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{R.W} FightLeague S1 Week 13 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Auto Bot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mykka Hoivunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoivunen has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
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265 lbs
0 - 11 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 7 - 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 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mykka Hoivunen!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoivunen loads up on a big right hand but Bot slips the punch.
Hoivunen looks gassed!
Hoivunen missing with a left hand there. Bot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bot shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hoivunen defends it nicely.
Bot moves into the clinch successfully.
Hoivunen has had enough of the clinch but Bot keeps him there for the moment.
Bot jumps guard but Hoivunen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bot wants to take the fight to the mat but Hoivunen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Auto Bot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoivunen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoivunen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hoivunen is pressed up against the cage. Bot has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hoivunen down to the mat. Hoivunen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hoivunen needs to keep his hands up - Bot had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoivunen wants to land a leg kick but Bot is out of range.
Bot lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hoivunen at a distance.
Bot manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hoivunen on his heels. He'll look to pass Hoivunen's guard now, I'm sure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bot is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hoivunen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bot thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bot is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bot seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hoivunen for as long as he can get away with.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Auto Bot just wasn't active enough.
Bot throws a nice looking combination but Hoivunen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mykka Hoivunen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bot changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hoivunen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bot slows the pace down.
Bot tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hoivunen is letting Bot control him for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoivunen is looking to reverse the position.
Bot remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bot stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bot shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bot grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Hoivunen takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Bot cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Auto Bot!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Declan Zahradnicek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Pearce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Pearce has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Declan Zahradnicek's chin.
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169 lbs
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276 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Declan Zahradnicek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Pearce!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zahradnicek throws a hook to the side of Pearce's head but Pearce sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zahradnicek stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zahradnicek wants it to stay on the feet.
Pearce scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pearce not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pearce 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.
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. Pearce connects with a nice short shot to Zahradnicek's temple.
Zahradnicek tries to roll over but Pearce keeps him under control.
Pearce not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pearce throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zahradnicek avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pearce.
Pearce winds up and cracks Zahradnicek with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pearce is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pearce missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zahradnicek keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pearce not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zahradnicek has hold of Pearce's hands but Pearce slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zahradnicek keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zahradnicek is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pearce scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zahradnicek on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zahradnicek tries to get out of the position.
Pearce throwing shots but Zahradnicek is blocking nicely.
Pearce looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zahradnicek with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pearce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zahradnicek's head.
Pearce lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zahradnicek taking some punishment here, with Pearce in his half guard.
Pearce slips a nice elbow through Zahradnicek's hands, connecting with Zahradnicek's forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zahradnicek taking some punishment here, with Pearce in his half guard.
Pearce throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pearce missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pearce missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Pearce.
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. Pearce connects with a nice short shot to Zahradnicek's temple.
Pearce is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zahradnicek has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pearce throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearce thows a huge punch but Zahradnicek dodges it nicely.
Zahradnicek is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pearce scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pearce missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pearce not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pearce thows a huge punch but Zahradnicek dodges it nicely.
Zahradnicek is breathing heavily.
Pearce thows a huge punch but Zahradnicek dodges it nicely.
Pearce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zahradnicek's head.
Pearce lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Zahradnicek is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pearce is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zahradnicek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pearce on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zahradnicek blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pearce.
Pearce slips a nice elbow through Zahradnicek's hands, connecting with Zahradnicek's forehead.
Pearce working the head and body with strikes.
Pearce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zahradnicek's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearce looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zahradnicek with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pearce has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pearce putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pearce landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Pearce dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pearce shoots in for a takedown but Zahradnicek shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Zahradnicek as Pearce shoots in.
Zahradnicek throws the left hand but Pearce avoids the punch easily.
Pearce fails with the takedown
enabling Zahradnicek to counter with a crisp jab.
Declan Zahradnicek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Pearce.
Zahradnicek throws a looping overhand right but Pearce ducks down to avoid it.
Zahradnicek lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pearce closes the distance and clinches up with Zahradnicek, looking for a takedown. Pearce pushes Zahradnicek against the cage but Zahradnicek circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pearce with a poor takedown
letting Zahradnicek counter with a right hand.
Zahradnicek stuffs the takedown attempt from Pearce. Pearce gets slowly back to his feet.
Zahradnicek lands with an overhand left.
Pearce misses with a takedown
and Zahradnicek counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zahradnicek clobbers Pearce with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pearce shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zahradnicek but Zahradnicek pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pearce enables Zahradnicek to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pearce manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zahradnicek working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zahradnicek scoring with some ground and pound.
Pearce is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearce working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zahradnicek.
Zahradnicek wants to control from the top but Pearce keeps moving.
Zahradnicek throws a big right hand that misses.
Zahradnicek throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zahradnicek trying to control the position from guard on top but Pearce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pearce has control of Zahradnicek's left arm, preventing Zahradnicek from doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zahradnicek won't allow Pearce to sweep him here.
Zahradnicek cracks Pearce with a solid left hand.
Zahradnicek wants to pass the guard but Pearce is keeping the position.
Pearce wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kyle Pearce wasn't active enough on the ground.
Pearce with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zahradnicek counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Zahradnicek does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearce shoots for a double leg takedown but Zahradnicek sprawls well. He's pushed Pearce's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pearce shoots and misses
and Zahradnicek counters with a stiff right hand.
