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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Owati Suziki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dray Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Owati Suziki has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 lbs
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173 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Owati Suziki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dray Black!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black walks into a straight right hand from Suziki.
Black misses with a series of wild punches.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suziki.
Suziki lands a head kick. Black smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Suziki clinches with his opponent.
Suziki is looking to take this one to the mat.
Suziki ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Suziki no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Suziki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Black!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suziki content just to control the position here.
Suziki's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Suziki tries to control but Black wriggling away.
Black throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Suziki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suziki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We're going to have a standup here because Owati Suziki wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Suziki closes the distance and pushes Black back into the cage.
Suziki has Black pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Black manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Suziki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Black lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suziki circles away quickly and effectively.
Black looks winded!
Suziki darts in and clinches Black up against the cage.
Black can't get the takedown.
Suziki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Black stops a takedown attempt from Suziki.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Owati Suziki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suziki breaks from the clinch.
Suziki is looking to clinch.
Black tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suziki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suziki.
Suziki feints and then cracks Black's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Black down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suziki has Black up against the cage in a clinch.
Black wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Suziki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Suziki jumps guard and drags Black to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Suziki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Suziki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Black manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Suziki controls from within his opponent's guard.
Suziki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Suziki decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Black, up you get!
Suziki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suziki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suziki clinches up against the cage.
Suziki is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Suziki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suziki tries to clinch but Black is having none of it.
Suziki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Suziki moves into the clinch successfully.
Suziki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suziki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Suziki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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!
Suziki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Suziki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suziki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Suziki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Suziki decides to pull guard.
Black throws an elbow that misses. Suziki uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Black's guard. Nice move by Suziki!
Suziki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Suziki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suziki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Suziki controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Owati Suziki dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Suziki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Suziki darts in and clinches Black up against the cage.
Suziki working Black over with knees to the body.
Suziki has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Black uses from the top position.
Suziki has control of Black's left arm, preventing Black from doing any damage.
Black wants to stand and escape but instead Suziki has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Black keeping moving, preventing Suziki from controlling successfully.
Suziki stands up from Black's guard - Suziki perhaps looking for a knockout.
Black is breathing heavily.
No joy there for Black, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Suziki lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suziki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Suziki gets a clinch.
Suziki lands a hook that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Black is trying to force a seperation but Suziki has the dominant position.
Suziki digs a right hand underneath Black's ribcage. Black let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Suziki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Suziki successfully pulls guard.
Suziki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Suziki working for a triangle but Black defends it easily.
Suziki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suziki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Suziki throwing strikes here but Black is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Black tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suziki looking to finish with strikes here!
Suziki trying to control but Black is having none of it.
Black avoids a series of strikes thrown by Suziki.
Black wants to try and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suziki controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Suziki tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Suziki looking to finish with strikes here!
Suziki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suziki with a couple of short strikes.
Black is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Suziki punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suziki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Black is looking to escape.
Suziki looking to finish with strikes here!
Suziki controlling his opponent.
Black squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Black really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Suziki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suziki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Suziki looking to ground and pound but Black is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Owati Suziki dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Suziki tries to clinch up.
Suziki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Suziki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Black can do to turn this around?
Black is looking for a takedown.
Suziki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Suziki decides to pull guard.
Suziki pulls Black in close to prevent any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Owati Suziki wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Suziki tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
Suziki closes the distance and clinches.
Suziki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suziki wants to clinch.
Suziki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suziki clinches up against the cage.
Suziki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Suziki clinches.
Black tries to break free but Suziki pushes him back against the cage.
Suziki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Black fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Black misses with a series of wild punches.
Suziki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Suziki.
Suziki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Suziki lands a jab-cross combination.
Suziki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Black.
Black throws a nice looking combination but Suziki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suziki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Black keeps the fight on the outside.
Suziki lands a jab to Black's midsection.
Suziki clinches up with Black and pushes him back against the cage.
Suziki wants a takedown but no success here.
Suziki controlling the action here for a moment.
Black wants a takedown.
Suziki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suziki scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Suziki throws a nice head kick!
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
Black scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suziki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Black gets tackled into the cage by Suziki. Suziki maintains the clinch.
Black wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Suziki manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Black wants to stand but Suziki has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Black wants to stand and escape but instead Suziki has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Suziki pushes down on Black's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Suziki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Black doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Suziki.
Black misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to stand back up but Suziki manages to pass into side control.
Suziki controls the position from side control.
Suziki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Suziki takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Black to pass into mount.
Dray Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suziki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suziki is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Black to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Black shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Owati Suziki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Suziki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Owati Suziki!
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