{R.W} FightLeague S3 Week 11 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kjell Sword (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mac
vs
Sword

195 cm
28
285 lbs
12 - 21 - 1

188 cm
28
280 lbs
26 - 7 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 12 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Mac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kjell Sword!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac stuffs the takedown.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mac 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 Sword has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sword and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Danga de danga de dang - Mac scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Kjell Sword has been cut.
Sword rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mac counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sword's knee momentarily.
Mac tries to clinch but Sword is having none of it.

Sword shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mac is trying to defend but Sword finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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!
Sword looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mac with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mac is trying to get back to full guard.
Sword lands with a punch from half guard.
Mac trying to control but Sword postures up.
Mac tries to roll over but Sword keeps him under control.
Sword trying to control the pace.
Mac wants to get back to full guard.
Mac trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Sword 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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mac.
Mac throws a head kick that Sword semi-blocks.
Mac is looking to clinch but Sword is avoiding it.

Sword throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mac tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sword is in Mac's guard.
Sword distracts Mac with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sword has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sword works over Mac with some ground and pound from guard.
Sword works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sword stops Mac from getting back to his feet.
Sword looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sword lands a nice short elbow.
Sword takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mac is looking to improve his position.
Sword looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sword with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sword looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mac with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mac trying to control here.
Sword with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sword lands strikes from half guard.
Sword controlling the action here.
Mac has hold of Sword's hands but Sword slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sword takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sword looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mac with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sword lands strikes from half guard.
Sword seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sword perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac trying to control here.
Mac is looking for a sweep. Sword is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Sword there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sword in particular looking to stall.
Sword working Mac over with strikes.
Sword works his way into side control.
Mac taking punishment in the form of punches.

Mac is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd goes nuts as Sword knocks Mac out cold with a massive hammerfist! Sword Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kjell Sword!
Kjell Sword was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seamus OConnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ramirez
vs
OConnell

189 cm
25
275 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

188 cm
26
275 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeffrey Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seamus OConnell!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez misses with a looping right.
Ramirez cracks OConnell with an open hand slap.

It looks like Seamus OConnell has been cut.
OConnell misses with a hook. Ramirez ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Ramirez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
OConnell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
OConnell slips under a jab.
OConnell lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramirez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Ramirez steps into range and cracks OConnell with a monster punch that buckles his knees! OConnell flops backwards and Ramirez dives into his guard looking to finish!

OConnell is rocked!
Ramirez passes OConnell's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
OConnell is still in real trouble! Can Ramirez finish him?
OConnell keeping control of the position.

Ramirez is working for a submission of some sort.
OConnell seems to have recovered his senses.

Ramirez is trying to work for a kimura but OConnell is defending well.
OConnell is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OConnell tries to get to full guard but Ramirez has control of the leg.

OConnell is pushing off trying to get to his feet. Ramirez has hold of the leg though and he's dropped back for a heel hook… has he got it?? YES! OConnell is tapping! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Jeffrey Ramirez!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall McSweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Paul Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randall McSweeney has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McSweeney
vs
Paul Jr

193 cm
28
270 lbs
18 - 15 - 0

185 cm
26
245 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

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 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randall McSweeney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Paul Jr!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McSweeney sprawls well. McSweeney wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Paul Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Paul Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
McSweeney throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Paul Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McSweeney.
Paul Jr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McSweeney defends it nicely.
Randall McSweeney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Paul Jr.
Paul Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McSweeney swivels and escapes.

McSweeney clinches with his opponent.
McSweeney is pushing Paul Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Paul Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but McSweeney prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McSweeney with a knee to the head.