Kyle Pearce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zahradnicek lands with a straight right. Pearce didn't see that one coming.
Nice takedown defense from Zahradnicek. No joy for Pearce on that attempt.
Zahradnicek displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pearce.
Zahradnicek shoots in and bounces Pearce off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Zahradnicek with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kyle Pearce has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zahradnicek trying to control but Pearce is working from the bottom.
Pearce controlling Zahradnicek's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zahradnicek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pearce works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pearce is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pearce lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zahradnicek!
Pearce misses with a head shot.
Pearce working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pearce with shots to the head and body - Zahradnicek looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pearce cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pearce throwing strikes here but Zahradnicek is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearce lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Pearce.
Zahradnicek is rocked!
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 raining down hammerfists from mount.
Oh Zahradnicek is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearce lands a big elbow.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Pearce! Zahradnicek is hurt baaadly! Pearce is firing away with more strikes - Zahradnicek is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, 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 Eric Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxwell Hickman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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285 lbs
1 - 10 - 1 |
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235 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Mac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maxwell Hickman!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hickman lands in his opponent's guard.
Hickman wants to pass the guard but Mac is keeping the position.
Hickman stays in close to Mac's body and controls the position.
Hickman throwing strikes from guard but Mac blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell Hickman has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mac cracks Hickman with a good jab.
It looks like Maxwell Hickman has been cut.
Eric Mac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hickman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mac.
Mac tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hickman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mac!
Eric Mac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mac. That's going to slow Hickman down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Mac. That snapped Hickman's head back.
A telegraphed right hand from Hickman misses the target.
Mac cracks the inside of Hickman's front leg.
Hickman looks to land a body kick but Mac moved away.
Hickman feints and as Mac raises his hands in defense, Hickman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mac not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mac knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hickman on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hickman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hickman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hickman forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hickman not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Maxwell Hickman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hickman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hickman is looking to chop away at Mac's legs.
Mac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mac throws a head kick but Hickman moves out of range.
Hickman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hickman forces his way into half guard.
Hickman thows a huge punch but Mac dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hickman.
Hickman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hickman 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hickman is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Mac is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Maxwell Hickman!
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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 Justin Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Paul is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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280 lbs
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280 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ White 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
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeffrey Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Paul!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Paul.
Ramirez tests Paul's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Justin Paul has been cut.
Paul misses with a wild body shot.
Paul lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramirez ducks under a wild hook from Paul.
Ramirez dives in and scores a takedown into Paul's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez tries to free his leg and advance position but Paul is retaining full guard.
Ramirez trying to control the position from guard on top but Paul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Paul can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ramirez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Paul looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Paul looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Paul!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to bench press Paul off him but Paul keeps the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jeffrey Ramirez just wasn't active enough.
Ramirez throws out a loose jab but Paul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Paul backs up against the cage.
Paul looks to land a left hand but Ramirez moved out of range nicely.
Paul takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab by Ramirez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Ramirez.
Paul takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That has opened up Justin Paul's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez connects with a body shot that sends Paul's belly button to the back.
Paul looks gassed!
Jab from Ramirez.
The cut above Justin Paul's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Paul throws a lazy right hand but Ramirez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramirez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Justin Paul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paul takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ramirez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Paul is rocked!
and Ramirez counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Paul! He's just covering up as Ramirez starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeffrey Ramirez!
A very excited looking Jeffrey Ramirez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between KC Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kjell Sword (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cooper comes to the cage accompanied by Renegade by Jay-Z & Eminem. Cooper has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. KC Cooper has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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280 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, KC Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kjell Sword!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sword gets the takedown into side control.
Sword cracks Cooper with a big elbow.
Sword lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sword working the head with strikes.
Cooper is rocked!
A big shot lands for Sword! That's hurt Cooper! Will he recover? Sword fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kjell Sword!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall McSweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Poppy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McSweeney has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. 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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280 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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265 lbs
12 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randall McSweeney!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Poppy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McSweeney throws a head kick but Poppy moves out of range.
Poppy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Poppy shoots in but McSweeney avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McSweeney dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Poppy. That did some damage!
McSweeney connects with an inside leg kick.
Poppy tries to land a leg kick but McSweeney saw it coming and moves away.
McSweeney moves into the clinch successfully.
McSweeney stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Poppy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McSweeney could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
McSweeney is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McSweeney misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSweeney landing knees to the body.
Poppy looks gassed!
McSweeney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McSweeney lands a nice leg kick that just misses Poppy's sensitive parts.
McSweeney pushes Poppy up against the cage in a clinch.
McSweeney missing with knees to the body.
McSweeney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McSweeney gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for McSweeney to work.
McSweeney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Poppy throws a leg kick that is checked
and McSweeney counters with an inside leg kick.
McSweeney connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney is looking to slow Poppy down with leg kicks.
McSweeney lands with a thumping leg kick.
Poppy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Poppy throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from McSweeney.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Poppy.
McSweeney checks the leg kick.
Poppy shoots in and gets a takedown into McSweeney's guard.
Poppy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Poppy is looking to work some ground and pound but McSweeney has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as McSweeney holds on and takes a little breather.
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! McSweeney screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Poppy! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Nick Poppy! Nick Poppy retains his heavyweight title!
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FIGHT
RATING
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