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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel St Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jam Suckletooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Cormier kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Li'l Wayne feat. Drake - Right Above It. Suckletooth is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Machoman Randy Savage Theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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200 cm
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200 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel St Cormier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jam Suckletooth!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Cormier bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Suckletooth is looking for a sweep.
Suckletooth stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Suckletooth struggling a bit here.
St Cormier sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Suckletooth is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
St Cormier misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
St Cormier wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suckletooth keeps working.
Suckletooth tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St Cormier wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suckletooth keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Cormier throws a strike aimed at the side of Suckletooth's head but Suckletooth avoids it well.
St Cormier has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
St Cormier working away.
Suckletooth parries the strikes from St Cormier easily there. St Cormier is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Suckletooth to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suckletooth avoids any damage from the ground and pound of St Cormier.
St Cormier working the ground and pound from side control.
Suckletooth manages to get back to half guard.
Suckletooth is looking for a sweep. St Cormier is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
St Cormier seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Suckletooth does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
St Cormier missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
St Cormier throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
St Cormier throws a strike but Suckletooth avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Suckletooth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Suckletooth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Suckletooth avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Suckletooth has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes St Cormier off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
St Cormier throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suckletooth tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but St Cormier swivels and escapes.
St Cormier scores with a crisp jab that stopped Suckletooth in his tracks.
St Cormier feints and as Suckletooth raises his hands in defense, St Cormier changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suckletooth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
St Cormier postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St Cormier throwing strikes from guard but Suckletooth blocks nicely.
Suckletooth has momentary wrist control but St Cormier slips an elbow through the middle.
Suckletooth controls St Cormier momentarily but St Cormier frees himself.
Suckletooth looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
St Cormier trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Cormier trying to control but Suckletooth is working from the bottom.
Suckletooth looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
St Cormier wants to control from the top but Suckletooth keeps moving.
Suckletooth looking to control.
St Cormier with a flurry of punches that miss.
St Cormier wants to control from the top but Suckletooth keeps moving.
St Cormier throwing strikes but missing.
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.
Suckletooth is controlling St Cormier's posture.
Suckletooth looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Suckletooth fails with the takedown
and St Cormier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Jam Suckletooth has been cut.
Suckletooth looking to score a takedown here. St Cormier is defending well but Suckletooth drives through and ends up in St Cormier's guard.
Suckletooth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St Cormier is keeping the position for now.
St Cormier on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if St Cormier tries to get out of the position.
Suckletooth looks winded!
St Cormier is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
St Cormier is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel St Cormier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jam Suckletooth's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
St Cormier stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and St Cormier wants it to stay on the feet.
St Cormier scores with a jab to the head.
Suckletooth shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
St Cormier pushes Suckletooth off and gets back to his feet.
Suckletooth shoots for a double leg takedown but St Cormier sprawls well. He's pushed Suckletooth's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice uppercut lands for St Cormier. That snapped Suckletooth's head back.
St Cormier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suckletooth can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by St Cormier!
Suckletooth has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Suckletooth there as he acknowledges the shot.
St Cormier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suckletooth takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jam Suckletooth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Cormier connects with a looping right hand.
St Cormier misses with a looping left.
St Cormier loads up on a big right hand but Suckletooth slips the punch.
A nice side step and Suckletooth releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Daniel St Cormier is winning the standup battle so far.
St Cormier throws the left hand but Suckletooth avoids the punch easily.
St Cormier connects with a single shot there.
St Cormier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Suckletooth.
Suckletooth let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Suckletooth shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. St Cormier defends it nicely.
Daniel St Cormier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jam Suckletooth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Cormier works the jab nicely.
Suckletooth misses with a takedown attempt
and St Cormier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Suckletooth is rocked!
St Cormier scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Suckletooth is still on wobbly legs! Can St Cormier finish him?
St Cormier circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Suckletooth to the canvas! Suckletooth doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - St Cormier keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel St Cormier!
Our winner, Daniel St Cormier, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Jam Suckletooth had this to say: 'I call for a rematch'.
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
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