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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sharky Shark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Jose De Sucre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shark comes to the cage accompanied by Stand My Ground. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 cm
28
217 lbs
8 - 12 - 0 |
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190 cm
26
214 lbs
9 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sharky Shark! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Jose De Sucre! The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Shark looks to land a left hand but De Sucre moved out of range nicely. Shark backing away here, and De Sucre unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Shark cracks the inside of De Sucre's front leg. De Sucre slips a jab from Shark. Shark checks a low kick from De Sucre. Good work by Shark as he checks the leg kick. Shark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Sucre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. De Sucre cracks Shark with a right hand to the side of the head. Shark moves out of range as De Sucre strikes. De Sucre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shark counters with a lovely straight right hand! De Sucre finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shark checks a low kick from De Sucre. Shark lands an overhand right. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. De Sucre throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Sucre misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shark jabbing away but nothing is landing. De Sucre feints a counter leg kick. De Sucre connects with a leg kick. Shark looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Sucre lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shark has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shark and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. The fighters circling - De Sucre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round. Shark scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
De Sucre throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Sucre connects with a leg kick. Shark looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Shark throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. De Sucre moves out of range as Shark strikes. Antonio Jose De Sucre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nice body punch from De Sucre. De Sucre fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shark is out of range. Shark lunges at De Sucre with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Sucre's hand. Shark has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Shark tries to score a power double leg takedown but De Sucre sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shark somewhat. De Sucre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shark. The fight moves into the clinch position. A left hand lands to the body for De Sucre.
De Sucre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Shark is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch on the inside from De Sucre fails to land. De Sucre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! De Sucre misses with a punch on the inside.
De Sucre scores with a nice hook to the head. Shark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Shark tries to work over De Sucre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Shark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. De Sucre working some nice short punches in the clinch. De Sucre misses with some punches.
De Sucre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Shark misses with a head kick.
Antonio Jose De Sucre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Shark throws a leg kick and De Sucre counters with a nice uppercut. Shark clinches up against the cage. Shark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A short right hand to the side of the head by De Sucre. De Sucre tries a body shot but Shark blocks it.
De Sucre struggles to land a body shot inside as Shark controls his hands.
Shark digs a right hand into De Sucre's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Sucre's gas tank. Shark breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. De Sucre lands a body shot.
De Sucre fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shark looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Shark closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into De Sucre's guard. Shark postures up in De Sucre's guard and throws a big left but De Sucre blocks it. Shark wants to control from the top but De Sucre keeps moving. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. De Sucre is pulling down on Shark's head. It's preventing any offense from Shark, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round. De Sucre looking for a guillotine here but Shark defends easily.
Shark keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Sucre's head. Shark being controlled here momentarily. Shark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Antonio Jose De Sucre will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shark keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shark is looking to counter with head kicks. De Sucre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shark in his tracks. De Sucre tries to clinch but Shark moves out of range. A looping hook to the body misses from Shark. De Sucre does a little dance to reset his feet. Shark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shark uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. De Sucre misses with a straight left. De Sucre looks to land a right hand but Shark moved out of range. Shark seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. De Sucre scores with a push kick. De Sucre is looking to score with low kicks. A right-left combo lands from Shark. Shark throws a body shot but no joy. De Sucre throws a looping overhand right but Shark ducks down to avoid it. Shark is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from De Sucre. De Sucre misses with a wild body shot. A little feinted left hand from Shark on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. De Sucre misses with a leg kick and Shark counters with a slapping leg kick. A telegraphed right hand from De Sucre misses the target. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! De Sucre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shark.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Sucre lands a nice shot to the body.
Shark has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Sucre. De Sucre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Shark scores with a hook. De Sucre misses with a hook. As De Sucre tries to get set, Shark tries to push him back and clinch up but De Sucre manages to avoid the attempt. Shark thuds a left hand into De Sucre's body. Shark misses with a looping right. De Sucre looks to throw the jab but Shark is out of range. De Sucre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. De Sucre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shark manages to avoid it. De Sucre throws out a leg kick but Shark moves out of range and De Sucre only half commits. De Sucre throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Antonio Jose De Sucre seems to be getting the better of the standup. Shark takes a swing at De Sucre's ribcage but misses. A nice inside leg kick there by Shark. That's going to slow De Sucre down. De Sucre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Shark throws a nice inside leg kick. De Sucre throws a quick inside leg kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. De Sucre stuns Shark with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. De Sucre throws a big shot that misses. Shark fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. De Sucre misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Sucre throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Shark counter with a right hand. De Sucre lands a nice looking body shot.