It looks like Justin Paul Jr has been cut.
McSweeney has Paul Jr pressed against the cage.
McSweeney putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paul Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from McSweeney.
Paul Jr looks winded!
A bit of stalling here from McSweeney.
A knee to the head by McSweeney.
McSweeney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McSweeney lands a good knee to the midsection. Paul Jr won't want to take too many of those.
McSweeney crunches a lovely knee into Paul Jr's ribcage.
A right handed body shot lands from McSweeney.
McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McSweeney crunches a lovely knee into Paul Jr's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
McSweeney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McSweeney manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for McSweeney.
A right handed body shot lands from McSweeney.
McSweeney with a knee to the head.
McSweeney scores with a knee to the head.
McSweeney controlling the action here for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paul Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McSweeney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McSweeney cracks Paul Jr with a nice body shot.
McSweeney lands a nice knee to the body.
Paul Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
McSweeney lands a knee to the body.
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!
McSweeney avoiding damage.
McSweeney landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McSweeney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McSweeney leaning against his opponent.
McSweeney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney landing knees to the head.
McSweeney lands a knee to the head.
McSweeney lands a nice knee to the body.
McSweeney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paul Jr's elbow.
Paul Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McSweeney gets the underhooks and prevents it.
McSweeney tries a body shot but Paul Jr blocks it.
McSweeney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McSweeney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McSweeney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McSweeney working Paul Jr over with knees to the body.
McSweeney could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A bit of stalling here from McSweeney.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randall McSweeney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Paul Jr's cut.
That's time! McSweeney's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

McSweeney thumps Paul Jr with a low kick.

McSweeney closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Paul Jr has McSweeney pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McSweeney manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
McSweeney putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paul Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McSweeney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McSweeney lands a good knee to the midsection. Paul Jr won't want to take too many of those.
McSweeney scores with a knee to the head.
McSweeney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paul Jr can do to turn this around?
Knees in the clinch landing for McSweeney.
McSweeney scores with a knee to the head.
McSweeney lands a knee to the head.
Paul Jr is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McSweeney works on Paul Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
McSweeney lands a body shot.
McSweeney leaning against his opponent.
Paul Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McSweeney.
McSweeney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McSweeney scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McSweeney has Paul Jr pressed against the cage.
McSweeney with a knee to the head.
Paul Jr wants a takedown.
Paul Jr being controlled against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McSweeney obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney landing knees to the body.
McSweeney slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with McSweeney for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Randall McSweeney.

McSweeney takes the fight into the clinch.
McSweeney is leaning against Paul Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McSweeney lands a good knee to the midsection. Paul Jr won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney landing knees to the head.
McSweeney lands a knee to the head.
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 putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paul Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McSweeney works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McSweeney lands a good knee to the midsection. Paul Jr won't want to take too many of those.
McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Paul Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paul Jr being controlled against the cage.
McSweeney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McSweeney takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Randall McSweeney has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McSweeney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McSweeney scores with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from McSweeney.
McSweeney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paul Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good body shot from McSweeney.
McSweeney works on Paul Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McSweeney lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by McSweeney.
McSweeney stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randall McSweeney dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Justin Paul Jr's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A chopping leg kick lands by McSweeney.
McSweeney wants to clinch up but Paul Jr keeps it at a distance.
Paul Jr shoots in and drives through. McSweeney sprawls well.
McSweeney lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Justin Paul Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McSweeney connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McSweeney fakes the leg kick and cracks Paul Jr in the body.

McSweeney lands a big head kick that sends Paul Jr tumbling to the mat! McSweeney takes a step backwards and waves Paul Jr back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Paul Jr is rocked!
Justin Paul Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paul Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McSweeney avoids it really well and circles away.
Paul Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can McSweeney finish him?
Paul Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

McSweeney lands a big head kick that sends Paul Jr tumbling to the mat! McSweeney takes a step backwards and waves Paul Jr back to his feet - he wants the finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.

McSweeney closes the distance and clinches.
Paul Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
A bit of stalling here from McSweeney.
McSweeney crunches a lovely knee into Paul Jr's ribcage.
McSweeney working Paul Jr over with knees to the body.
McSweeney lands a body punch.
McSweeney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McSweeney effectively controlling the action here.
A short left from McSweeney.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McSweeney scores with a knee to the head.
McSweeney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney lands a knee to the head.
McSweeney misses with a hook to the ribs.
A knee to the head by McSweeney.
McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paul Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McSweeney scores a nice knee to the body.
McSweeney scores a nice knee to the body.
The referee calls for McSweeney to work.
McSweeney lands a knee to the body.
McSweeney stalling against the cage.
McSweeney lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Randall McSweeney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paul Jr's face.
Paul Jr avoiding damage as McSweeney throws knees to the body.
McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Paul Jr is looking for a takedown.
Randall McSweeney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Paul Jr.
McSweeney lands a body punch.
McSweeney has Paul Jr pressed against the cage.
McSweeney lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney misses with a hook to the ribs.
McSweeney stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McSweeney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by McSweeney.
Justin Paul Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McSweeney.
McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paul Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Paul Jr being controlled against the cage.
McSweeney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paul Jr's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McSweeney scores with an uppercut up the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randall McSweeney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McSweeney has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:24
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall McSweeney!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between KC Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Farrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farrell has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Brandon Farrell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Cooper
vs
Farrell

