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{R.W} FightLeague S2 Week 11 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mykka Hoivunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Santan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoivunen comes to the cage accompanied by C SWEDEN SONG - swedish warriors. Hoivunen has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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274 lbs
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Basic striking
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mykka Hoivunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erwin Santan!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoivunen fails with the takedown.
Santan feints and as Hoivunen raises his hands in defense, Santan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hoivunen is breathing heavily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Santan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hoivunen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Santan chips away with some ground and pound.
Santan passes into half guard.
Santan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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 trying to mount his opponent but Hoivunen defends it.
Santan is nestled in close to Hoivunen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Santan passes to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Santan! Hoivunen is hurt baaadly! Santan is firing away with more strikes - Hoivunen 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 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erwin Santan!
Erwin Santan took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Well slap my ass and call me "Sally"!'.
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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 Jeffrey Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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282 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Auto Bot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeffrey Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bot misses with a wild combination.
Bot misses with a few strikes there.
Bot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramirez.
Bot closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bot fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramirez throws a shot to the body.
Ramirez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bot walks into a jab.
Nice defenses there by Bot.
Bot takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ramirez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ramirez dodges the punch combination from Bot.
Bot is breathing heavily.
Bot slips a jab and a cross from Ramirez.
Bot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramirez throws out the jab.
Ramirez cracks Bot with a good jab.
Ramirez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bot avoids the body shot from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a wild body shot.
Bot misses with a two punch combination.
Bot avoids the body shot from Ramirez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bot ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramirez. Bot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bot lands a jab to Ramirez's midsection.
Ramirez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bot misses with a two punch combination.
Ramirez takes a swing at Bot's ribcage but misses.
Ramirez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ramirez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ramirez thows a body shot but no joy.
Bot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bot misses with a wild combination.
Ramirez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bot doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bot.
Bot throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ramirez works the jab nicely.
Ramirez misses with a wild body shot.
Bot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramirez lands a right hook to the body.
Ramirez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bot was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramirez.
Bot has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ramirez finds it's way round the side to connect with Bot's head.
Bot avoids the body shot from Ramirez.
Bot throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bot thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Ramirez misses.
Ramirez throws a hook but Bot blocks it.
Ramirez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ramirez throws the left hand but Bot avoids the punch easily.
Bot misses with a hook. Ramirez ducked under it nicely.
Bot gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ramirez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramirez. Bot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bot misses with the combination.
Bot ducks right into an uppercut from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a wild body shot.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut. Bot saw that one coming.
Ramirez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bot had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ramirez takes a swing at Bot's ribcage but misses.
Bot swings for the body but Ramirez moves out of range.
Bot throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ramirez on the side of the head.
Ramirez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fighters circling - Ramirez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ramirez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bot misses the shot to the body.
Ramirez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ramirez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ramirez connects with a right hand. Bot shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ramirez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramirez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ramirez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramirez slips a jab and a cross from Bot.
Ramirez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bot takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramirez.
Bot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ramirez jabs Bot to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ramirez throws a hook but Bot blocks it.
Ramirez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bot on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bot takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bot tries to move into range but Ramirez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ramirez feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bot sprawling to the canvas! Bot rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Ramirez finish him?!
Bot is rocked!
Ramirez lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Bot falls backwards - clearly groggy! Ramirez dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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 Seamus OConnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cooper comes to the cage accompanied by Renegade by Jay-Z & Eminem. KC Cooper has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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257 lbs
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283 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, KC Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seamus OConnell!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OConnell throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooper counters with a nice uppercut.
OConnell misses with a body shot.
Seamus OConnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and OConnell counters with a stiff right hand.
Cooper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by OConnell.
OConnell tries to bum rush Cooper with a series of wild strikes but Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from OConnell misses its intended target.
Cooper dives in and grabs OConnell's left leg, looking for a takedown. OConnell pushes down on Cooper's head and hops out.
OConnell throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooper counters with a right hand to the body.
OConnell throws the left hand but Cooper avoids the punch easily.
OConnell misses with a shot to the body
and Cooper counters with a stiff right hand.
Cooper has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for KC Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
OConnell throws a looping overhand right but Cooper ducks down to avoid it.
Cooper slips a straight right by OConnell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from OConnell.
Cooper with a jab.
OConnell misses the shot to the body.
A big left from OConnell misses.
OConnell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cooper momentarily.
OConnell just misses with a punch to the body.
OConnell scores with a shot to the body.
OConnell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cooper.
OConnell misses with a hook
and OConnell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OConnell thows a body shot but no joy.
