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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Krawiec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krawiec's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Marco Polo & Torae - Double Barrel. Swanson has chosen Amazing by Kanye West Ft Young Jeezy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksander Krawiec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chael Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Swanson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Swanson throws a head kick that misses
and Krawiec counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Swanson!
Krawiec pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Swanson tries to hold on but Krawiec pushes him away.
Krawiec looking to finish with strikes here!
Krawiec goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Swanson turns into him and now he's in Krawiec's guard.
Swanson wants to pass the guard but Krawiec is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krawiec manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Swanson tries to lock up and control but Krawiec gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Krawiec is trying to take his opponent's back.
Krawiec thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Krawiec trying to control but Swanson is having none of it.
Swanson is looking to get to half guard.
Krawiec looking to control but Swanson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Krawiec moves to back control.
Swanson tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson covering up well under a series of strikes from Krawiec.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Krawiec's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Krawiec is not going to allow Swanson to sit and survive in this position.
Krawiec is looking for the choke from the back position but Swanson is controlling his hands well.
Krawiec wants to control but Swanson is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Krawiec patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Swanson tries to escape the position.
Krawiec misses with a punch to the head.
Krawiec gets his hands free as Swanson looks to control.
Krawiec trying to control momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksander Krawiec dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick by Swanson misses
and Krawiec counters by clinching up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Swanson wants to get back to striking at distance but Krawiec won't allow it.
Krawiec landing knees to the head.
Swanson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Krawiec fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Krawiec taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Swanson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Krawiec pulls Swanson into guard.
Swanson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Swanson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krawiec is keeping the position for now.
Swanson wants to get up but he can't break Krawiec's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Swanson preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson being controlled here momentarily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Swanson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Swanson throws a head kick but Krawiec moves out of range.
Krawiec tries to clinch but Swanson moves away
and Swanson counters with a series of strikes. Krawiec will be more careful next time no doubt.
Swanson throws a head kick that misses
and Krawiec counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Swanson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Krawiec. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Swanson has control of Krawiec's left arm, preventing Krawiec from doing any damage.
Krawiec pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Swanson is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krawiec slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Swanson's face as Krawiec controls the position.
Swanson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Krawiec wants to control the pace but Swanson is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krawiec content just to control the position here.
Krawiec throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Krawiec throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Krawiec wants to control but Swanson has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Krawiec is keen to just control but Swanson is a slippery customer.
Krawiec looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksander Krawiec dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Krawiec tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Swanson counters with a good, hard body kick but Krawiec shrugs it off.
Krawiec misses with a takedown attempt - Swanson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Swanson throws a head kick but Krawiec moves out of range.
Swanson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Krawiec closes the distance but Swanson moves to the side
and Swanson moves into the clinch.
Krawiec tries to pull guard but Swanson holds him up against the cage and eventually Krawiec drops back down to his feet.
Krawiec jumps guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krawiec is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Swanson content to stall in guard here.
Krawiec working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Swanson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Swanson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Swanson postures up.
Swanson wanted to stand there but Krawiec had control of the position.
Krawiec looking for a guillotine here but Swanson defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Swanson stopping the sweep attempt from Krawiec.
Swanson working some strikes from top position.
Swanson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Swanson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Krawiec has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Swanson has managed to get both his arms back between Krawiec's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson is looking to stand up but Krawiec won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krawiec trying to control the position.
Swanson preventing the sweep.
Swanson stands and steps away. Krawiec gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Swanson throws a lazy head kick
and Krawiec counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Krawiec trying to control but Swanson is working from the bottom.
Swanson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krawiec trying to control the position from guard on top but Swanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krawiec passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Chael Swanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aleksander Krawiec is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Krawiec decides to stand back up.
Krawiec moves into range and clinches up with Swanson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksander Krawiec showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Krawiec, 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksander Krawiec!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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