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{R.W} FightLeague S1 Week 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Pearce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Pearce could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jeffrey Ramirez's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Pearce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeffrey Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearce shoots in for a takedown but Ramirez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ramirez misses the jab.
Pearce ducks under a wild hook from Ramirez.
Ramirez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ramirez duly obliges.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearce shoots in and drives through. Ramirez sprawls well.
A jab from Ramirez misses.
Ramirez cracks Pearce with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Pearce looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ramirez finish him?
It looks like Kyle Pearce has been cut.
Nice body punch from Ramirez.
Pearce gets a double leg takedown into Ramirez's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ramirez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ramirez working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pearce is aware though and is defending well.
Pearce landing some decent shots from guard.
Pearce throws a big right hand that misses.
Pearce advances position into side control!
Ramirez can't do much from the bottom here.
Pearce working the ground and pound.
Pearce lands a nice forearm strike.
Pearce lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ramirez is trying to get back to half guard.
Pearce lands a few punches from side control.
Ramirez is looking to reverse the position.
Pearce lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearce landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pearce controls the position.
Ramirez is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Pearce is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Pearce lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Pearce.
Ramirez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pearce is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ramirez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pearce scoring with strikes but Ramirez is staying in there.
Ramirez wants to hold on but Pearce pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pearce lands a heavy elbow.
Pearce lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pearce scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ramirez?
Ramirez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ramirez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pearce. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pearce lands with some strikes.
Pearce scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pearce with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is in a horrible position here. Pearce smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pearce with a couple of short strikes.
Ramirez is rocked!
Pearce loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Ramirez scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Pearce land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Pearce stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Pearce!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Koture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Auto Bot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koture has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Koture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Auto Bot!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bot scores with a takedown into Koture's guard.
Koture is looking to stand up but Bot isn't so interested in that idea.
Bot is looking to stand up but Koture won't let him.
Bot throws a big right hand that misses.
Bot wants to pass the guard but Koture is keeping the position.
Koture will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bot passes Koture's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bot slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bot tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Koture has one foot on Bot's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bot shoots in for a takedown but Koture shows good takedown defense.
Koture swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bot shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Koture is trying to defend but Bot finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bot is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot controlling the action here.
Bot is pressing down on Koture's thigh, looking to free his foot. Koture is holding on for now.
Bot prevents Koture from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bot looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Koture won't allow Bot to pass to mount.
Bot is working for a submission of some sort.
Bot tries to pass the half guard into mount. Koture knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koture looks like he's trying to stand up.
Koture trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bot is looking to take a break and control but Koture is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Koture is trying to stand back up but Bot is controlling him
Koture is breathing heavily.
Bot tries to pass the half guard into mount. Koture knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Koture kicks off Bot and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Auto Bot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Koture's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bot fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Koture throws an overhand right that lands on Bot's shoulder, as Bot tries to avoid the shot.
Koture misses with a hook
and Bot counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Koture's guard now.
Bot looking to sit in guard and control but Koture gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Koture won't allow Bot to sweep him here.
Bot is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bot is trying to keep Koture in close.
Koture has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bot is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bot has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Koture can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bot is trying to hold Koture in close to prevent damage but Koture has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bot is looking to improve his position.
Bot trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot pushes Koture off looking to stand but Koture dives back in and keeps control.
Bot is looking for a sweep. Koture is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Koture escapes and gets back to his feet.
Bot has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short left from Koture.
Still in the clinch, Koture scores with a nice short uppercut.
Koture misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koture is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bot wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Koture has him pressed against the cage.
Bot blocking some punches.
Koture tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koture is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bot is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Koture to the mat. Koture regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bot has gone for a leg lock! Koture slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bot's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bot wants to sweep but no luck.
Bot is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Koture dives into side control.
Koture decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koture will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koture misses with a hook. Bot ducked under it nicely.
Bot fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Koture to the ground. Bot is now in Koture's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bot wants to control from the top but Koture keeps moving.
Bot looking to pass the guard.
Bot trying to stand up but can't free himself from Koture's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bot slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Auto Bot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy Koture's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Koture jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koture swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koture throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Koture slaps away a takedown attempt from Bot, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bot jabs at Koture's body.
Bot tried to score with a low kick but Koture checks it.
Bot checks a leg kick.
Koture keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bot tries to clinch up.
Bot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koture blocks a head kick by Bot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bot shoots in and drives through. Koture sprawls well.
Randy Koture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Auto Bot.
Bot is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koture sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bot will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Koture throws a poor cross that misses
and Bot counters with a shoot takedown. Koture fights it but they end up in guard.
Bot is looking to work some ground and pound but Koture has wrist control.
Bot wants to control from the top but Koture keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Auto Bot.
Koture pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bot feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bot tries to stand but Koture is controlling from the bottom.