OConnell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cooper.
OConnell decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OConnell is working for a kimura but Cooper is defending it quite comfortably.
OConnell is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
OConnell seems to be working for a kimura but Cooper defends the submission attempt.
OConnell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cooper doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time OConnell.
Cooper slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
OConnell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OConnell wants to stand and escape but instead Cooper has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
OConnell working a defensive guard here.
OConnell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cooper drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Cooper seems to have locked his on tight now - OConnell screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Cooper, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). KC Cooper!
KC Cooper seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Justin Paul told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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285 lbs
7 - 15 - 1 |
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280 lbs
11 - 12 - 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
7 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Mac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Paul!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mac slips under a jab.
Mac fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Paul checks it well.
Mac fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paul has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mac tries to close the distance and clinch but Paul swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mac. That's going to slow Paul down.
Mac connects with a solid leg kick.
Paul looks gassed!
Mac throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mac feints and then cracks Paul's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Paul down.
Mac lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That has opened up Justin Paul's cut even more.
Mac feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Paul's calf.
Mac throws a head kick that half lands.
Mac is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A solid body kick from Mac.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mac.
An inside leg kick lands from Mac.
Mac fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paul has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good leg kick by Mac there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mac throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paul has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Paul takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mac feints and then cracks Paul's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Paul down.
Mac lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mac throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Justin Paul's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mac swinging wildly here.
Paul takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mac throws a one two combo.
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 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eric Mac!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Redge Coldon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall McSweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Redge Coldon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randall McSweeney!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coldon blocks a head kick by McSweeney.
McSweeney connects with an inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McSweeney, right into the meat.
Nice body kick there by McSweeney.
McSweeney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McSweeney connects with an inside leg kick.
McSweeney feints and then cracks Coldon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Coldon down.
McSweeney buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coldon wants to clinch.
Coldon misses with a hook
and McSweeney counters with a good low kick that Coldon was not able to check.
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.
Coldon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Coldon showed some decent athleticism there.
Coldon is breathing heavily.
Coldon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coldon prevents McSweeney from standing back up.
McSweeney taking some punishment here, with Coldon in his half guard.
Coldon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Coldon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McSweeney can do anything to dispel that myth.
Coldon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Coldon lands a nice short elbow.
McSweeney avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coldon.
Coldon trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
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. Coldon connects with a nice short shot to McSweeney's temple.
Coldon throwing shots but McSweeney is blocking nicely.
McSweeney is trying to stand back up but Coldon is controlling him
Coldon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Coldon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McSweeney has managed to free his arm - good work.
Coldon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney is trying to stand up here but Coldon is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coldon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Coldon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McSweeney taking some punishment here, with Coldon in his half guard.
Coldon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Coldon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McSweeney blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coldon.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Coldon lands a nice short elbow.
McSweeney avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coldon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney tries to kick Coldon off but Coldon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Coldon working McSweeney over with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coldon is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Coldon has control of McSweeney's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and McSweeney regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Coldon with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McSweeney is in a horrible position here. Coldon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Redge Coldon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Coldon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Redge Coldon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coldon shoots in and drives through. McSweeney sprawls well.
Coldon blocks a head kick by McSweeney.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Coldon.
McSweeney throws a head kick that Coldon semi-blocks.
McSweeney connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Coldon tries a head kick but it misses.
Coldon 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.
Coldon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coldon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Randall McSweeney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McSweeney lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Coldon fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Redge Coldon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McSweeney connects with a solid leg kick.
McSweeney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McSweeney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coldon moves to clinch but McSweeney breaks away
and McSweeney counters with an inside leg kick.
Coldon takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Redge Coldon has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coldon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McSweeney misses with a head kick.
McSweeney slaps away a takedown attempt from Coldon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McSweeney lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McSweeney scores with a head kick.
Coldon tries to clinch up but McSweeney circles away and keeps his distance.
Coldon tries to keep at a distance but McSweeney has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from McSweeney.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McSweeney with a knee to the head.
McSweeney stalling in the clinch.
McSweeney crunches a lovely knee into Coldon's ribcage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McSweeney.
McSweeney landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McSweeney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
McSweeney stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McSweeney scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McSweeney misses with a body punch.
McSweeney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McSweeney putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Coldon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McSweeney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McSweeney taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McSweeney landing knees to the head.
Coldon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McSweeney after a bit of a struggle.
Coldon blocks a body shot from McSweeney.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McSweeney landing knees to the head.
