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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baron Suzaski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pops Maellard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pops Maellard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Baron Suzaski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pops Maellard!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Maellard both land. Nice combination.
Maellard throws a jab when Suzaski was well out of range.
Maellard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maellard misses the shot to the body.
Maellard is looking to score with low kicks.
Suzaski scores with a jab to the body.
Maellard has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Suzaski throws a body shot but no joy.
Suzaski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maellard was well out of range. Poor timing from Suzaski.
Suzaski wants to clinch up but Maellard keeps it at a distance.
Maellard jabs Suzaski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Suzaski throws a hook to the side of Maellard's head but Maellard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pops Maellard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maellard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maellard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Suzaski closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suzaski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maellard blocks a jab.
Maellard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab by Suzaski.
Sloppy strikes from Maellard. Those never looked like landing.
Suzaski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maellard.
Suzaski is looking to counter the offense by Maellard and move into the clinch.
Suzaski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maellard manages to avoid it.
Maellard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Maellard misses.
Suzaski throws a poor cross that misses
and Maellard counters with a stiff right hand.
Suzaski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Suzaski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suzaski moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMaellard.
Suzaski avoids the head kick by Maellard.
Maellard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Suzaski misses.
A little jabbing left from Maellard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Suzaski misses with a looping right.
Maellard looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Maellard scores with a jab to the head.
Maellard misses with a head kick.
Maellard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suzaski.
Suzaski looks to land a right hand but Maellard moved out of range.
Maellard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suzaski moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maellard.
Suzaski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A nice combination there by Maellard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suzaski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maellard. Maellard obviously looking to wear him down.
Maellard misses with a double jab.
Suzaski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Maellard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzaski misses with an uppercut.
Suzaski looks to land a left hand but Maellard moved out of range nicely.
Maellard throws a combination. Suzaski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A cross from Suzaski lands.
Suzaski misses with a right hand
and Suzaski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maellard lands with a nice body punch.
Maellard scores with a leg kick.
Maellard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Suzaski connects with the punch.
Suzaski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maellard scores with a nice right hand.
Suzaski ducks under a wild hook from Maellard.
Maellard takes a swing at Suzaski's ribcage but misses.
Suzaski is looking to clinch.
Maellard scores with a nice head shot.
Maellard throws a nice looking combination but Suzaski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maellard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maellard misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maellard avoids the body shot from Suzaski.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maellard! But no joy.
Maellard scores with a nice strike.
Suzaski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maellards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maellard slips a straight right by Suzaski.
Suzaski throws a looping overhand right but Maellard ducks down to avoid it.
Maellard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maellard looks to score with a jab to the body but Suzaski is just out of range.
Suzaski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maellard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Suzaski jabs Maellard right on the nose. Maellard blinks but takes it well.
Maellard swings for the body but Suzaski moves out of range.
Suzaski is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Maellard.
Jab from Suzaski.
Maellard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maellard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maellard misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Suzaski.
Maellard slips under a jab from Suzaski.
Suzaski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Suzaski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzaski lands a jab to Maellard's midsection.
Maellard misses with a few strikes there.
Suzaski misses with a hook. Maellard ducked under it nicely.
Suzaski slips a jab from Maellard.
Maellard just misses with a punch to the body.
Suzaski misses with a hook. Maellard ducked under it nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Suzaski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Maellard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suzaski.
Maellard misses with a straight right.
Maellard swings for the body but Suzaski moves out of range.
Suzaski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Suzaski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maellard moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suzaski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maellard tries a head kick but it misses.
Suzaski is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Maellard misses with a body shot.
Suzaski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maellard ducks under a wild hook from Suzaski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pops Maellard dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Suzaski takes a swing at Maellard's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suzaski. Maellard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maellard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Maellard blocks a jab.
Maellard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Suzaski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maellard.
Maellard slips a straight right by Suzaski.
Suzaski throws a hook but Maellard avoids it easily.
Maellard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Suzaski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maellard lands with a kick to the temple. Suzaski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A swing and a miss from Suzaski.
Suzaski has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Suzaski ducks under a wild hook from Maellard.
Suzaski is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Maellard.
Pops Maellard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suzaski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suzaski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maellard.
Maellard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suzaski throws a big shot that misses.
Suzaski dodges the punch combination from Maellard.
Suzaski avoids the head kick by Maellard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Maellard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Suzaski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maellard goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fighters circling - Suzaski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Suzaski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Suzaski slips under a jab from Maellard.
An attempted straight right counter from Suzaski misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maellard, right into the meat.
Suzaski misses with a straight left.
Maellard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Suzaski. Suzaski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Suzaski just misses with a punch to the body.
Suzaski throws a lazy uppercut
and Maellard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maellard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maellard throws a body kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maellard swats away the attempt to clinch by Suzaski.
Suzaski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maellard with a hook.
Suzaski just misses with a punch to the body.
Maellard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maellard lands a nice shot to the body.
Suzaski misses with a hook
and Suzaski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Suzaski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maellard.