Bot won't allow Koture to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bot drops back looking for a leg! Koture is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Koture manages to kick Bot off! Bot jumps back into Koture's guard.
Bot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koture is keeping the position for now.
Randy Koture has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koture wants to stand but Bot is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bot sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bot drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bot wants to get up but he can't break Koture's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bot wants to stand and escape but instead Koture has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bot has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Koture can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Auto Bot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bot winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Auto Bot!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall McSweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McSweeney has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Randall McSweeney has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randall McSweeney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Mac!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McSweeney manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mac is looking to clinch.
Mac darts in trying to clinch
and McSweeney counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mac's knee momentarily.
Mac looks for a takedown but McSweeney sprawls well.
A nice leg kick lands there from McSweeney.
Mac misses with a takedown attempt - McSweeney sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McSweeney fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mac, pushing him back against the cage.
McSweeney manages to break the clinch.
Randall McSweeney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McSweeney motions for Mac to come forward. McSweeney throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McSweeney has taken the fight to the clinch.
McSweeney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mac has a takedown stuffed.
Randall McSweeney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Mac.
McSweeney gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSweeney breaks the clinch.
A head kick by Mac misses
and McSweeney counters with an outside leg kick.
McSweeney plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mac throws a leg kick which misses McSweeney's front leg but catches the back leg as McSweeney tries to avoid it.
Mac lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McSweeney closes the distance and clinches.
McSweeney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McSweeney could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
McSweeney slaps away a takedown attempt from Mac, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McSweeney connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mac looks for a takedown but McSweeney sprawls well.
Mac shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McSweeney defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney instigates a clinch.
McSweeney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mac tries to clinch but McSweeney is having none of it.
Mac tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McSweeney counters with a flying knee. Nice.
McSweeney defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mac.
Mac tries to keep at a distance but McSweeney has taken the fight into the clinch.
McSweeney has had enough of the clinch but Mac keeps him there for the moment.
Mac is trying to push McSweeney away but McSweeney has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McSweeney stalling in the clinch.
McSweeney breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac tries to clinch there but McSweeney circles away.
Mac fails with a takedown attempt.
McSweeney thows a leg kick but Mac checks it
and Mac finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
McSweeney is breathing heavily.
Mac tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McSweeney manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mac tries to clinch but McSweeney is having none of it.
Mac misses with a body kick.
Mac shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McSweeney but McSweeney pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A low kick from McSweeney misses
and Mac counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mac fails with an attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mac.
Mac tries a head kick but it misses.
Mac has a takedown stuffed.
No luck for Mac with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac shoots in but no luck this time.
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!
Mac will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McSweeney is looking to chop away at Mac's legs.
Mac tries to score a power double leg takedown but McSweeney sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mac somewhat.
A chopping leg kick lands by McSweeney.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mac fails to land the takedown.
McSweeney pushes Mac up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall McSweeney 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.
An inside leg kick lands from McSweeney.
McSweeney closes the distance and pushes Mac back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Mac's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McSweeney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McSweeney misses with a straight left.
Mac changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McSweeney tries to avoid it but Mac manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McSweeney to the ground. McSweeney escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McSweeney throws a low kick but Mac avoids it.
McSweeney drives through and clinches with Mac against the cage.
McSweeney will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mac up against the cage.
McSweeney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mac avoids it.
Mac tries to pull guard but McSweeney forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mac tries for a takedown but McSweeney manages to get underhooks.
Randall McSweeney 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.
McSweeney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mac tries to close the distance and clinch but McSweeney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McSweeney buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McSweeney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McSweeney has closed the distance and engaged Mac in a clinch.
McSweeney breaks from the clinch.
Mac misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mac is defended easily by McSweeney.
McSweeney moves into the clinch successfully.
McSweeney stops a takedown attempt from Mac.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McSweeney is keeping busy.
Mac looking for a takedown.
McSweeney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mac avoids it.
Mac is trying to pull guard but McSweeney turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
McSweeney breaks from the clinch.
McSweeney tries a head kick but it misses.
Mac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McSweeney throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mac drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McSweeney gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mac tries to circle away but McSweeney has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mac is looking to land body kicks.
Eric Mac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McSweeney keeps the fight on the outside.
McSweeney stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McSweeney wants it to stay on the feet.
McSweeney throws a head kick but Mac moves out of range.
McSweeney throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mac counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McSweeney defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mac.
McSweeney has managed to clinch.
Mac is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McSweeney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mac avoids it.
Mac is trying to drag McSweeney to the mat but McSweeney just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McSweeney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McSweeney goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A good leg kick by Mac.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mac is trying hard to land a takedown here. McSweeney sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mac shoots for a double leg takedown but McSweeney sprawls well. He's pushed Mac's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mac throws out a leg kick but McSweeney moves out of range and Mac only half commits.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McSweeney throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from McSweeney misses.
