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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Akira Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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149 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akira Suzuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Suzuki throws a head kick but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao shoots in and drives through. Suzuki sprawls well.
Suzuki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Suzuki has his takedown stuffed
and Pacquiao counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Suzuki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pacquiao is controlling him.
Pacquiao is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Suzuki wants to stand up but Pacquiao is controlling him.
Pacquiao slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Suzuki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pacquiao is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Suzuki moves forwards but Pacquiao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Akira Suzuki has been cut.
Suzuki gets caught flat footed, as Pacquiao shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Suzuki is rocked!
Pacquiao is standing up over Suzuki. Suzuki looks to escape but Pacquiao dives into side control.
Oh Suzuki is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Suzuki is breathing heavily.
Pacquiao is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Suzuki seems to have got his legs back now.
Suzuki wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Suzuki is letting Pacquiao control him for a moment.
Check out the look on Pacquiao's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao tries to move to mount but Suzuki blocks the move with his legs.
Pacquiao working the ground and pound from side control.
Pacquiao is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Suzuki on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Suzuki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pacquiao on the ground.
Pacquiao controlling the position from side mount.
Pacquiao moves into full mount!
Pacquiao putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pacquiao postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Suzuki looks a forlorn figure.
Suzuki takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao lands a nice shot to the head.
Pacquiao pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pacquiao controlling from mount.
Pacquiao with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pacquiao cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Suzuki is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Pacquiao is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Suzuki tries to buck Pacquiao off but he can't manage it.
Pacquiao sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pacquiao working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Suzuki squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Pacquiao working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pacquiao controlling the position easily from mount.
Pacquiao lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Suzuki hang on?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacquiao controlling from mount.
Suzuki is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akira Suzuki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pacquiao blocks a head kick by Suzuki.
Suzuki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suzuki throws a head kick that Pacquiao semi-blocks.
Suzuki looks to land a combination but Pacquiao avoids it well.
Pacquiao feints and as Suzuki raises his hands in defense, Pacquiao changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pacquiao is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pacquiao with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pacquiao is pushing down on Suzuki's leg trying to pass to half guard. Suzuki is fighting to maintain full guard but Pacquiao has managed to sneak the leg through.
Suzuki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao uses his free foot to push down on Suzuki's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Suzuki.
Pacquiao putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Manny Pacquiao has got the better of the ground game so far.
BOOM! Pacquiao connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pacquiao sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice elbow there by Pacquiao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki is bucking up trying to escape but Pacquiao cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pacquiao tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pacquiao lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Suzuki hang on?
Suzuki trying desperately to get to his feet.
Pacquiao scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pacquiao cracks Suzuki with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pacquiao sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pacquiao cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Pacquiao controlling from mount.
Suzuki in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pacquiao controlling from the full mount.
Pacquiao is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Suzuki can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Suzuki really wants to buck Pacquiao off and get back to his feet.
Pacquiao is landing with some decent strikes but Suzuki is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pacquiao is landing with some decent strikes but Suzuki is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Suzuki is bucking up trying to escape but Pacquiao cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pacquiao looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Suzuki is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Pacquiao dominating with strikes here.
Suzuki tries to buck Pacquiao off but he can't manage it.
Pacquiao is landing with some decent strikes but Suzuki is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pacquiao controlling from mount.
Suzuki is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Pacquiao dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Suzuki is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Pacquiao looking to control but Suzuki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Suzuki is trying to stand up.
Pacquiao controlling from the full mount.
Suzuki trying desperately to get to his feet.
Suzuki is in a horrible position here. Pacquiao smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Suzuki trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Akira Suzuki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pacquiao shoots in looking for a takedown. Suzuki tries to sprawl out of it but Pacquiao keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Suzuki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Akira Suzuki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suzuki scores with a one two! Pacquiao had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Suzuki tries a head kick but it misses.
Pacquiao 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.
Pacquiao is standing up over Suzuki. Suzuki looks to escape but Pacquiao dives into side control.
Pacquiao advances nicely into full mount.
Suzuki is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Suzuki taking shots to the head.
Pacquiao looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pacquiao pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pacquiao controlling from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pacquiao with the ground and pound from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pacquiao cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pacquiao controlling the pace for now.
Pacquiao lands a nice shot to the head.
Pacquiao takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pacquiao lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Suzuki hang on?
Pacquiao won't let Suzuki get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Pacquiao controlling his opponent.
Suzuki tries to buck Pacquiao off but he can't manage it.
Pacquiao controlling the pace for now.
Pacquiao with good strikes from the mount here!
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.
Pacquiao cracks Suzuki with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Suzuki is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Pacquiao lands a nice shot to the head.
Pacquiao controlling the pace for now.
Pacquiao landing strikes from the mount and Suzuki is in trouble!
Pacquiao controlling the pace for now.
Suzuki is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Pacquiao controlling the pace for now.
Suzuki wants to get back to his feet.
Pacquiao has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao controlling from the full mount.
Pacquiao with a couple of short strikes.
Suzuki wants to get back to his feet.
Suzuki trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Pacquiao controlling the position easily from mount.
Suzuki is bucking up trying to escape but Pacquiao cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pacquiao takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pacquiao lands a nice shot to the head.
Pacquiao lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Suzuki hang on?
Pacquiao controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao lands a heavy elbow.
Pacquiao looking to control but Suzuki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Suzuki tries to buck Pacquiao off but he can't manage it.
Pacquiao connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pacquiao pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pacquiao controlling from mount.
Pacquiao with the ground and pound from mount.
Pacquiao drops a big elbow. That's hurt Suzuki! More shots from Pacquiao and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Pacquiao!
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