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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Habbibi Uleh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suzuki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Codename 47 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Habbibi Uleh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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188 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Habbibi Uleh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Thiago Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Suzuki scores with a punch to the head.
Uleh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suzuki scores with a shot to the body.
Suzuki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice body punch from Suzuki.
Uleh connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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 pushes Uleh up against the cage in a clinch.
Uleh tries to land knees in the clinch but Suzuki avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Suzuki on the inside.
Suzuki lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Suzuki.
Suzuki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Suzuki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Suzuki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Uleh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suzuki manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki lands with a nice combination. Uleh backs away looking to recover.
A jab lands there for Suzuki.
Suzuki closes the distance and clinches.
Suzuki lands with a right to the head.
Uleh prevents a body shot from Suzuki.
Uleh is trying to break the clinch but Suzuki is controlling him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Suzuki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short left from Suzuki.
A body shot lands from Suzuki.
Suzuki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uleh wants to clinch up but Suzuki keeps it at a distance.
Suzuki misses with a wild body shot.
Suzuki misses the shot to the body.
Uleh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki looks to land a left hand but Uleh moved out of range nicely.
Thiago Suzuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suzuki throws a sloppy head kick and Uleh moves out of range easily.
Suzuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suzuki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Suzuki lands a leg kick that knocks Uleh off balance momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Suzuki, right into the meat.
Suzuki lands with an uppercut that bounces Uleh off the cage and back into range.
Suzuki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Suzuki lands a head kick!
Suzuki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uleh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Uleh. That did some damage!
Uleh moves out of range as Suzuki throws a body kick.
Suzuki scores with a push kick.
Suzuki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Uleh tries to avoid it but Suzuki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Uleh to the ground. Uleh escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Suzuki checks a low kick from Uleh.
Suzuki looks to score with a jab to the body but Uleh is just out of range.
Uleh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suzuki.
Suzuki tries to clinch there but Uleh circles away.
Uleh is looking to land body kicks.
Suzuki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Uleh rather than just go for the knockout.
Suzuki cracks Uleh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Suzuki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Uleh's sensitive parts.
Uleh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suzuki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ulehs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Suzuki scores with the left hand. Uleh knows he should have avoided that one.
Suzuki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Habbibi Uleh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uleh avoids the body shot from Suzuki.
Suzuki moves out of range as Uleh strikes.
Uleh wants to clinch.
Suzuki lands a jab to the nose.
Suzuki is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Uleh had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uleh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suzuki moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Suzuki dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Suzuki misses with a body kick.
A jab from Uleh misses.
Suzuki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Suzuki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Suzuki moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Suzuki.
Suzuki lands with a right to the head.
Uleh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uleh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Uleh has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Suzuki regains guard immediately.
Suzuki pulls Uleh in to control the position.
Uleh preventing the sweep.
Suzuki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Suzuki misses with a head shot.
Suzuki controlling from the full mount.
Suzuki looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Suzuki unloads with some shots from mount but Uleh bucks and avoids them well.
Suzuki looking to control but Uleh is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Suzuki is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Suzuki is working for a guillotine from mount but Uleh frees his head quite easily.
Suzuki controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki lands a heavy elbow.
Suzuki controlling from mount.
Suzuki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Uleh avoids a series of strikes thrown by Suzuki.
Suzuki throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uleh holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Suzuki tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Uleh is squirming around, avoiding Suzuki's attempts to control the action.
Suzuki sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Uleh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Suzuki on the ground.
Suzuki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Uleh looks a forlorn figure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suzuki with shots to the head and body - Uleh looks very uncomfortable down there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suzuki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Uleh can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Suzuki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Uleh sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Uleh wants to clinch.
Suzuki tries to clinch there but Uleh circles away.
Suzuki lands with a kick to the temple. Uleh shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Suzuki throws a right hand that Uleh ducks under and follows up with a left that Uleh also avoids with ease.
Suzuki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jab by Suzuki.
Thiago Suzuki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uleh gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
No joy there for Suzuki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki catches Uleh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice body punch from Suzuki.
A telegraphed right hand from Suzuki misses the target.
Uleh throws out a loose jab but Suzuki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suzuki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uleh moves away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Suzuki. Uleh shrugs it off though.
Suzuki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Suzuki connects with a nice looking jab.
Suzuki throws a head kick that half lands.
Uleh moves out of range as Suzuki strikes.
Uleh takes a jab right on the kisser.
Suzuki lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 throws a nice head kick!
Suzuki thows a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by Suzuki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Uleh tries to score with a low kick but Suzuki moves his leg out of the way.
A nice inside leg kick there by Suzuki. That's going to slow Uleh down.
Suzuki lands a head kick. Uleh smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Uleh takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Suzuki thuds his right hand into Uleh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Suzuki throws a right hand that misses
and Uleh moves into the clinch.
Suzuki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Suzuki throws a hook to the side of Uleh's head but Uleh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Uleh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Suzuki misses with a looping left.
Suzuki moves away from the strike by Uleh.
Suzuki scores with a leg kick.
Suzuki takes the fight into the clinch.
Suzuki breaks from the clinch.
Good shot there by Suzuki.
Uleh shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Suzuki scores with a nice body kick.
Good exchange - Suzuki coming out on top.
No joy there for Uleh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big head kick from Suzuki and Uleh is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Uleh is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suzuki makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oh Uleh is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Suzuki is pushing down on Uleh's leg trying to pass to half guard. Uleh is fighting to maintain full guard but Suzuki has managed to sneak the leg through.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Suzuki sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Uleh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Uleh seems to have got his legs back now.
Suzuki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Thiago Suzuki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Suzuki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Uleh defending well though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suzuki lands with a punch from half guard.
Habbibi Uleh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suzuki uses his free foot to push down on Uleh's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Uleh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Suzuki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Suzuki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Suzuki!
After winning the bout, Thiago Suzuki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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