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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 25, 2023 |
#R1#
Suega throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azauski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Suega is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suega throws a hook to the side of Azauski's head but Azauski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL#
Azauski moves into range and clinches up with Suega.
Azauski misses with a punch on the inside.
Azauski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Suega is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Azauski is keeping busy.
Azauski can't get the takedown.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suega is trying to stall.
Suega scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Suega misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Suega. #T1#
Azauski jumps guard but Suega stands there with Azauski around his waist. Azauski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Azauski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suega lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Azauski is looking to break free of the clinch but Suega has double underhooks.
Suega will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Azauski up against the cage.
Azauski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Suega taking a breather.
Suega lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Azauski backwards.
Suega throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Azauskis head. #TD#
Azauski jumps guard and drags Suega to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Azauski is trying to keep Suega in close.
Suega trying to stand up but can't free himself from Azauski's guard.#T2#
Azauski trying to keep a closed guard but Suega is proving a slippery customer.
Suega really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Azauski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#ES#
Azauski scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Suega wants to clinch up but Azauski keeps it at a distance.
Suega throws a hook but Azauski blocks it.#KD2#
Suega lands a big right hand that sends Azauski crashing to the mat! Suega stays standing though and waves Azauski back to his feet!#ROC2#Azauski is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Suega misses.
Azauski went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Oh Azauski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tataio Suega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azauski is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Suega doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Azauski crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Azauski's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tataio Suega!
In his post fight interview, Tataio Suega started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 17, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Li gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Li crunches a lovely knee into Suega's ribcage.
Li lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Li.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
Suega gets through Li's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Suega blocks with his arms.
Suega scores with a hook to the body.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Suega trying to stall but Li improves his position.
Li with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suega.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suega is looking to control Li's arms but Li gets an underhook and turns him. Now Suega has his back to the cage.
Suega just leaning against Li, taking a breather.
Li connects with a nasty looking knee right to Suega's face.
#CUT#It looks like Tataio Suega has been cut.
Suega takes a knee to the side of the body.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Suega is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Suega fails to land.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Suega blocks with his arms.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
#T1#
Suega tries a body shot but Li blocks it.
Li is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Suega stalling against the cage.
Suega misses with a body punch.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Suega lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Li is breathing heavily.
Suega lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Suega is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Li is keeping busy.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suega blocks it with crossed arms.
Suega lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Suega.
Suega lands a body punch in the clinch.
Suega lands an uppercut.
Suega looking to slow down the pace here.
Suega works on Li's body with a couple of short punches.
Li blocking some punches.
#T2#
A short right from Suega.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Suega lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Suega.
Suega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suega is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Suega is looking to control Li's arms but Li gets an underhook and turns him. Now Suega has his back to the cage.
Suega working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Li misses with a knee strike.
Suega throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lis head.
Suega working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Suega is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Come on Suega - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T3#
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tataio Suega.#CL2#
Suega gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Suega lands with a right to the head.
Suega stalls.
Suega lands a right hand that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Li tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Suega - that landed with a thud.
Suega makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Suega lands with a left to the head.
Suega lands a shot to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Li as Suega tries to tie him up.
Suega lands a body shot in the clinch.
Suega is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Suega lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Suega.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Li as Suega tries to tie him up.
Suega stalls. #T4#
Suega goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suega is looking to control Li's arms but Li gets an underhook and turns him. Now Suega has his back to the cage.
Suega scores with a shoulder strike.
Suega scores with a hook to the body.
Li prevents a body shot from Suega.
Suega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Li misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Suega.
Suega is trying to maintain a safe position but Li gets an underhook and turns Suega into the cage.
Suega is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've been informed that Suega has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Suega throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lis head.
Suega tries to stall but Li uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Li letting Suega take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tataio Suega.
Li slips under a jab from Suega.#CL2#
Suega moves into range and clinches up with Li.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tataio Suega dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tataio Suega's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Suega checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Li avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Suega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Li was well out of range. Poor timing from Suega.
Suega avoids a kick to the body.
#CL#
Li has taken the fight to the clinch.
Suega misses with a hook to the ribs.
Suega misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Suega tries to stall but Li uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suega blocks it with crossed arms.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suega has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Suega working aggressively here.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section. Suega lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suega blocks it with crossed arms.
Suega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suega lands a body punch.
Li tries a knee to the head but Suega blocks it.
Suega taking a breather.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Suega presses Li against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T1#
Nice body punch from Suega.
