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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maatia Supuaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhuy Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Supuaga's entrance music is Wanna Taki Taki. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maatia Supuaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhuy Hong!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong throws out a loose jab but Supuaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Supuaga closes the distance and clinches.
Hong landing knees to the body.
Supuaga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Supuaga tries a body shot but Hong blocks it.
Hong lands a knee to the body.
Hong blocks a body shot from Supuaga.
Supuaga managing to block the knees to the body from Hong.
A nice left hand lands by Supuaga.
Hong jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Supuaga walks away with a smile on his face. Hong gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hong throws a hook but Supuaga avoids it easily.
Supuaga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Supuaga has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Supuaga has had enough of the clinch but Hong keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Supuaga.
Supuaga misses with a body punch.
Supuaga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hong scores with a shot to the body.
Supuaga takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hong with a knee to the head.
Supuaga can't break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hong - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Supuaga holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Supuaga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Supuaga.
Hong manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Supuaga slowing the pace effectively.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Supuaga.
Supuaga seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Hong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Supuaga blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supuaga can't find room to land a body shot as Hong controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hong.
Supuaga lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hong or not.
Hong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Supuaga.
Hong tries to land knees in the clinch but Supuaga avoids the damage to the body.
Supuaga presses Hong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Supuaga scores with a hook to the body.
Supuaga lands a right hand.
Supuaga lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Supuaga.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong tries a knee to the head but Supuaga blocks it.
A short left from Supuaga.
Hong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hong tries to land knees in the clinch but Supuaga avoids the damage to the body.
Supuaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Supuaga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Supuaga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Supuaga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supuaga misses with the head strike.
Hong lands a nice knee to the body.
Hong trying to control the position but instead, Supuaga has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hong into the cage.
Supuaga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Supuaga is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hong looking to throw knees to the head but Supuaga is blocking nicely.
Hong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hong trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Supuaga on the inside.
Hong misses with a knee to the head.
Hong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Supuaga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Supuaga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hong throws a punch but it's blocked by Supuaga.
Hong taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Supuaga.
Hong taking a breather.
Supuaga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Supuaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Supuaga lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hong or not.
Supuaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Supuaga working aggressively here.
Hong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Supuaga displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hong up against the cage.
Hong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Supuaga in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Supuaga has Hong pushed against the cage.
Supuaga avoiding damage as Hong throws knees to the body.
Supuaga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hong working Supuaga over with knees to the body.
Supuaga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hong backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Maatia Supuaga will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Supuaga forces Hong back against the cage and clinches.
Supuaga lands an uppercut.
Hong blocking some punches.
Hong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hong fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Supuaga digs a right hand underneath Hong's ribcage. Hong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hong tries a knee to the head but Supuaga blocks it.
Supuaga lands a nice uppercut.
Hong has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Supuaga seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hong can turn it around.
Supuaga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Supuaga.
Supuaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Hong.
Supuaga trying to control the position but instead, Hong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Supuaga into the cage.
Supuaga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hong misses with a left hand
and Supuaga counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hong misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong throws an overhand right that lands on Supuaga's shoulder, as Supuaga tries to avoid the shot.
Supuaga closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Hong.
Supuaga scores with a shot to the side of Hong's head.
Hong scores a nice knee to the body.
Hong tries to land knees in the clinch but Supuaga avoids the damage to the body.
Supuaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Supuaga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Supuaga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Supuaga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hong's elbow.
A short right from Supuaga on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supuaga letting Hong take a breather here.
Hong with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Supuaga is defending well for now.
Hong blocks an uppercut.
Hong dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Maatia Supuaga has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Supuaga.
Hong is breathing heavily.
Supuaga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Supuaga.
Hong prevents Supuaga from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Supuaga is keeping busy.
Supuaga stalling against the cage.
Hong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Hong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hong tries to pull guard but Supuaga holds him up against the cage and eventually Hong drops back down to his feet.
Hong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Supuaga avoids it.
Hong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hong has a couple of punches blocked by Supuaga.
Supuaga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Supuaga clinches.
Supuaga avoiding damage as Hong throws knees to the body.
Supuaga has a couple of punches blocked by Hong.
Supuaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Supuaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Supuaga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Supuaga stalling against the cage.
Supuaga misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hong lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supuaga throws a head punch that misses.
Hong being controlled against the cage.
Supuaga gets through Hong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Supuaga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Supuaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Supuaga misses with some punches.
Hong misses with a knee strike.
Hong blocks a body shot from Supuaga.
Supuaga looking to stall.
Supuaga avoiding damage as Hong throws knees to the body.
Hong prevents a body shot from Supuaga.
Hong looking to throw knees to the head but Supuaga is blocking nicely.
Supuaga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hong pulls guard successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maatia Supuaga dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Supuaga gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Supuaga misses with a punch to the body.
Hong misses with a knee to the head.
Hong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Supuaga lands with a light punch inside.
Supuaga lands a body punch in the clinch.
Supuaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Hong.
Supuaga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hong's elbow.
Hong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Supuaga.
Supuaga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hong backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Supuaga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hong's elbow.
Hong prevents a body shot from Supuaga.
Supuaga throws a head punch that misses.
Supuaga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supuaga managing to block the knees to the body from Hong.
Supuaga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hong can do to turn this around?
Supuaga managing to block the knees to the body from Hong.
Hong blocks an uppercut.
Hong tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hong tries to land a knee to the head but Supuaga blocks with his arms.
Hong working Supuaga over with knees to the body.
Hong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Supuaga blocks a body shot from Hong.
A nice left hand lands by Supuaga.
Supuaga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Supuaga misses with a punch on the inside.
Supuaga looking to slow down the pace here.
Supuaga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Supuaga.
Hong takes a shot to the head.
Hong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hong throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong trying to control the position but instead, Supuaga has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hong into the cage.
Supuaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Supuaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hong is trying to pull guard but Supuaga turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Supuaga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Supuaga.
Supuaga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hong misses with a wild body shot.
Supuaga has Hong up against the cage in a clinch.
Supuaga stalling against the cage.
Hong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Supuaga is keeping busy.
Hong trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong is looking to control Supuaga's arms but Supuaga gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hong has his back to the cage.
Supuaga breaks from the clinch.
Supuaga forces Hong back against the cage and clinches.
Hong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Supuaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zhuy Hong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Supuaga lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Supuaga creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Supuaga prevents a body shot from Hong.
Supuaga misses with some punches.
Supuaga lands with a right to the head.
Supuaga tries to throw a body punch but Hong avoids it by throwing Supuaga back against the cage.
Hong prevents a body shot from Supuaga.
Supuaga avoiding damage as Hong throws knees to the body.
Hong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Supuaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Supuaga dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supuaga displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hong up against the cage.
Supuaga working aggressively here.
Supuaga scores with a shot to the side of Hong's head.
Supuaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Hong.
Hong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Supuaga.
Hong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Supuaga.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Supuaga lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maatia Supuaga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Supuaga works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Supuaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hong tries to land a knee to the head but Supuaga blocks with his arms.
Hong misses with a knee to the head.
Hong is trying to pull guard but Supuaga has him pressed against the cage.
Maatia Supuaga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhuy Hong.
Hong misses with a knee to the head.
Supuaga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Supuaga.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maatia Supuaga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Supuaga, 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maatia Supuaga!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Maatia Supuaga made sure he mentioned Blue Moon, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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