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{R.W} FightLeague S1 Week 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Mac could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Justin Paul's chin.
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Mac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Paul!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac darts in trying to clinch
and Paul counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Eric Mac has been cut.
Mac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paul stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mac.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paul catches Mac with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A head kick misses from Mac.
Paul blocks the body kick.
Mac fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mac slips a jab from Paul.
Mac throws the left hand but Paul avoids the punch easily.
Paul connects with a body shot that sends Mac's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul looks to land a left hand but Mac moved out of range nicely.
Paul checks a leg kick.
Mac throws a sloppy head kick and Paul moves out of range easily.
Paul avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paul just misses with a punch to the body.
Paul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Mac.
Paul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mac will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paul thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Mac misses.
Paul looks to score with a jab to the body but Mac is just out of range.
Mac scores with a head kick. Paul tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That has opened up Justin Paul's cut even more.
Paul lands a left and a right that send Mac crashing to the mat, dazed. Paul thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paul scores with a nice head shot.
Mac doesn't manage to clinch there - Paul circles away.
Paul checks a low kick from Mac.
Mac throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Paul just misses with a punch to the body.
Mac wants to clinch up but Paul keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Mac.
Mac lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paul's sensitive parts.
Mac tries to clinch but Paul is having none of it.
Mac tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paul takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The cut above Justin Paul's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paul misses with a looping right.
Eric Mac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paul misses the shot to the body.
Paul circles away from the clinch attempt
and Paul counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paul takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mac swinging wildly here.
Mac throws a sloppy head kick and Paul moves out of range easily.
Mac fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paul takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mac darts in trying to clinch
and Mac takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Paul dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Paul circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mac takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mac misses with a low kick.
Paul scores with a jab to the head.
Paul misses with a lunging right hand
and Mac counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paul lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Mac falls backwards - clearly groggy! Paul dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Paul!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mykka Hoivunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jeffrey Ramirez has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jeffrey Ramirez seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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280 lbs
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265 lbs
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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 - 2 - 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mykka Hoivunen!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoivunen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Mykka Hoivunen has been cut.
Ramirez circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Ramirez counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from Ramirez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoivunen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Hoivunen.
Ramirez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hoivunen on the side of the head.
That has opened up Mykka Hoivunen's cut even more.
Ramirez lands with a good body shot.
Hoivunen moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoivunen rushes Ramirez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ramirez has Hoivunen pressed against the cage, preventing Hoivunen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hoivunen is trying to break the clinch but Ramirez is controlling him.
Ramirez prevents Hoivunen from breaking the clinch.
Hoivunen tries to break free but Ramirez pushes him back against the cage.
Ramirez tightens his grip and picks Hoivunen up, before dumping him to the ground. Hoivunen manages to land in guard.
Hoivunen is looking for a triangle but Ramirez pushes his legs off easily.
Ramirez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoivunen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hoivunen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ramirez drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Ramirez seems to have locked his on tight now - Hoivunen screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Ramirez, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jeffrey Ramirez!
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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 Kyle Pearce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pearce has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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276 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maxwell Hickman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Pearce!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hickman wants to free his trapped foot but Pearce is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hickman is looking to take a break and control but Pearce is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hickman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hickman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Maxwell Hickman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hickman tries to clinch but Pearce is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickman 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.
Pearce looks gassed!
Hickman is pushing down on Pearce's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pearce is fighting to maintain full guard but Hickman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hickman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hickman passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pearce!
Hickman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickman controlling from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pearce can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pearce really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hickman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hickman is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pearce has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pearce is looking to escape.
Hickman controlling his opponent.
Hickman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hickman thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hickman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pearce looks a forlorn figure.
Hickman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hickman is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxwell Hickman 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.
Hickman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hickman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pearce's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hickman has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hickman controlling his opponent.
Pearce is breathing heavily.
Hickman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pearce for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearce tries to improve his position but instead Hickman has taken his back!
Pearce fending off the submission attempt from Hickman.
Hickman working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hickman is looking to control Pearce but Pearce is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Hickman tightening his grip on Pearce, looking for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickman throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Pearce!
Pearce is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Hickman is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Pearce defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickman trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Pearce doesn't escape.
Hickman wants to control but Pearce manages to buck him off and is now in Hickman's guard! Nice work there by Pearce!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxwell Hickman dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Hickman misses the shot to the body.
Hickman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pearce as he jumps to the side.
Hickman is looking to clinch.
Hickman throws a hook but Pearce avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearce doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hickman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pearce's guard.
Hickman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pearce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickman wants to control from the top but Pearce keeps moving.
Hickman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hickman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hickman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Maxwell Hickman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hickman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Still in half guard, Hickman seems content to control.
Hickman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hickman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Maxwell Hickman just wasn't active enough.
