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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pupuki Namasuzuki (ranked 224 p4p, 170 weight class) and Inspektor Bee (ranked 37 p4p, 29 weight class). Namasuzuki comes to the cage accompanied by Stand By Me- Ben King. Inspektor Bee will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pupuki Namasuzuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Inspektor Bee!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bee throws a leg kick but Namasuzuki checks it.
Namasuzuki stuns Bee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bee works Namasuzuki's body with a nice hook.
Namasuzuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Namasuzuki drives through with a takedown into Bee's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Namasuzuki content to stall in guard here.
Bee wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Namasuzuki manages to pass to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bee wants to get back to his feet.
Namasuzuki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bee defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Namasuzuki prevents Bee from standing back up.
Namasuzuki is taking a breather. Bee says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bee is trying to stand back up but Namasuzuki is controlling him
Namasuzuki is pressing down on Bee's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bee is holding on for now.
Namasuzuki controlling the pace.
Bee looks like he's trying to stand up.
Namasuzuki wants to control but Bee is keeping him busy.
Bee tries to kick Namasuzuki off but Namasuzuki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bee checks a leg kick.
Bee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bee misses with a double jab.
Bee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Namasuzuki's hands.
Bee just misses with a punch to the body.
Bee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Namasuzuki is out of range.
Namasuzuki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bee. That did some damage!
Namasuzuki swings widly with a right hand
and Bee counters with a three punch combo that has Namasuzuki backing up. Namasuzuki nods at Bee to acknowledge the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Namasuzuki misses the target.
Namasuzuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bee is looking to land body kicks.
Namasuzuki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bee. That did some damage!
Namasuzuki is looking to slow Bee down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Namasuzuki moves out of range of the leg kick from Bee.
Bee throws a leg kick but Namasuzuki checks it.
Namasuzuki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bee.
Bee scores with a head kick.
It looks like Pupuki Namasuzuki has been cut.
Namasuzuki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Namasuzuki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Namasuzuki scores with the left hand. Bee knows he should have avoided that one.
A big left from Namasuzuki misses.
Bee raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Inspektor Bee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Bee.
Bee loads up on a big right hand but Namasuzuki slips the punch.
Bee misses with a body shot
and Namasuzuki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Namasuzuki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Namasuzuki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Namasuzuki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Namasuzuki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Namasuzuki working aggressively here.
Namasuzuki tries to throw a body punch but Bee avoids it by throwing Namasuzuki back against the cage.
Namasuzuki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bee is trying to force a seperation but Namasuzuki has the dominant position.
Namasuzuki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Namasuzuki pushes Bee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Namasuzuki misses with a punch to the body.
Bee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Namasuzuki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bee blocking some punches.
Bee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Namasuzuki tries to work over Bee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Namasuzuki throws a head punch that misses.
Bee tries a knee to the head but Namasuzuki blocks it.
Bee struggles to land a body shot inside as Namasuzuki controls his hands.
Bee scores with a knee to the head.
Namasuzuki misses with a body punch.
Bee crunches a lovely knee into Namasuzuki's ribcage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pupuki Namasuzuki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pupuki Namasuzuki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Bee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Namasuzuki.
Bee throws the kick towards the body but Namasuzuki avoids it.
Namasuzuki misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slow jab from Namasuzuki misses its intended target.
Inspektor Bee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Namasuzuki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bee counters with a stiff right hand.
Bee connects with an inside leg kick.
Bee misses with a right hand
letting Namasuzuki counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Namasuzuki missing with a left hand there. Bee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Bee.
It looked like Namasuzuki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Namasuzuki misses the shot to the body.
Bee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee scores with a nice head shot.
Bee digs a good hook to Namasuzuki's body.
A combination from Bee does no damage.
Namasuzuki moves out of range of the body kick.
Namasuzuki swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Namasuzuki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bee misses with a wild body shot.
Namasuzuki half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A jab from Namasuzuki misses.
Bee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Namasuzuki's head.
Bee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Namasuzuki wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Namasuzuki lands a nice looking body kick.
Namasuzuki tries to clinch up.
Namasuzuki moves out of range as Bee throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Namasuzuki misses with a jab to the body
and Bee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Namasuzuki blocks a low kick nicely.
Bee throws a leg kick that is checked
and Namasuzuki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bee blocks a jab.
Bee doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bee cracks Namasuzuki with a good jab.
A big left from Bee misses.
Namasuzuki tries to clinch but Bee moves away
letting Bee counter with a right hand.
Namasuzuki throws a body punch but Bee moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Bee misses.
Namasuzuki shoots in and gets a takedown into Bee's guard.
Bee is looking to stand up but Namasuzuki isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Namasuzuki controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Namasuzuki won't allow Bee to get back to his feet.
Namasuzuki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Namasuzuki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bee is keeping the position for now.
Bee wants to get back to his feet but Namasuzuki passes into half guard.
Namasuzuki works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bee really wants to buck Namasuzuki off and get back to his feet.
Bee is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Namasuzuki controlling from the full mount.
Bee is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Namasuzuki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Namasuzuki controlling his opponent.
Bee is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Namasuzuki takes Bee's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Bee is in trouble.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Inspektor Bee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pupuki Namasuzuki's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bee throws a chopping leg kick but Namasuzuki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Namasuzuki's corner calls for a 1-2. Namasuzuki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Namasuzuki lands a glancing blow to the side of Bee's head.
Namasuzuki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bee throws a big counter head kick but Namasuzuki avoids it with no problem.
Namasuzuki throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Namasuzuki misses the jab.
Bee let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bee misses with a head kick.
Namasuzuki shoots and misses
and Bee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bee connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee looks to land a combination but Namasuzuki avoids it well.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Namasuzuki.
Bee tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Bee is trying to stand up.
Pupuki Namasuzuki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Namasuzuki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Namasuzuki has hold of Bee's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bee manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bee tries to buck Namasuzuki off but he can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Bee trying to get back to his feet but Namasuzuki is in full control for now.
Namasuzuki keeps control of the position easily here as Bee tries to buck him off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bee is trying to stand back up.
Namasuzuki controls the action.
Bee manages to stand up with Namasuzuki still on his back. Eventually Namasuzuki drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bee throws a shot to the body.
Bee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Namasuzuki.
Namasuzuki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Namasuzuki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Namasuzuki misses with a kick to the body.
Bee throws a leg kick
and Namasuzuki counters with a takedown into side control.
Bee bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bee throws a leg kick
and Namasuzuki counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bee takes a swing at Namasuzuki's ribcage but misses.
Namasuzuki drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bee sprawls and moves away.
Namasuzuki blocks a head kick by Bee.
Bee lands with a right hand.
Bee thumps Namasuzuki with a low kick.
Bee swings widly with a right hand
and Namasuzuki counters with a stiff right hand.
Bee thuds a left hand into Namasuzuki's body.
Bee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Namasuzuki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Namasuzuki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bee throws a lazy uppercut
and Namasuzuki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bee thinking.
The fighters circling - Namasuzuki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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 Pupuki Namasuzuki.
I think Namasuzuki 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pupuki Namasuzuki!
A very excited looking Pupuki Namasuzuki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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