McSweeney is looking to clinch but Mac is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall McSweeney dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mac keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McSweeney motions for Mac to come forward. McSweeney throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mac shoots in for a double leg but McSweeney sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McSweeney motions for Mac to come forward. McSweeney throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mac moves in looking to clinch but McSweeney pushes him off.
Mac is looking to clinch.
Mac shoots for a double leg takedown but McSweeney sprawls well. He's pushed Mac's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mac avoids the head kick by McSweeney.
Mac avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McSweeney attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from McSweeney.
The fight stays on the outside here - McSweeney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mac shoots in for a double leg but McSweeney sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Randall McSweeney 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.
McSweeney misses the jab.
Mac feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McSweeney's calf.
Mac shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McSweeney sprawls well. McSweeney wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mac gets slowly back to his feet.
McSweeney slaps away a takedown attempt from Mac, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Randall McSweeney is winning the standup battle so far.
McSweeney clinches up with Mac and pushes him back against the cage.
Mac wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mac has had enough of the clinch but McSweeney keeps him there for the moment.
McSweeney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McSweeney has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mac.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac closes the distance but McSweeney moves to the side
and McSweeney counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McSweeney drives through and clinches with Mac against the cage.
Mac manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
McSweeney gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McSweeney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horrible takedown by Mac or perhaps it was just good defense by McSweeney which made him look bad.
McSweeney misses the jab.
Mac shoots in but no luck this time.
McSweeney has closed the distance and engaged Mac in a clinch.
Randall McSweeney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Randall McSweeney has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mac shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McSweeney pinned against the cage. McSweeney gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mac chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McSweeney can pounce on him.
McSweeney stuffs the takedown attempt from Mac. Mac gets slowly back to his feet.
McSweeney has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mac has McSweeney pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McSweeney manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mac has McSweeney pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McSweeney manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
McSweeney slowing the pace effectively.
McSweeney has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mac after a bit of a struggle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mac tries to break free but McSweeney pushes him back against the cage.
McSweeney tries to work over Mac's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mac can't get the takedown.
Mac's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McSweeney with a knee to the head.
McSweeney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mac is working for takedown but McSweeney is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mac is trying to break the clinch but McSweeney has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mac looking for a takedown.
Mac tries to pull guard but McSweeney forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Eric Mac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McSweeney breaks the clinch.
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 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall McSweeney!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Poppy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mykka Hoivunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoivunen has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Poppy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mykka Hoivunen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoivunen misses with a double jab.
Poppy swings for the body but Hoivunen moves out of range.
Poppy throws a leg kick that misses.
Poppy tries a low kick but Hoivunen avoids it.
Hoivunen has Poppy up against the cage in a clinch.
Hoivunen is trying to break the clinch but Poppy is controlling him.
Hoivunen is trying to break the clinch but Poppy has him pressed against the cage.
Hoivunen is trying to push Poppy away but Poppy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Poppy is trying to pull guard but Hoivunen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hoivunen is looking to break free of the clinch but Poppy has double underhooks.
Hoivunen looks gassed!
Hoivunen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hoivunen is looking to break free of the clinch but Poppy has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Poppy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Poppy keeps control of Hoivunen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hoivunen tries to break free but Poppy pushes him back against the cage.
Hoivunen stalling in the clinch.
Hoivunen can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoivunen prevents Poppy from breaking the clinch.
Hoivunen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hoivunen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hoivunen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Poppy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Poppy misses.
Poppy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hoivunen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Poppy is in Hoivunen's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Poppy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Poppy drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Poppy as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Hoivunen screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Poppy! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Nick Poppy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kjell Sword (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Paul has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kjell Sword!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sword looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Paul is fending him off so far but Sword persists. Nope, Paul circles away and we're back to standing.
Paul slips a straight right by Sword.
Sword shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
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.
Sword wants to control but Paul is keeping him busy.
Sword thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Paul's head.
Sword throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sword trying to control from half guard but Paul is working away.
Sword thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sword content to control rather than advance.
It looks like Sword might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kjell Sword.
Sword misses with an uppercut
and Paul counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Kjell Sword has been cut.
Nice shot by Paul.
Sword throws a lazy uppercut
and Paul counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paul lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul just misses with a punch to the body.
Paul misses the shot to the body.
Paul connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sword. Sword circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sword throws out a loose jab but Paul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sword scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sword content to control rather than advance.
Paul is refusing to be controlled, as Sword sits in half guard.
Paul keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sword.
Sword performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sword not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sword throwing shots but Paul is blocking nicely.
Paul knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sword on the ground.
Sword has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sword connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
It looks like Justin Paul has been cut.
BOOM! Sword connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Justin Paul's cut is getting worse.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Justin Paul's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kjell Sword!
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