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{R.W} FightLeague S3 Week 10 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 KC Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). KC Cooper is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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176 cm
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230 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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202 cm
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250 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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
6 - 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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, KC Cooper! The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bot keeps the fight on the outside. Bot digs a good hook to Cooper's body.
Cooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bot.
Cooper digs a good body shot into Bot's ribs. Bot takes a swing at Cooper's ribcage but misses. Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch but Bot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Cooper moves away from the strike by Bot. Bot takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bot is looking to clinch. Cooper is looking to clinch but Bot is avoiding it.
Bot moves in looking to clinch but Cooper pushes him off. Bot moves in looking to clinch but Cooper pushes him off. Bot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Bot. A slow jab from Bot misses its intended target. Cooper moves in looking to clinch but Bot pushes him off. Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Bot. Bot throws a series of punches but Cooper moves out of range. 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! Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bot. Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Bot.
Bot moves into the clinch successfully.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Bot swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it. Bot working aggressively here.
Bot lands a hook that snaps the head of Cooper backwards. Bot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Cooper can't find room to land a body shot as Bot controls the action.
Bot lands with a left to the head. Bot looks to throw an elbow but misses. Bot throws an elbow that misses.
Bot working some nice short punches in the clinch. Bot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bot throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooper. Bot lands a right hand. Bot leaning his opponent against the cage. Bot lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cooper.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice body punch from Bot. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Bot takes a shot right to the bread basket. A jab from Bot misses. Bot throws a right and a left that both miss. Cooper moves to clinch but Bot breaks away
and Bot counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Bot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bot gets through Cooper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Bot cracks Cooper with a nice body shot. A short right hand to the side of the head by Bot. Bot has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
Bot can't find room to land a body shot as Cooper controls the action.
Bot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Bot walks into a straight right hand from Cooper. Cooper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bot stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Cooper bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Bot moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Bot looks to land a left hand but Cooper moved out of range nicely. Bot tries to clinch up but Cooper circles away and keeps his distance. Cooper lands an overhand right. Bot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Bot doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Bot misses with an uppercut. Cooper saw that one coming. Bot misses the shot to the body. Bot tries to move into range but Cooper moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Cooper's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bot under the eye. 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! Cooper connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Cooper has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Cooper thuds his right hand into Bot's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. A jab from Bot misses.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Cooper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bot was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooper. Cooper is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Cooper slips a jab from Bot. Cooper swinging wildly here.
Bot is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cooper's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Good shot there by Cooper.
Bot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Bot pressing his opponent against the cage. Bot lands with a short shot to the head. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Bot lands a nice uppercut. Bot throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooper. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Auto Bot dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice body punch from Cooper. Cooper throws a combination. Bot tries to block but a couple of punches get through. A looping hook to the body misses from Bot. Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet. Cooper scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bot in his tracks. KC Cooper seems to be getting the better of the standup. Bot takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Bot bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cooper's head. Cooper tests Bot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cooper tries to keep at a distance but Bot has taken the fight into the clinch. Cooper is looking to break free of the clinch but Bot has double underhooks. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nice body punch from Bot - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Bot.
A short body shot lands from Bot as the two fighters clinch.
Bot lands a hook that snaps the head of Cooper backwards. Cooper is breathing heavily. Bot lands a nice shot to the body.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A hook to the body from Bot.
Bot throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bot. Bot lands a body punch in the clinch. Cooper takes an elbow to the temple.
 It looks like KC Cooper has been cut. Bot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bot breaks the clinch.
Bot pushes Cooper up against the cage in a clinch. Cooper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Cooper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Bot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Bot. A big right from Bot misses. Cooper keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cooper scores with a hook. Bot misses the shot to the body.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Bot missing with a left hand there. Cooper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. KC Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bot fails in his attempt to clinch. Bot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bot clinches up against the cage. Bot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Bot slowing the pace effectively. A frustrated look appears on Cooper's face as he tries to break the clinch. Bot misses with an elbow over the top. Bot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cooper avoids it. The referee is keeping an eye on Bot - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bot misses with a wild body shot. Bot misses with a hook.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Cooper lands a right hook to the body.
Bot connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Bot looks to land a left hand but Cooper moved out of range nicely. Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch but Bot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Bot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooper sees it coming and avoids it easily. Bot wants to clinch. Bot misses with a straight right. Bot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Bot. Bot tries to clinch but Cooper is having none of it. The fight stays on the outside here - Bot looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Cooper just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Bot throws an overhand right that lands on Cooper's shoulder, as Cooper tries to avoid the shot. Bot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Cooper lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bot doesn't seem phased though. Bot tries to close the distance and clinch but Cooper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Bot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cooper paws at him with a jab and circles away. Cooper lands with a good body shot.