McSweeney gets underhooks to prevent Coldon's takedown attempt.
McSweeney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coldon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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 Redge Coldon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
McSweeney lands a high kick!
McSweeney with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McSweeney throws a head kick but Coldon moves out of range.
McSweeney has Coldon up against the cage in a clinch.
McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coldon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McSweeney landing knees to the body.
McSweeney landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McSweeney obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by McSweeney.
Coldon tries to pull guard but McSweeney forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coldon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coldon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McSweeney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Randall McSweeney seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McSweeney obliges.
McSweeney is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McSweeney receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McSweeney is pushing Coldon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
McSweeney lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney scores with a knee to the head.
McSweeney lands a knee to the head.
McSweeney lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McSweeney landing knees to the body.
The referee calls for McSweeney to work.
A knee to the head by McSweeney.
The referee is keeping an eye on McSweeney - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McSweeney crunches a lovely knee into Coldon's ribcage.
McSweeney landing knees to the head.
Coldon takes a knee to the side of the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Randall McSweeney.
Coldon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McSweeney moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McSweeney scoring well with a low kick there.
Randall McSweeney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coldon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McSweeney lands a high kick!
McSweeney scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from McSweeney.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coldon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McSweeney is fending him off so far but Coldon persists. Nope, McSweeney circles away and we're back to standing.
McSweeney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McSweeney moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McSweeney fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Coldon, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McSweeney landing knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McSweeney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randall McSweeney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McSweeney has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall McSweeney!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Poppy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kjell Sword (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
22 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Poppy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kjell Sword!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sword misses with a takedown attempt
and Poppy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Poppy.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Poppy advances position into side control!
Sword is looking for a sweep.
Sword is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Poppy is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Poppy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sword has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Sword gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sword wants to improve his position but Poppy is controlling well.
Poppy is working for a kimura but Sword is defending it quite comfortably.
Sword is trying to get back to full guard.
Sword is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poppy is looking for a kimura here.
Poppy is keen to just control but Sword is a slippery customer.
Poppy looking for a submission but Sword manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppy trying to control but Sword is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sword trying to control the position.
Poppy preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nick Poppy has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sword shoots and misses
and Poppy counters with a straight right hand.
Poppy is looking to score with low kicks.
Sword shoots for a takedown but Poppy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nick Poppy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kjell Sword.
Horrible takedown by Sword or perhaps it was just good defense by Poppy which made him look bad.
A swing and a miss from Poppy.
Sword scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Poppy manages to get to full guard.
Sword scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sword in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sword working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Poppy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sword trying to control the position from guard on top but Poppy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nick Poppy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sword closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sword works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Poppy gets back to half guard.
Sword working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sword sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sword lands a nice short elbow.
Poppy regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sword.
Sword avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sword is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Poppy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Poppy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Poppy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sword sees it coming and defends easily.
Sword wants to control but Poppy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poppy is keen to just control but Sword is a slippery customer.
Poppy is really struggling to control Sword but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Poppy is controlling the pace.
Poppy wants to free his trapped foot but Sword is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nick Poppy has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
No luck for Sword with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppy missing with a left hand there. Sword was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sword has his takedown stuffed
and Poppy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sword won't be happy with that.
Sword is looking to reverse the position.
Poppy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Poppy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sword knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Poppy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sword is not content to let Poppy control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sword tries to bench press Poppy off him but Poppy keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nick Poppy will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sword shoots in looking for a takedown. Poppy tries to sprawl out of it but Sword keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Poppy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Poppy misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Sword.
Sword shoots for a takedown but Poppy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sword tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Poppy swivels and escapes.
Nick Poppy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kjell Sword.
Poppy throws a shot from downtown. Sword moves away and avoids it.
Sword throws an overhand right that lands on Poppy's shoulder, as Poppy tries to avoid the shot.
Sword shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Poppy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Poppy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sword defends it well.
Sword is defending against the submission attempts here by Poppy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Poppy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Poppy wants to work for an arm triangle but Sword is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Poppy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sword is just riding it out for now. Poppy eventually gives up the hold.
Poppy trying to control the action but Sword is working from the bottom.
Nick Poppy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Poppy in particular looking to stall.
Poppy is looking to take a break and control but Sword is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poppy prevents Sword from improving his position.
Poppy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sword knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Poppy tries to sprawl but Sword drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nick Poppy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sword not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sword drops an elbow to the side of Poppy's head.
Kjell Sword has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poppy trying to control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Poppy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Poppy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Nick Poppy retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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