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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxwell Hickman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Koture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maxwell Hickman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Koture!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickman tries to bum rush Koture with a series of wild strikes but Koture uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koture throws an overhand right that lands on Hickman's shoulder, as Hickman tries to avoid the shot.
Hickman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Koture lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Maxwell Hickman has been cut.
Hickman walks into a straight right hand from Koture.
Koture thows a body shot but no joy.
Koture connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hickman's hands.
Good shot there by Koture.
Hickman moves away from the strike by Koture.
Hickman tries for a takedown but Koture sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hickman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hickman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Koture jabs Hickman right on the nose. Hickman blinks but takes it well.
Koture throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Koture moves into range and connects with a jab.
Koture has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hickman throws a right and a left that Koture avoids nicely.
Koture misses with a jab, cross combination.
Koture bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Koture goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hickman is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickman ducks under a wild hook from Koture.
Oh Hickman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koture is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hickman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
Koture misses with a straight right.
Randy Koture is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hickman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Koture defends it nicely.
Hickman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koture is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hickman.
Koture circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hickman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hickman ducks under a wild hook from Koture.
Hickman ducks under a wild hook from Koture.
Hickman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koture.
Koture loads up on a big right hand but Hickman slips the punch.
Koture throws a lazy right hand but Hickman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koture slaps away a takedown attempt from Hickman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxwell Hickman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hickman slips under a jab from Koture.
Koture throws a jab when Hickman was well out of range.
Hickman seems to have got his legs back now.
Koture gets caught flat footed, as Hickman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hickman stops Koture from standing up.
Koture looks gassed!
Hickman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hickman wants to pass the guard but Koture is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
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!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Maxwell Hickman.
Hickman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hickman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hickman is looking for a kimura here.
Hickman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koture's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hickman could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hickman trying to pass the guard but Koture defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hickman in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maxwell Hickman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Koture bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Koture wants to slow Hickman down by chopping away at his legs.
Koture looks to score with a jab to the body but Hickman is just out of range.
Hickman throws a leg kick but Koture moved away.
Hickman slips under a jab from Koture.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hickman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hickman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hickman wants to control but Koture is keeping him busy.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Randy Koture will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maxwell Hickman'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.
Koture connects with a right hand. Hickman shakes it off.
Hickman moves out of range as Koture strikes.
Koture throws a shot from downtown. Hickman moves away and avoids it.
Randy Koture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koture waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hickman.
Hickman misses with a head kick.
Hickman shoots in but Koture avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Koture connects with a right hand. Hickman shakes it off.
Nice jab there from Koture.
Koture might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Good exchange - Koture coming out on top.
Koture dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Randy Koture seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koture tests Hickman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koture misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Koture throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hickman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hickman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Koture quickly recovers to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hickman wants to pass the guard but Koture is defending well.
Hickman is working hard here to advance position.
Koture is in trouble now - Hickman has advanced to mount!
Hickman working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickman goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Koture is on top in guard.
Hickman lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Koture!
Hickman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
It looks like Randy Koture has been cut.
Koture avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hickman.
Koture is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Hickman locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Koture is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Maxwell Hickman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Pearce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Pearce!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hall misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Pearce is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hall sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pearce slips a jab from Hall.
Pearce shoots in for a takedown but Hall shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hall connects with a jab.
Hall misses with a left hand
and Pearce counters with a single leg into guard. Hall didn't expect that.
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!
Pearce trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pearce wants to pass the guard but Hall is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearce throws a big elbow that misses.
Pearce passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pearce lands some shots froms side control.
Hall can't do much from the bottom here.
Pearce is trying to ground and pound but Hall uses the momentary lack of control by Pearce to regain half guard.
Pearce scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pearce sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hall defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pearce lands a nice short elbow.
Pearce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pearce thows an elbow strike that misses. Hall gets hold of full guard and has managed to get a loose guillotine attempt. Pearce doesn't seem too bothered but Hall quickly shifts his position and has tightened the hold! Pearce is in big trouble now - he's going a funny colour - he's tapping out! Nice finish there! Pearce really should have spotted the danger earlier though... either incompetence or over-confidence has resulted in a big L on his record.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jimmy Hall!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Poppy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Poppy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul tries to clinch there but Poppy circles away.
