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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omari Trigg (ranked 4000 p4p, 3963 weight class) and Fabio Susudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Omari Trigg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fabio Susudo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ron Honeybunn and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susudo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Trigg.
Susudo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Susudo scoring well with a low kick there.
Susudo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Susudo throws a head kick that Trigg semi-blocks.
Susudo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fabio Susudo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trigg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Susudo can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trigg blocks a leg kick.
Trigg half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Trigg takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fabio Susudo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susudo misses with a head kick.
Trigg changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Trigg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Susudo scores with a leg kick.
Susudo scores with a kick to the body.
Susudo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Susudo misses with a head kick.
Susudo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Trigg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Trigg counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trigg wants to control from the top but Susudo keeps moving.
Susudo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trigg is one step ahead there.
Trigg has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Trigg landing some decent shots from guard.
Trigg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Susudo is keeping the position for now.
Trigg scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Trigg preventing the sweep.
Trigg throwing strikes but missing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trigg working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Susudo's head.
Susudo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Susudo wants to pass the guard but Trigg is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trigg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Trigg on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Trigg tries to get out of the position.
Susudo tries to stand and escape but Trigg is controlling the position.
Susudo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Susudo wants to control the pace but Trigg is squirming around nicely.
Trigg tries to hold on but Susudo pushes him away.
Susudo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Trigg is looking to escape.
Trigg tries to hold on but Susudo pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susudo wants to control the pace but Trigg is squirming around nicely.
Susudo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Trigg haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Trigg might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Trigg is trying desperately to improve position.
Susudo looking to control but Trigg is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fabio Susudo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Susudo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Trigg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trigg drops down looking for a counter takedown but Susudo sprawls and moves away.
Susudo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trigg appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Trigg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Susudo. Susudo obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Susudo.
Susudo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Susudo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susudo throws a low kick but Trigg avoids it.
Trigg is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Susudo throws a head kick but Trigg moves out of range.
Trigg appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Susudo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trigg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Susudo.
Susudo takes the fight into the clinch.
Susudo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Trigg drops down looking for an ankle pick but Susudo pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susudo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Susudo tries a knee to the head but Trigg blocks it.
Knees to the body from Susudo.
Susudo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Susudo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Susudo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trigg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trigg takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Omari Trigg has been cut.
Susudo missing with knees to the body.
Susudo lands a good knee to the midsection. Trigg won't want to take too many of those.
Susudo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Trigg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Susudo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trigg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Susudo missing with knees to the body.
Susudo scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susudo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trigg avoids it.
Susudo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trigg's face.
Trigg is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Trigg wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Omari Trigg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trigg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Susudo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Susudo stops a takedown attempt from Trigg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Susudo missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Susudo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fabio Susudo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Omari Trigg's cut.
That's time! Trigg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Susudo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Susudo throws a sloppy head kick
and Trigg counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Trigg.
Susudo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Trigg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Susudo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Trigg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Trigg keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Susudo's head.
Susudo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Susudo is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Trigg reverses the position - he's now on top in Susudo's guard.
Omari Trigg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Susudo trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trigg throws a big right hand that misses.
Susudo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trigg is one step ahead there.
Susudo is trying to keep Trigg in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trigg works over Susudo with some ground and pound from guard.
Trigg trying to control but Susudo is working from the bottom.
Susudo looking for a sweep. Not yet Susudo, not yet.
Trigg throwing strikes but missing.
Trigg connects with a couple of short punches.
Trigg wants to control from the top but Susudo keeps moving.
Trigg postures up.
Trigg working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Susudo's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trigg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Susudo looking to control.
Trigg working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Susudo's head.
Trigg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Trigg working some strikes from top position.
Omari Trigg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fabio Susudo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trigg's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Trigg content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Susudo is trying to control the position but Trigg postures up.
Susudo looking for a sweep. Not yet Susudo, not yet.
Trigg trying to control the position from guard on top but Susudo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trigg throws a big right hand that misses.
Susudo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Trigg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trigg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Trigg works over Susudo with some ground and pound from guard.
Trigg postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Susudo is on top in guard.
Susudo tries to free his leg and advance position but Trigg is retaining full guard.
Susudo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Trigg's guard.
Trigg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susudo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trigg is keeping the position for now.
Susudo trying to control but Trigg is working from the bottom.
Susudo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Trigg has a closed guard, preventing Susudo from standing up.
Susudo trying to control the position from guard on top but Trigg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Susudo wants to get up but he can't break Trigg's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
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.
Trigg keeping moving, preventing Susudo from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Susudo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trigg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Susudo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Susudo tries to clinch up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Susudo throws a leg kick which misses Trigg's front leg but catches the back leg as Trigg tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Omari Trigg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Susudo 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:29
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabio Susudo!
Fabio Susudo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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FIGHT
RATING
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