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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Suggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makunouchi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hajime no Ippo - Champion Road Intro. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ippo Makunouchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Suggs!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suggs lands with a slapping head kick.
Makunouchi thows a body shot but no joy.
Suggs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Suggs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A swing and a miss from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi blocks a head kick by Suggs.
Makunouchi misses with a wild body shot.
Suggs feints and then cracks Makunouchi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Makunouchi down.
Makunouchi misses with a body shot.
Suggs throws a head kick that Makunouchi semi-blocks.
A head kick misses from Suggs.
Suggs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Makunouchi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Suggs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suggs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Makunouchi stuns Suggs with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Suggs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Makunouchi misses with a straight right.
Donk. Makunouchi catches Suggs right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Makunouchi. Suggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suggs explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Makunouchi thows a body shot but no joy.
Makunouchi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Suggs drops his hands momentarily and Makunouchi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Makunouchi swings widly with a right hand
and Suggs counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Makunouchi is looking to wear down Suggs with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suggs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Makunouchi blocks a head kick by Suggs.
Makunouchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick from Suggs lands but Makunouchi takes it in his stride.
Suggs misses with a head kick.
Suggs moves away from the strike by Makunouchi.
Makunouchi blocks a head kick by Suggs.
Makunouchi throws out a loose jab but Suggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suggs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suggs scores with a head kick. Makunouchi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Suggs throws a head kick but Makunouchi moves out of range.
Makunouchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suggs lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Suggs misses with a head kick.
Suggs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Makunouchi throws a hook but Suggs blocks it.
Makunouchi scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Makunouchi. Beautiful body shot.
Suggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suggs moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suggs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suggs throws a nice inside leg kick.
Makunouchi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suggs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Makunouchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suggs throws a head kick that misses.
Ippo Makunouchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Makunouchi misses.
Suggs throws a head kick that misses.
Suggs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Makunouchi.
Makunouchi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Suggs.
Suggs lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Suggs fakes the leg kick and cracks Makunouchi in the body.
A head kick from Suggs lands but Makunouchi takes it in his stride.
Makunouchi throws a body punch but Suggs moves out of range.
Makunouchi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Suggs.
Suggs tries a head kick but it misses.
Suggs throws a half hearted mid kick.
Suggs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makunouchi.
Suggs pushes Makunouchi away with a front kick.
Suggs lands a leg kick that knocks Makunouchi off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suggs moves away.
Makunouchi blocks a head kick by Suggs.
Makunouchi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Suggs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suggs looks gassed!
Suggs misses with a head kick.
Makunouchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suggs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A head kick misses from Suggs.
Makunouchi throws a body punch but Suggs moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makunouchi. Suggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suggs lands with a slapping head kick.
Makunouchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suggs.
Suggs plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Suggs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Makunouchi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Suggs.
Makunouchi throws a hook but Suggs blocks it.
Makunouchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Makunouchi misses with an uppercut.
Makunouchi misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Makunouchi.
A good leg kick by Suggs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suggs lands with a slapping head kick.
Suggs avoids the body shot from Makunouchi.
Suggs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Makunouchi swings for the body but Suggs moves out of range.
Makunouchi blocks a head kick by Suggs.
Makunouchi digs a good hook to Suggs's body.
Suggs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Suggs.
Makunouchi avoids the head kick by Suggs.
Suggs lands a high kick!
Suggs lands with a kick to the ribs.
Makunouchi misses with an uppercut. Suggs saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Makunouchi misses.
Makunouchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Makunouchi misses with a looping left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Suggs. That's going to slow Makunouchi down.
Suggs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Makunouchi's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Suggs dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A chopping leg kick lands by Suggs.
Makunouchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suggs moves away.
Suggs throws a nice head kick!
Suggs thumps Makunouchi with a low kick.
Suggs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suggs lands with a kick to the temple. Makunouchi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Suggs scores with a head kick.
Makunouchi avoids the head kick by Suggs.
Suggs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suggs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Makunouchi swings for the body but Suggs moves out of range.
Suggs scores with a kick to the midsection.
Makunouchi throws a jab when Suggs was well out of range.
Makunouchi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Makunouchi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Makunouchi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Suggs scores with a leg kick.
Suggs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Suggs misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suggs ducks under a wild hook from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi loads up on a big right hand but Suggs slips the punch.
Makunouchi loads up on a big right hand but Suggs slips the punch.
Suggs is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suggs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Suggs throws the kick towards the body but Makunouchi avoids it.
Makunouchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suggs.
Suggs lands with a nice body kick.
Makunouchi misses with a wild combination.
Makunouchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suggs throws a head kick that misses.
Suggs ducks under a wild hook from Makunouchi.
Alexander Suggs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suggs tries to land a front kick but Makunouchi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Makunouchi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Suggs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suggs lets loose with a powerful body kick. Makunouchi will feel that in the morning.
Suggs swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Makunouchi throws an overhand right that lands on Suggs's shoulder, as Suggs tries to avoid the shot.
Makunouchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suggs.
Suggs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suggs misses with a head kick.
Makunouchi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Suggs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suggs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Makunouchi misses with a hook.
Makunouchi thows a body shot but no joy.
Makunouchi scores with a nice strike.
Makunouchi throws a big shot that misses.
Suggs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suggs throws a sloppy head kick and Makunouchi moves out of range easily.
Makunouchi blocks a head kick by Suggs.
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!
Makunouchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makunouchi throws the left hand but Suggs avoids the punch easily.
Suggs throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Suggs lands with a kick to the temple. Makunouchi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Suggs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Suggs avoids the body shot from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Makunouchi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Suggs doesn't seem phased though.
Makunouchi misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Suggs.
Makunouchi misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Makunouchi misses its intended target.
Suggs misses with a head kick.
Makunouchi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Makunouchi misses with an uppercut. Suggs saw that one coming.
Good work by Makunouchi as he checks the leg kick.
Makunouchi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Suggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makunouchi.
Suggs tries a head kick but it misses.
Makunouchi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Suggs doesn't seem bothered though.
Suggs tries a head kick but it misses.
Suggs moves away from the strike by Makunouchi.
Makunouchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Makunouchi misses with a straight left.
Makunouchi thows a body shot but no joy.
Suggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makunouchi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Makunouchi misses with a wild body shot.
Suggs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi takes a swing at Suggs's ribcage but misses.
Suggs throws a head kick but Makunouchi moves out of range.
Makunouchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Suggs goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Suggs throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Makunouchi's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makunouchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makunouchi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Suggs lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Makunouchi misses with a wild body shot.
Suggs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Makunouchi misses its intended target.
Makunouchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Suggs throws a head kick but Makunouchi moves out of range.
Suggs scores with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Makunouchi. Suggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Makunouchi takes a swing at Suggs's ribcage but misses.
Suggs staying out of range there.
Makunouchi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alexander Suggs will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Suggs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Makunouchi, as that shot connected.
Suggs lands with a slapping head kick.
Makunouchi jabs Suggs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Suggs scores with a spinning back kick!
Makunouchi throws a body punch but Suggs moves out of range.
Makunouchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suggs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suggs throws a head kick but Makunouchi moves out of range.
Makunouchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suggs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Makunouchi. That did some damage!
Suggs tries a head kick but it misses.
Makunouchi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Suggs throws a push kick but Makunouchi slaps the foot to one side.
Makunouchi takes a swing at Suggs's ribcage but misses.
Makunouchi misses the shot to the body.
Makunouchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Suggs is just out of range.
Suggs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Makunouchi lands a slapping body shot.
Makunouchi throws a hook but Suggs avoids it easily.
Makunouchi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Suggs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunouchi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Makunouchi blocks a head kick by Suggs.
Nice shot lands for Makunouchi.
Suggs throws a sloppy head kick and Makunouchi moves out of range easily.
Makunouchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Suggs is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Suggs. That's going to slow Makunouchi down.
Suggs throws a front kick that sends Makunouchi stumbling back into the cage.
Suggs moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A jab from Makunouchi finds it's way through Suggs's defenses.
A head kick misses from Suggs.
Suggs lands a leg kick that knocks Makunouchi off balance momentarily.
Suggs goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Suggs throws a head kick that misses.
Suggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suggs throws a head kick that misses.
Makunouchi connects with a jab.
A head kick misses from Suggs.
Makunouchi scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi blocks a head kick by Suggs.
Suggs throws a head kick that misses.
Makunouchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suggs moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suggs on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Makunouchi works Suggs's body with a nice hook.
Makunouchi tests Suggs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A right-left combo lands from Makunouchi.
Suggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Suggs misses with a head kick.
Makunouchi misses with a body shot.
Suggs tries a head kick but it misses.
Makunouchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suggs ducks under a wild hook from Makunouchi.
Suggs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Suggs looks for the body kick but Makunouchi saw that one coming.
Ippo Makunouchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suggs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Suggs throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suggs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Suggs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Suggs.
Suggs walks into a straight right hand from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi misses with a wild body shot.
Suggs throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makunouchi. Suggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suggs scores with a leg kick.
Makunouchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suggs throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Makunouchi tests Suggs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Suggs lands with a thumping leg kick.
Suggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makunouchi.
Suggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi misses with a hook.
Suggs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Makunouchi blocks a head kick by Suggs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suggs lands with a thumping leg kick.
Suggs throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Makunouchi.
Suggs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Makunouchi lands with a straight right. Suggs didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makunouchi avoids the head kick by Suggs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Suggs.
Suggs lands a head kick!
Suggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makunouchi.
Makunouchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suggs.
Both fighters circling a little - Suggs finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Makunouchi throws a hook but Suggs avoids it easily.
Suggs lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suggs throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Makunouchi's head.
Suggs throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Makunouchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Makunouchi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Makunouchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexander Suggs.
Well Suggs 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alexander Suggs!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexander Suggs thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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