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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Sudo (ranked 2473 p4p, 244 weight class) and Charlie Theron (ranked 4688 p4p, 420 weight class). Dan Sudo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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166 lbs
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Sudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Theron!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theron can't keep his opponent in guard - Sudo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Theron keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sudo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Theron's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sudo is trying to control the action in half guard but Theron is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Theron wants to improve his position but Sudo is controlling well.
Sudo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Theron tries to get to full guard but Sudo has control of the leg.
Sudo throwing shots but Theron is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Theron manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sudo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Theron avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Theron is trying to keep Sudo in close.
Sudo wants to pass the guard but Theron is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Theron is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Theron working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sudo.
Sudo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Theron has Sudo pulled in close to control his posture.
Theron controls Sudo momentarily but Sudo frees himself.
Sudo distracts Theron with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sudo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sudo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Theron trying to keep a closed guard but Sudo is proving a slippery customer.
Sudo chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sudo throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Theron looking to control.
Theron keeping moving, preventing Sudo from controlling successfully.
Theron is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sudo landing some decent shots from guard.
Theron controlling Sudo's posture.
Sudo preventing the sweep.
Theron seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Theron is continuing to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sudo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Theron is trying to keep Sudo in close.
Sudo landing some decent shots from guard.
Theron is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sudo looking to pass the guard.
Theron utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sudo throws a big elbow that misses.
Theron preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sudo connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sudo with a nice head shot there.
Theron controls Sudo momentarily but Sudo frees himself.
Sudo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sudo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sudo throwing strikes but missing.
Sudo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sudo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sudo distracts Theron with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sudo lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sudo is looking to work some ground and pound but Theron has wrist control.
Sudo scoring with some ground and pound.
Theron is pulling down on Sudo's head. It's preventing any offense from Sudo, at least for the moment.
Sudo works over Theron with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Sudo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Theron gets caught flat footed, as Sudo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Theron working a defensive guard here.
Sudo postures up and lands a big shot to Theron's brow.
Sudo stopping the sweep attempt from Theron.
Sudo wants to pass the guard but Theron is keeping the position.
Theron looking for a sweep. Not yet Theron, not yet.
Theron controls Sudo momentarily but Sudo frees himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sudo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sudo scoring with some ground and pound.
Theron working a defensive guard here.
Sudo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sudo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sudo postures up in Theron's guard and throws a big left but Theron blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theron looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sudo is one step ahead there.
Sudo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sudo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sudo throws a big elbow that misses.
Sudo preventing the sweep.
Sudo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Theron works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sudo is in close to Theron's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sudo postures up.
Sudo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Theron trying to keep a closed guard but Sudo is proving a slippery customer.
Theron might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sudo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sudo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sudo throws a big right hand that misses.
Theron working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sudo.
Sudo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Theron lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sudo trying to keep a closed guard but Theron is proving a slippery customer.
Sudo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sudo wants to hit a switch here but Theron passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sudo there!
Theron with a couple of short strikes.
Sudo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sudo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Theron.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Theron with shots to the head and body - Sudo looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sudo is trying to escape the mount.
Sudo wants to hold on but Theron pushes him away.
Sudo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Theron with good strikes from the mount here!
Sudo is looking to get to half guard.
Sudo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Theron looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sudo has hold of Theron's hands but Theron slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sudo is trying to maintain the position but Theron is very close to passing his half guard.
Sudo tries to get to full guard but Theron has control of the leg.
Theron is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sudo wants to get back to full guard.
Theron winds up and cracks Sudo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sudo trying to control but Theron postures up.
Sudo is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Theron is looking to take a break and control but Sudo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dan Sudo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sudo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Theron misses the jab.
Theron tries to sprawl but Sudo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sudo lands strikes from half guard.
Sudo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Theron wants to control but Sudo is keeping busy.
Sudo trying to mount his opponent but Theron defends it.
Theron slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Theron working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sudo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Theron looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sudo is one step ahead there.
Theron working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sudo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sudo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sudo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sudo postures up.
Theron looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sudo throwing strikes from guard but Theron blocks nicely.
Sudo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Theron wants to sweep but no luck.
Sudo wants to pass the guard but Theron is keeping the position.
Theron is trying to keep Sudo in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theron is pulling down on Sudo's head. It's preventing any offense from Sudo, at least for the moment.
Sudo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sudo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sudo trying to control but Theron is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sudo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Theron controls Sudo momentarily but Sudo frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Theron throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sudo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Theron is in Sudo's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sudo is on top in guard.
Sudo postures up in Theron's guard and throws a big left but Theron blocks it.
Sudo trying to control but Theron is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theron trying to keep a closed guard but Sudo is proving a slippery customer.
Sudo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Theron trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sudo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Theron avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sudo throws an elbow that misses. Theron uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sudo's guard. Nice move by Theron!
Sudo looking to control.
Sudo wants to sweep but no luck.
Theron throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Theron postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theron throwing strikes from guard but Sudo blocks nicely.
Theron stays in close to Sudo's body and controls the position.
Theron advances position into side control!
Sudo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Sudo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Theron is looking to take a break and control but Sudo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sudo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Sudo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sudo, 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Dan Sudo!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Dan Sudo!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Dan Sudo!
Dan Sudo wins by unanimous dec
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energy
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