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{R.W} FightLeague S3 Week 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Paul Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Justin Paul Jr had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Paul Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeffrey Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul Jr shoots in and bounces Ramirez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ramirez looks winded!
Paul Jr works over Ramirez with some ground and pound from guard.
Paul Jr stays in close to Ramirez's body and controls the position.
Paul Jr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Paul Jr controlling from the top position.
Paul Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Paul Jr slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paul Jr is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ramirez's shoulder. That is not cool.
Paul Jr working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Paul Jr looking to finish Ramirez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ramirez!
Paul Jr cracks Ramirez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul Jr raining down hammerfists from mount.
Paul Jr looking to finish Ramirez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ramirez!
Paul Jr looking to control and managing it successfully.
Paul Jr in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Paul Jr has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ramirez's face.
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!
Paul Jr tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Paul Jr landing strikes from the mount and Ramirez is in trouble!
Paul Jr sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Paul Jr cracks Ramirez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Paul Jr controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul Jr scoring with strikes but Ramirez is staying in there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Paul Jr cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Paul Jr.
Paul Jr landing strikes from the mount.
Ramirez is rocked!
Ramirez is working to get back to half guard.
Ramirez is still in real trouble! Can Paul Jr finish him?
Paul Jr takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ramirez seems to have recovered his senses.
Paul Jr looking for a guillotine from mount but Ramirez is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul Jr takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Paul Jr connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Paul Jr has control of Ramirez's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ramirez regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Paul Jr punishing his opponent with strikes.
Paul Jr controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul Jr is landing with some decent strikes but Ramirez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paul Jr lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Paul Jr in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Paul Jr putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Paul Jr unloading with bombs!
Paul Jr postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Ramirez out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Paul Jr goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Justin Paul Jr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between KC Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kjell Sword (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cooper is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, KC Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kjell Sword!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Cooper misses its intended target.
Cooper is breathing heavily.
Sword shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cooper defends it nicely.
Sword drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cooper has momentary wrist control but Sword slips an elbow through the middle.
Sword has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sword with a nice head shot there.
Sword is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sword lands a couple of elbows.
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!
Cooper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sword.
Sword tries to free his leg and advance position but Cooper is retaining full guard.
Cooper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sword on the ground.
Sword working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sword is controlling him.
Sword passes Cooper's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cooper on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Sword seems content to control.
Cooper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sword.
Cooper keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sword throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Sword there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sword sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cooper defending well though.
Sword content to control rather than advance.
Sword missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sword drops an elbow to the side of Cooper's head.
Sword sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sword.
Sword landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sword throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cooper keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sword moves nicely into side control.
Cooper is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sword connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sword trying to control the position but Cooper is working away.
Sword creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cooper is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sword crunches a massive hammerfist down on Cooper - he's out! Sword Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kjell Sword!
In his post fight interview, Kjell Sword started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Redge Coldon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mac has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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265 lbs
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285 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Redge Coldon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Mac!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coldon looking to score a takedown here. Mac is defending well but Coldon drives through and ends up in Mac's guard.
Mac looks winded!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Coldon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coldon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Coldon throwing strikes from guard but Mac blocks nicely.
Coldon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Coldon drops back looking for a leg! Mac is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mac manages to kick Coldon off! Coldon jumps back into Mac's guard.
Coldon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Coldon postures up and lands a big shot to Mac's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coldon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Coldon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Coldon pushes down on Mac's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mac taking some punishment here, with Coldon in his half guard.
Coldon not doing much here.
Coldon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mac defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coldon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Coldon lands strikes from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mac has hold of Coldon's hands but Coldon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Coldon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nice strikes from Coldon there.
Well, if Coldon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coldon working the head and body with strikes.
Mac on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Coldon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Coldon moves into full mount! Mac won't be happy about that!
Coldon with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot lands for Coldon! Mac is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Redge Coldon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Auto Bot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall McSweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randall McSweeney has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Auto Bot's chin.
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230 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Auto Bot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randall McSweeney!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McSweeney throws a nice head kick!
McSweeney staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Bot.
Bot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bot throws a lazy uppercut
and McSweeney counters with an outside leg kick.
McSweeney connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bot. Bot circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by McSweeney.
McSweeney lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bot's sensitive parts.
Bot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McSweeney counters with a low kick, right behind Bot 's knee.
McSweeney has taken the fight to the clinch.
McSweeney misses with a punch to the body.
McSweeney avoids the elbow strike from Bot, against the cage.
McSweeney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McSweeney takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McSweeney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bot.
McSweeney is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bot letting McSweeney take a breather here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bot just misses with a elbow thrown towards McSweeney's brow.
Bot scores with a shoulder strike.
McSweeney tries to land knees in the clinch but Bot avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bot.
McSweeney is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McSweeney should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bot presses McSweeney against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Bot - that landed with a thud.
McSweeney looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Bot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bot as McSweeney tries to tie him up.
Bot works on McSweeney's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Bot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bot.
Bot seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Bot lands with a light punch inside.
Bot lands a body punch.
Bot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Bot.
A shot in the inside from Bot.
Bot lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McSweeney.
Bot dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McSweeney misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Bot.
A short body shot lands from Bot as the two fighters clinch.
Bot digs a right hand into McSweeney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McSweeney's gas tank.
Bot lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney has Bot pressed against the cage, preventing Bot from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McSweeney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bot.
Good body shot from Bot.
A short uppercut from Bot.
A right hand to the body from Bot.
Bot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McSweeney avoids it.
McSweeney blocks the elbow strike.
Bot lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Bot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bot is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McSweeney's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Bot.
Bot gets through McSweeney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Bot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bot lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McSweeney is rocked!
Bot tries to circle away but McSweeney has him pinned against the cage.
McSweeney takes a shot to the head.
McSweeney is still on wobbly legs! Can Bot finish him?
Bot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bot avoiding damage as McSweeney throws knees to the body.
Bot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bot.
Bot digs a right hand into McSweeney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McSweeney's gas tank.
Bot throws a big uppercut that drops McSweeney! More strikes from Bot and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! McSweeney lies dazed against the cage as Bot celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Auto Bot!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seamus OConnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Santan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erwin Santan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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275 lbs
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274 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seamus OConnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erwin Santan!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OConnell throws a head kick that half lands.
OConnell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Santan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by OConnell.
Santan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Whack! OConnell lands a heavy head kick that drops Santan. The ref tackles OConnell to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Santan was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Seamus OConnell!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Farrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Poppy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farrell is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
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Basic striking
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Farrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Poppy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poppy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Farrell is breathing heavily.
Some bone on bone action there as Farrell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Farrell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A clash of legs there as Farrell blocks the low kick.
Poppy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Farrell sprawls well initially but Poppy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Poppy is pressing down on Farrell's thigh, looking to free his foot. Farrell is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poppy throwing shots but Farrell is blocking nicely.
Poppy is looking to advance position but Farrell won't allow it.
Poppy seems to be working for a kimura but Farrell defends the submission attempt.
Poppy works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrell has left one of his arms exposed and Poppy doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Farrell screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick Poppy!
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