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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Suyoung Suh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Gravano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Suyoung Suh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Sammy Gravano!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gravano pushes Suh up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Suh.
Gravano lands a takedown into guard.
Gravano landing some decent shots from guard.
Gravano throws an elbow that misses. Suh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gravano's guard. Nice move by Suh!
Gravano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gravano keeping moving, preventing Suh from controlling successfully.
Suh controlling from the top position.
Suh won't allow Gravano to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravano pushes Suh off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Suh looks to throw the jab but Gravano is out of range.
And Gravano tries to counter it with a takedown but Suh pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gravano is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Suh's half guard.
Suh slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Suh keeping moving, preventing Gravano from controlling successfully.
Gravano advances position into side control!
Suh regains half guard, as Gravano was trying to land strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravano throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gravano misses with a head shot. Suh uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gravano with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gravano makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Suh keeping moving, preventing Gravano from controlling successfully.
Suh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravano with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gravano passes Suh's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gravano passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Suh!
Gravano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gravano lands a couple of good shots and Suh has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Gravano lands a shot to the body.
Gravano looking for the choke but no joy.
Gravano throwing sloppy strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravano missing with strikes.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Gravano's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Gravano gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Suh preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Gravano.
Suh wants to control his opponent's hands but Gravano gets his hands free.
Gravano throwing damaging strikes from the back! Suh could be in trouble here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suh can't escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravano throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Gravano dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Suh scores with a jab to the jaw.
Suh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gravano staying out of range there.
Suh slips a jab from Gravano.
Gravano staying out of range there.
Gravano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Suh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gravano has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Suh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Suh throws a hook to the side of Gravano's head but Gravano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suh misses with a straight right.
Suh takes a swing at Gravano's ribcage but misses.
Suh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gravano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gravano.
Gravano will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Suh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice takedown defense from Suh. No joy for Gravano on that attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suh swings widly with a right hand
and Gravano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Suh. Those never looked like landing.
Gravano appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Suh.
Suh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gravano throws a lazy right hand but Suh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gravano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suh manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Gravano.
Suh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Suyoung Suh is winning the standup battle so far.
Suh throws a looping overhand right but Gravano ducks down to avoid it.
Gravano throws out a loose jab but Suh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suh is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gravano misses with a hook.
Suh swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Suh connects with a high kick.
Gravano misses with a hook
and Suh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Suh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gravano misses with a low kick.
Suh throws a shot to the body.
Suh misses with a wild body shot.
Suh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gravano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Suh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gravano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gravano thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Suh misses the target.
Suh misses with a hook. Gravano ducked under it nicely.
Suh slips under a jab.
Suh throws out a loose jab but Gravano uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Suh finds it's way through Gravano's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suh. Gravano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravano was well out of range. Poor timing from Suh.
A little jabbing left from Gravano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters circling - Gravano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Suh stuffs the takedown attempt from Gravano. Gravano gets slowly back to his feet.
Suyoung Suh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Gravano.
Gravano lands with a shot to the body.
Gravano looks to clinch
and Suh counters with a left and a right that stings Gravano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravano throws an off balance right hand
and Suh counters with a low kick, right behind Gravano 's knee.
Gravano staying out of range there.
Suh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gravano.
Gravano tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gravano swings widly with a right hand
and Suh counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Suh connects with a leg kick. Gravano looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Suh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Suh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gravano.
Gravano's corner calls for a 1-2. Gravano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Suh throws a big shot that misses.
Suh looks to throw the jab but Gravano is out of range.
Suh slips a jab from Gravano.
Suh throws a sloppy head kick and Gravano moves out of range easily.
Suh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Suh tries to land a leg kick but Gravano saw it coming and moves away.
Suh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gravano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suh moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravano swings widly with a right hand
and Suh counters with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Gravano.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravano jabs Suh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Suh defending well as Gravano loads up on a big left hand.
Suh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gravano.
Gravano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suh.
Suh misses with a head kick.
Suh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Suh ducks under a wild hook from Gravano.
Suh throws a hook to the side of Gravano's head but Gravano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suyoung Suh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Gravano misses.
Suh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gravano lands a right hook to the body.
Suh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suyoung Suh dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gravano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Suh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gravano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Suh tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Gravano misses.
Gravano looks to land a right hand but Suh moved out of range.
Suh scores with a hook.
Suh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gravano moves away.
Gravano is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gravano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Suh.
A left and a right from Suh both land. Nice combination.
Gravano connects with a nice looking jab.
Gravano throws a hook but Suh avoids it easily.
Gravano misses with a lunging right hand
and Suh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Suh lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gravano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gravano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Suh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Suh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Suh connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gravano. Gravano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gravano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Suh scores with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Gravano.
Gravano misses with a body shot.
Gravano avoids the body shot from Suh.
A punch lands to the side of Suh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Suh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Suh looks to land a left hand but Gravano moved out of range nicely.
Gravano thows a leg kick but Suh checks it
and Suh counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Suh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Suh lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Suh misses its intended target.
Gravano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Suh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Suh lands with an overhand left.
Gravano misses with a two punch combination.
Gravano takes a swing at Suh's ribcage but misses.
Suh catches Gravano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Horrible takedown attempt by Gravano or perhaps it was just good defense by Suh, which made it look bad.
Suh throws a low kick, looking for Gravano's leg but Gravano calmly moves out of range.
Suh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gravano throws a jab when Suh was well out of range.
Suh appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gravano misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gravano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Suh momentarily.
Suh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gravano's head.
Gravano moves into the clinch.
Gravano tries to score a body lock takedown but Suh shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gravano is looking for a takedown.
Suyoung Suh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Gravano.
Suh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gravano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suh's elbow.
Suh has a couple of punches blocked by Gravano.
A right hand to the body from Suh.
Gravano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suh avoids it.
Suh is stalling here.
Suh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gravano misses with some punches.
Suh is working Gravano over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gravano blocking some punches.
Suh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Suh throws a punch but it's blocked by Gravano.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gravano backwards.
Suh has a couple of punches blocked by Gravano.
Suh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gravano prevents a body shot from Suh.
Gravano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Suh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gravano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Suh backwards.
Gravano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Suh.
Gravano tries a body shot but Suh blocks it.
Gravano has a couple of punches blocked by Suh.
Gravano misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Suyoung Suh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Suh has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suyoung Suh!
Suyoung Suh decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Sammy Gravano was interviewed post fight and said 'It is what it is. Well done to my opponent. I'll go home, make some adjustments and come back better.'.
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