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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kjell Sword (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Poppy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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280 lbs
23 - 5 - 1 |
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200 cm
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265 lbs
26 - 1 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Good takedowns
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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
23 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kjell Sword!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Poppy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poppy misses with a low kick.
Sword misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sword closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sword postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Check out the look on Sword's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sword trying to control the action but Poppy is working from the bottom.
Sword working the 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!
Poppy tries to bench press Sword off him but Sword keeps the position.
Sword lands a few punches from side control.
Sword working away.
Sword lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Poppy down.
Sword works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Poppy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sword off and has taken his back!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Poppy controlling the positon.
Sword is trying to get back to his feet but Poppy has full control of the position and if anything, Sword has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sword manages to reverse the position and now he's in Poppy's guard. Nice work there by Sword.
Sword throws a big elbow that misses.
Sword stopping the sweep attempt from Poppy.
Sword missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sword lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Poppy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sword lands a couple of digs.
Sword has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sword pushing down on Poppy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poppy is looking to control Sword's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Poppy avoid being mounted?
Sword trying to control the pace.
Sword working Poppy over with strikes.
Sword missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sword scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Poppy gets full guard.
Poppy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Poppy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Poppy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sword is one step ahead there.
Poppy keeping full guard, as Sword tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppy is looking to sweep but instead, Sword has passed into half guard.
Ground and pound from Sword.
Sword sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Poppy defending well though.
Sword not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Poppy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sword wants to take a breather but Poppy is having none of it.
Sword thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Poppy's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poppy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Poppy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sword looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Poppy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sword missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sword is pressing down on Poppy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Poppy is holding on for now.
Sword drops an elbow to the side of Poppy's head.
Sword scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Poppy is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sword is keen to just control but Poppy is a slippery customer.
Sword looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Poppy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sword is nestled in close to Poppy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sword scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Poppy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sword wants to lay and pray for a moment but Poppy keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kjell Sword dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sword closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Poppy's guard.
Sword connects with a couple of short punches.
Sword postures up in Poppy's guard and throws a big left but Poppy blocks it.
Sword looking to pass the guard.
Poppy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sword gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sword in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Poppy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poppy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sword showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sword trying to control the position from guard on top but Poppy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sword scoring with some ground and pound.
Sword is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poppy can do to turn this around?
Sword is looking to work some ground and pound but Poppy has wrist control.
Poppy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Poppy keeping moving, preventing Sword from controlling successfully.
Poppy is trying to keep Sword in close.
Poppy keeping full guard, as Sword tries to pass.
Sword throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Poppy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Poppy working for a triangle but Sword defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poppy keeping moving, preventing Sword from controlling successfully.
Sword is working Poppy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sword with a flurry of punches that miss.
Poppy wants to sweep but no luck.
Sword keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Poppy's head.
Sword makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sword working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Poppy's head.
Poppy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sword landing some decent shots from guard.
Poppy is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sword trying to control the position from guard on top but Poppy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poppy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sword trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Poppy wants to sweep but no luck.
Sword lands a couple of digs.
Poppy keeping moving, preventing Sword from controlling successfully.
Sword throwing strikes from guard but Poppy blocks nicely.
Poppy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Poppy keeping full guard, as Sword tries to pass.
Sword stands up over Poppy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Poppy keeping moving, preventing Sword from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sword with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poppy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sword postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sword throws an elbow that misses. Poppy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sword's guard. Nice move by Poppy!
Sword trying to keep a closed guard but Poppy is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poppy trying to control the position from guard on top but Sword is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kjell Sword dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Poppy slaps away a takedown attempt from Sword, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sword will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Poppy throws a shot from downtown. Sword moves away and avoids it.
Sword tries to score a power double leg takedown but Poppy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sword somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kjell Sword. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sword throws a jab but it's blocked by Poppy.
Sword will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sword closes the distance and clinches up with Poppy, looking for a takedown. Sword pushes Poppy against the cage but Poppy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Poppy looks to land a left hand but Sword moved out of range nicely.
Sword fails with the takedown
and Poppy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Poppy.
Poppy wants to control from the top but Sword keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Poppy looking to sit in guard and control but Sword gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sword wants to control from the top but Poppy keeps moving.
Sword working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Poppy's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poppy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sword got a little sloppy there for a moment and Poppy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sword has managed to get both his arms back between Poppy's legs - danger averted.
Sword wants to control from the top but Poppy keeps moving.
Kjell Sword overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Poppy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sword is one step ahead there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Poppy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sword with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppy trying to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sword's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sword trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sword passes Poppy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nick Poppy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poppy has hold of Sword's hands but Sword slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Poppy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sword scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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!
Sword seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Poppy is still in real trouble! Can Sword finish him?
Sword lands a big elbow - Poppy is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Sword!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kjell Sword!
Kjell Sword 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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