Bot darts in and clinches Cooper up against the cage. This has been an exciting period of action! Bot tries to throw a body punch but Cooper avoids it by throwing Bot back against the cage. Bot can't break the clinch.
Cooper wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by Bot.
Bot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cooper manages to break the clinch.
Bot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bot throws a hook but Cooper avoids it easily. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Auto Bot dominated that second round. The cut man is working on KC Cooper's cut. 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!
Bot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bot instigates a clinch. Bot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooper letting Bot take a breather here. Bot can't find room to land a body shot as Cooper controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Bot as the two fighters clinch.
Cooper avoiding damage as Bot throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooper. A short right hand to the side of the head by Bot. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Cooper blocks an elbow strike from Bot.
A short right from Cooper. This has been an exciting period of action! Still in the clinch, Bot scores with a nice short uppercut. Cooper struggles to land a body shot inside as Bot controls his hands.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Bot lands a hook to the side of the head. Cooper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bot tries to throw a body punch but Cooper avoids it by throwing Bot back against the cage. Bot tries a body shot but Cooper blocks it.
Bot slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooper. Nice body punch from Bot. Cooper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. A short right hand to the side of the head by Bot.
Bot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Bot throws a looping overhand right but Cooper ducks down to avoid it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A swing and a miss from Bot. Cooper scores with a body shot.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Cooper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cooper doesn't manage to clinch there - Bot circles away.
Bot looks to land a right hand but Cooper moved out of range. Bot throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooper.
Bot rushes Cooper and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. A right hand to the body from Bot.
Bot lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Bot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cooper backwards. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A hook to the body from Bot.
Bot lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cooper or not. Bot presses Cooper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. A nice left hand lands by Bot.
Cooper takes a shot to the head. Cooper tries to work over Bot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Bot throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Bot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooper backwards. A body shot lands from Bot.
Bot working some nice short punches 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!
Bot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Bot misses with a body shot.
Bot moves into the clinch. Still in the clinch, Bot scores with a nice short uppercut. Bot throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Bot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bot clinches with his opponent.
Bot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Bot lands a body shot. Bot throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Bot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Bot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooper backwards. Bot gets through Cooper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Bot lands a nice elbow. Bot is working Cooper over against the cage.
Bot breaks the clinch.
Bot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooper.
A slow jab from Bot misses its intended target. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Bot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Cooper avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Bot scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. KC Cooper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Bot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Auto Bot showed his dominance in that final round. Well Bot has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:26 Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26 Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Auto Bot!
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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 Eric Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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193 cm
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270 lbs
17 - 15 - 0 |
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195 cm
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285 lbs
12 - 20 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power |
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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
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randall McSweeney! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Mac! The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mac tries to clinch but McSweeney is having none of it. Mac takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Mac tries to clinch but McSweeney moves out of range. McSweeney feints and then cracks Mac's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mac down. McSweeney swats away the attempt to clinch by Mac. A head kick by Mac misses
and McSweeney moves into the clinch. McSweeney working Mac over with knees to the body. McSweeney just leaning against Mac, taking a breather. Mac using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McSweeney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! McSweeney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mac.
Mac throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McSweeney blocks it with crossed arms. McSweeney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McSweeney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mac.
McSweeney crunches a lovely knee into Mac's ribcage. Mac is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McSweeney is defending well for now. McSweeney stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Mac looks winded! McSweeney trying to land knees to the body.
Mac avoiding damage as McSweeney throws knees to the body.
McSweeney lands a knee to the head.
 That's one minute gone in the round. McSweeney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. McSweeney looking to throw knees to the head but Mac is blocking nicely.
Mac on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McSweeney scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. McSweeney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mac blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. McSweeney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mac letting McSweeney take a breather here. McSweeney scores with a hook to the body. McSweeney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mac.
McSweeney just leaning against Mac, taking a breather. McSweeney landing knees to the body.
McSweeney lands a good knee to the midsection. Mac won't want to take too many of those. Mac avoiding damage as McSweeney throws knees to the body.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. McSweeney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mac.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. McSweeney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McSweeney controlling the action here for a moment.
McSweeney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mac.
McSweeney avoiding damage as Mac throws knees to the body.
McSweeney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McSweeney tries a knee to the head but Mac blocks it.
Mac misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McSweeney.
Mac with an attempt at a knee that misses.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. McSweeney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mac backwards. Mac tries a knee to the head but McSweeney blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for McSweeney.
