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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daisuke Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suzuki comes to the ring accompanied by Stranglehold by Ted Nugent. Sackett comes into a darkened arena with his song building. She Hates Me kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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215 lbs
12 - 6 - 1 |
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190 cm
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220 lbs
7 - 0 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Daisuke Suzuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Logan Sackett!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Suzuki.
Suzuki tests Sackett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Logan Sackett has been cut.
Sackett misses with a hook
and Suzuki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Suzuki swings widly with a right hand
and Suzuki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Suzuki is predictable there
and Sackett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Suzuki loads up on a big right hand but Sackett slips the punch.
Suzuki throws a lazy head kick
and Sackett counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Suzuki misses with a left hand
and Sackett counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett cracks Suzuki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sackett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Suzuki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Suzuki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Suzuki throws an off balance right hand
and Sackett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Suzuki misses with a combination
and Sackett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Suzuki throws a sloppy head kick
and Sackett counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suzuki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Suzuki.
Logan Sackett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suzuki misses with a straight left.
Suzuki with a poor takedown
and Sackett counters with an inside leg kick.
Sackett lands a nice hook to Suzuki's body. Suzuki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Suzuki misses with a left hand
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki throws a lazy head kick
and Sackett counters with a leg kick.
Suzuki misses with a straight left.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Suzuki.
A head kick by Suzuki misses
and Sackett counters with a left to the body.
Sackett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sackett looks for the body kick but Suzuki saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Suzuki misses
and Sackett counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Suzuki is breathing heavily.
Suzuki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sackett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suzuki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sackett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suzuki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sackett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daisuke Suzuki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suzuki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sackett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Sackett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Logan Sackett's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sackett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sackett takes one to the chin there.
Suzuki misses with a head kick.
Suzuki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sackett dips to his left and cracks Suzuki with an uppercut!
Suzuki shoots and misses
and Sackett counters with a right hand to the body.
Suzuki throws a leg kick which misses Sackett's front leg but catches the back leg as Sackett tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki throws a lazy uppercut
and Sackett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Suzuki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sackett avoids the head kick by Suzuki.
A combination from Sackett does no damage.
Suzuki throws an off balance right hand
and Sackett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Suzuki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett connects with a solid leg kick.
Suzuki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Suzuki fails with the takedown
and Sackett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sackett jabs at Suzuki's body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Suzuki might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sackett missing with a left hand there. Suzuki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Suzuki gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sackett counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Suzuki.
Suzuki throws a looping overhand right but Sackett ducks down to avoid it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Suzuki. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Suzuki misses with a lunging right hand
and Sackett counters with a nice low kick that buckles Suzuki's knee momentarily.
Suzuki throws a series of punches but Sackett moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Suzuki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sackett doesn't seem phased though.
Daisuke Suzuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suzuki misses with a takedown attempt
letting Sackett counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daisuke Suzuki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A lazy body kick from Suzuki
and Sackett counters with a slapping leg kick.
Suzuki throws a hook but Sackett blocks it.
Suzuki misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sackett misses with a lunging right hand
and Suzuki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suzuki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sackett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Sackett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Logan Sackett's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A low kick from Suzuki misses
and Suzuki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sackett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Suzuki counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Suzuki fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sackett to the ground. Suzuki is now in Sackett's guard.
Suzuki 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.
Sackett is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Suzuki passes Sackett's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sackett is just riding it out for now. Suzuki eventually gives up the hold.
Sackett blocking the ground and pound attempt from Suzuki.
Suzuki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sackett's head.
Sackett is trying to get back to full guard.
Suzuki thows a huge punch but Sackett dodges it nicely.
Suzuki content to control rather than advance.
Sackett slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Daisuke Suzuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Suzuki looking to sit in guard and control but Sackett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Suzuki looking for a guillotine here but Sackett defends easily.
Sackett cracks Suzuki with a solid left hand.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Suzuki looking for subs off his back but Sackett has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sackett working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sackett lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sackett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Suzuki works his way to full guard. Good work.
Suzuki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sackett manages to get himself to full guard.
Suzuki looking to sit in guard and control but Sackett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett got a little sloppy there for a moment and Suzuki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sackett has managed to get both his arms back between Suzuki's legs - danger averted.
Suzuki is trying to keep Sackett in close.
Suzuki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sackett defends well.
Sackett wants to control from the top but Suzuki keeps moving.
Sackett is in close to Suzuki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Suzuki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sackett defends it easily.
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 Daisuke Suzuki.
I think Sackett has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Sackett!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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