Paul cracks a nice hook into Poppy's ribs.
Paul shoots in for a takedown but Poppy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Poppy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Paul.
Paul has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Paul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Paul.
Paul looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Paul misses with a low kick.
Paul gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poppy has had enough of the clinch but Paul keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul drops down looking for an ankle pick but Poppy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Paul is looking to score with low kicks.
Paul clinches up with Poppy and pushes him back against the cage.
Paul is looking for a takedown.
Paul tries to pull guard but Poppy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Poppy can't break the clinch.
Paul is trying to pull guard but Poppy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Paul breaks the clinch.
Poppy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poppy passes Paul's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Poppy is taking a breather. Paul says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Paul on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Paul tries to get out of the position.
Poppy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Paul is just riding it out for now. Poppy eventually gives up the hold.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poppy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Paul trying to hold on to Poppy's head to control him but Poppy postures up.
Paul might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Paul is just riding it out for now. Poppy eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paul is looking to control Poppy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Paul avoid being mounted?
Paul is staying active underneath Poppy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Poppy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Paul doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Poppy.
Paul trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poppy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Paul knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Poppy on the ground.
Poppy controlling the action here.
Poppy wants to work for an arm triangle but Paul is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Paul wants to get back to full guard.
Paul tries to kick Poppy off in order to stand up. Poppy Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paul wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poppy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Poppy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Paul, who protects the arm well.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Poppy dominated that round.
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.
Poppy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Paul throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Poppy's waist but Poppy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Paul off to one side.
Paul fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paul clinches with his opponent.
Poppy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Paul jumps guard but Poppy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Poppy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Paul pulls his leg out and moves away.
Paul will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Paul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Poppy tries to avoid it but Paul manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Poppy to the ground. Poppy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Poppy shoots in looking for a takedown. Paul tries to sprawl out of it but Poppy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Paul manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Paul.
Poppy slips a jab and a cross from Paul.
Paul throws a series of punches but Poppy moves out of range.
Poppy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Paul is out of range and Poppy settles back down.
Paul fails with an attempt to clinch.
Poppy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Poppy wants it to stay on the feet.
Poppy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Poppy swats away the attempt to clinch by Paul.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poppy misses with a low kick.
Poppy wants to land a leg kick but Paul is out of range.
Paul tries for a takedown but Poppy circles away easily
and Poppy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poppy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Poppy is pushing down on Paul's leg trying to pass to half guard. Paul is fighting to maintain full guard but Poppy has managed to sneak the leg through.
Poppy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Paul doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Poppy.
Poppy is trying to work for a kimura but Paul is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Poppy moves into full mount! Paul won't be happy about that!
Poppy moves to back control.
Paul won't enjoy being in this position. Poppy looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Paul is tapping - it's over boys! Poppy picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nick Poppy!
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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 Eric Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, KC Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Mac!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Cooper does it's job there.
Cooper cracks Mac with an open hand slap.
Mac shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cooper as he avoids it easily.
Mac closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cooper circles away.
Mac slips a jab from Cooper.
Cooper lands a head shot.
Cooper throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mac takes the fight into the clinch.
Mac throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooper.
Mac tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
KC Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Mac.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac is trying to pull guard but Cooper turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mac breaks the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mac.
Cooper keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Cooper does no damage.
Mac with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cooper counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mac tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Mac, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cooper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mac throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cooper.
Cooper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mac slips a jab and a cross from Cooper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cooper stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cooper wants it to stay on the feet.
Mac throws a right and a left that Cooper avoids nicely.
Mac tries for a takedown but Cooper circles away easily
letting Cooper counter with a right hand.
Mac looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper misses with a wild body shot.
Mac uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooper.
Cooper defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mac.
Cooper scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cooper thows a body shot but no joy.
Cooper looks to score with a jab to the body but Mac is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cooper counters with a three punch combo that has Mac backing up. Mac nods at Cooper to acknowledge the strikes.
Mac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mac misses with a takedown
and Cooper counters with a takedown into side control.