Mac managing to block the knees to the body from McSweeney.
McSweeney is stalling here.
Mac crunches a lovely knee into McSweeney's ribcage. McSweeney lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Mac blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. McSweeney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. McSweeney works on Mac's body with a couple of short punches. McSweeney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mac.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Mac tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McSweeney has Mac pressed against the cage.
McSweeney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mac.
The referee is keeping an eye on McSweeney - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. McSweeney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mac.
McSweeney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mac misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McSweeney.
McSweeney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mac is defending well for now. McSweeney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McSweeney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McSweeney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mac tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mac throws a knee to the head but misses.
McSweeney tries to land knees in the clinch but Mac avoids the damage to the body. Mac tries to stall but McSweeney uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McSweeney crunches a lovely knee into Mac's ribcage. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! McSweeney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mac's face.
McSweeney misses with a knee strike.
McSweeney tries to land knees in the clinch but Mac avoids the damage to the body. McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mac lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall McSweeney dominated that round. That's time! McSweeney's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McSweeney throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mac.
McSweeney takes the fight into the clinch. McSweeney effectively controlling the action here. Mac avoiding damage as McSweeney throws knees to the body.
McSweeney could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Mac with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mac is looking to control McSweeney's arms but McSweeney gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mac has his back to the cage. McSweeney missing with knees to the body.
McSweeney holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McSweeney lands a body shot.
 That's one minute gone in the round. McSweeney with a knee to the head.
McSweeney manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mac stalling in the clinch but McSweeney improves position. McSweeney tries to land a knee to the head but Mac blocks with his arms.
Mac misses with a knee to the head. Mac with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mac is breathing heavily. Mac tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McSweeney avoids it. McSweeney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by McSweeney.
McSweeney slows down the pace here.
McSweeney lands a good knee to the midsection. Mac won't want to take too many of those. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. McSweeney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mac is defending well for now. Mac scores with a knee to the head.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. McSweeney lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McSweeney landing knees to the head.
McSweeney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mac avoids it. Knees in the clinch landing for McSweeney.
McSweeney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mac avoids it. McSweeney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mac avoids it. McSweeney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mac can do to turn this around? McSweeney crunches a lovely knee into Mac's ribcage. McSweeney tries to land knees in the clinch but Mac avoids the damage to the body. Randall McSweeney has scored more points in the clinch so far. Mac managing to block the knees to the body from McSweeney.
McSweeney with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from McSweeney.
Knees in the clinch landing for McSweeney.
McSweeney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McSweeney taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mac is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McSweeney is keeping busy.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Mac throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McSweeney blocks it with crossed arms. Mac tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McSweeney avoids it. Mac on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McSweeney is pushing Mac 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 throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mac blocks it with crossed arms. Mac misses with a hook from the clinch. McSweeney taking a breather. McSweeney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mac avoids it. McSweeney holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mac lands a good knee to the midsection. McSweeney won't want to take too many of those.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Mac holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mac with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mac tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McSweeney avoids it. McSweeney tries to throw a body punch but Mac avoids it by throwing McSweeney back against the cage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. McSweeney taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mac avoiding damage as McSweeney throws knees to the body.
Mac misses with a knee to the head. Mac tries to land a knee to the head but McSweeney blocks with his arms.
McSweeney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mac throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McSweeney blocks it with crossed arms. McSweeney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mac is defending well for now. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Mac managing to block the knees to the body from McSweeney.
Mac managing to block the knees to the body from McSweeney.
McSweeney crunches a lovely knee into Mac's ribcage. McSweeney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall McSweeney dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mac takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McSweeney lands a head kick!
Eric Mac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mac throws a jab but it's blocked by McSweeney. Good standup being displayed there by Mac as he connects with a hook. A nice leg kick lands there from McSweeney. McSweeney connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McSweeney moves into range and clinches up with Mac. Mac takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Both guys are working to get underhooks. McSweeney is pushing Mac 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 body punch - he's looking to wear down Mac.
 That's one minute gone in the round. McSweeney misses with a knee strike.
Mac avoiding damage as McSweeney throws knees to the body.
Mac tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. McSweeney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mac avoids it. McSweeney stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McSweeney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mac blocks it with crossed arms. McSweeney just leaning against Mac, taking a breather. Mac tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McSweeney avoids it. McSweeney slowing the pace effectively. A right hand to the body from McSweeney.
McSweeney looking to throw knees to the head but Mac is blocking nicely.
McSweeney avoiding damage as Mac throws knees to the body.
