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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Suzuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Suzuki moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Suzuki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suzuki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suzuki could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Suzuki sprawls well.
Kevin Suzuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Suzuki.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Suzuki misses with a wild combination.
Suzuki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Suzuki.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Suzuki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Suzuki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Suzuki tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Suzuki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Suzuki is out of range and Johnson settles back down.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Suzuki is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Suzuki is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Suzuki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kevin Suzuki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suzuki stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Suzuki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Suzuki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Johnson.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Suzuki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kevin Suzuki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Johnson.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Suzuki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson slips a straight right by Suzuki.
Johnson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Johnson lands in his opponent's guard.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson drops back looking for a leg! Suzuki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Suzuki manages to kick Johnson off! Johnson jumps back into Suzuki's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki being controlled here, momentarily.
Johnson stands up from Suzuki's guard - Johnson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Suzuki throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Suzuki sprawls well.
A clash of legs there as Johnson blocks the low kick.
Suzuki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Suzuki throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Suzuki does no damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Suzuki blocks the leg kick.
Suzuki checks a low kick from Johnson.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Suzuki.
Suzuki just misses with a punch to the body.
Suzuki tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson slips under a jab from Suzuki.
Suzuki moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Suzuki.
Suzuki thows a body shot but no joy.
Suzuki throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
A jab from Suzuki misses.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four 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.
Suzuki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Suzuki misses with a series of wild punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Suzuki doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Suzuki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Suzuki is out of range and Johnson settles back down.
Johnson tries to land a leg kick but Suzuki saw it coming and moves away.
Johnson throws a push kick but Suzuki slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Suzuki checks a low kick from Johnson.
Johnson moves out of range as Suzuki throws a body kick.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson moves out of range as Suzuki strikes.
Suzuki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suzuki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suzuki wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Johnson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Suzuki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Suzuki misses with a wild body shot.
Suzuki misses with the combination.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson is looking to slow Suzuki down with leg kicks.
Suzuki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suzuki throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a leg kick.
Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Suzuki wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Suzuki is on top in guard.
Suzuki won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Suzuki wants to stand and escape but instead Johnson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson stops Suzuki from standing up.
Suzuki wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Johnson trying to control but Suzuki is working from the bottom.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Suzuki is retaining full guard.
Suzuki wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Donk. Johnson catches Suzuki right on the button with a cross.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suzuki throws out the jab.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Suzuki misses with a wild combination.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Suzuki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson misses with a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Suzuki. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Kevin Suzuki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Johnson.
Suzuki throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Suzuki 's knee.
Suzuki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Suzuki checks a leg kick.
Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Suzuki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Suzuki is trying to buck Johnson off.
Suzuki can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki tries to escape but Johnson is in control.
Johnson taking a breather here.
Let's hope that Johnson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Suzuki tries to improve position but can't.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Suzuki missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Suzuki tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Suzuki tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Suzuki tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Suzuki misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Some wild striking there from Suzuki.
Suzuki misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Suzuki blocks a low kick nicely.
Suzuki throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Suzuki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Suzuki misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Suzuki 's knee.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Suzuki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Suzuki drops Johnson with a right and a left! Suzuki comes rushing in but Johnson regains his composure and manages to keep Suzuki in guard.
Johnson is rocked!
Suzuki trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Suzuki finish him?
Suzuki decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Suzuki tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Suzuki thows a leg kick but Johnson checks it
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Suzuki was not able to check.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson working for a submission but Suzuki is keeping him at bay.
Suzuki is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Johnson has control of Suzuki's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Suzuki regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Johnson goes for an armbar but Suzuki turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Suzuki.
Suzuki has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Johnson is proving hard to escape from.
Suzuki gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Suzuki moves out of range of the leg kick from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Suzuki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jack Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson content to stall in guard here.
Suzuki wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Suzuki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson content to control rather than advance.
Suzuki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson decides to stand and escape the position.
Suzuki is looking to clinch.
Suzuki looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Suzuki checks a leg kick nicely.
Suzuki is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Suzuki lands a nice shot to the body.
Suzuki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
Suzuki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
Suzuki lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Johnson can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Suzuki and Johnson drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Suzuki.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Suzuki!
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