Tataio Suega seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Suega trying to control the position but instead, Li has worked for underhooks and has pushed Suega into the cage.
Li tries a knee to the head but Suega blocks it.
Suega tries to stall but Li uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Suega lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Suega lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Suega trying to control the position but instead, Li has worked for underhooks and has pushed Suega into the cage.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Suega is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Li is keeping busy.
Suega is looking to control Li's arms but Li gets an underhook and turns him. Now Suega has his back to the cage.
A right hand to the body from Suega.
Suega goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Suega. #T2#
Suega working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Suega scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Suega lands a nice uppercut.
Suega tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Suega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Suega presses Li against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Suega scores with a nice short uppercut.
Suega lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li prevents a body shot from Suega.
Suega lands a hook that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Suega looking to stall.
Still in the clinch, Suega scores with a nice short uppercut.
Suega misses with a body punch.
Suega wants to stall.
Suega working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Suega misses with a punch to the body.
#T3#
Suega holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Suega slows down the pace here.
Suega continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A left hand lands to the body for Suega.
Suega is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Suega fails to land.
Suega works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Suega wants to stall.
Suega tries to stall but Li uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tataio Suega.
Li moves out of range as Suega strikes.
Li throws a leg kick but Suega sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Li uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suega.
Suega lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CL2#
Suega moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#T4#
Li prevents a body shot from Suega.
Li landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Suega blocks with his arms.
Suega avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Suega lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Suega is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Suega struggles to land a body shot inside as Li controls his hands.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suega avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Suega pushes Li back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suega avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Suega.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suega blocks it with crossed arms.
Suega taking a breather.
Suega presses Li against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tataio Suega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tataio Suega's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Suega scores with a jab to the head.
Wu Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Suega wants to stall.
Suega lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knees to the body from Li.
Li connects with a nasty looking knee right to Suega's face.
Suega is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Suega scores with a nice hook to the head.
Li utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suega avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li prevents a body shot from Suega.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee is keeping an eye on Suega - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Suega throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T1#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Suega.
Suega lands with a light punch inside.
Suega lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Suega is trying to maintain a safe position but Li gets an underhook and turns Suega into the cage.
Suega has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Suega lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Suega digs a right hand into Li's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Li's gas tank.
Li's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Suega is looking to control Li's arms but Li gets an underhook and turns him. Now Suega has his back to the cage.
Suega lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Suega doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Suega taking a breather.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suega has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Suega softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Suega stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Suega scores with a nice hook to the head.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suega is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suega misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Suega goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Suega looking to slow down the pace here.
Suega is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Suega can't find room to land a body shot as Li controls the action.
Li tries a knee to the head but Suega blocks it.
Li tries a knee to the head but Suega blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Suega scores with a nice short uppercut.
Suega lands a hook that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Suega lands an uppercut.
Suega lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Li.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Suega.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suega blocks it with crossed arms.
Suega lands a nice uppercut.
Li blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Suega.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T3#
Suega looking to slow down the pace here.
Li blocking some punches.
Suega goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Suega looking to stall.
Suega lands with a light punch inside.
Suega blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suega makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Suega managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Li using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Suega misses with a hook from the clinch.
Suega lands a shoulder strike.
Suega tries to stall but Li uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Suega managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
#T4#
Li lands a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Suega creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Suega is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Suega looking to slow down the pace here.
Suega is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tataio Suega.
Suega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tataio Suega is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Li staying out of range there.
Suega lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Li circles away quickly and effectively.
Suega looks to throw the jab but Li is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Suega checks a low kick from Li.
Li keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suega.
Suega avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wu Li has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suega keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tataio Suega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Suega has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tataio Suega!
A less than humble Tataio Suega misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 07, 2022 |
#R1#
Minoko shoots for a double leg takedown but Suega sprawls well. He's pushed Minoko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Suega throws an overhand right that lands on Minoko's shoulder, as Minoko tries to avoid the shot. #TD2#
Minoko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Minoko lands in his opponent's guard.
Minoko slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Minoko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minoko slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T1#
Minoko slips nicely into half guard.#SUB2#
Minoko is looking for a kimura but Suega is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Minoko to get the leverage.
Minoko is figuring out what he wants to do next.#SUB2#
Minoko is working for a kimura but Suega is defending it quite comfortably.
