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{R.W} FightLeague S2 Week 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between KC Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cooper might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Renegade by Jay-Z & Eminem. Justin Paul has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, KC Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Paul!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paul looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooper is just out of range.
Paul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooper slips under a jab from Paul.
Cooper misses with a takedown attempt - Paul sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cooper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooper shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Paul thows a body shot but no joy.
Justin Paul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paul swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooper slips under a jab from Paul.
Paul uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooper.
Cooper throws a body punch but Paul moves out of range.
Cooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul scores with a shot to the body.
Cooper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cooper swings for the body but Paul moves out of range.
Good exchange - Paul coming out on top.
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!
Paul misses with a hook
and Cooper makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Paul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooper.
Paul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paul misses with an uppercut. Cooper saw that one coming.
Paul takes a swing at Cooper's ribcage but misses.
Paul is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Paul scores with a nice strike.
Paul plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Cooper swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Cooper face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Justin Paul!
Justin Paul opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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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 Randall McSweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Auto Bot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randall McSweeney!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Bot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horrible takedown by Bot or perhaps it was just good defense by McSweeney which made him look bad.
Bot shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McSweeney fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McSweeney buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bot takes a kick to the side of the head.
McSweeney throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McSweeney feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bot's calf.
McSweeney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McSweeney has closed the distance and engaged Bot in a clinch.
McSweeney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bot tries to close the distance and clinch but McSweeney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McSweeney plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McSweeney pushes Bot up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on McSweeney - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McSweeney just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bot's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSweeney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from McSweeney.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bot.
Bot fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Auto Bot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McSweeney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Bot.
Bot moves in looking to clinch but McSweeney pushes him off.
Bot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bot shoots in for a takedown but McSweeney shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
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.
Bot might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bot trying to stand up but can't free himself from McSweeney's guard.
McSweeney looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot trying to control the position from guard on top but McSweeney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bot is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McSweeney is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Auto Bot just wasn't active enough.
Bot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bot shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slapping leg kick lands for McSweeney.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney closes the distance and pushes Bot back into the cage.
McSweeney tries a body shot but Bot blocks it.
Bot is working for takedown but McSweeney is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bot tries to break the clinch but McSweeney is controlling the position.
McSweeney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bot is breathing heavily.
McSweeney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McSweeney moves into the clinch.
McSweeney should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bot fails to pull guard.
A right hook to the body lands for McSweeney.
McSweeney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McSweeney dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McSweeney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick from McSweeney lands but Bot takes it in his stride.
McSweeney slaps away a takedown attempt from Bot, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McSweeney moves into the clinch.
McSweeney breaks from the clinch.
McSweeney throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McSweeney moves into the clinch.
McSweeney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McSweeney.
McSweeney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McSweeney fails with an attempt to clinch.
McSweeney is looking to slow Bot down with leg kicks.
McSweeney moves into range and clinches up with Bot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall McSweeney dominated that round.
That's time! Bot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by McSweeney. That's going to slow Bot down.
Randall McSweeney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McSweeney has closed the distance and engaged Bot in a clinch.
Randall McSweeney seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McSweeney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McSweeney connects with a knee to the head.
Bot wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bot is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McSweeney is defending well.
McSweeney's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
McSweeney scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Auto Bot has been cut.
McSweeney connects with a knee to the head.
McSweeney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McSweeney lands a knee to the head.
Bot tries to throw a body punch but McSweeney avoids it by throwing Bot back against the cage.
McSweeney manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSweeney rushes Bot and presses him up against the cage.
Bot tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McSweeney smiles and moves away.
McSweeney stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Auto Bot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McSweeney keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McSweeney drives through and clinches with Bot against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McSweeney.
McSweeney tries to land knees in the clinch but Bot avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McSweeney.
Bot blocks an elbow strike from McSweeney.
McSweeney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McSweeney clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bot on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McSweeney forces Bot back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McSweeney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bot.
McSweeney wants a takedown but no success here.
McSweeney stalling against the cage.
McSweeney scores with a knee to the head.
