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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall McSweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Paul Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randall McSweeney has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
18 - 15 - 0 |
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined |
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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
18 - 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Paul Jr!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McSweeney sprawls well. McSweeney wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Paul Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Paul Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
McSweeney throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Paul Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McSweeney.
Paul Jr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McSweeney defends it nicely.
Randall McSweeney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Paul Jr.
Paul Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McSweeney swivels and escapes.
McSweeney clinches with his opponent.
McSweeney is pushing Paul Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Paul Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but McSweeney prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSweeney with a knee to the head.
It looks like Justin Paul Jr has been cut.
McSweeney has Paul Jr pressed against the cage.
McSweeney putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paul Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from McSweeney.
Paul Jr looks winded!
A bit of stalling here from McSweeney.
A knee to the head by McSweeney.
McSweeney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McSweeney lands a good knee to the midsection. Paul Jr won't want to take too many of those.
McSweeney crunches a lovely knee into Paul Jr's ribcage.
A right handed body shot lands from McSweeney.
McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McSweeney crunches a lovely knee into Paul Jr's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
McSweeney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McSweeney manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for McSweeney.
A right handed body shot lands from McSweeney.
McSweeney with a knee to the head.
McSweeney scores with a knee to the head.
McSweeney controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paul Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McSweeney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McSweeney cracks Paul Jr with a nice body shot.
McSweeney lands a nice knee to the body.
Paul Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
McSweeney lands a knee to the body.
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 avoiding damage.
McSweeney landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McSweeney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McSweeney leaning against his opponent.
McSweeney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney landing knees to the head.
McSweeney lands a knee to the head.
McSweeney lands a nice knee to the body.
McSweeney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paul Jr's elbow.
Paul Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McSweeney gets the underhooks and prevents it.
McSweeney tries a body shot but Paul Jr blocks it.
McSweeney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McSweeney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McSweeney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McSweeney working Paul Jr over with knees to the body.
McSweeney could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A bit of stalling here from McSweeney.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall McSweeney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Paul Jr's cut.
That's time! McSweeney's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McSweeney thumps Paul Jr with a low kick.
McSweeney closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Paul Jr has McSweeney pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McSweeney manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
McSweeney putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paul Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McSweeney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McSweeney lands a good knee to the midsection. Paul Jr won't want to take too many of those.
McSweeney scores with a knee to the head.
McSweeney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paul Jr can do to turn this around?
Knees in the clinch landing for McSweeney.
McSweeney scores with a knee to the head.
McSweeney lands a knee to the head.
Paul Jr is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSweeney works on Paul Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
McSweeney lands a body shot.
McSweeney leaning against his opponent.
Paul Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McSweeney.
McSweeney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McSweeney scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McSweeney has Paul Jr pressed against the cage.
McSweeney with a knee to the head.
Paul Jr wants a takedown.
Paul Jr being controlled against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McSweeney obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney landing knees to the body.
McSweeney slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with McSweeney for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Randall McSweeney.
McSweeney takes the fight into the clinch.
McSweeney is leaning against Paul Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McSweeney lands a good knee to the midsection. Paul Jr won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney landing knees to the head.
McSweeney lands a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McSweeney takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McSweeney putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paul Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McSweeney works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McSweeney lands a good knee to the midsection. Paul Jr won't want to take too many of those.
McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Paul Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paul Jr being controlled against the cage.
McSweeney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McSweeney takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Randall McSweeney has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McSweeney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McSweeney scores with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from McSweeney.
McSweeney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paul Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good body shot from McSweeney.
McSweeney works on Paul Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McSweeney lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by McSweeney.
McSweeney stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall McSweeney dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Justin Paul Jr's cut.
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. This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by McSweeney.
McSweeney wants to clinch up but Paul Jr keeps it at a distance.
Paul Jr shoots in and drives through. McSweeney sprawls well.
McSweeney lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Justin Paul Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McSweeney connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McSweeney fakes the leg kick and cracks Paul Jr in the body.
McSweeney lands a big head kick that sends Paul Jr tumbling to the mat! McSweeney takes a step backwards and waves Paul Jr back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Paul Jr is rocked!
Justin Paul Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paul Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McSweeney avoids it really well and circles away.
Paul Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can McSweeney finish him?
Paul Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McSweeney lands a big head kick that sends Paul Jr tumbling to the mat! McSweeney takes a step backwards and waves Paul Jr back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSweeney closes the distance and clinches.
Paul Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
A bit of stalling here from McSweeney.
McSweeney crunches a lovely knee into Paul Jr's ribcage.
McSweeney working Paul Jr over with knees to the body.
McSweeney lands a body punch.
McSweeney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McSweeney effectively controlling the action here.
A short left from McSweeney.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McSweeney scores with a knee to the head.
McSweeney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney lands a knee to the head.
McSweeney misses with a hook to the ribs.
A knee to the head by McSweeney.
McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paul Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McSweeney scores a nice knee to the body.
McSweeney scores a nice knee to the body.
The referee calls for McSweeney to work.
McSweeney lands a knee to the body.
McSweeney stalling against the cage.
McSweeney lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Randall McSweeney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paul Jr's face.
Paul Jr avoiding damage as McSweeney throws knees to the body.
McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Paul Jr is looking for a takedown.
Randall McSweeney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Paul Jr.
McSweeney lands a body punch.
McSweeney has Paul Jr pressed against the cage.
McSweeney lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney misses with a hook to the ribs.
McSweeney stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McSweeney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by McSweeney.
Justin Paul Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McSweeney.
McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paul Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Paul Jr being controlled against the cage.
McSweeney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paul Jr's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McSweeney scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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 30:24
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall McSweeney!
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