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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daisuke Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed comes to the cage accompanied by Apollo Creed, Deck of Jack. Suzuki has chosen Stranglehold by Ted Nugent as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Daisuke Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki is looking to score with low kicks.
Creed fails to land with a series of punches.
Creed connects with a good right hand that stumbles Suzuki. Suzuki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Creed looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Creed ducks under a wild hook from Suzuki.
Suzuki connects with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Creed misses.
Suzuki drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suzuki stopping the sweep attempt from Creed.
Suzuki wants to control from the top but Creed keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suzuki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Suzuki wants to control from the top but Creed keeps moving.
Suzuki controls from within his opponent's guard.
Suzuki postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Suzuki looks to land a combination but Creed avoids it well.
Creed misses with a body shot.
Creed misses with a body shot.
Creed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Suzuki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Suzuki ducks under a wild hook from Creed.
Suzuki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Creed pinned against the cage. Creed gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Suzuki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Apollo Creed has been cut.
Suzuki throws a head kick that misses.
Creed connects with a body shot.
Creed has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Creed there as he acknowledges the shot.
Suzuki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Suzuki moves out of range of the body kick from Creed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki slips a jab from Creed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Creed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suzuki.
A punch lands to the side of Suzuki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Creed throws a hook to the side of Suzuki's head but Suzuki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suzuki throws a low kick but Creed moves out of range easily.
Suzuki shoots in and drives through. Creed sprawls well.
Suzuki misses with a kick to the body
and Creed counters with a slapping leg kick.
Suzuki misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from Creed misses.
Apollo Creed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creed uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Suzuki has time to react.
Suzuki shoots in looking for a takedown. Creed tries to sprawl out of it but Suzuki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Creed manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Apollo Creed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daisuke Suzuki.
Creed digs a good hook to Suzuki's body.
Suzuki looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Suzuki misses the target.
Suzuki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Suzuki throws a shot from downtown. Creed moves away and avoids it.
Creed attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Suzuki checks a leg kick.
Suzuki throws a hook but Creed blocks it.
Creed connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Suzuki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Creed fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Suzuki cracks Creed with a good jab.
Suzuki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Creed misses with a kick to the body.
Creed slips a jab from Suzuki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suzuki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Creed fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Suzuki checks it well.
Suzuki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Creed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suzuki was well out of range. Poor timing from Creed.
Suzuki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Creed.
Creed scores with a jab to the jaw.
Creed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suzuki.
Apollo Creed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Creed scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Creed scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Creed - just one landing.
A slow jab from Suzuki misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Creed gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Suzuki stalling in the clinch but Creed improves position.
Creed struggles to land a body shot inside as Suzuki controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Creed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Apollo Creed's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Suzuki dives in and grabs Creed's left leg, looking for a takedown. Creed pushes down on Suzuki's head and hops out.
Creed wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Creed throws a hook to the side of Suzuki's head but Suzuki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A solid leg kick lands there for Creed.
Creed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Apollo Creed is winning the standup battle so far.
Creed throws a solid leg kick but Suzuki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Creed.
A slow jab from Suzuki misses its intended target.
Creed throws a sloppy head kick and Suzuki moves out of range easily.
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Suzuki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A low kick from Suzuki misses
and Creed counters with an inside leg kick.
Suzuki lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creed looks to score with a jab to the body but Suzuki is just out of range.
Creed lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Suzuki backs up against the cage.
Suzuki fails with a takedown attempt.
Apollo Creed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daisuke Suzuki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki checks a leg kick.
Suzuki is breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Creed.
Creed tries to bum rush Suzuki with a series of wild strikes but Suzuki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suzuki blocks a head kick by Creed.
Creed takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Creed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Creed digs a good hook to Suzuki's body.
Suzuki misses with a head kick.
Creed 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.
Creed wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Creed stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed scores with a body shot.
Creed throws a series of punches but Suzuki avoids them all with ease.
Creed lands a leg kick that knocks Suzuki off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Creed connects with a leg kick. Suzuki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Creed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suzuki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Creed, as that shot connected.
Nice jab there from Suzuki.
Nice straight punches there by Creed. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Creed.
Creed stuns Suzuki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Creed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Creed misses with a hook
and Suzuki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Creed lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Creed there.
Creed throws a solid leg kick but Suzuki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Creed.
Creed looks to score with a jab to the body but Suzuki is just out of range.
Creed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Creed scores with a jab to the jaw.
Creed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suzuki moves away.
Creed's jab looks to have found its range, popping Suzuki under the eye.
A left lands for Suzuki.
Suzuki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Suzuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suzuki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Creed.
Creed misses with a hook to the body
and Suzuki counters with a thumping low kick.
Suzuki lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suzuki. Creed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suzuki scores with a hook to the body. Creed takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice takedown defense from Creed. No joy for Suzuki on that attempt.
Suzuki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A good leg kick by Creed.
Creed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suzuki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Creed counters by clinching up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Suzuki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Creed.
A short right from Creed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Creed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Suzuki prevents a body shot from Creed.
Suzuki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Creed lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Creed dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Apollo Creed's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Creed throws a good cross that connects.
A nice leg kick lands there from Creed.
Sloppy strikes from Suzuki. Those never looked like landing.
Creed scores with a hook to the body. Suzuki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Creed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Creed moves into the clinch.
Suzuki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Creed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Creed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Suzuki backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Creed.
Good body shot from Creed.
Creed tries to work over Suzuki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Creed.
Suzuki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Creed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Suzuki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Creed fails to land.
Creed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Creed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Creed is leaning against Suzuki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Creed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suzuki takes one to the chin there.
Creed connects with a body shot.
Creed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Suzuki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice shot lands for Creed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creed lands a nice hook to Suzuki's body. Suzuki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Creed throws a leg kick which misses Suzuki's front leg but catches the back leg as Suzuki tries to avoid it.
Creed connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Creed swinging wildly here.
Daisuke Suzuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed throws a right hand that Suzuki ducks under and follows up with a left that Suzuki also avoids with ease.
Suzuki misses with a low kick.
Creed misses with an uppercut
and Suzuki finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Creed jabs at Suzuki's body.
An inside leg kick from Creed misses.
Suzuki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Creed circles away quickly and effectively.
Creed changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Creed slips a jab from Suzuki.
Creed slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Suzuki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Creed bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Suzuki's head backwards.
Suzuki clobbers Creed with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Suzuki. Suzuki obviously looking to wear him down.
Suzuki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Creed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Creed throws a jab but it's blocked by Suzuki.
Suzuki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Creed moves in looking to clinch but Suzuki pushes him off.
Creed cracks Suzuki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Suzuki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Suzuki misses with an uppercut.
Creed slaps away a takedown attempt from Suzuki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Apollo Creed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daisuke Suzuki.
Creed fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Suzuki on the side of the head.
Creed moves in looking to clinch but Suzuki pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Creed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suzuki. That did some damage!
Creed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Suzuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Creed scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Suzuki misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creed lands with a thumping leg kick.
Apollo Creed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Suzuki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Suzuki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Creed is able to avoid easily.
Creed lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Creed moves out of range of the strikes.
Suzuki misses with a leg kick
and Creed counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Creed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suzuki.
And that's the end of the fight!
Apollo Creed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Creed, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apollo Creed!
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