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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Louden Swain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taichi Heleno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heleno has chosen weird Japanese music as his entrance music. Taichi Heleno has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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168 cm
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167 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Louden Swain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taichi Heleno!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heleno tries to clinch but Swain is having none of it.
Heleno tries to clinch but Swain moves out of range.
Swain misses with a takedown attempt - Heleno sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Swain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heleno misses with a wild combination.
Swain misses with an uppercut. Heleno saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swain shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Swain throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heleno tries to hold on but Swain postures up.
Heleno regains half guard.
Heleno is not content to let Swain control the position.
Swain missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Swain throwing shots but Heleno is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Heleno blocking the ground and pound attempt from Swain.
Heleno wants to get back to full guard.
Heleno keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Heleno blocking the ground and pound attempt from Swain.
Heleno is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A swing and a miss from Swain.
Swain swats away the attempt to clinch by Heleno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heleno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heleno tries to clinch up.
Swain keeps the fight on the outside.
Swain fails to land the takedown.
Swain thows a body shot but no joy.
Swain blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Heleno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heleno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heleno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swain throws out the jab.
Swain swings for the body but Heleno moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Heleno tries to clinch but Swain is having none of it.
Swain cracks Heleno with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Louden Swain will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Swain shoots in and bounces Heleno off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Swain is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Heleno keeping moving, preventing Swain from controlling successfully.
Heleno preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Swain has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Swain thows a huge punch but Heleno dodges it nicely.
Heleno keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Swain missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Swain is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Heleno is pressing down on Swain's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Heleno is trying to control the position but Swain postures up.
Swain working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Swain is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Swain postures up in Heleno's guard and throws a big left but Heleno blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heleno keeping moving, preventing Swain from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heleno has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Swain has passed into side control.
Swain postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Heleno is trying to control Swain's posture but Swain avoids it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Swain tests Heleno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heleno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Heleno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Swain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heleno displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Swain.
Swain fails to land the takedown.
Heleno tries to close the distance and clinch but Swain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big left from Swain misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louden Swain dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Heleno wants to clinch up but Swain keeps it at a distance.
Taichi Heleno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heleno takes a swing at Swain's ribcage but misses.
Heleno moves in looking to clinch but Swain pushes him off.
Heleno tries to clinch but Swain moves out of range.
Heleno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Heleno leaves Swain with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swain connects with a right hand. Heleno shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heleno throws a right and a left that both miss.
Swain scores with a takedown into Heleno's guard.
Heleno pulls Swain in close to prevent any damage.
Swain content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Swain is stalling in the full guard.
Heleno trying to keep a closed guard but Swain is proving a slippery customer.
Heleno really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Swain. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swain in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Swain is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Swain trying to control the position from guard on top but Heleno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taichi Heleno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Swain throwing strikes from guard but Heleno blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Heleno tries to bum rush Swain with a series of wild strikes but Swain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Swain gets the takedown into side control.
Heleno defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swain working away.
Swain scoring with punches from side control.
Louden Swain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Swain landing a few strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Swain misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Heleno sneaks back into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Louden Swain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Swain, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louden Swain!
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hype
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pop
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