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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Norman Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bates's entrance music is Dance Hall Days. A fine choice. 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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200 lbs
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186 cm
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Norman Bates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thiago Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Suzuki.
Bates showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Suzuki.
Suzuki misses with a series of wild punches.
Suzuki throws a sloppy head kick and Bates moves out of range easily.
Suzuki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bates throws a hook but Suzuki avoids it easily.
Bates connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Suzuki clobbers Bates with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A punch combination from Suzuki misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bates.
Suzuki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Suzuki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bates. That did some damage!
Bates slips under a jab.
Bates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suzuki throws out a loose jab but Bates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suzuki misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Bates.
Bates lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Suzuki at a distance.
Bates stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Suzuki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Suzuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bates was well out of range. Poor timing from Suzuki.
Suzuki punishes Bates's body with a nice straight punch.
Suzuki misses with an uppercut.
Suzuki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bates at a distance.
Suzuki misses with a low kick as Bates jumps back.
Suzuki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bates is able to avoid easily.
Bates takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Suzuki throws and low kick but Bates moves out of range easily.
Suzuki misses with a low kick as Bates jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates slips under a jab from Suzuki.
Bates steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suzuki.
The fighters circling - Bates throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Suzuki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bates misses with a low kick.
Suzuki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bates circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch lands to the side of Bates 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thiago Suzuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suzuki misses with a series of wild punches.
Suzuki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bates checks a leg kick.
Bates blocks a jab.
Suzuki misses with a body punch
and Bates counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Suzuki throws a jab but it's blocked by Bates.
Suzuki misses with a low kick.
Suzuki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bates.
Suzuki misses with a two punch combination.
Suzuki throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Suzuki dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bates throws out a loose jab but Suzuki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suzuki throws a leg kick but Bates moved away.
A big left from Bates misses.
Suzuki misses with a hook. Bates ducked under it nicely.
Suzuki looks to throw the jab but Bates is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Bates.
Suzuki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bates counters with a good low kick that Suzuki was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suzuki throws a jab but it's blocked by Bates.
Suzuki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Suzuki thows a leg kick but Bates checks it
and Bates counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki misses with a double jab.
Suzuki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bates throws a nice looking combination but Suzuki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bates uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Suzuki.
Suzuki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
No joy there for Suzuki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Suzuki misses the target.
Suzuki thows a body shot but no joy.
Suzuki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bates manages to avoid it.
Suzuki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bates scores with a jab.
Bates lands with a shot to the body.
Bates blocks a jab.
Suzuki missing with a left hand there. Bates was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Suzuki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bates misses the shot to the body.
Suzuki misses with a head kick.
Suzuki throws a body punch but Bates moves out of range.
Bates thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bates misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Suzuki.
Thiago Suzuki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suzuki fails to land with a series of punches.
Bates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suzuki connects with the punch.
Both fighters circling a little - Suzuki finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Suzuki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bates.
Suzuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bates.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki misses with a shot to the body
and Bates counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bates just misses with a punch to the body.
Suzuki misses with an uppercut.
Suzuki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Suzuki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bates counters with a right hand to the body.
Suzuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bates was well out of range. Poor timing from Suzuki.
Good work by Bates as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suzuki misses with a double jab
and Bates counters with a low kick, right behind Suzuki 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Norman Bates will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Suzuki misses the shot to the body.
Suzuki avoids the body shot from Bates.
Suzuki cracks Bates with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Suzuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bates takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Suzuki lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bates backs up against the cage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Suzuki, right into the meat.
Suzuki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Suzuki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bates is out of range and Suzuki settles back down.
Suzuki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bates in his tracks.
Bates takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Suzuki misses with a combination
and Bates counters with a right hand to the body.
Good shot there by Suzuki.
Suzuki moves out of range as Bates strikes.
Suzuki throws a head kick but Bates moves out of range.
A head kick by Suzuki misses
enabling Bates to counter with a crisp jab.
Bates checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki throws a jab but it's blocked by Bates.
Bates misses with a body shot.
Suzuki throws a leg kick but Bates sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bates checks a leg kick.
Suzuki lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bates will feel that in the morning.
Suzuki looks to land a combination but Bates avoids it well.
Bates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suzuki moves away.
Suzuki misses with a looping right.
Bates fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki tried to score with a low kick but Bates checks it.
Bates avoids the head kick by Suzuki.
Suzuki misses with a looping right.
Bates slips under a jab.
Suzuki sizes up Bates with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bates slips under a jab from Suzuki.
Bates is looking to wear down Suzuki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Suzuki.
A telegraphed right hand from Suzuki misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bates has Suzuki up against the cage in a clinch.
Suzuki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Suzuki struggles to land a body shot inside as Bates controls his hands.
Bates lands an elbow that stopped Suzuki in his tracks for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bates as Suzuki tries to tie him up.
Suzuki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bates throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Suzuki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bates blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suzuki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bates is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Suzuki blocks an elbow strike from Bates.
Suzuki is trying to stall.
Bates misses with an elbow over the top.
Bates keeps control of Suzuki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Suzuki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suzuki looks to land a right hand but Bates moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Suzuki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Suzuki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Suzuki!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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