Shark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Sucre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shark.
De Sucre displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shark. Shark avoids the body shot from De Sucre.
De Sucre throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Shark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Shark moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Sucre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. De Sucre misses with a low kick. Shark moves out of range as De Sucre throws a body kick.
De Sucre moves into range and clinches up with Shark. De Sucre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shark takes a kick to the side of the head. A clash of legs there as Shark blocks the low kick. De Sucre throws a sloppy head kick and Shark moves out of range easily. De Sucre has managed to clinch.
Shark avoiding damage.
A head punch on the inside from De Sucre fails to land. De Sucre cracks Shark with a nice body shot. De Sucre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shark. Shark misses with a hook from the clinch. Antonio Jose De Sucre seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Shark struggles to land a body shot inside as De Sucre controls his hands.
Shark is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. De Sucre tries a body shot but Shark blocks it.
De Sucre tries to work over Shark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. De Sucre working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Shark drops down looking for an ankle pick but De Sucre pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shark throws out a powerful jab. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! De Sucre misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice uppercut lands for De Sucre. That snapped Shark's head back.
Shark on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Shark takes a swing at De Sucre's ribcage but misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Jose De Sucre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Shark checks a low kick from De Sucre. Jab from De Sucre. De Sucre fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shark checks it well. De Sucre misses with a body kick. Shark thows a left - swing and a miss! Shark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. De Sucre misses with a straight right. De Sucre throws a sloppy head kick and Shark moves out of range easily. De Sucre throws a body kick that misses and Shark counters with a lovely shot to the body. No joy there for Shark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Shark misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. De Sucre walks into a straight right hand from Shark. Shark moves out of range as De Sucre strikes. Shark appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Shark tries to close the distance and clinch but De Sucre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. A little jabbing left from De Sucre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. De Sucre on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Shark tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Shark moves into range and clinches up with De Sucre. Shark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. De Sucre misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Sucre. Shark misses with a punch on the inside.
De Sucre lands a hook to the side of the head. De Sucre misses with a hook from the clinch. Shark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. De Sucre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. De Sucre breaks from the clinch.
Shark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Sucre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. De Sucre attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Shark's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Sucre connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shark scrambles back to his feet. Shark lands a jab-cross combination. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! De Sucre misses with a wild body shot. Sharky Shark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Shark shoots in for a double leg but De Sucre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. De Sucre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shark moves away. De Sucre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. De Sucre throws a shot from downtown. Shark moves away and avoids it. Shark avoids a lazy jab quite easily. De Sucre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shark walks into a left hand. De Sucre comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. De Sucre throws a shot from downtown. Shark moves away and avoids it. Shark swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Shark avoids the head kick by De Sucre.
De Sucre looks to land a right hand but Shark moved out of range. A big right from Shark misses. Shark buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Sucre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Sucre is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Sucre lands a jab to the nose. Shark shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. De Sucre misses with a looping left. De Sucre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Sucre throws a body shot but no joy. Shark scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Shark throws a body punch but De Sucre moves out of range. De Sucre looks to score with a jab to the body but Shark is just out of range. De Sucre throws an overhand right that lands on Shark's shoulder, as Shark tries to avoid the shot. Shark throws a body kick that misses. De Sucre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Sucre thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shark if he has to take too many more of those.
Shark misses with a wild combination.
De Sucre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shark throws out the jab. Antonio Jose De Sucre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Shark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. De Sucre bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shark's head. This has been an exciting period of action! Shark throws a shot from downtown. De Sucre moves away and avoids it. De Sucre throws a counter combo. De Sucre swings away with a leg kick that misses. Shark avoids a kick to the body.
Shark just misses with a punch to the body.
Shark tries to bum rush De Sucre with a series of wild strikes but De Sucre uses good footwork to avoid the assault. De Sucre only half commits to the counter leg kick. Shark shoots in but no luck this time. De Sucre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. An inside leg kick lands from De Sucre. De Sucre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Good leg kick by De Sucre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Sucre takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Shark clinches with his opponent.
Shark has a couple of punches blocked by De Sucre.
And that's the end of the fight! Antonio Jose De Sucre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got De Sucre winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:30 Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30 Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Jose De Sucre! After winning the bout, Antonio Jose De Sucre thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
63% |
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