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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Massey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baron Suzaski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Massey might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 5 minutes Alone. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Massey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Baron Suzaski!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massey takes a swing at Suzaski's ribcage but misses.
Suzaski changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Massey dips to his left and cracks Suzaski with an uppercut!
Suzaski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Massey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Suzaski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Suzaski pushes Massey up against the cage in a clinch.
Massey dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Suzaski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Massey avoids it.
Massey holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Massey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Massey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Massey lands a jab.
Massey lands with a nice body kick.
Suzaski takes one to the chin there.
Massey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suzaski clinches up with Massey and pushes him back against the cage.
Massey lands a body shot.
Suzaski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Suzaski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Massey is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzaski prevents Massey from breaking the clinch.
Suzaski can't find room to land a body shot as Massey controls the action.
Suzaski lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Suzaski.
Suzaski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Massey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Massey stalls.
Massey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Massey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Massey lands with a shot to the body.
Suzaski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Massey, pushing him back against the cage.
Massey scores with a hook to the body.
Massey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Massey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Massey misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Massey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Massey tests Suzaski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Massey misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzaski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Suzaski wants to clinch.
Baron Suzaski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Massey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suzaski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Massey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Suzaski scrambles back to his feet.
Suzaski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Massey misses with an uppercut.
Massey misses with a hook
and Suzaski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crunch! Massey slams his shin into Suzaski's torso.
Suzaski closes the distance and clinches.
Suzaski blocking some punches.
Massey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Suzaski can't find room to land a body shot as Massey controls the action.
Massey lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Massey.
Suzaski misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massey is looking to control Suzaski's arms but Suzaski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Massey has his back to the cage.
Massey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Massey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Suzaski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Suzaski gets a clinch.
Suzaski misses with the head strike.
Massey avoiding damage as Suzaski throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Massey.
Suzaski pushes off an throws an elbow but Massey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Suzaski lands a shoulder strike.
Suzaski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Massey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suzaski wants to clinch.
Massey throwing a counter right hand but Suzaski manages to avoid it.
Suzaski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Suzaski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Massey struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Massey is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Massey tries to bench press Suzaski off him but Suzaski keeps the position.
Suzaski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Suzaski is trying to get an arm triangle but Massey is defending well.
Suzaski tries for a kimura but Massey is defending well.
Massey is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Massey dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Massey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suzaski was well out of range. Poor timing from Massey.
Suzaski tries to clinch there but Massey circles away.
Suzaski closes the distance and pushes Massey back into the cage.
Suzaski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Massey avoids it.
Suzaski missing with knees to the body.
Baron Suzaski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Massey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Massey.
Massey breaks from the clinch.
Massey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Massey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Suzaski.
Suzaski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Massey cracks Suzaski with an open hand slap.
Massey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Massey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Massey tries a head kick but it misses.
Suzaski rushes Massey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Suzaski missing with knees to the body.
Suzaski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Josh Massey has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzaski throws a punch but it's blocked by Massey.
Suzaski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Suzaski has a couple of punches blocked by Massey.
A bit of stalling here from Massey.
Massey avoiding damage as Suzaski throws knees to the body.
Massey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suzaski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Massey can't break the clinch.
Massey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suzaski darts in trying to clinch
and Massey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Suzaski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Massey.
Massey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Suzaski wants to clinch
and Massey counters with a straight right hand.
Suzaski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Massey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massey fails to land with a series of punches.
Massey scores with a shot to the body.
Massey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suzaski can do to turn this around?
Suzaski throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Massey was covering up waiting for the punch and Suzaski finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Massey pushes Suzaski off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suzaski moves into the clinch.
Massey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Massey swings for the body but Suzaski moves out of range.
Suzaski wants to clinch.
Suzaski misses with a takedown attempt - Massey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Massey misses the target.
Josh Massey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baron Suzaski.
Suzaski takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massey jabs at Suzaski's body.
Suzaski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Massey as he avoids it easily.
Suzaski is breathing heavily.
Suzaski avoids the head kick by Massey.
Suzaski tries to clinch there but Massey circles away.
It looked like Massey wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Massey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Suzaski darts in looking for a takedown but Massey gets double underhooks and turns Suzaski into the cage.
A thudding body kick lands there by Massey!
Massey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Massey goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suzaski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Massey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Suzaski has time to react.
Massey misses with a body shot.
Suzaski clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Massey breaks from the clinch.
Suzaski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Massey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Massey delivers a nice body kick.
Suzaski throws a poor cross that misses
and Suzaski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Suzaski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Massey can pounce on him.
Suzaski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Massey.
Massey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Massey!
Massey cracks Suzaski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Massey. That's going to slow Suzaski down.
Massey scores with a decent looking hook.
Suzaski is rocked!
Suzaski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Massey circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suzaski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Massey but Massey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Suzaski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Massey misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Massey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josh Massey's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Suzaski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Suzaski scores with a takedown into Massey's guard.
Massey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Suzaski on the ground.
Massey is trying to control the position but Suzaski postures up.
Suzaski drops back, looking for a kneebar! Massey looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Massey looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Massey!
Massey is looking to take a break and control but Suzaski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Massey scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Suzaski to see if he's OK.
Suzaski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Massey wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Massey is looking to take a break and control but Suzaski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Suzaski tries to buck Massey off but Massey is having none of it.
Massey trying to control the position but Suzaski is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Suzaski is trying to get back to half guard.
Massey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suzaski keeps working.
Suzaski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Josh Massey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Massey decides to stand up, so the ref orders Suzaski to his feet.
Suzaski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzaski wants to clinch.
Suzaski is looking to clinch.
Massey misses with a two punch combination.
Suzaski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Massey misses with a wild combination.
Josh Massey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Suzaski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Massey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Suzaski somewhat.
Massey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suzaski manages to avoid it.
Suzaski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Suzaski moves out of range as Massey throws a body kick.
Suzaski fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzaski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Massey.
Suzaski tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Massey defends well and Suzaski ends up having to push Massey into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Massey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Massey cracks the inside of Suzaski's front leg.
Suzaski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Massey looks to score with a jab to the body but Suzaski is just out of range.
Suzaski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Suzaski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Massey swivels and escapes.
Josh Massey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baron Suzaski.
Suzaski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Massey.
Suzaski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suzaski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Suzaski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Massey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Massey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Massey, 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Massey!
A relieved looking Josh Massey thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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