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{R.W} FightLeague S2 Week 5 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 Seamus OConnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
4 - 11 - 0 |
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195 cm
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283 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Auto Bot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seamus OConnell!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OConnell swings for the body but Bot moves out of range.
OConnell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bot.
Bot wants to clinch up but OConnell keeps it at a distance.
OConnell lands with a cross.
OConnell cracks Bot with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OConnell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
OConnell works Bot's body with a nice hook.
Bot is breathing heavily.
OConnell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
OConnell just misses with a punch to the body.
Bot avoids the body shot from OConnell.
Bot shoots in looking for a takedown but OConnell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bot's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
OConnell throws a body punch but Bot moves out of range.
OConnell misses with an uppercut. Bot saw that one coming.
Bot fails with the takedown.
OConnell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bot doesn't seem bothered though.
OConnell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bot was well out of range. Poor timing from OConnell.
OConnell throws a hook but Bot blocks it.
Bot avoids the body shot from OConnell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OConnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bot moves away.
OConnell throws a hook but Bot avoids it easily.
OConnell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
OConnell misses with a two punch combination.
Bot shoots in for a double leg but OConnell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Auto Bot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bot misses with a takedown attempt - OConnell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from OConnell.
Bot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bot looks to land a body kick but OConnell moved away.
OConnell connects with a nice looking jab.
Bot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OConnell lands with a shot to the body.
A lazy left from OConnell finds it's target.
A slow jab from OConnell misses its intended target.
OConnell measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Bot! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Seamus OConnell!
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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 Erwin Santan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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282 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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274 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeffrey Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erwin Santan!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Santan. Santan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Erwin Santan has been cut.
Ramirez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Santan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ramirez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santan is rocked!
Santan moves out of range as Ramirez strikes.
Ramirez checks a low kick from Santan.
Ramirez connects with a nice cross there... Santan is looking wobbly and Ramirez recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Santan to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Ramirez jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jeffrey Ramirez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between KC Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cooper's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Renegade by Jay-Z & Eminem. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Eric Mac enters the cage!
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257 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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195 cm
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285 lbs
2 - 14 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, KC Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Mac!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac throws a leg kick but Cooper moved away.
Cooper moves out of range as Mac throws a body kick.
Cooper swats away the attempt to clinch by Mac.
Mac moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cooper crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mac - the referee stops the clock and Cooper gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mac. Cooper manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cooper is breathing heavily.
Mac bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooper tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mac scores with a kick to the midsection.
Good leg kick by Mac there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mac.
Mac throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mac forces Cooper back against the cage and clinches.
Mac working Cooper over with knees to the body.
Mac connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
Mac tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mac utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mac working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mac has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
Mac scores a nice knee to the body.
Mac lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mac lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cooper is rocked!
Mac jerks Cooper's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Cooper drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Mac goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Mac because Cooper was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Eric Mac!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Redge Coldon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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280 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Redge Coldon!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coldon looks to land a right hand but Paul moved out of range.
Paul is breathing heavily.
Coldon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Paul sprawls well. Paul wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Coldon gets slowly back to his feet.
Coldon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Coldon working the ground and pound.
Justin Paul's cut is getting worse.
Coldon misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Coldon controlling the position.
Coldon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Coldon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Paul is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Paul parries the strikes from Coldon easily there. Coldon is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Paul to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coldon lands a few punches from side control.
Justin Paul's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Coldon working the ground and pound.
Jeez, Justin Paul's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Justin Paul's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Redge Coldon!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mykka Hoivunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Poppy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoivunen comes to the cage accompanied by C SWEDEN SONG - swedish warriors. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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270 lbs
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265 lbs
16 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mykka Hoivunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Poppy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoivunen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Poppy avoids it really well and circles away.
Poppy throws a low kick but Hoivunen avoids it.
Hoivunen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Poppy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hoivunen is trying to maintain the position but Poppy is very close to passing his half guard.
Poppy is working for a kimura but Hoivunen is defending it quite comfortably.
Poppy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Well, if Poppy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hoivunen could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poppy is looking to take a break and control but Hoivunen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppy is thwarting Hoivunen's attempts to control the position.
Poppy is looking for a kimura here.