Cooper has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Mac is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Cooper yanks on the arm and Mac is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Cooper.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). KC Cooper!
KC Cooper 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Auto Bot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kjell Sword (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kjell Sword!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sword swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sword swats away the attempt to clinch by Bot.
Bot scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bot scores with a body shot.
Sword misses with a right hand
and Bot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sword fails with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sword slaps away a takedown attempt from Bot, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bot shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sword but Sword pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bot wants to control but Sword is keeping him busy.
Bot throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bot fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sword can't do much from the bottom here.
Bot trying to control the position but Sword is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sword rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bot's guard! Nice work there by Sword!
Bot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sword pushes down on Bot's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sword is thwarting Bot's attempts to control the position.
Sword lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sword passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sword wants to control the pace but Bot is squirming around nicely.
Bot is looking to improve his position but Sword isn't that keen on the idea.
Sword is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bot is in a horrible position here. Sword smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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.
Sword punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bot is rocked!
Sword has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sword postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Bot is out cold - huge knockout for Sword!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kjell Sword!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smurfberries Donough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeffrey Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Smurfberries Donough!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donough fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramirez manages to avoid it.
Donough misses with a looping right.
Ramirez misses with a series of wild punches.
A left and a right from Ramirez both land. Nice combination.
Donough feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ramirezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Donough lands with a good body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Donough. No joy for Ramirez on that attempt.
Ramirez throws out a loose jab but Donough uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donough misses with a looping left.
Ramirez throws a looping overhand right but Donough ducks down to avoid it.
Donough tries to bum rush Ramirez with a series of wild strikes but Ramirez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramirez lands with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Ramirez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ramirez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donough throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donough throws a shot from downtown. Ramirez moves away and avoids it.
Ramirez scores with a jab. Donough acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Smurfberries Donough has been cut.
Donough steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
Donough lands a nice hook to Ramirez's body. Ramirez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ramirez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jeffrey Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramirez. Donough does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Donough. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Donough.
Donough thows a body shot but no joy.
Ramirez ducks under a wild hook from Donough.
Donough defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ramirez.
Donough swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Ramirez misses.
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!
Donough looks to land a left hand but Ramirez moved out of range nicely.
Ramirez clobbers Donough with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez's corner calls for a 1-2. Ramirez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ramirez throws a body punch but Donough moves out of range.
Donough thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramirez fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramirez moves forwards but Donough connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ramirez moves out of range of the strikes.
Donough throws a jab when Ramirez was well out of range.
Donough misses with a body shot.
Ramirez throws a hook to the side of Donough's head but Donough sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donough is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ramirez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramirez works Donough's body with a nice hook.
Donough dodges the punch combination from Ramirez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donough moves away from the strike by Ramirez.
Donough misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a hook to the side of Donough's head but Donough sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donough with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Donough misses with a looping right.
Ramirez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donough uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramirez.
Ramirez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Donough looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ramirez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donough.
Ramirez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donough.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut.
Donough takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Donough throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ramirez throws a body punch but Donough moves out of range.
Ramirez digs a good hook to Donough's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez 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.
Donough misses with a hook. Ramirez ducked under it nicely.
Donough dodges the punch combination from Ramirez.
Donough is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ramirez thows a body shot but no joy.
Donough steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
Donough ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramirez moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramirez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ramirez looks to score with a jab to the body but Donough is just out of range.
Ramirez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donough.
Ramirez looks to score with a jab to the body but Donough is just out of range.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Ramirez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Smurfberries Donough's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Donough defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ramirez.
Donough thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donough showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramirez.
A telegraphed right hand from Donough misses the target.
Ramirez tries for a takedown but Donough sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jeffrey Ramirez is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Donough misses.
Donough misses with a lunging right hand
and Ramirez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Donough swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ramirez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Donough fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramirez manages to avoid it.
Donough throws a jab when Ramirez was well out of range.
Ramirez misses with the combination.
Donough throws a hook to the side of Ramirez's head but Ramirez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez defending well as Donough loads up on a big left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Donough.
Donough takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ramirez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ramirez lands a lovely overhand right.
Donough misses with a straight right.
