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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donald Sucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Faint. Anthony Johnson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donald Sucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sucker swivels and escapes.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sucker is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Sucker circles away and we're back to standing.
Sucker closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sucker lands in his opponent's guard.
Johnson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Sucker is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Johnson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Sucker's back instead.
Sucker trying to control the action but Johnson just sinks the hooks in.
Johnson looking for the choke from the back.
Johnson controlling well, preventing Sucker from escaping the position.
Sucker looking very determined here, making life difficult for Johnson.
Johnson is trying to stick to Sucker's back but Sucker is turning into Johnson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Johnson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Sucker.
Sucker wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Sucker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Sucker is proving a slippery customer.
Sucker has gone for a leg lock! Johnson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sucker's guard.
Johnson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sucker is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Johnson, into his guard.
Sucker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sucker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sucker wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
That's two 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.
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sucker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sucker scoring with some ground and pound.
Sucker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sucker is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Johnson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Johnson has escaped and now he's on top!
Johnson wants to control from the top but Sucker keeps moving.
Sucker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sucker looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sucker looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sucker!
Sucker trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson tries to improve position but can't.
Sucker looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sucker passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Johnson!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sucker is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Johnson is surviving well by controlling Sucker's body position as best he can.
BOOM! Sucker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sucker lands a big shot there that rocks Johnson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Johnson tries to lock up and control but Sucker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sucker fails to move to back control.
Sucker scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
Sucker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Sucker dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Sucker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Johnson trying to control but Sucker is working from the bottom.
Johnson works over Sucker with some ground and pound from guard.
Johnson trying to control but Sucker is working from the bottom.
Sucker throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sucker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Sucker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Donald Sucker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Sucker from controlling successfully.
Sucker prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Sucker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Sucker from controlling successfully.
That's two 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.
Johnson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sucker has passed into half guard!
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Sucker is controlling the pace.
Sucker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johnson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sucker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sucker.
Sucker moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sucker is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sucker trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sucker trying to control from the bottom.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Sucker has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sucker trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sucker works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sucker is on top in guard.
Sucker looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Sucker dominated that second round.
That's time! Sucker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sucker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Johnson is not content to let Sucker control the position.
Sucker slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Sucker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.
Johnson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sucker's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sucker's back!
Sucker breaks Johnson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sucker lands a couple of digs.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Sucker from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sucker wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Johnson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sucker is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sucker passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Johnson is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johnson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sucker wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sucker is trying to get an arm triangle but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sucker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Sucker.
Johnson is not content to let Sucker control the position.
Sucker is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Johnson as he works his way to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sucker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sucker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sucker trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson has an active guard here but Sucker has managed to pass into half guard.
Sucker wants to free his trapped foot but Johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sucker works his way into side control.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Donald Sucker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sucker scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Johnson to see if he's OK.
Johnson looks to move to half guard but instead Sucker has passed into mount! Damn!
Johnson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sucker looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Sucker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sucker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Sucker!
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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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