Hickman tries for a takedown but Pearce sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Maxwell Hickman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pearce tries for a takedown but Hickman circles away easily
and Hickman counters with a single leg into guard. Pearce didn't expect that.
Hickman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hickman trying to control but Pearce is working from the bottom.
Kyle Pearce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hickman here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Maxwell Hickman wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hickman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxwell Hickman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hickman 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:25
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxwell Hickman!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall McSweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Declan Zahradnicek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Randall McSweeney has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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148 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
2 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Declan Zahradnicek!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McSweeney feints and then cracks Zahradnicek's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zahradnicek down.
McSweeney scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zahradnicek in his tracks.
It looks like Declan Zahradnicek has been cut.
McSweeney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zahradnicek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zahradnicek keeps the fight on the outside.
Zahradnicek shoots in and bounces McSweeney off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
McSweeney working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zahradnicek.
McSweeney could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Zahradnicek postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zahradnicek lands a couple of elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zahradnicek is looking to work some ground and pound but McSweeney has wrist control.
Zahradnicek looking to pass the guard.
Zahradnicek trying to control but McSweeney is working from the bottom.
McSweeney pulls Zahradnicek in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zahradnicek lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Zahradnicek scoring with punches to the head and body.
McSweeney has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zahradnicek can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zahradnicek connects with a couple of short punches.
Zahradnicek landing some decent shots from guard.
Zahradnicek cracks McSweeney with a solid left hand.
Zahradnicek won't allow McSweeney to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zahradnicek trying to control the position from guard on top but McSweeney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McSweeney working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zahradnicek.
Zahradnicek sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed McSweeney's guard.
Zahradnicek is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zahradnicek throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zahradnicek seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zahradnicek thows a huge punch but McSweeney dodges it nicely.
Zahradnicek looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zahradnicek lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zahradnicek.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Zahradnicek connects with a nice short shot to McSweeney's temple.
Nice strikes from Zahradnicek there.
Zahradnicek working the head and body with strikes.
McSweeney on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McSweeney taking some punishment here, with Zahradnicek in his half guard.
Zahradnicek wants to free his trapped foot but McSweeney is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McSweeney is looking to improve his position.
Zahradnicek not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zahradnicek thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zahradnicek winds up and cracks McSweeney with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McSweeney wants to control but Zahradnicek is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zahradnicek trying to pass the guard but McSweeney defending well.
Zahradnicek lands strikes from half guard.
Zahradnicek throws a strike but McSweeney avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Zahradnicek lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McSweeney wants to stand up but Zahradnicek is controlling him.
McSweeney working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zahradnicek.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zahradnicek trying to control the position from guard on top but McSweeney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zahradnicek with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Declan Zahradnicek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Declan Zahradnicek's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A leg kick checked by Zahradnicek.
McSweeney throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zahradnicek checks a low kick from McSweeney.
McSweeney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McSweeney moves out of range as Zahradnicek strikes.
McSweeney throws a sloppy head kick and Zahradnicek moves out of range easily.
Zahradnicek throws a lazy right hand but McSweeney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McSweeney scores with a kick to the body.
Zahradnicek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zahradnicek throws a hook to the side of McSweeney's head but McSweeney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Zahradnicek.
McSweeney will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McSweeney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McSweeney.
Zahradnicek closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Zahradnicek connects with a nice short shot to McSweeney's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zahradnicek sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McSweeney defending well though.
Declan Zahradnicek has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zahradnicek takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zahradnicek throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zahradnicek wants to lay and pray for a moment but McSweeney keeps working.
Zahradnicek thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zahradnicek takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zahradnicek takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zahradnicek not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zahradnicek trying to control the action but McSweeney is working from the bottom.
Zahradnicek sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McSweeney defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zahradnicek thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McSweeney's head.
McSweeney works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zahradnicek landing with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zahradnicek throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zahradnicek landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zahradnicek makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McSweeney keeping moving, preventing Zahradnicek from controlling successfully.
Zahradnicek loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zahradnicek with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zahradnicek accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zahradnicek throwing strikes but missing.
Zahradnicek trying to control the position from guard on top but McSweeney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zahradnicek is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zahradnicek wants to control from the top but McSweeney keeps moving.
Zahradnicek landing some decent shots from guard.
Zahradnicek scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zahradnicek trying to control the position from guard on top but McSweeney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zahradnicek in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zahradnicek trying to control the position from guard on top but McSweeney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Zahradnicek. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Zahradnicek scoring with punches to the head and body.
Zahradnicek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zahradnicek loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McSweeney working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zahradnicek.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Declan Zahradnicek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Declan Zahradnicek's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Zahradnicek avoids the head kick by McSweeney.
McSweeney tries to work over Zahradnicek's front leg with a kick but Zahradnicek checks it.
Zahradnicek slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McSweeney slips under a jab from Zahradnicek.