Danga de danga de dang - Ramirez scores with a four punch combination!
Donough just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donough.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ramirez throws a combination. Donough tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That has opened up Smurfberries Donough's cut even more.
Ramirez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ramirez dips to his left and cracks Donough with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donough throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donough uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
Donough avoids the body shot from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws out a loose jab but Donough uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donough misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramirez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Donough back to the cage. Ramirez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The cut above Smurfberries Donough's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ramirez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donough is looking to clinch but Ramirez is avoiding it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ramirez.
Donough misses with a wild combination.
Donough is breathing heavily.
Ramirez throws the left hand but Donough avoids the punch easily.
Ramirez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donough.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a jab but it's blocked by Donough.
Ramirez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ramirez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donough.
Donough takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Donough stuffs the takedown attempt from Ramirez. Ramirez gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donough fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramirez manages to avoid it.
Ramirez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Donough pushes Ramirez up against the cage in a clinch.
Donough has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ramirez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Donough pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ramirez loads up on a big right hand but Donough slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donough throws a right hand that misses
and Ramirez counters with a straight right hand.
Smurfberries Donough's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ramirez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ramirez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donough moves away.
Donough gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ramirez throws an overhand right that lands on Donough's shoulder, as Donough tries to avoid the shot.
Ramirez misses with a hook. Donough ducked under it nicely.
Ramirez shoots in looking for a takedown. Donough tries to sprawl out of it but Ramirez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Donough manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Ramirez misses.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Ramirez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Smurfberries Donough's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ramirez avoids the body shot from Donough.
Donough throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramirez drops his hands momentarily and Donough takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Donk. Ramirez catches Donough right on the button with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donough. Ramirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramirez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Donough lands with a nice combination. Ramirez backs away looking to recover.
Ramirez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Donough.
Donough throws the left hand but Ramirez avoids the punch easily.
Donough looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramirez is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donough.
Donough needs to keep his hands up - Ramirez had a free shot at his head there.
Donough defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ramirez.
Ramirez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donough misses with a body shot.
Ramirez lands a jab to the nose.
Donough slips a straight right by Ramirez.
Donough throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donough throws a jab when Ramirez was well out of range.
Ramirez connects with a body shot that sends Donough's belly button to the back.
Donough thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramirez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Donough swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donough just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donough misses with a lunging right hand
and Ramirez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Donough!
Donough takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Donough is now in Ramirez's guard. A big mistake from Ramirez there, giving up the dominant position!
Ramirez is looking to sinch up a triangle. Donough throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Ramirez's body to avoid the submission. Ramirez has instead reached around Donough's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Ramirez arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jeffrey Ramirez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mykka Hoivunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall McSweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mykka Hoivunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randall McSweeney!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McSweeney takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McSweeney closes the distance and clinches.
Hoivunen stops a takedown attempt from McSweeney.
Hoivunen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hoivunen can't break the clinch.
McSweeney lands a right hand.
It looks like Mykka Hoivunen has been cut.
Hoivunen tries to break free but McSweeney pushes him back against the cage.
Hoivunen is trying to break the clinch but McSweeney is controlling him.
McSweeney manages to break the clinch.
Hoivunen darts in and clinches McSweeney up against the cage.
McSweeney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hoivunen misses with a head kick.
McSweeney swings away with a leg kick that misses.
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.
Hoivunen throws a head kick but McSweeney moves out of range.
Hoivunen throws a head kick that misses.
Hoivunen throws a right hand that McSweeney ducks under and follows up with a left that McSweeney also avoids with ease.
McSweeney connects with a solid leg kick.
Hoivunen is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoivunen throws a head kick but McSweeney moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from McSweeney.
McSweeney dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hoivunen. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSweeney chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McSweeney chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hoivunen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by McSweeney.
McSweeney lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McSweeney throws a nice outside leg kick.
McSweeney clinches up with Hoivunen and pushes him back against the cage.
McSweeney works on Hoivunen's body with a couple of short punches.
McSweeney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McSweeney thumps Hoivunen with a low kick.
McSweeney scoring well with a low kick there.
McSweeney moves into the clinch.