Hoivunen wants to control but Poppy is keeping busy.
Hoivunen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Poppy.
Poppy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hoivunen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hoivunen trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poppy trying to control but Hoivunen is working from the bottom.
Hoivunen looking to control.
Poppy passes Hoivunen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hoivunen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoivunen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hoivunen wants to control but Poppy passes into side.
Poppy tries for a kimura but Hoivunen is defending well.
Hoivunen tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Poppy presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoivunen tries to reverse the position but Poppy maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppy trying to control but Hoivunen is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoivunen wants to control but Poppy is having none of it.
Hoivunen regains half guard.
Poppy is keen to just control but Hoivunen is a slippery customer.
Poppy seems to be looking for submissions.
Hoivunen is looking to improve his position.
Poppy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoivunen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hoivunen is defending against the submission attempts here by Poppy.
Hoivunen is doing well to control the position and prevent Poppy from advancing to side control.
Poppy is thwarting Hoivunen's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poppy passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hoivunen!
Hoivunen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Poppy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Poppy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hoivunen.
Hoivunen feints and as Poppy raises his hands in defense, Hoivunen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Poppy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nick Poppy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Poppy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hoivunen!
Hoivunen is just holding on here. Poppy manages to take his back.
Hoivunen trying to control the action but Poppy just sinks the hooks in.
Hoivunen wants to escape the position.
Poppy is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Hoivunen has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poppy is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoivunen fending off the submission attempt from Poppy.
Hoivunen preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Poppy.
Poppy punches the canvas rather than the man.
Hoivunen tries to break free.
Poppy working for the choke.
Hoivunen tries to escape but Poppy has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poppy looking for the choke but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poppy controlling well, preventing Hoivunen from escaping the position.
Poppy wants to control but Hoivunen is keeping busy.
Hoivunen defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Poppy's arms.
Hoivunen rolls, trying to escape but Poppy keeps control of the position.
Hoivunen tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Hoivunen is looking to improve his position but Poppy isn't that keen on the idea.
Poppy has control of Hoivunen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hoivunen regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppy avoids the attempt from Hoivunen to control.
Poppy is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hoivunen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hoivunen tries to lock up and control but Poppy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hoivunen tries to improve his position but instead Poppy has taken his back!
Hoivunen wants to escape the position.
Hoivunen defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Poppy's arms.
Hoivunen wants to control his opponent's hands but Poppy gets his hands free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoivunen is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Poppy is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Hoivunen is defending well though. Poppy let's go of the attempt for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poppy has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Hoivunen is defending well but eventually Poppy manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Hoivunen has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nick Poppy!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kjell Sword (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall McSweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
15 - 2 - 0 |
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280 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randall McSweeney!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McSweeney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sword throws a hook but McSweeney avoids it easily.
McSweeney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sword swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sword 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.
Sword swats away the attempt to clinch by McSweeney.
A solid leg kick lands there for McSweeney.
McSweeney closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sword counters with a nice double leg into guard.
McSweeney controls Sword momentarily but Sword frees himself.
Sword sitting in guard here, content to control.
McSweeney preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McSweeney working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sword.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sword scoring with some ground and pound.
Sword missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sword throwing strikes from guard but McSweeney blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sword accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sword keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McSweeney's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sword accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sword is looking to work some ground and pound but McSweeney has wrist control.
McSweeney wants to stand up but Sword is controlling him.
McSweeney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sword working some strikes from top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sword trying to control but McSweeney is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sword trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sword working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sword throwing strikes from guard but McSweeney blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sword is in close to McSweeney's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sword trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sword missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sword lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sword looking to pass the guard.
Sword wants to control from the top but McSweeney keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sword throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McSweeney works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sword missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sword passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sword landing strikes.
Sword 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.
Sword cracks McSweeney with a big elbow.
Sword just content to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sword lands some shots froms side control.
McSweeney looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sword scoring with punches from side control.
Sword in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
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.
A lull in the action here.
McSweeney takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sword working the ground and pound.
Sword cracks McSweeney with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Sword immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! McSweeney is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Sword!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kjell Sword!
After the fight, Kjell Sword was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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