Mac blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Mac on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McSweeney missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McSweeney obliges. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! McSweeney stalling the fight.
A right handed body shot lands from McSweeney.
McSweeney trying to land knees to the body.
McSweeney has Mac pushed against the cage. McSweeney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mac's face.
McSweeney pressing his opponent against the cage. Mac throws a knee to the head but misses.
McSweeney tries to land knees in the clinch but Mac avoids the damage to the body.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. McSweeney scores a nice knee to the body.
Randall McSweeney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. McSweeney stalling in the clinch.
McSweeney takes a shot to the head. McSweeney digs a right hand into Mac's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mac's gas tank. Mac tries to land knees in the clinch but McSweeney avoids the damage to the body. McSweeney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Mac misses with a knee to the head. McSweeney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mac avoids it. Mac with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McSweeney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mac using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McSweeney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
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 lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. McSweeney effectively controlling the action here. McSweeney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mac.
Mac tries to throw a body punch but McSweeney avoids it by throwing Mac back against the cage. Mac managing to block the knees to the body from McSweeney.
Mac throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McSweeney blocks it with crossed arms. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! McSweeney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mac is defending well for now. Mac tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mac on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section. McSweeney putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mac in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Knees to the body from McSweeney.
Mac avoiding damage as McSweeney throws knees to the body.
Eric Mac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section. McSweeney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that's the end of the fight! Randall McSweeney showed his dominance in that final round. Well McSweeney has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27 Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27 Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall McSweeney!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Santan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeffrey Ramirez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erwin Santan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeffrey Ramirez! The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Santan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ramirez's waist but Ramirez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Santan off to one side. Ramirez moves in close and cracks Santan with a massive right hand! Santan, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Ramirez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeffrey Ramirez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Farrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Paul Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farrell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Enter Sandman. Paul Jr 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! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Farrell! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Paul Jr! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Farrell misses the jab.
Farrell shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Paul Jr manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Paul Jr looks winded! Farrell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Paul Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Farrell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paul Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard. Farrell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Farrell trying to control but Paul Jr is working from the bottom. Farrell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Farrell trying to control the position from guard on top but Paul Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Farrell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Farrell advances to half guard. 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. Farrell connects with a nice short shot to Paul Jr's temple. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Farrell 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. Paul Jr is refusing to be controlled, as Farrell sits in half guard.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Paul Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Farrell. Paul Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Farrell. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Farrell lands a nice short elbow. Farrell working the head and body with strikes. Farrell content to control rather than advance. Farrell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Farrell winds up and cracks Paul Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Farrell looks to score some points with some ground and pound. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Farrell wants to take a breather but Paul Jr is having none of it. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Farrell lands a nice short elbow. Paul Jr wants to get back to full guard. Farrell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Paul Jr taking some punishment here, with Farrell in his half guard. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Farrell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Farrell scores with a couple of good hammerfists. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Farrell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Paul Jr wants to improve his position but Farrell is controlling well.
Farrell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
 Paul Jr is rocked! Farrell working Paul Jr over with strikes. Paul Jr is still in real trouble! Can Farrell finish him? Farrell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Farrell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Paul Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Farrell is nestled in close to Paul Jr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Farrell looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Farrell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Farrell scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Farrell takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Farrell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Farrell is trying to control the action in half guard but Paul Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Farrell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Farrell is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Paul Jr is hurt! He's hurt bad - Farrell fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Paul Jr from any more punishment! Congratulations to Farrell! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Farrell! Brandon Farrell spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kjell Sword (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seamus OConnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kjell Sword has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
26 - 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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seamus OConnell! The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! OConnell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Left hook, right uppercut from OConnell.
 It looks like Kjell Sword has been cut. OConnell slips under a jab. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by OConnell. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! OConnell throws a head kick that misses. OConnell cracks Sword with a good jab. OConnell fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Sword to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Sword looks to clinch but OConnell throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Sword taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Seamus OConnell!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Redge Coldon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Poppy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Redge Coldon! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
26 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Poppy! The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice takedown defense from Poppy. No joy for Coldon on that attempt. Poppy swings away with a leg kick that misses. Nick Poppy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Coldon misses with a takedown attempt and Poppy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Coldon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Coldon lands in his opponent's guard. Poppy is trying to control the position but Coldon postures up. Coldon won't allow Poppy to sweep him here. Coldon forces his way into half guard. Coldon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Coldon is thwarting Poppy's attempts to control the position. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Poppy works his way to full guard. Good work. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Poppy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Coldon wants to pass the guard but Poppy is keeping the position. Coldon landing with the ground and pound.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Coldon throws a big right hand that misses. Coldon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Coldon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Poppy swivels though and keeps the full guard. Poppy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Poppy has his foot on Coldon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Coldon works his way back into a safe position though. Coldon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Poppy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coldon.
