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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Suttu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miyamoto Usagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
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215 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juha Suttu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miyamoto Usagi!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suttu dodges the punch combination from Usagi.
Usagi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suttu throws out the jab.
A right-left combo lands from Suttu.
Suttu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Usagi sprawls well. Usagi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Suttu gets slowly back to his feet.
Suttu misses with a wild body shot.
Usagi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Suttu misses with a looping left.
Suttu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Suttu takes a swing at Usagi's ribcage but misses.
Suttu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suttu throws a combination that misses
and Usagi counters with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Usagi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usagi lands a head kick. Suttu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Suttu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Usagi moves away.
Juha Suttu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suttu shoots in and bounces Usagi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Usagi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Suttu trying to control but Usagi is working from the bottom.
Suttu is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Usagi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suttu postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Suttu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Suttu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Suttu wants to control from the top but Usagi keeps moving.
Suttu controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suttu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice jab there from Suttu.
Suttu misses the jab.
Suttu misses the body punch
and Usagi counters with a nice leg kick.
Usagi is looking to slow Suttu down with leg kicks.
A slow jab from Suttu misses its intended target.
Suttu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Suttu connects with a body shot.
Suttu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Suttu thows a huge punch but Usagi dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suttu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Suttu lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Usagi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Suttu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Suttu perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Usagi is trying to control but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suttu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Suttu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Suttu tests Usagi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Suttu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Suttu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Usagi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Suttu is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Usagi misses with a hook. Suttu ducked under it nicely.
Usagi throws a low kick but Suttu avoids it.
Suttu connects with a single shot there.
Usagi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Suttu.
Usagi throws a leg kick which misses Suttu's front leg but catches the back leg as Suttu tries to avoid it.
Suttu dips to his left and cracks Usagi with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Usagi avoids the body shot from Suttu.
No luck for Suttu with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suttu sizes up Usagi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Suttu takes a swing at Usagi's ribcage but misses.
Suttu throws a lazy right hand but Usagi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miyamoto Usagi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Usagi slips a straight right by Suttu.
Suttu throws a sloppy body shot
and Usagi counters with a head kick.
Suttu misses with a straight right.
Suttu checks a leg kick nicely.
Usagi looks to land a combination but Suttu avoids it well.
Suttu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Usagi counters with a body kick.
Usagi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usagi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Suttu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Usagi is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suttu tries to clinch but Usagi moves away
and Usagi counters with a big head kick but Suttu shrugs it off.
Juha Suttu is winning the standup battle so far.
Suttu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Suttu closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Usagi did well to prevent Suttu getting side control.
Usagi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Suttu.
Suttu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suttu throwing shots but Usagi is blocking nicely.
Suttu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usagi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Suttu keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Suttu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Usagi is not content to let Suttu control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Suttu looks to score with a jab to the body but Usagi is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suttu looks to throw the jab but Usagi is out of range.
Usagi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Suttu with a poor takedown
and Usagi counters with a big head kick but Suttu shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Suttu dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!
Usagi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suttu.
Nice jab there from Suttu.
Usagi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Suttu clinches up with Usagi and pushes him back against the cage.
Suttu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Suttu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Usagi blocks a jab.
A big right from Suttu misses.
Suttu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Usagi.
Suttu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Suttu looking to sit in guard and control but Usagi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Suttu trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suttu has a closed guard, preventing Usagi from standing up.
Suttu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Suttu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Suttu looking to finish with strikes here!
Usagi taking shots to the head.
Suttu looking to finish with strikes here!
Poor strikes thrown by Suttu there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suttu looking to finish Usagi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Usagi!
Usagi blocking the ground and pound.
Usagi holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Suttu tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Suttu landing punches.
Usagi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Suttu dominating with strikes here.
Juha Suttu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suttu controlling the pace for now.
Suttu's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Miyamoto Usagi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suttu has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juha Suttu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Suttu 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Juha Suttu!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Juha Suttu!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Juha Suttu!
Juha Suttu wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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