Suzaski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maellard counters with a stiff right hand.
Suzaski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maellard counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice cross by Maellard.
Jab from Suzaski.
Suzaski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maellard misses with a looping right.
Suzaski throws a right hand that misses
and Maellard counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Suzaski misses.
Maellard lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Suzaski is rocked!
Suzaski with a hook.
Oh Suzaski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maellard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suzaski.
Maellard takes one to the chin there.
Suzaski misses with a wild body shot.
Suzaski seems to have got his legs back now.
Suzaski throws out a loose jab but Maellard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suzaski misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Maellard to counter with a crisp jab.
Suzaski throws a jab but it's blocked by Maellard.
Suzaski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maellard lands a jab to Suzaski's midsection.
Suzaski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Suzaski misses with a hook. Maellard ducked under it nicely.
Maellard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suzaski was well out of range. Poor timing from Maellard.
Maellard lands with a straight right. Suzaski didn't see that one coming.
Maellard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Maellard keeps the fight on the outside.
Maellard now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Maellard thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Maellard.
Maellard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suzaski.
Suzaski attempts a counter takedown but Maellard avoids it well and moves away.
Maellard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzaski doesn't manage to clinch there - Maellard circles away.
Maellard misses with a hook. Suzaski ducked under it nicely.
Suzaski blocks a jab.
Suzaski throws a jab but it's blocked by Maellard.
Maellard slips under a jab from Suzaski.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maellard. Suzaski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maellard throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Suzaski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maellard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maellard lands a nice shot to the body.
Suzaski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maellard was well out of range. Poor timing from Suzaski.
Maellard misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Suzaski.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maellard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suzaski moves away.
Suzaski throws an overhand right that lands on Maellard's shoulder, as Maellard tries to avoid the shot.
Maellard feints a counter leg kick.
Maellard misses with a looping left.
Suzaski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maellard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pops Maellard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Suzaski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maellard moves away.
Maellard defending well as Suzaski loads up on a big left hand.
Suzaski throws a poor cross that misses
and Maellard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Suzaski just misses with a punch to the body.
Suzaski looks to land a right hand but Maellard moved out of range.
Maellard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suzaski moves away.
Suzaski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maellard lands a nice hook to Suzaski's body. Suzaski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maellard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suzaski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Suzaski throws a shot from downtown. Maellard moves away and avoids it.
Maellard throws out a counter right but Suzaski avoids it with no problem.
Suzaski looks to land a right hand but Maellard moved out of range.
Maellard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maellard lands a high kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Maellard.
Maellard throws a series of punches but Suzaski avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Suzaski misses the target.
Maellard takes a swing at Suzaski's ribcage but misses.
Suzaski scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suzaski looks to score with a jab to the body but Maellard is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzaski throws the left hand but Maellard avoids the punch easily.
Suzaski scores with a hook.
Good leg kick by Maellard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maellard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maellard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Suzaski avoids the body shot from Maellard.
Maellard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maellard defending well as Suzaski loads up on a big left hand.
Maellard misses with the combination.
Maellard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maellard slips under a jab.
Suzaski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Suzaski throws a lazy right hand but Maellard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maellard is looking for the big counter here.
Maellard throws a nice looking combination but Suzaski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Suzaski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maellard throws a series of punches but Suzaski moves out of range.
Good exchange - Suzaski coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maellard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Suzaski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maellard blocks a jab.
Suzaski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suzaski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maellard.
Suzaski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maellard.
Maellard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maellard throws a hook to the side of Suzaski's head but Suzaski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maellard misses with a head kick.
Maellard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suzaski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Suzaski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Suzaski throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Maellard.
Suzaski misses with a right hand
and Maellard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maellard scores with a hook to the body. Suzaski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maellard throws a hook to the side of Suzaski's head but Suzaski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Maellard finds it's target.
The fighters circling - Suzaski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maellard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suzaski.
Suzaski wants to clinch up but Maellard keeps it at a distance.
Suzaski missing with a left hand there. Maellard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Suzaski throws a hook to the side of Maellard's head but Maellard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suzaski loads up on a big right hand but Maellard slips the punch.
Suzaski's corner calls for a 1-2. Suzaski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Donk. Maellard catches Suzaski right on the button with a cross.
Suzaski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maellard scores with a decent looking hook.
Suzaski blocks a jab.
Maellard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Suzaski.
Suzaski ducks under a wild hook from Maellard.
Suzaski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suzaski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzaski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maellard.
Maellard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maellard moves away from the strike by Suzaski.
Suzaski backing away here, and Maellard unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Suzaski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suzaski moves away from the strike by Maellard.
Maellard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Suzaski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Suzaski moves forwards but Maellard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Maellard throws a hook but Suzaski blocks it.
Suzaski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Suzaski throws a body shot but no joy.
Maellard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suzaski.
Maellard blocks a jab.
Maellard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Suzaski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Suzaski ducks under a wild hook from Maellard.
Baron Suzaski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pops Maellard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Suzaski clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pops Maellard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maellard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pops Maellard!
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