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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Sullivan (ranked 946 p4p, 1788 weight class) and Otto Chang (ranked 99 p4p, 173 weight class). John Sullivan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Otto Chang!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sullivan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sullivan scrambles back to his feet.
Chang misses with a body shot.
Chang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sullivan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chang's hands.
Sullivan misses with a hook to the body
and Sullivan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Donk. Sullivan catches Chang right on the button with a cross.
Chang avoids the body shot from Sullivan.
Chang throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Sullivan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sullivan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sullivan scores with a decent looking hook.
Sullivan misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sullivan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chang.
A little feinted left hand from Sullivan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Chang misses.
Chang misses with a looping right.
Chang misses with an uppercut
and Sullivan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chang is looking to chop away at Sullivan's legs.
Chang looks to score with a jab to the body but Sullivan is just out of range.
Chang scores with a sloppy right hand. Sullivan should have avoided that one.
Sullivan swings for the body but Chang moves out of range.
As Sullivan backs off Chang throws a huge counter combo but Sullivan manages to avoid it all.
Chang throws an off balance right hand
and Sullivan counters with a stiff right hand.
Chang misses with a wild body shot.
Chang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sullivan was well out of range. Poor timing from Chang.
It looked like Sullivan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Chang throws a leg kick
enabling Sullivan to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang throws a front kick aimed at Sullivan's knee but Sullivan avoids it well.
Sullivan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chang misses with a body shot
and Sullivan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chang scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chang throws a body shot but no joy.
Sullivan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chang misses with a body shot.
Sullivan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Chang misses with a right hand
and Sullivan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sullivan slips a jab from Chang.
Chang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sullivan has time to react.
Chang throws a leg kick
and Sullivan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chang throws a low kick but Sullivan moves out of range easily.
Sullivan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang misses with a wild body shot.
Sullivan drives through and clinches with Chang against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Chang gets through Sullivan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sullivan misses with the head strike.
Sullivan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sullivan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chang misses with a hook
and Sullivan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chang lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chang.
Otto Chang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chang throws a low kick, looking for Sullivan's leg but Sullivan calmly moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Sullivan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sullivan throws a body punch but Chang moves out of range.
Chang tries to land a leg kick but Sullivan saw it coming and moves away.
As Chang looks to move away, Sullivan throws a big counter combo but Chang just gets out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Sullivan finds it's way through Chang's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sullivan swinging wildly here.
A big left from Sullivan misses.
Chang lands a body shot.
Chang wants to land a leg kick but Sullivan is out of range.
No joy there for Sullivan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sullivan doesn't seem bothered though.
Sullivan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chang misses with a low kick.
Sullivan misses the jab.
Chang only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sullivan jabs at Chang's body.
Chang throws a leg kick
and Sullivan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sullivan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chang.
Chang misses with a wild body shot.
Chang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chang lands a slapping body shot.
A low kick from Chang misses
and Sullivan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sullivan checks a low kick from Chang.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan avoids the body shot from Chang.
Sullivan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sullivan avoids the body shot from Chang.
Sullivan throws a big counter combination but Chang scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sullivan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chang misses with a lunging right hand
and Sullivan counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chang throws a leg kick
and Sullivan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chang misses the body punch
and Sullivan counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheers as Sullivan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chang doesn't seem phased though.
Chang throws a leg kick but Sullivan moved away.
Sullivan is looking to wear down Chang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sullivan stuns Chang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sullivan throws out a powerful jab.
We've been informed that Chang has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chang throws a leg kick which misses Sullivan's front leg but catches the back leg as Sullivan tries to avoid it.
Sullivan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chang counters with a head kick.
Good work by Sullivan as he checks the leg kick.
Sullivan is looking for a counter combo.
Chang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sullivan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chang swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sullivan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sullivan throws a shot from downtown. Chang moves away and avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chang.
Chang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chang moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chang tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sullivan is able to avoid easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Sullivan misses.
Chang tries a quick counter leg kick but Sullivan is wise to it.
Chang misses the body punch
and Sullivan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Sullivan catches Chang right on the button with a cross.
Chang getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sullivan defending well as Chang loads up on a big left hand.
Sullivan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sullivan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sullivan just misses with a punch to the body.
Sullivan swings for the body but Chang moves out of range.
Chang takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sullivan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan scores with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Sullivan misses.
Sullivan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chang pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sullivan is out of range and Chang settles back down.
Sullivan throws a jab but it's blocked by Chang.
Chang feints and then cracks Sullivan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sullivan down.
A low kick from Chang is predictable there
and Sullivan counters with a straight right hand.
A left and a right from Chang both land. Nice combination.
Sullivan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chang let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Chang misses with a leg kick.
Sullivan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Sullivan.
Well Sullivan 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for John Sullivan!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for John Sullivan!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for John Sullivan!
John Sullivan wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited John Sullivan thanked Squirrel Sports Nutrition 🐿️ for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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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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