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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Hayabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alpo Suhonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suhonen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ihanaa leijonat, ihanaa!. Alpo Suhonen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ryu Hayabusa's chin.
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278 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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280 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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ADCC Champion
Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryu Hayabusa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alpo Suhonen!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Hayabusa misses.
Suhonen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hayabusa momentarily.
Hayabusa avoids the head kick by Suhonen.
A telegraphed right hand from Suhonen misses the target.
Suhonen throws a push kick but Hayabusa slaps the foot to one side.
Suhonen walks into a jab.
It looks like Alpo Suhonen has been cut.
Hayabusa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Suhonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayabusa tries to clinch but Suhonen moves out of range.
Ryu Hayabusa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayabusa throws a right hand that Suhonen ducks under and follows up with a left that Suhonen also avoids with ease.
Hayabusa throws a series of punches but Suhonen moves out of range.
Hayabusa misses with a leg kick.
Hayabusa moves to clinch but Suhonen breaks away
and Suhonen counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suhonen tries to score with a low kick but Hayabusa moves his leg out of the way.
Suhonen misses with a kick to the body.
Hayabusa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Suhonen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hayabusa's head.
Hayabusa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suhonen jabs Hayabusa right on the nose. Hayabusa blinks but takes it well.
Hayabusa wants to clinch but Suhonen slips to the side
and Hayabusa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Suhonen with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Suhonen misses the target.
Hayabusa darts in trying to clinch
and Hayabusa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Suhonen looks to land a body kick but Hayabusa moved away.
Hayabusa wants to clinch
and Suhonen counters with a straight right hand.
Suhonen scores with a shot to the body.
Hayabusa moves in looking to clinch but Suhonen pushes him off.
Nice jab there from Suhonen.
Hayabusa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suhonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hayabusa wants to clinch
and Suhonen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Suhonen.
Hayabusa rushes Suhonen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Suhonen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hayabusa prevents it.
Suhonen avoids a wild elbow strike from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Suhonen trying to control the position but instead, Hayabusa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Suhonen into the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa lands with a left to the head.
Suhonen has Hayabusa pressed against the cage, preventing Hayabusa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hayabusa manages to break the clinch.
Hayabusa swinging wildly here.
Suhonen shoots in looking for a takedown but Hayabusa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Suhonen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ryu Hayabusa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alpo Suhonen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hayabusa throws a right hand that Suhonen ducks under and follows up with a left that Suhonen also avoids with ease.
Hayabusa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Hayabusa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alpo Suhonen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Suhonen throws a hook but Hayabusa avoids it easily.
Hayabusa misses with a low kick.
Hayabusa is looking to clinch but Suhonen is avoiding it.
Suhonen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hayabusa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suhonen throws a shot from downtown. Hayabusa moves away and avoids it.
Hayabusa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hayabusa tries to clinch up but Suhonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Hayabusa blocks a jab.
Hayabusa tries to close the distance and clinch but Suhonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hayabusa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Suhonen on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayabusa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayabusa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hayabusa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hayabusa stuffs the takedown attempt from Suhonen. Suhonen gets slowly back to his feet.
Hayabusa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ryu Hayabusa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hayabusa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hayabusa wants to clinch
and Suhonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Suhonen gets tackled into the cage by Hayabusa. Hayabusa maintains the clinch.
Hayabusa misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa trying to land knees to the body.
Suhonen blocks an elbow strike.
Hayabusa is trying to push Suhonen away but Suhonen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hayabusa tries a body shot but Suhonen blocks it.
Hayabusa controlling the action here for a moment.
Hayabusa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Suhonen has picked Hayabusa up - he's going for a ride! Suhonen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Suhonen is trying to control the action in half guard but Hayabusa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hayabusa tries to get out of the position.
Alpo Suhonen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Suhonen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Suhonen misses with an uppercut.
Hayabusa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Suhonen blocks a jab.
Suhonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Hayabusa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suhonen shoots for a double leg takedown but Hayabusa sprawls well. He's pushed Suhonen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hayabusa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hayabusa blocks a head kick by Suhonen.
Hayabusa misses with a wild combination.
Hayabusa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Suhonen scores with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suhonen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Suhonen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Suhonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Hayabusa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Hayabusa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alpo Suhonen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice jab there from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Suhonen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hayabusa at a distance.
Hayabusa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Suhonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Hayabusa misses.
Nice defenses there by Hayabusa.
Suhonen sizes up Hayabusa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hayabusa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hayabusa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Suhonen, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Suhonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayabusa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hayabusa lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hayabusa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Suhonen.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hayabusa is trying to break free.
Hayabusa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Suhonen wants to take the fight to the mat but Hayabusa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hayabusa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ryu Hayabusa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa struggles to land a body shot inside as Suhonen controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Hayabusa as the two fighters clinch.
Suhonen looking to throw knees to the head but Hayabusa is blocking nicely.
Suhonen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hayabusa just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suhonen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hayabusa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Hayabusa.
Suhonen shoots in looking for a takedown. Hayabusa tries to sprawl out of it but Suhonen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hayabusa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ryu Hayabusa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alpo Suhonen.
A telegraphed right hand from Suhonen misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa misses with a hook.
Hayabusa is looking to clinch.
Suhonen keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Suhonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hayabusa tries to clinch but Suhonen is having none of it.
Hayabusa slaps away a takedown attempt from Suhonen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Suhonen dives in and grabs Hayabusa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hayabusa pushes down on Suhonen's head and hops out.
No luck for Suhonen with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hayabusa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Suhonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hayabusa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Suhonen.
Hayabusa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suhonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Hayabusa.
Suhonen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hayabusa but Hayabusa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suhonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hayabusa throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryu Hayabusa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hayabusa, 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryu Hayabusa!
Our winner, Ryu Hayabusa, 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.
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energy
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hype
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