
Sukumaran gets his hands free as Figueroa looks to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa wants to escape the position.
Figueroa trying to control the position but Sukumaran manages to sink in the hooks.
Sukumaran keeps control of the position as Figueroa tries to break free.
Sukumaran not allowing Figueroa to control his hands.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Sukumaran's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Figueroa rolls, trying to escape but Sukumaran keeps control of the position.
Figueroa prevents Sukumaran from getting a body triangle.
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.
Sukumaran avoiding Figueroa 's attempts to control his hands.
Sukumaran is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Figueroa defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Figueroa trying to control the hands but Sukumaran breaks the grip.
Sukumaran is riding his opponent, not letting Figueroa buck him off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sukumaran avoiding Figueroa 's attempts to control his hands.
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 Son Figueroa will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sukumaran stuffs the takedown attempt from Figueroa. Figueroa gets slowly back to his feet.
Figueroa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sukumaran pinned against the cage. Sukumaran gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Figueroa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Figueroa tries to keep at a distance but Sukumaran has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sukumaran is breathing heavily.
Sukumaran scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukumaran jumps guard.
Figueroa throwing strikes but missing.
Sukumaran avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Figueroa connects with a couple of short punches.
Figueroa postures up.
Figueroa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Figueroa landing some decent shots from guard.
Figueroa throws a big right hand that misses.
Figueroa throwing strikes from guard but Sukumaran blocks nicely.
Figueroa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sukumaran on the ground.
Figueroa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sukumaran has momentary wrist control but Figueroa slips an elbow through the middle.
Figueroa wants to get up but he can't break Sukumaran's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Figueroa throwing strikes from guard but Sukumaran blocks nicely.
Figueroa wanted to stand there but Sukumaran had control of the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Figueroa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sukumaran on his heels. He'll look to pass Sukumaran's guard now, I'm sure.
Figueroa scoring with some ground and pound.
Figueroa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Figueroa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sukumaran is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Figueroa chips away with some ground and pound.
Figueroa tries to stand but Sukumaran is controlling from the bottom.
Sukumaran has momentary wrist control but Figueroa slips an elbow through the middle.
Figueroa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Figueroa working some strikes from top position.
Sukumaran is trying to control the position but Figueroa postures up.
Figueroa wants to get up but he can't break Sukumaran's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sukumaran wants to sweep here but Figueroa controlling him for the moment.
Figueroa scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sukumaran is trying to control the position but Figueroa postures up.
Sukumaran wants to stand and escape but Figueroa is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sukumaran throws a head kick that misses.
Figueroa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Figueroa shoots in and bounces Sukumaran off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Figueroa postures up and lands a big shot to Sukumaran's brow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sukumaran controls Figueroa momentarily but Figueroa frees himself.
Figueroa distracts Sukumaran with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Son Figueroa dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Figueroa lands a jab to Sukumaran's midsection.
Figueroa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sukumaran.
Sukumaran takes one to the chin there.
Figueroa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sukumaran defends well and Figueroa ends up having to push Sukumaran into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Figueroa gets the takedown into side control.
Sukumaran taking a bit of punishment here - Figueroa scoring with strikes.
Figueroa stands up and beckons Sukumaran to his feet.
Figueroa shoots in for a double leg but Sukumaran sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Figueroa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Son Figueroa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukumaran ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Figueroa gets the takedown into side control.
Figueroa creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sukumaran regains half guard.
Son Figueroa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Figueroa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Figueroa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sukumaran can do to turn this around?
The fighters are battling for position here. Sukumaran manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sukumaran is trying to control the position but Figueroa postures up.
Figueroa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Figueroa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Figueroa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sukumaran looking for a sweep. Not yet Sukumaran, not yet.
Figueroa works over Sukumaran with some ground and pound from guard.
Figueroa is in close to Sukumaran's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Figueroa postures up in Sukumaran's guard and throws a big left but Sukumaran blocks it.
Sukumaran has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Figueroa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sukumaran bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Figueroa's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Figueroa looking for a sweep. Not yet Figueroa, not yet.
Figueroa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sukumaran controls the pace.
Figueroa controlling Sukumaran's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sukumaran controls from within his opponent's guard.
Figueroa keeping full guard, as Sukumaran tries to pass.
Sukumaran stopping the sweep attempt from Figueroa.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sukumaran darts in looking for a takedown but Figueroa gets double underhooks and turns Sukumaran into the cage.
A combination from Figueroa does no damage.
Figueroa throws a series of punches but Sukumaran avoids them all with ease.
Sukumaran darts in and clinches Figueroa up against the cage.
Sukumaran tries for a takedown but Figueroa manages to get underhooks.
Figueroa jumps guard and drags Sukumaran to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Figueroa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sukumaran trying to control the position from guard on top but Figueroa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ashin Sukumaran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Son Figueroa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Figueroa pulls Sukumaran in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Son Figueroa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Figueroa, 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Son Figueroa!
Ashin Sukumaran was interviewed post fight and said 'Next Time...'.
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energy
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hype
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