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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Crack Hack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lotus Suzinuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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176 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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184 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Crack Hack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lotus Suzinuki!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hack tries to clinch but Suzinuki moves out of range.
Hack tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Suzinuki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hack tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Suzinuki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Suzinuki throws a hook to the side of Hack's head but Hack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suzinuki misses with a looping left.
Hack tries to clinch up but Suzinuki circles away and keeps his distance.
Hack leaves Suzinuki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Suzinuki lands a nice shot that snaps Hack's head back.
Hack tries to clinch up
and Suzinuki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hack takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crack Hack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suzinuki.
Hack tries to clinch there but Suzinuki circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hack moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Suzinuki.
Suzinuki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Suzinuki misses with an uppercut
and Hack counters by clinching up.
Hack putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Suzinuki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hack is fighting off a takedown attempt but Suzinuki is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hack to the mat. Hack regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Suzinuki is in close to Hack's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Suzinuki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hack can't keep his opponent in guard - Suzinuki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hack avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Suzinuki.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hack keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Suzinuki wants to take a breather but Hack is having none of it.
Hack is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Suzinuki scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suzinuki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Suzinuki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hack trying to control here.
Hack manages to get to full guard.
Suzinuki looking to pass the guard.
Suzinuki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Suzinuki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hack working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzinuki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hack is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Suzinuki defends well.
Suzinuki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Suzinuki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hack swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Suzinuki has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hack is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzinuki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Suzinuki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Suzinuki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hack avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Suzinuki throws a strike but Hack rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hack controls from within his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suzinuki looking for a guillotine here but Hack defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lotus Suzinuki dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hack moves to clinch but Suzinuki breaks away
and Suzinuki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Suzinuki lands with a left to the head.
Suzinuki tries to break free but Hack pushes him back against the cage.
I was talking to Hack's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hack misses with a body punch.
Hack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hack lands a nice uppercut.
Hack lands a knee to the body.
Suzinuki avoids a wild elbow strike from Hack.
Suzinuki slows down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Suzinuki fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hack misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Suzinuki.
Suzinuki throws a head punch that misses.
Suzinuki lands with a short shot to the head.
Hack looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Hack.
Suzinuki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hack has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Suzinuki working hard to break the clinch.
Hack tries to stall but Suzinuki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hack throws a head punch that misses.
Suzinuki stalling.
Suzinuki swings wildly with an uppercut but Hack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suzinuki breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzinuki tries to bum rush Hack with a series of wild strikes but Hack uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suzinuki has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hack is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Suzinuki circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Suzinuki counter with a right hand.
Suzinuki dives in and grabs Hack's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hack pushes down on Suzinuki's head and hops out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hack is looking to clinch but Suzinuki is avoiding it.
Hack blocks a head kick by Suzinuki.
Hack closes the distance looking to clinch
and Suzinuki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crack Hack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suzinuki keeps the fight on the outside.
Hack moves in looking to clinch but Suzinuki pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hack gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hack lands a shot to the body.
Suzinuki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hack trying to land knees to the body.
Suzinuki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Suzinuki can't break the clinch.
Suzinuki breaks the clinch.
Suzinuki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Suzinuki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Suzinuki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hack tries to clinch but Suzinuki is having none of it.
Hack on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Suzinuki throws a hook to the side of Hack's head but Hack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hack fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzinuki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hack is looking to clinch but Suzinuki is avoiding it.
Suzinuki jabs Hack to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hack takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Suzinuki misses with a straight right.
Suzinuki keeps the fight on the outside.
Hack wants to clinch
and Suzinuki counters with a one-two to the body.
Suzinuki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hack tries to avoid it but Suzinuki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hack to the ground. Hack escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hack takes one on the button.
Crack Hack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hack tries to clinch
and Suzinuki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Suzinuki.
Suzinuki manages to break the clinch.
Hack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suzinuki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hack tries to clinch but Suzinuki is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lotus Suzinuki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Suzinuki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Suzinuki throws a shot from downtown. Hack moves away and avoids it.
Suzinuki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Suzinuki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hack ducks under a wild hook from Suzinuki.
Hack tries to clinch but Suzinuki is having none of it.
Suzinuki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hack tries to close the distance and clinch but Suzinuki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Suzinuki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Suzinuki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Suzinuki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hack tries to clinch there but Suzinuki circles away.
Hack doesn't manage to clinch there - Suzinuki circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hack wants to clinch.
Hack is looking to clinch but Suzinuki is avoiding it.
Hack tries to clinch up but Suzinuki circles away and keeps his distance.
Suzinuki misses with a hook.
Suzinuki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hack gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hack lands an elbow inside.
Hack blocks an uppercut.
Suzinuki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Suzinuki avoiding damage as Hack throws knees to the body.
Hack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hack throws a punch but it's blocked by Suzinuki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzinuki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Hack.
Suzinuki misses with a punch on the inside.
Hack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Suzinukis head.
Hack gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Lotus Suzinuki has been cut.
Suzinuki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Suzinuki backwards.
Suzinuki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hack backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hack lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hack pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hack trying to stall but Suzinuki improves his position.
Suzinuki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hack's elbow.
Hack softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Suzinuki tries for a takedown but Hack manages to get underhooks.
Hack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Suzinuki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suzinuki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hack is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hack moves in looking to clinch but Suzinuki pushes him off.
Hack takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hack tries to clinch up
and Suzinuki counters with a straight right hand.
Lotus Suzinuki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hack wants to clinch up but Suzinuki keeps it at a distance.
Crack Hack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hack wants to clinch up but Suzinuki keeps it at a distance.
Hack wants to clinch but Suzinuki slips to the side
and Suzinuki counters with a body kick that stops Hack in his tracks momentarily.
Suzinuki connects with a right hand. Hack shakes it off.
Hack wants to clinch up but Suzinuki keeps it at a distance.
Suzinuki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hack looks to clinch
and Suzinuki counters with a stiff right hand.
Hack slips a straight right by Suzinuki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hack tries to clinch up but Suzinuki circles away and keeps his distance.
Hack doesn't manage to clinch there - Suzinuki circles away.
Hack has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hack wants to clinch up but Suzinuki keeps it at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Suzinuki. Beautiful body shot.
Hack explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hack doesn't manage to clinch there - Suzinuki circles away.
Suzinuki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hack's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Suzinuki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hack scrambles back to his feet.
Hack moves to clinch but Suzinuki breaks away
and Suzinuki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hack thinking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hack clinches up with Suzinuki and pushes him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Hack to work.
Hack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suzinuki.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crack Hack showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Suzinuki 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lotus Suzinuki!
Lotus Suzinuki took some time post fight to say the following; 'Holm is nothing but a ponce, screw you Corporation, I spit on you losers.'.
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energy
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