McSweeney with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bot takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice body punch from McSweeney - that landed with a thud.
McSweeney putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bot in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McSweeney scores a nice knee to the body.
McSweeney lands a knee to the body.
McSweeney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bot's face.
McSweeney crunches a lovely knee into Bot's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McSweeney obliges.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McSweeney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McSweeney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from McSweeney.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McSweeney landing knees to the body.
McSweeney lands a knee to the body.
McSweeney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McSweeney looking for a takedown.
McSweeney holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McSweeney obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McSweeney leaning against his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for McSweeney.
McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bot lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for McSweeney.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall McSweeney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Auto Bot's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McSweeney with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Auto Bot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McSweeney pushes Bot up against the cage in a clinch.
Bot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bot takes a knee to the side of the body.
McSweeney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McSweeney lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McSweeney putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bot in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McSweeney with a knee to the head.
McSweeney stalling.
McSweeney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bot's face.
McSweeney manages to break the clinch.
Bot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McSweeney.
Randall McSweeney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid leg kick lands there for McSweeney.
Bot looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McSweeney is fending him off so far but Bot persists. Nope, McSweeney circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSweeney lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bot takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McSweeney moves into range and clinches up with Bot.
The referee is keeping an eye on McSweeney - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McSweeney lands a knee to the body.
McSweeney manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McSweeney working Bot over with knees to the body.
Bot takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McSweeney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McSweeney has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bot tries to pull guard but McSweeney won't allow it.
McSweeney lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from McSweeney.
McSweeney taking a breather.
McSweeney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McSweeney goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from McSweeney.
McSweeney moves into the clinch.
McSweeney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bot's face.
Bot tries to pull guard but McSweeney forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Randall McSweeney is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Auto Bot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney lands a good knee to the midsection. Bot won't want to take too many of those.
McSweeney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McSweeney throws a nice inside leg kick.
McSweeney turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McSweeney.
McSweeney pushes Bot up against the cage in a clinch.
Bot is trying to pull guard but McSweeney has him pressed against the cage.
McSweeney lands a knee to the body.
McSweeney has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bot avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McSweeney throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McSweeney lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McSweeney has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bot after a bit of a struggle.
McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McSweeney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McSweeney.
Bot is trying to pull guard but McSweeney has him pressed against the cage.
Bot tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McSweeney smiles and moves away.
Bot shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McSweeney pinned against the cage. McSweeney gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McSweeney lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randall McSweeney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McSweeney 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 25:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 25:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall McSweeney!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kjell Sword (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Santan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kjell Sword could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Erwin Santan's chin.
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280 lbs
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274 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kjell Sword!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erwin Santan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sword counters with a takedown into side control.
Sword looks up at the clock and then as Santan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sword smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Santan looking for a sweep but Sword has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Santan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sword lands a big elbow.
Sword loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Santan scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Sword land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Sword stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 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 Mykka Hoivunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Redge Coldon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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270 lbs
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265 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mykka Hoivunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Redge Coldon!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coldon looks to land a combination but Hoivunen avoids it well.
Coldon throws a lazy right hand but Hoivunen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coldon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Coldon is trying to control. Hoivunen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Coldon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Coldon passes to full mount!
Hoivunen tries to hold on but Coldon postures up.
Coldon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Coldon is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hoivunen is surviving well by controlling Coldon's body position as best he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Coldon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoivunen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hoivunen is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coldon looking to control but Hoivunen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hoivunen is in a horrible position here. Coldon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
BOOM! Coldon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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!
Hoivunen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coldon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hoivunen looks a forlorn figure.
Coldon lands a big elbow - Hoivunen is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Hoivunen is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Redge Coldon!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Mac could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jeffrey Ramirez's chin.
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285 lbs
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282 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Mac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeffrey Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ramirez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mac manages to avoid it.
Ramirez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mac is trying to defend but Ramirez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ramirez seems to be working for a kimura but Mac defends the submission attempt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jeffrey Ramirez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ramirez dives in and scores a takedown into Mac's guard.
Ramirez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ramirez wants to pass the guard but Mac is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jeffrey Ramirez.