Coldon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Coldon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Poppy has his foot on Coldon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Coldon works his way back into a safe position though. Poppy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Coldon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Poppy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Coldon defends well.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Coldon throws a big right hand that misses. Coldon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Coldon wants to control from the top but Poppy keeps moving. Poppy keeping full guard, as Coldon tries to pass. Coldon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Poppy works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Coldon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Poppy has an active guard here but Coldon has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. 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 Poppy's temple. Coldon is controlling the pace.
Coldon thows a huge punch but Poppy dodges it nicely.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Poppy wants to get back to full guard. Coldon works his foot free and advances to mount. Poppy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Coldon landing strikes from the mount. Poppy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Poppy regains half guard.
Coldon is trying to work for a kimura but Poppy is defending well.
Coldon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Coldon is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Poppy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Coldon scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Poppy is trying to get back to full guard. Coldon performing his best blanket impression for a moment. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Coldon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Poppy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Redge Coldon dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Coldon blocks a leg kick. Poppy misses with a leg kick.
Poppy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Coldon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Coldon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Coldon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Poppy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Coldon avoids the attempt from Poppy to control. Poppy sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Coldon lands a nice short elbow. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Coldon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Poppy's head. Coldon drops an elbow to the side of Poppy's head. Poppy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coldon. Coldon working the head and body with strikes. Coldon is keen to just control but Poppy is a slippery customer. Poppy trying to control here.
Poppy is looking for a sweep. Coldon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Redge Coldon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coldon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Coldon is looking to advance position but Poppy won't allow it. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Poppy gets back to full guard.
Coldon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Coldon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Poppy is on top in guard.
Poppy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coldon swivels though and keeps the full guard. Poppy preventing the sweep. Poppy trying to control the position from guard on top but Coldon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coldon working for submissions but it's allowed Poppy to get to half guard.
Poppy wants to take a breather but Coldon is having none of it.
Poppy is looking for a kimura here.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Poppy throwing shots but Coldon is blocking nicely.
Poppy is working for a submission of some sort.
Coldon tries to roll over but Poppy keeps him under control. Coldon regains full guard. Nicely done.
Coldon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Coldon wants to stand and escape but Poppy is having none of it. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Poppy wants to control from the top but Coldon keeps moving.
Poppy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Coldon is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Coldon has escaped and now he's on top! Coldon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Coldon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Poppy's head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poppy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Coldon works over Poppy with some ground and pound from guard. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Redge Coldon dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Coldon moves out of range of the leg kick from Poppy. Poppy avoids the head kick by Coldon.
Coldon moves out of range of the strikes. Coldon looks for a takedown but Poppy sprawls well. No luck with that takedown attempt from Coldon. Coldon shoots in but no luck this time. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Redge Coldon. That's going to take a lot out of him. Coldon shoots in looking for a takedown. Poppy tries to sprawl out of it but Coldon 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. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Poppy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Coldon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Poppy is fending him off so far but Coldon persists. Nope, Poppy circles away and we're back to standing.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A jab from Poppy misses. Poppy throws an overhand right that lands on Coldon's shoulder, as Coldon tries to avoid the shot. Poppy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coldon moves away. Poppy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Coldon blocks the leg kick.
Coldon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Poppy is trying to get back to full guard. Poppy wants to control but Coldon is keeping busy and won't allow it. Coldon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Poppy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Poppy moves into full guard.
Redge Coldon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poppy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Coldon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Poppy is on top in guard.
Coldon keeping moving, preventing Poppy from controlling successfully. This has been an exciting period of action!
Poppy has gone for a leg lock! Coldon slips out almost immediately though and dives into Poppy's guard.
Poppy has his foot on Coldon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Coldon works his way back into a safe position though. Coldon trying to control but Poppy is working from the bottom. Poppy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Coldon controls the pace.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Coldon stopping the sweep attempt from Poppy. Nick Poppy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Redge Coldon. Coldon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Coldon shoots for a double leg takedown but Poppy sprawls well. He's pushed Coldon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Coldon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Poppy just misses with a punch to the body.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Poppy swings away with a leg kick that misses. Coldon fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Poppy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coldon. Coldon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coldon shoots in but Poppy avoids the takedown attempt easily. Poppy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coldon. Coldon avoids the body shot from Poppy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Coldon blocks a low kick nicely.
Coldon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Poppy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Nick Poppy. I think Coldon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28 Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28 Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Redge Coldon!
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