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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Washington (ranked 5176 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Swift (ranked 5256 p4p, 267 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by TNT. Mike Swift has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
35 - 21 - 2 |
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168 cm
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139 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 21 - 2, fighting out of New York, Samuel Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Swift !
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Swift . Washington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Washington scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Swift falls off balance throwing a combination
and Washington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Washington takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Swift takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Swift looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swift throws a body kick that misses
and Washington counters with a left to the body.
Washington fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Donk. Washington catches Swift right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift misses with a combination
and Washington finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Swift looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Washington ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Washington moves into range and connects with a jab.
Swift takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Swift just misses with a punch to the body.
Swift throws a lazy head kick
and Washington counters with a head kick.
Nice body kick there by Washington.
Washington digs a good hook to Swift 's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swift swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Washington to counter with a crisp jab.
Swift misses with a leg kick
and Washington counters with a low kick, right behind Swift 's knee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Washington.
Washington lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Swift at a distance.
Washington comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A low kick from Swift is predictable there
and Swift takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Swift misses with a jab to the body
and Washington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Washington connects with an inside leg kick.
A cross from Washington lands.
Washington with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington tests Swift 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Washington is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Washington scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Swift doesn't seem bothered though.
Washington lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Swift at a distance.
Swift has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Swift there as he acknowledges the shot.
Washington lands a slapping body shot.
Washington throws a head kick that Swift semi-blocks.
Washington is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swift takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Washington lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Washington clobbers Swift with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Swift falls off balance throwing a combination
and Washington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Washington blocks a low kick nicely.
A quick step to the side and Washington tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swift throws a head kick that misses
and Washington counters with a left to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Washington, as that shot connected.
Swift throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Washington dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Swift on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Washington. Washington obviously looking to wear him down.
Swift walks into a straight right hand from Washington.
Washington throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Swift stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Swift throws a combination that misses
and Washington counters with a left to the body.
Washington fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Washington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Swift takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Samuel Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington looks to land a combination. Swift sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Washington catches Swift with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swift misses with the combination.
Washington swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mike Swift is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Swift misses
and Washington counters with a nice uppercut.
Washington connects with a high kick.
Washington throws a shot to the body.
Swift has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Swift there as he acknowledges the shot.
Swift misses with an uppercut
and Washington counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Swift misses with a kick to the body
and Washington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Washington.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swift walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Washington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swift can do to turn this around?
Swift takes one to the chin there.
Swift has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Swift on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Swift walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Swift misses with a head kick.
Swift takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Washington scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Swift .
Washington connects with a leg kick. Swift looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Swift misses with a double jab.
Nice jab there from Washington.
Washington lands a jab.
Swift looks to land a body kick but Washington moved away.
Washington went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Swift misses with a combination
and Washington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Swift takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington cracks Swift with a right hand to the side of the head.
Swift throws a head kick that misses
and Washington counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swift on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Washington. Washington obviously looking to wear him down.
Washington digs a good body shot into Swift 's ribs.
Swift swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Washington counters with a left to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Washington.
Washington throws a shot to the body.
Washington scores with the left hand. Swift knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Washington dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Washington fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Swift .
Washington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swift throws out the jab.
Washington throws a series of strikes that have Swift backpedaling.
It looks like Mike Swift has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Swift as he connects with a hook.
Swift has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Washington.
Swift throws a lazy head kick
and Washington counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swift thows a leg kick but Washington checks it
and Washington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Washington throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Washington's corner calls for a 1-2. Washington obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift falls off balance throwing a combination
and Washington counters with a thumping low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Washington.
Swift throws a head kick but Washington moves out of range.
Washington scores with a body shot.
Swift doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Washington connects with a body shot that sends Swift 's belly button to the back.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Washington.
Washington fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Swift looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington lands a high kick!
Washington lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Washington throws a quick inside leg kick.
Washington scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Swift chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Washington can pounce on him.
Washington lands a right hook to the body.
Swift takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Swift throws a sloppy head kick
and Washington counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Swift takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Washington works Swift 's body with a nice hook.
Washington is looking to slow Swift down with leg kicks.
Washington lands with a nice body punch.
Washington jabs at Swift 's body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Washington.
Swift throws a leg kick that is checked
and Washington counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Washington lands an impressive looking overhand right. Swift doesn't seem phased though.
Swift throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Washington swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Swift doesn't seem bothered though.
Washington scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swift swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Samuel Washington is winning the standup battle so far.
Swift takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good shot there by Washington.
Swift closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A thudding body kick lands there by Washington!
Mike Swift has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Samuel Washington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Swift throws a lazy head kick
and Washington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Washington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Washington 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:24
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Washington!
After winning the bout, Samuel Washington thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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