202 cm
26
250 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

192 cm
25
265 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, KC Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Farrell!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper missing with a left hand there. Farrell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooper connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Farrell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Farrell shoots in looking for a takedown but Cooper manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Farrell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cooper lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cooper misses with a wild body shot.
Cooper misses the shot to the body.
Cooper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Farrell misses with an uppercut.
Cooper swinging wildly here.
Cooper jabs at Farrell's body.
Cooper scores with a body shot.
Farrell throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooper.
Farrell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cooper swivels and escapes.
Cooper slaps away a takedown attempt from Farrell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
KC Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Farrell.
Cooper thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper lands with a shot to the body.
Cooper stuns Farrell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cooper lands a jab to Farrell's midsection.
KC Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper lands a nice shot that snaps Farrell's head back.
Farrell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cooper circles away.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Farrell.
Cooper connects with a good right hand that stumbles Farrell. Farrell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cooper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Farrell throws a jab when Cooper was well out of range.
Farrell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Farrell misses with a body shot.
Cooper lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cooper slips a straight right by Farrell.
Cooper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Farrell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooper with a nice cross.
Farrell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Farrell throws a lazy right hand but Cooper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick from Farrell misses.
Cooper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Farrell doesn't seem bothered though.
Cooper pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Farrell back to the cage. Cooper follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Brandon Farrell has been cut.
Farrell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cooper as he jumps to the side.
Cooper lands a nice shot that snaps Farrell's head back.
Cooper displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Farrell.
Cooper scores with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cooper.
Farrell is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cooper lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Farrell loads up on a big right hand but Cooper slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Farrell misses with a looping right.
Farrell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Farrell looks to land a right hand but Cooper moved out of range.
Cooper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Farrell at a distance.
Farrell ducks right into an uppercut from Cooper.
Cooper jabs at Farrell's body.
Farrell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cooper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Farrell needs to keep his hands up - Cooper had a free shot at his head there.
KC Cooper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Farrell is trying desperately to land a takedown but Cooper is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Farrell.
A jab from Cooper finds it's way through Farrell's defenses.
Cooper tests Farrell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Farrell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cooper scores with a crisp jab that stopped Farrell in his tracks.
Farrell misses with a leg kick.
Cooper connects with a jab.
Cooper is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A left lands for Cooper.
Cooper works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cooper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Farrell doesn't seem bothered though.
Farrell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cooper jabs Farrell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cooper lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cooper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cooper scores with a jab. Farrell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

KC Cooper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Farrell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cooper lands a nice hook to Farrell's body. Farrell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Farrell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Farrell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good exchange - Cooper coming out on top.

Farrell shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Farrell trying to pass the guard but Cooper defending well.
Cooper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Farrell on the ground.
Farrell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Farrell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Farrell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrell keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Farrell thows a huge punch but Cooper dodges it nicely.
Farrell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Farrell thows a huge punch but Cooper dodges it nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Farrell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Farrell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farrell trying to control from half guard but Cooper is working away.
Farrell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cooper defending well though.
Cooper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Farrell.
Farrell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Farrell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Farrell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Farrell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farrell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Farrell wants to control but Cooper is keeping him busy.
Farrell is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Farrell.