Minoko frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #T2#
Minoko trying to control but Suega is having none of it. #SUB2#
Minoko working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Minoko controlling from mount. #T3##SUB2#
Minoko has hold of Suega's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Suega manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Minoko takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minoko landing strikes from the mount and Suega is in trouble!
Minoko landing shots from mount. #T4#
Minoko landing punches.
Suega is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Minoko controlling from the full mount.
Minoko lands a big elbow.
Minoko controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Minoko is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Suega is in real trouble.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Minoko dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##TD2#
Minoko gets a takedown into half guard.
Minoko with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SU2#
Minoko escapes and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minoko walks into a stiff left hand from Suega.#CUT#It looks like Takashi Minoko has been cut.#CL2#
Suega gets tackled into the cage by Minoko. Minoko maintains the clinch.
Suega gets underhooks to prevent Minoko's takedown attempt.
#T1#
Suega tries to stall but Minoko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Suega swings wildly with an uppercut but Minoko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suega is pushing Minoko up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Minoko is trying to pull guard but Suega has him pressed against the cage.
Minoko blocks an uppercut.
Suega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Minoko tries to pull guard but Suega won't allow it.
Tataio Suega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takashi Minoko.
Suega tries to stall but Minoko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Suega lands with a left to the head.
Suega looking to slow down the pace here.
Suega stalling in the clinch but Minoko improves position.
Suega lands a left hand that snaps the head of Minoko backwards.
Suega throws a punch but it's blocked by Minoko. #T2#
Suega looking to stall.
Suega lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Minoko or not.
Minoko tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Suega just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice body punch from Suega.
Minoko prevents a body shot from Suega.
Minoko fails to pull guard.
Minoko stalling against the cage.
Suega misses with a hook to the ribs.
Suega working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Suega is looking to control Minoko's arms but Minoko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Suega has his back to the cage.
Suega lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Minoko backwards.
Minoko wants to break free but Suega has control.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Minoko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Suega pulls his leg out and moves away.
Minoko is breathing heavily.#T3#
Minoko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Minoko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Suega.
Suega tries to clinch there but Minoko circles away.
Suega scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Suega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Minoko.
A telegraphed right hand from Suega misses the target.
Minoko is looking for the big counter here.
Suega fails with an attempt to clinch.
Minoko wants to counter with a clinch but Suega pushes him away.
Suega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Minoko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A jab from Suega misses.
Suega takes a swing at Minoko's ribcage but misses.
Suega misses with a few strikes there.
#T4#
Minoko tries for a takedown but Suega sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Suega appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Suega swings and misses with a shot to the body#TD2#
and Minoko counters with a single leg into guard. Suega didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minoko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Minoko throwing strikes but missing.
Suega knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Minoko on the ground.
Suega is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #SU2#
Minoko stands and steps away. Suega gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suega. Minoko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Minoko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tataio Suega dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Takashi Minoko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Suega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Minoko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Suega as he avoids it easily.
Suega pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Minoko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Suega defends it nicely.
Minoko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Suega misses.
Suega backing away here, and Minoko unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Minoko shoots for a takedown but Suega saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tataio Suega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takashi Minoko.
Suega thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minoko avoids the body shot from Suega.
Minoko lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Suega tries to clinch but Minoko is having none of it. #CL2#
Minoko drives through and clinches with Suega against the cage.
Minoko tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Suega just stands there and leans against the cage.#TD2#
Minoko pulls Suega into guard.
Minoko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Minoko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Minoko working a defensive guard but Suega passes into half guard.
Takashi Minoko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Suega wants to stand but Minoko has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Minoko trying to hold on to Suega's head to control him but Suega postures up.
Minoko moves into full guard.
Suega wants to stand and escape but instead Minoko has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB##T2##SU2#
Minoko gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tataio Suega is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Minoko.
Suega swings widly with a right hand
and Minoko counters with a two punch combo. #TD2#
Minoko bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Minoko are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minoko advances nicely into full mount.
Minoko content just to control the position here.
Suega taking shots to the head. #T3#
Minoko misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The referee warns Suega that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Minoko wants to control the pace but Suega is squirming around nicely. #SUB2#
Minoko looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.#SUB2#
Minoko has control of Suega's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Suega regains control of the situation pretty easily.
#T4#
Minoko controlling from the full mount. #SUB2#
Minoko is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Suega has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Minoko is working for a guillotine from mount but Suega frees his head quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takashi Minoko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Minoko 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takashi Minoko! |
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