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{R.W} FightLeague S3 Week 8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seamus OConnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Farrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farrell has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. The key to victory for Seamus OConnell has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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275 lbs
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265 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seamus OConnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Farrell!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OConnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
OConnell tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Farrell misses.
OConnell throws a lazy right hand but Farrell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick from OConnell lands but Farrell takes it in his stride.
It looks like Brandon Farrell has been cut.
Farrell ducks under a wild hook from OConnell.
Crunch! OConnell slams his shin into Farrell's torso.
OConnell scores with the left hand. Farrell knows he should have avoided that one.
OConnell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
OConnell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
OConnell misses with a body shot.
OConnell lands with a nice combination. Farrell backs away looking to recover.
Farrell is rocked!
Farrell checks a leg kick nicely.
OConnell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
OConnell throws a looping overhand right but Farrell ducks down to avoid it.
OConnell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrell shoots in and bounces OConnell off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
OConnell being controlled here, momentarily.
Farrell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrell postures up and lands a big shot to OConnell's brow.
Farrell wants to control from the top but OConnell keeps moving.
Farrell scoring with punches to the head and body.
Farrell is in close to OConnell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
It looks like Seamus OConnell has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Farrell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Farrell working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farrell advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrell passes to side control.
Farrell is chipping away with strikes.
OConnell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if OConnell tries to get out of the position.
Farrell creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Farrell advances to mount.
OConnell in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farrell cracks OConnell with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Seamus OConnell's cut is getting worse.
Farrell breaks from OConnell's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jeez, Seamus OConnell's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Seamus OConnell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brandon Farrell!
Brandon Farrell decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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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 Eric Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mac has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Eric Mac acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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230 lbs
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285 lbs
11 - 19 - 1 |
Good wrestling
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Auto Bot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Mac!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bot scores with the left hand. Mac knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Eric Mac has been cut.
Mac looks winded!
Bot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bot misses with a looping left.
A combination from Bot does no damage.
Bot fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bot smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mac glances at the clock... BAM! Bot nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Mac crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Mac is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Auto Bot!
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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 Justin Paul Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cooper is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. KC Cooper has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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250 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, KC Cooper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Paul Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Paul Jr.
Cooper is breathing heavily.
Paul Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cooper's waist but Cooper gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Paul Jr off to one side.
Paul Jr tries for a takedown but Cooper sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
KC Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Paul Jr.
Paul Jr shoots in but Cooper avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cooper fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Paul Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooper.
Paul Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cooper displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Paul Jr.
Paul Jr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cooper defends it nicely.
Paul Jr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cooper sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Paul Jr staying out of range there.
Paul Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Cooper manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Paul Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Paul Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Paul Jr shoots for a takedown but Cooper saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Cooper manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Paul Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cooper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cooper takes a swing at Paul Jr's ribcage but misses.
Paul Jr fails with the takedown.
Paul Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooper.
Paul Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cooper but Cooper pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Paul Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cooper sprawls well. Cooper wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Paul Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Paul Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cooper is fending him off so far but Paul Jr persists. Nope, Cooper circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Cooper. No joy for Paul Jr on that attempt.
Cooper lands a nice hook to Paul Jr's body. Paul Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Paul Jr.
KC Cooper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooper leaves Paul Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Paul Jr.
Good standup being displayed there by Cooper as he connects with a hook.
Paul Jr fails with the takedown.
Paul Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sloppy strikes from Cooper. Those never looked like landing.
Paul Jr shoots in for a double leg but Cooper sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cooper defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Paul Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper just misses with a punch to the body.
Paul Jr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Horrible takedown by Paul Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Cooper which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper forces Paul Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Paul Jr wants to take the fight to the mat but Cooper manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cooper lands a shot to the body.
Paul Jr has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cooper after a bit of a struggle.
Cooper manages to break the clinch.
Cooper defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Paul Jr.
Paul Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice cross by Cooper.
Paul Jr drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Paul Jr tries for a kimura but Cooper is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paul Jr is trying to get an arm triangle but Cooper is defending well.
Cooper on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cooper tries to get out of the position.
Paul Jr working the ground and pound but Cooper is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Justin Paul Jr will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Paul Jr 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.
Cooper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Paul Jr controls from within his opponent's guard.
Paul Jr passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Paul Jr lands a decent elbow from side control.
Paul Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Paul Jr working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Paul Jr in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cooper gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Paul Jr landing punches.
Paul Jr controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooper takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paul Jr is landing with some decent strikes but Cooper is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Paul Jr controlling from the full mount.
Paul Jr lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cooper hang on?
Paul Jr connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Paul Jr cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cooper is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul Jr tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oh Cooper is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Paul Jr loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Cooper scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Paul Jr land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Paul Jr stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Paul Jr! Justin Paul Jr retains his heavyweight title!
Post fight, Justin Paul Jr took to the microphone: 'Im going to go fuck jeffs mom now'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall McSweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Santan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McSweeney has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Erwin Santan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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270 lbs
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274 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randall McSweeney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erwin Santan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McSweeney sprawls well. McSweeney wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Santan gets slowly back to his feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from McSweeney enables Santan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McSweeney manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
McSweeney is breathing heavily.
Santan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed McSweeney's guard.
Santan works his foot free and advances to mount.
Santan dominating with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice elbow there by Santan.
Santan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Santan landing strikes from the mount.
McSweeney is rocked!
Santan postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt McSweeney bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Santan and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erwin Santan!
Erwin Santan made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Well slap my ass and call me "Sally"!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Poppy (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. The key to victory for Jeffrey Ramirez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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275 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite 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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeffrey Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Poppy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Poppy misses.
Poppy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Poppy slips under a jab from Ramirez.
Jeffrey Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poppy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Poppy looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez scores with a jab to the body.
Ramirez lunges at Poppy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Poppy's hand.
Ramirez catches Poppy napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Poppy to the canvas!
Ramirez forces his way into half guard.
Ramirez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Poppy sees it coming and defends easily.
Ramirez works his way into side control.
Ramirez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Poppy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ramirez in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Poppy is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jeffrey Ramirez!
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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 Redge Coldon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coldon has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Redge Coldon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 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
24 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kjell Sword!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Redge Coldon!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sword shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Coldon defends it nicely.
Coldon looks winded!
Sword misses with a takedown attempt - Coldon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sword fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kjell Sword. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sword shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sword was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
A nice elbow there by Sword.
It looks like Redge Coldon has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sword tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Coldon is in a horrible position here. Sword smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sword is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oooh a big shot lands for Sword! Coldon is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kjell Sword!
In his post fight interview, Kjell Sword started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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