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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Momofuku Ando (ranked 24483 p4p, 25093 weight class) and Kaori Suzuki (ranked 371 p4p, 343 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Momofuku Ando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaori Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ando misses the shot to the body.
Ando takes a swing at Suzuki's ribcage but misses.
Suzuki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Ando.
A left lands for Suzuki.
It looks like Momofuku Ando has been cut.
Ando lands a lovely overhand right.
Ando throws an off balance right hand
and Ando takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick lands for Ando.
Ando slips a jab from Suzuki.
Suzuki loads up on a big right hand but Ando slips the punch.
Suzuki misses with a right hand
letting Ando counter with a right hand.
Suzuki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ando throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ando uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suzuki.
Suzuki throws a right hand that Ando ducks under and follows up with a left that Ando also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki defending well as Ando loads up on a big left hand.
Ando takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ando throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suzuki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ando.
Ando keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Ando misses.
Momofuku Ando seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ando scores with a nice strike.
Ando scores with a nice head shot.
Suzuki misses with a body shot.
Ando misses with a body kick.
Suzuki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ando.
Ando throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ando throws a poor cross that misses
and Suzuki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ando throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Suzuki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki misses with a looping left.
Ando thumps Suzuki with a low kick.
Ando scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Suzuki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ando.
No joy there for Suzuki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ando throws a sloppy head kick and Suzuki moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ando.
Suzuki misses with an uppercut
and Ando counters with a straight right hand.
Suzuki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Suzuki ducks under a wild hook from Ando.
Suzuki might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ando lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ando steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suzuki.
Suzuki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ando cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ando is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suzuki.
Ando misses with a left hand
and Suzuki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Suzuki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Suzuki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ando takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ando displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suzuki throws out the jab.
Ando swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Suzuki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ando lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Suzuki backs up against the cage.
Ando uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Suzuki.
Ando staying out of range there.
Ando bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suzuki throws a right hand that misses
and Ando connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ando lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Suzuki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ando ducks under a wild hook from Suzuki.
Ando swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki blocks a head kick by Ando.
Suzuki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Suzuki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Suzuki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Ando catches Suzuki right on the button with a cross.
Ando throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ando uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Suzuki.
Ando is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice defenses there by Suzuki.
Ando ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Suzuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Ando. Beautiful body shot.
Suzuki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suzuki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ando throws a series of punches but Suzuki moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Suzuki misses.
Suzuki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ando counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Momofuku Ando dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Momofuku Ando's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ando scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Momofuku Ando is winning the standup battle so far.
Ando throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Suzuki.
Suzuki throws the left hand but Ando avoids the punch easily.
Ando fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ando is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suzuki can do to turn this around?
Suzuki throws out a loose jab but Ando uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suzuki missing with a left hand there. Ando was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ando lunges at Suzuki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Suzuki's hand.
Ando with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suzuki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ando looks to score with a jab to the body but Suzuki is just out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Ando finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ando throws a body punch but Suzuki moves out of range.
Suzuki throws a jab when Ando was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki lands with a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Ando.
A big left from Suzuki misses.
Suzuki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Suzuki scores with a shot to the body.
Suzuki throws a looping overhand right but Ando ducks down to avoid it.
Ando slips a straight right by Suzuki.
A telegraphed right hand from Suzuki misses the target.
Ando throws a head kick but Suzuki moves out of range.
Ando scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ando.
Danga de danga de dang - Suzuki scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Suzuki misses the target.
Ando pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ando connects with a body shot.
Suzuki on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Suzuki throws a nice looking combination but Ando bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ando lands a really nice looking cross but Suzuki seems unphased.
Suzuki misses with a body shot.
Ando lands with a nice body punch.
Ando steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suzuki.
Ando lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Suzuki throws a shot from downtown. Ando moves away and avoids it.
Suzuki avoids the body shot from Ando.
Ando misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suzuki.
Suzuki throws an overhand right that lands on Ando's shoulder, as Ando tries to avoid the shot.
Ando scores with a jab to the body.
Suzuki misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Ando.
Suzuki clobbers Ando with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ando throws a big shot that misses.
Suzuki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ando counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Suzuki is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Suzuki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ando plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ando scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Suzuki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ando lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ando misses with an uppercut. Suzuki saw that one coming.
Suzuki throws a big shot that misses.
Ando with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Suzuki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ando's corner calls for a 1-2. Ando obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Suzuki throws a lazy right hand but Ando sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot lands for Suzuki.
Suzuki tries to bum rush Ando with a series of wild strikes but Ando uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ando throwing a counter right hand but Suzuki manages to avoid it.
Ando throws an overhand right that lands on Suzuki's shoulder, as Suzuki tries to avoid the shot.
Suzuki slips a jab from Ando.
Ando has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ando avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Suzuki throws a right hand that misses
and Ando counters with a nice uppercut.
Suzuki misses with a looping right.
A shot to the body from Suzuki misses
enabling Ando to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ando looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A shot to the body from Suzuki misses
and Ando counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Momofuku Ando will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Momofuku Ando's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Ando. That's going to slow Suzuki down.
Suzuki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ando chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ando ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Suzuki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ando momentarily.
Ando swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ando throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Suzuki misses.
Ando looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Suzuki misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ando lands with an overhand left.
Ando swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Suzuki throws a body shot but no joy.
Suzuki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ando. Ando obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Donk. Ando catches Suzuki right on the button with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Ando.
Donk. Ando catches Suzuki right on the button with a cross.
Suzuki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ando.
Ando connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Suzuki cracks Ando with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ando misses with an uppercut.
Suzuki dips to his left and cracks Ando with an uppercut!
Suzuki has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ando.
Suzuki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ando jabs Suzuki right on the nose. Suzuki blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ando slips a jab and a cross from Suzuki.
Suzuki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Suzuki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suzuki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Suzuki avoids the head kick by Ando.
Suzuki staying out of range there.
Ando tries a head kick but it misses.
Suzuki misses with a left hand
and Ando counters with a thumping low kick.
Ando staying out of range there.
A big left from Ando misses.
Suzuki throws a poor cross that misses
and Ando counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ando scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ando bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Suzuki just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAndo.
Suzuki throws a leg kick but Ando sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ando is looking to counter punch.
Suzuki cracks Ando with an open hand slap.
Suzuki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ando will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ando misses with a hook
letting Suzuki counter with a right hand.
Suzuki misses with a hook.
Ando quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Suzuki connects with a nice looking jab.
Ando fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Suzuki is out of range.
Suzuki misses with a hook.
Suzuki tries to bum rush Ando with a series of wild strikes but Ando uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Momofuku Ando is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Suzuki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suzuki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ando.
Ando fires out a quick counter leg kick but Suzuki just manages to avoid it.
Suzuki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ando.
Ando throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suzuki throws out a counter right but Ando avoids it with no problem.
Suzuki throws a series of punches but Ando avoids them all with ease.
Ando uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Suzuki has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ando lands with a thumping leg kick.
Suzuki misses with a few strikes there.
Ando loads up on a big right hand but Suzuki slips the punch.
Ando connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ando throws a nice head kick!
Suzuki takes one to the chin there.
A good leg kick by Ando.
Suzuki moves out of range of the strikes.
Suzuki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Suzuki throws the left hand but Ando avoids the punch easily.
Ando displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suzuki throws out the jab.
Ando slips a straight right by Suzuki.
Kaori Suzuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick by Ando misses
and Suzuki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Momofuku Ando showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ando 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Momofuku Ando!
Momofuku Ando seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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