McSweeney throws a front kick aimed at Zahradnicek's knee but Zahradnicek avoids it well.
McSweeney takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McSweeney dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zahradnicek. That did some damage!
McSweeney closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McSweeney tries to clinch up but Zahradnicek circles away and keeps his distance.
McSweeney defending well as Zahradnicek loads up on a big left hand.
Zahradnicek misses with a looping left.
Zahradnicek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zahradnicek swats away the attempt to clinch by McSweeney.
Zahradnicek misses the jab.
Randall McSweeney is winning the standup battle so far.
Zahradnicek feints and as McSweeney raises his hands in defense, Zahradnicek changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zahradnicek postures up in McSweeney's guard and throws a big left but McSweeney blocks it.
McSweeney on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McSweeney tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zahradnicek working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McSweeney's head.
Zahradnicek is looking to work some ground and pound but McSweeney has wrist control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McSweeney working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zahradnicek.
Zahradnicek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zahradnicek postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zahradnicek throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zahradnicek trying to control the position from guard on top but McSweeney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McSweeney utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zahradnicek trying to control but McSweeney is working from the bottom.
Zahradnicek slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zahradnicek throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zahradnicek sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McSweeney defending well though.
Zahradnicek thows a huge punch but McSweeney dodges it nicely.
Zahradnicek wants to take a breather but McSweeney is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Zahradnicek.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zahradnicek lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Zahradnicek scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Randall McSweeney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zahradnicek takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McSweeney keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zahradnicek throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McSweeney blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zahradnicek.
McSweeney keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zahradnicek is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Zahradnicek there.
Zahradnicek takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zahradnicek working over McSweeney with some ground and pound. McSweeney looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zahradnicek is pressing down on McSweeney's thigh, looking to free his foot. McSweeney is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zahradnicek scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Zahradnicek connects with a nice short shot to McSweeney's temple.
Zahradnicek throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zahradnicek throwing shots but McSweeney is blocking nicely.
McSweeney is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zahradnicek scores with a couple of nice shots.
Declan Zahradnicek is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zahradnicek wants to free his trapped foot but McSweeney is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Zahradnicek is trying to control the action in half guard but McSweeney is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zahradnicek wants to free his trapped foot but McSweeney is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Declan Zahradnicek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zahradnicek 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Declan Zahradnicek!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Poppy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kjell Sword (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kjell Sword!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sword keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sword throws an overhand right that lands on Poppy's shoulder, as Poppy tries to avoid the shot.
Sword gets caught napping as Poppy dives in and scores a takedown. Sword manages to retain guard.
Poppy stands and throws Sword's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Poppy is trying to get an arm triangle but Sword is defending well.
Poppy working the strikes but Sword uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Poppy wants to free his trapped foot but Sword is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Poppy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sword does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sword holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Poppy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Poppy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Poppy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Poppy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sword throws a shot from downtown. Poppy moves away and avoids it.
Sword just misses with a punch to the body.
Poppy throws a shot from downtown. Sword moves away and avoids it.
Poppy slaps away a takedown attempt from Sword, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Poppy tries to land a leg kick but Sword saw it coming and moves away.
Sword avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horrible takedown by Sword or perhaps it was just good defense by Poppy which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sword. Poppy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sword checks a low kick from Poppy.
Sword is trying hard to land a takedown here. Poppy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nick Poppy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kjell Sword.
Poppy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sword.
Poppy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sword moves away.
Sword tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poppy was well out of range. Poor timing from Sword.
Sword keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sword throws a jab when Poppy was well out of range.
Poppy throws a hook to the side of Sword's head but Sword sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sword tries for a takedown but Poppy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Poppy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poppy throws a body punch but Sword moves out of range.
Sword misses the shot to the body.
Sword gets the takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sword creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Poppy sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sword landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poppy is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Poppy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sword's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sword lands a nice short elbow.
Sword trying to control from Poppy's half guard. Poppy has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Sword must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Poppy working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sword has passed into half guard!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sword lands a nice short elbow.
Sword wants to pass the guard but Poppy is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sword trying to control the action but Poppy is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sword lands strikes from half guard.
Poppy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sword.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kjell Sword dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Poppy is looking to chop away at Sword's legs.
Poppy moves out of range of the strikes.
Sword drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Poppy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sword can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sword throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Poppy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Poppy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Poppy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sword chips away with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poppy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sword with a nice head shot there.
Sword trying to control the position from guard on top but Poppy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poppy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sword gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sword trying to control but Poppy is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sword is aware though and is defending well.
Sword chips away with some ground and pound.
Sword looking to sit in guard and control but Poppy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sword keeping full guard, as Poppy tries to pass.
Poppy trying to control but Sword is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poppy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sword is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sword has escaped and now he's on top!
Poppy has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Sword should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Poppy has tightened it up now! Sword should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nick Poppy!
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