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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Gakanori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kindo Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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161 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tomi Gakanori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kindo Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gakanori 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 Suzuki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Suzuki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Suzuki throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Suzuki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gakanori stuffs the takedown.
Tomi Gakanori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suzuki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gakanori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suzuki dodges the punch combination from Gakanori.
Gakanori keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gakanori is breathing heavily.
Gakanori closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Suzuki sneaks back into half guard.
Gakanori trying to control the action but Suzuki is working from the bottom.
Suzuki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gakanori is working away from the top position though.
Suzuki gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gakanori stops Suzuki from standing up.
Suzuki working a defensive guard here.
Suzuki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gakanori trying to control but Suzuki is working from the bottom.
Suzuki working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Suzuki wants to stand and escape but Gakanori is having none 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.
Gakanori with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gakanori has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gakanori wants to control from the top but Suzuki keeps moving.
Gakanori wanted to stand there but Suzuki had control of the position.
Gakanori makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gakanori has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Suzuki is proving hard to escape from.
Suzuki trying to keep a closed guard but Gakanori is proving a slippery customer.
Suzuki is looking to stand up but Gakanori isn't so interested in that idea.
Suzuki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gakanori is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gakanori swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Gakanori does no damage.
Suzuki tries for a takedown but Gakanori sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tomi Gakanori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kindo Suzuki.
Gakanori scores a takedown into full mount!
Gakanori is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Suzuki can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gakanori controlling from the full mount.
Gakanori misses with some ground and pound and Suzuki recovers position to half guard.
Suzuki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Gakanori is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gakanori stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Gakanori tries to clinch up.
Gakanori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Suzuki.
Gakanori tries to keep at a distance but Suzuki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gakanori prevents the takedown attempt.
Suzuki jumps guard.
Gakanori won't allow Suzuki to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kindo Suzuki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Suzuki misses with a takedown
and Gakanori counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gakanori knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Suzuki on the ground.
Suzuki is trying to control the position but Gakanori postures up.
Suzuki is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gakanori trying to control but Suzuki is working from the bottom.
Gakanori avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Suzuki wants to sweep here but Gakanori controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Suzuki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Suzuki works his way into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gakanori tries to improve position but can't.
Suzuki trying to control the action but Gakanori is working from the bottom.
Suzuki looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gakanori is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on Gakanori's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gakanori is looking to regain half guard here but Suzuki keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Suzuki tries to land a front kick but Gakanori steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gakanori closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Suzuki wants to control but Gakanori postures up.
Gakanori wants to stand but Suzuki has his arm trapped.
Suzuki manages to get back to half guard.
Suzuki won't allow Gakanori to pass to mount.
Suzuki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Suzuki.
Suzuki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gakanori controls the pace.
Suzuki is trying to control the position but Gakanori postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gakanori looking to pass the guard.
Suzuki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gakanori slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Suzuki trying to control the position.
Suzuki manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Suzuki moves in looking to clinch but Gakanori pushes him off.
Suzuki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Suzuki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gakanori!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki tries to control but Gakanori wriggling away.
Gakanori taking shots to the head.
Suzuki controlling his opponent.
Suzuki looking to control but Gakanori is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Suzuki working for a guillotine from mount but Gakanori is in no mood to give up.
Suzuki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Suzuki tries to get out of the position.
Gakanori holds on to Suzuki around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kindo Suzuki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Gakanori shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Suzuki's guard.
Gakanori controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gakanori trying to control the position from guard on top but Suzuki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gakanori looking to pass the guard.
Gakanori looking to sit in guard and control but Suzuki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Suzuki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Suzuki stops Gakanori from standing up.
Tomi Gakanori overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki trying to control but Gakanori is working from the bottom.
Suzuki looking to sit in guard and control but Gakanori gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Suzuki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gakanori trying to hold on to Suzuki's head to control him but Suzuki postures up.
Gakanori is trying to stand.
Gakanori is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gakanori actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Suzuki trying to control from half guard but Gakanori is working away.
Suzuki wants to stand up but Gakanori is controlling the position.
Gakanori kicks Suzuki off and gets back to his feet.
Gakanori throws a right and a left that Suzuki avoids nicely.
Tomi Gakanori is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gakanori scores with a takedown into Suzuki's guard.
Suzuki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gakanori controls the pace.
Gakanori preventing the sweep.
Suzuki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gakanori showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gakanori passes into half guard.
Suzuki missing with punches from the bottom.
Suzuki works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tomi Gakanori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suzuki controls Gakanori momentarily but Gakanori frees himself.
Suzuki throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Suzuki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Suzuki being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki controls Gakanori momentarily but Gakanori frees himself.
Gakanori throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Suzuki working a defensive guard here.
Suzuki working for a triangle but Gakanori defends it easily.
Gakanori throws a big right hand that misses.
Gakanori is looking to stand up but Suzuki won't let him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomi Gakanori showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kindo Suzuki!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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