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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Swerro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Ul Haq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Swerro could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mohammed Ul Haq's chin.
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150 lbs
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Swerro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammed Ul Haq!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swerro shoots and misses
and Ul Haq counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ul Haq shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Swerro counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ul Haq can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ul Haq looking for a sweep. Not yet Ul Haq, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ul Haq is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ul Haq really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Swerro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Swerro tries to stand but Ul Haq is controlling from the bottom.
Swerro working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Swerro 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.
Swerro slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Swerro trying to control the position but Ul Haq is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swerro laying and praying for a moment but Ul Haq takes advantage and regains half guard.
Ul Haq trying to control here.
Swerro wants to control but Ul Haq is keeping him busy.
Swerro wants to free his trapped foot but Ul Haq is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Swerro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Swerro seems to be working for a kimura but Ul Haq defends the submission attempt.
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.
Ul Haq tries to get to full guard but Swerro has control of the leg.
Ul Haq is looking to control Swerro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ul Haq avoid being mounted?
Ul Haq is trying to get back to full guard.
Swerro is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Ul Haq looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Swerro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Swerro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ul Haq is trying to get back to full guard.
Ul Haq is not content to let Swerro control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Swerro in particular looking to stall.
Swerro works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq is trying desperately to improve position.
Swerro tries to control but Ul Haq wriggling away.
Ul Haq is trying desperately to improve position.
Swerro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ul Haq is squirming around, avoiding Swerro's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Swerro dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Swerro checks a leg kick.
Ul Haq closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Swerro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Ul Haq.
It looks like Jack Swerro has been cut.
Ul Haq looking to throw knees to the head but Swerro is blocking nicely.
Swerro tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ul Haq trying to land knees to the body.
Swerro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Swerro being controlled against the cage.
Ul Haq trying to land knees to the body.
Swerro taking a breather.
Swerro is trying to push Ul Haq away but Ul Haq has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ul Haq putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Swerro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Swerro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Swerro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ul Haq tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swerro avoids it.
Swerro managing to block the knees to the body from Ul Haq.
Ul Haq is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Swerro is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swerro is trying to stall.
Ul Haq misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swerro.
Swerro is pressed up against the cage. Ul Haq has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Swerro down to the mat. Swerro avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Swerro moves in looking to clinch but Ul Haq pushes him off.
Ul Haq fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Swerro sprawls well initially but Ul Haq persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ul Haq is breathing heavily.
Ul Haq throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ul Haq stops Swerro from getting back to his feet.
Swerro trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Swerro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ul Haq is working away from the top position though.
Swerro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ul Haq.
Ul Haq scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ul Haq landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are battling for position here. Swerro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Swerro controls Ul Haq momentarily but Ul Haq frees himself.
Ul Haq must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swerro keeping moving, preventing Ul Haq from controlling successfully.
Ul Haq is working Swerro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Swerro wants to stand up but Ul Haq is controlling him.
Swerro looking for a sweep. Not yet Swerro, not yet.
Ul Haq connects with a couple of short punches.
Ul Haq stopping the sweep attempt from Swerro.
Ul Haq trying to control the position from guard on top but Swerro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ul Haq won't allow Swerro to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swerro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ul Haq's guard.
Ul Haq pulls Swerro in close to prevent any damage.
Ul Haq manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Swerro manages to get himself to full guard.
Ul Haq trying to control the position from guard on top but Swerro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swerro trying to strike off his back.
Swerro wants to sweep here but Ul Haq controlling him for the moment.
Ul Haq trying to control but Swerro is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swerro seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Swerro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Swerro keeping moving, preventing Ul Haq from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mohammed Ul Haq was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A bone on bone clash there as Swerro blocks the leg kick.
Swerro blocks a leg kick.
Ul Haq tries to work over Swerro's front leg with a kick but Swerro checks it.
Ul Haq with a lazy takedown attempt
and Swerro counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ul Haq's guard now.
Ul Haq is looking to sweep but instead, Swerro has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammed Ul Haq showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Swerro's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Swerro shoots in looking for a takedown but Ul Haq manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Swerro's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Swerro moves in looking to clinch but Ul Haq pushes him off.
Swerro checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Swerro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good work by Swerro as he checks the leg kick.
Ul Haq has closed the distance and engaged Swerro in a clinch.
Ul Haq putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Swerro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ul Haq landing knees to the body.
Ul Haq scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ul Haq.
Ul Haq with a knee to the head.
Ul Haq taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Ul Haq.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ul Haq working Swerro over with knees to the body.
Ul Haq lands a knee to the body.
Ul Haq 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.
Swerro takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ul Haq crunches a lovely knee into Swerro's ribcage.
Ul Haq is pushing Swerro up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swerro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ul Haq is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knees to the body from Ul Haq.
Ul Haq utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ul Haq takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees to the body from Ul Haq.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ul Haq lands a knee to the body.
Ul Haq is pressed up against the cage. Swerro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ul Haq down to the mat. Ul Haq avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Swerro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swerro throws a head kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Swerro blocks the leg kick.
Jack Swerro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ul Haq motions for Swerro to come forward. Ul Haq throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ul Haq has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ul Haq lands a knee to the head.
Ul Haq stalling.
Ul Haq tries to land knees in the clinch but Swerro avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq prevents a body shot from Swerro.
Swerro goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ul Haq prevents it.
Ul Haq is stalling here.
Swerro fails to pull guard.
Ul Haq effectively controlling the action here.
Ul Haq tries to land knees in the clinch but Swerro avoids the damage to the body.
Swerro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ul Haq effectively controlling the action here.
Swerro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ul Haq has him pressed against the cage.
Ul Haq connects with a nasty looking knee right to Swerro's face.
Swerro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ul Haq prevents the takedown attempt.
Swerro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ul Haq just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq has Swerro pressed against the cage, preventing Swerro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Swerro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Swerro being controlled against the cage.
Ul Haq has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Swerro is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Swerro is trying to break the clinch but Ul Haq is controlling him.
Ul Haq is trying to maintain a safe position but Swerro gets an underhook and turns Ul Haq into the cage.
Ul Haq misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swerro.
Swerro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ul Haq lands a nice knee to the body.
Swerro tries to pull guard but Ul Haq holds him up against the cage and eventually Swerro drops back down to his feet.
Ul Haq misses with a knee strike.
Swerro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Swerro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ul Haq trying to stall but Swerro improves his position.
Ul Haq is pressed up against the cage. Swerro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ul Haq down to the mat. Ul Haq avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ul Haq gets a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Swerro is trying to maintain the position but Ul Haq is very close to passing his half guard.
Swerro is refusing to be controlled, as Ul Haq sits in half guard.
Swerro is looking to improve his position.
Ul Haq is looking to take a break and control but Swerro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ul Haq landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mohammed Ul Haq comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ul Haq has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohammed Ul Haq!
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FIGHT
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