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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Pearce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kjell Sword (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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192 cm
25
276 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
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188 cm
25
280 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Pearce! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kjell Sword! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pearce shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Sword trying to hold on to Pearce's head to control him but Pearce postures up.
Sword avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pearce. Pearce drops an elbow to the side of Sword's head. Pearce not landing any meaningful shots this time. Pearce throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sword to regain full guard. Sword is controlling Pearce's posture. Pearce throws an elbow that misses. Sword uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pearce's guard. Nice move by Sword! Pearce is looking to stand up but Sword isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pearce preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Pearce is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Pearce is looking to break free of the clinch but Sword has double underhooks. Sword breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Sword misses. Pearce with a lazy takedown attempt and Sword counters with a takedown into side control. Sword wants to control but Pearce is keeping him busy. Pearce tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sword wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Sloppy strikes there by Sword. Pearce is trying to get back to half guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The ground and pound from Sword seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The ground and pound from Sword seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. Sword looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pearce is avoiding damage well.
Sword landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Sword landing strikes. Pearce is trying to improve his position. Sword throws an elbow but Pearce slips to the side and avoids it well. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Sword scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pearce to see if he's OK. Sword works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. What's Pearce going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Sword lands a few punches from side control. Pearce on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Pearce is rocked! Sword working the ground and pound from side control. Oh Pearce is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Sword lands a strong strike to the head of Pearce. That's dazed him! Sword looking to finish here. Pearce is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Sword lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kjell Sword!
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C
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G |
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
93% |
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