McSweeney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McSweeney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McSweeney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McSweeney misses with a head kick.
Hoivunen wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by McSweeney.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McSweeney. Hoivunen shrugs it off though.
McSweeney goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McSweeney connects with an inside leg kick.
Hoivunen swats away the attempt to clinch by McSweeney.
A nice inside leg kick there by McSweeney. That's going to slow Hoivunen down.
McSweeney lands with a thumping leg kick.
McSweeney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoivunen throws a head kick but McSweeney moves out of range.
McSweeney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McSweeney lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McSweeney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoivunen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoivunen looks to land a combination. McSweeney sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hoivunen's sensitive parts.
McSweeney throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McSweeney dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hoivunen. That did some damage!
Hoivunen circles away from the clinch attempt.
McSweeney tries to clinch up.
McSweeney takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McSweeney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoivunen avoids the body shot from McSweeney.
McSweeney lands a head kick. Hoivunen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McSweeney lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McSweeney rushes Hoivunen and presses him up against the cage.
McSweeney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McSweeney lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hoivunen's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for McSweeney.
Hoivunen avoids the head kick by McSweeney.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McSweeney, right into the meat.
McSweeney forces Hoivunen back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney breaks from the clinch.
McSweeney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoivunen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McSweeney tries to clinch there but Hoivunen circles away.
Hoivunen wants to clinch but McSweeney slips to the side
and McSweeney counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hoivunen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mykka Hoivunen's cut is getting worse.
Hoivunen clinches with his opponent.
Hoivunen has had enough of the clinch but McSweeney keeps him there for the moment.
Good body shot from McSweeney.
McSweeney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McSweeney clinches up with Hoivunen and pushes him back against the cage.
McSweeney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McSweeney wants to clinch up but Hoivunen keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from McSweeney.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoivunen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McSweeney is looking to slow Hoivunen down with leg kicks.
McSweeney connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McSweeney rushes Hoivunen and presses him up against the cage.
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 Mykka Hoivunen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McSweeney connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McSweeney, right into the meat.
Hoivunen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hoivunen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McSweeney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McSweeney pushes Hoivunen up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McSweeney has Hoivunen pressed against the cage, preventing Hoivunen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hoivunen has a couple of punches blocked by McSweeney.
McSweeney lands a good knee to the midsection. Hoivunen won't want to take too many of those.
McSweeney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McSweeney drives through and clinches with Hoivunen against the cage.
McSweeney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McSweeney throws a leg kick which misses Hoivunen's front leg but catches the back leg as Hoivunen tries to avoid it.
A head kick from McSweeney lands but Hoivunen takes it in his stride.
Mykka Hoivunen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McSweeney connects with an inside leg kick.
McSweeney moves into range and clinches up with Hoivunen.
McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McSweeney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hoivunen avoiding damage as McSweeney throws knees to the body.
McSweeney misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoivunen has had enough of the clinch but McSweeney keeps him there for the moment.
McSweeney manages to break the clinch.
McSweeney instigates a clinch.
McSweeney landing knees to the head.
McSweeney manages to break the clinch.
McSweeney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McSweeney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McSweeney rushes Hoivunen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from McSweeney.
McSweeney manages to break the clinch.
McSweeney blocks the body kick.
McSweeney tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hoivunen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hoivunen throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McSweeney feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hoivunen's calf.
McSweeney thumps Hoivunen with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McSweeney feints and then cracks Hoivunen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoivunen down.
McSweeney moves into the clinch.
Randall McSweeney seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McSweeney manages to break the clinch.
Hoivunen throws a sloppy head kick and McSweeney moves out of range easily.
Mykka Hoivunen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for McSweeney.
McSweeney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoivunen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hoivunen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McSweeney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McSweeney clinches up against the cage.
McSweeney keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hoivunen's efforts to push away.
McSweeney manages to break the clinch.
McSweeney tries to clinch but Hoivunen is having none of it.
McSweeney throws a head kick that half lands.
McSweeney lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McSweeney connects with a high kick.
Jeez, Mykka Hoivunen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
McSweeney lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney blocks a head kick by Hoivunen.
McSweeney throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mykka Hoivunen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Randall McSweeney!
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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