Ramirez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mac.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ramirez throws a right hand that Mac ducks under and follows up with a left that Mac also avoids with ease.
Ramirez drives through with a takedown into Mac's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ramirez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mac is keeping the position for now.
Ramirez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jeffrey Ramirez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ramirez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mac. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac wants to land a leg kick but Ramirez is out of range.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mac can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ramirez controls the pace.
Jeffrey Ramirez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mac wants to slow Ramirez down by chopping away at his legs.
Mac tries to clinch there but Ramirez circles away.
Ramirez jabs Mac right on the nose. Mac blinks but takes it well.
Ramirez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mac clinches with his opponent.
Mac using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ramirez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mac lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mac is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Mac.
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!
Ramirez swings wildly with an uppercut but Mac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirez avoiding damage as Mac throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mac is keeping busy.
Mac throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mac throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ramirez blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramirez is looking for a takedown.
Mac lands a knee to the head.
Mac throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mac is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramirez is defending well for now.
Mac lands a good knee to the midsection. Ramirez won't want to take too many of those.
Ramirez wants to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mac looking to throw knees to the head but Ramirez is blocking nicely.
Mac gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ramirez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Ramirez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ramirez shoots in and gets a takedown into Mac's guard.
Mac being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jeffrey Ramirez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ramirez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mac sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mac wants to slow Ramirez down by chopping away at his legs.
Ramirez throws a nice looking combination but Mac bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ramirez looks to land a left hand but Mac moved out of range nicely.
A left lands for Ramirez.
Mac throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ramirez counters with a straight right hand.
Ramirez lands a jab to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mac throws a leg kick but Ramirez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the head.
Nice jab there from Ramirez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac is looking to clinch.
Ramirez gets the takedown into side control.
Ramirez happy to just control the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeffrey Ramirez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mac takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A combination from Ramirez does no damage.
Mac tries to clinch up but Ramirez circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramirez digs a good body shot into Mac's ribs.
Ramirez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mac tries to clinch but Ramirez is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mac is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mac defending well as Ramirez loads up on a big left hand.
Ramirez lands a body shot.
Mac takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mac slips under a jab from Ramirez.
Ramirez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramirez lands a nice hook to Mac's body. Mac takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mac's half guard.
Ramirez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mac defending well though.
Ramirez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ramirez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Ramirez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mac fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ramirez checks it well.
Ramirez throws a lazy right hand but Mac sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mac keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramirez cracks Mac with an open hand slap.
Mac dodges the punch combination from Ramirez.
Mac gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramirez passes into half guard.
Ramirez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramirez not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez moves into full mount! Mac won't be happy about that!
Ramirez content just to control the position here.
Jeffrey Ramirez has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeffrey Ramirez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
The fighters circling - Ramirez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ramirez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mac takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mac tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice shot lands for Ramirez.
Ramirez feints and as Mac raises his hands in defense, Ramirez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jeffrey Ramirez.
Ramirez cracks Mac with an open hand slap.
Ramirez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramirez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mac sprawls well initially but Ramirez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ramirez controlling the action here.
Ramirez tries to pass to full mount but Mac defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeffrey Ramirez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ramirez 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 25:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 25:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeffrey Ramirez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Poppy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seamus OConnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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283 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
14 - 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, Seamus OConnell!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poppy defending well as OConnell loads up on a big left hand.
Poppy moves forwards but OConnell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Poppy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by OConnell.
OConnell misses with a body shot.
OConnell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
OConnell takes a swing at Poppy's ribcage but misses.
Poppy shoots in and bounces OConnell off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
OConnell is striking off his back. Poppy thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poppy passes to full mount!
Poppy lands a big elbow.
Poppy looking to secure an arm triangle but OConnell defends it well.
Poppy wants to finish this one by submission but OConnell is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Poppy.
Poppy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Poppy is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. OConnell can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OConnell flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
OConnell is looking to improve his position but Poppy isn't that keen on the idea.
OConnell tries to hold on but Poppy postures up.
OConnell has left one of his arms exposed and Poppy doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. OConnell screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick Poppy!
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