Brandon Farrell has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Farrell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cooper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farrell looks for a takedown but Cooper sprawls well.
KC Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Farrell.
Farrell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooper.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farrell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cooper finds it's way round the side to connect with Farrell's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooper. Farrell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooper wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cooper slips a straight right by Farrell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Farrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brandon Farrell's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Farrell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Farrell looks to land a left hand but Cooper moved out of range nicely.
Farrell walks into a jab.
Cooper connects with a jab.
Cooper connects with a single shot there.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Farrell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Farrell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Farrell misses with a hook. Cooper ducked under it nicely.
No luck for Farrell with that takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Farrell.
Cooper works the jab nicely.
Cooper scores with the left hand. Farrell knows he should have avoided that one.
Cooper lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper scores with a nice right hand.
Cooper stuns Farrell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Farrell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cooper getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Farrell throws a body punch but Cooper moves out of range.
Farrell misses with a looping right.
Farrell tries to bum rush Cooper with a series of wild strikes but Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cooper scores with a hook to the body. Farrell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cooper defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Farrell.
KC Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Farrell.
Farrell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Farrell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Farrell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Cooper moves into the clinch successfully.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cooper as Farrell tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Farrell has him pressed against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cooper smiles and moves away.
Cooper cracks Farrell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cooper jabs at Farrell's body.
Farrell tries a head kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Cooper coming out on top.
Cooper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Farrell misses its intended target.
KC Cooper is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooper stuns Farrell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands a head shot.
Farrell misses with a hook. Cooper ducked under it nicely.
Cooper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Farrell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cooper lands a jab to the head.
Farrell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cooper stuffs the takedown.
Cooper cracks a nice hook into Farrell's ribs.
Farrell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Farrell walks into a stiff left hand from Cooper.
Nice shot lands for Cooper.
Cooper getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cooper throws a good cross that connects.
Cooper lands with a cross.
Farrell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cooper lands a really nice looking cross but Farrell seems unphased.
Farrell thows a body shot but no joy.
Cooper scores with a nice right hand.
Cooper changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooper lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice defenses there by Cooper.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Farrell throws a looping overhand right but Cooper ducks down to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Cooper. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cooper.

Cooper darts in and clinches Farrell up against the cage.
Cooper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

And that's the end of the fight!
KC Cooper showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cooper has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... KC Cooper!
After winning the bout, KC Cooper thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Redge Coldon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Santan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Coldon
vs
Santan

185 cm
26
265 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

175 cm
27
274 lbs
9 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power

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 14 - 6 - 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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erwin Santan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Coldon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Santan's guard.
Santan wants to stand up but Coldon is controlling him.
Coldon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Santan wants to stand and escape but Coldon is having none of it.

Santan pushes Coldon off and gets back to his feet.
Santan shoots and misses

and Coldon counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coldon distracts Santan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Coldon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Coldon is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Coldon prevents Santan from getting back to his feet.
Coldon scoring with punches to the head and body.
Santan keeping moving, preventing Coldon from controlling successfully.
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 is really struggling to control Santan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Coldon pushing down on Santan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Santan wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coldon is nestled in close to Santan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Santan is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coldon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Santan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Coldon lands strikes from half guard.
Coldon stops Santan from getting back to his feet.
Coldon content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Coldon stops Santan from getting back to his feet.
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!
Coldon is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Santan!
Coldon with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santan is squirming around, avoiding Coldon's attempts to control the action.
Coldon postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Santan in real trouble here! The ref calls for Santan to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Redge Coldon!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Auto Bot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Poppy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Poppy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bot
vs
Poppy

176 cm
25
230 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

200 cm
28
265 lbs
26 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Auto Bot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Poppy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bot misses with an uppercut. Poppy saw that one coming.
Bot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poppy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bot comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Poppy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bot.
Poppy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bot thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Poppy misses.
Bot slips under a jab.
Bot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bot checks a leg kick.
Bot lands with a nice body punch.
Bot ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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!
Poppy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Nick Poppy has been cut.
Bot misses with a straight right.

Oooooh!!! Bot has knocked Poppy down with a huge combo! Bot steps away and waves a wobbly Poppy back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Poppy is rocked!
Poppy looks winded!
Bot ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bot throws a hook but Poppy avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bot has closed the distance and engaged Poppy in a clinch.
Bot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Bot manages to break the clinch.
Poppy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Auto Bot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poppy.
Bot lands a body shot.
Bot is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Poppy's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice elbow from Bot.

Bot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bot uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Poppy has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poppy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bot swivels and escapes.
Poppy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bot looks to throw the jab but Poppy is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poppy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bot.
Bot connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Poppy.
Poppy moves out of range as Bot strikes.
Poppy throws a leg kick but Bot moved away.
Bot ducks under a wild hook from Poppy.
Bot drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Poppy right on the button. Poppy goes down! Bot follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Bot gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Auto Bot!
Auto Bot retains his heavyweight title!