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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Swain (ranked 23517 p4p, 297 weight class) and Carlton Adesanya (ranked 23407 p4p, 311 weight class). Alex Swain could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Carlton Adesanya's chin.
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135 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Swain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlton Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swain throws a leg kick but Adesanya checks it.
Adesanya moves into range and clinches up with Swain.
Swain wants to get back to striking at distance but Adesanya won't allow it.
Adesanya pressing his opponent against the cage.
Adesanya leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swain avoiding damage as Adesanya throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain wants to get back to striking at distance but Adesanya won't allow it.
Swain is trying to break the clinch but Adesanya has him pressed against the cage.
Adesanya wants a takedown but no success here.
Adesanya keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Swain's efforts to push away.
Adesanya's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Adesanya tries to pull guard but Swain holds him up against the cage and eventually Adesanya drops back down to his feet.
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.
Adesanya has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Swain is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Alex Swain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlton Adesanya.
Adesanya landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Adesanya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Swain looks for the body kick but Adesanya saw that one coming.
Swain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adesanya counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Adesanya keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Swain's efforts to push away.
Swain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Swain. Those never looked like landing.
Adesanya throws a counter combo.
Swain throws a right and a left that Adesanya avoids nicely.
Adesanya is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Adesanya lands a jab to the nose.
Adesanya keeps the fight on the outside.
Swain misses with a body kick.
Adesanya is looking for the big counter here.
A swing and a miss from Swain.
Adesanya forces Swain back against the cage and clinches.
Adesanya manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Adesanya.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya avoids the body shot from Swain.
Swain fails to land with a series of punches.
Swain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Adesanya.
Swain lunges at Adesanya with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Adesanya's hand.
A combination from Swain does no damage.
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!
Swain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adesanya tries to counter with a clinch but Swain shakes him off and moves away.
Swain keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Swain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adesanya throws a right and a left that Swain avoids nicely.
Swain lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Swain dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Swain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adesanya counters with a right hand to the body.
It looks like Carlton Adesanya has been cut.
Swain wants to clinch up but Adesanya keeps it at a distance.
Adesanya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alex Swain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adesanya's corner calls for a 1-2. Adesanya obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Swain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adesanya tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Swain swivels and escapes.
Adesanya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Swain connects with a right hand. Adesanya shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Swain misses.
Swain swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adesanya.
Adesanya misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Swain is pressed up against the cage. Adesanya has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Swain down to the mat. Swain avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Swain misses with a hook.
Swain fakes the leg kick and cracks Adesanya in the body.
Adesanya takes a jab right on the kisser.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Swain.
As Swain backs off Adesanya throws a huge counter combo but Swain manages to avoid it all.
Swain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adesanya.
Swain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adesanya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya moves into the clinch.
Adesanya throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Adesanya pulls guard effortlessly.
Swain definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Adesanya pulls Swain in close to prevent any damage.
Swain won't allow Adesanya to sweep him here.
Adesanya pulls Swain in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adesanya is looking to stand up but Swain isn't so interested in that idea.
Swain decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adesanya throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Swain's waist but Swain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Adesanya off to one side.
Swain tries to counter by clinching up but Adesanya breaks away and moves out of range.
Alex Swain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlton Adesanya.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain looks for the body kick but Adesanya saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Adesanya's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Adesanya darts in and clinches Swain up against the cage.
Adesanya stalling in the clinch.
Adesanya manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swain. Adesanya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alex Swain is winning the standup battle so far.
Swain throws a head kick that half lands.
Adesanya moves out of range of the strikes.
Swain throws a head kick that misses
and Adesanya counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adesanya pushes Swain up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Swain slaps away a takedown attempt from Adesanya, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Swain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adesanya slips a jab and a cross from Swain.
Swain misses with a left hand
and Adesanya counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adesanya misses with a series of wild punches.
Swain is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Adesanya misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carlton Adesanya will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Carlton Adesanya's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Adesanya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Swain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adesanya lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Adesanya.
Swain misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut lands for Swain. That snapped Adesanya's head back.
Swain keeps Adesanya at a distance using the push kick.
Adesanya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swain throws a lazy head kick
and Adesanya counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Adesanya.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya tries to pull guard but Swain forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Adesanya breaks from the clinch.
Adesanya throws a nice looking combination but Swain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Swain thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya avoids the head kick by Swain.
Adesanya throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Swain attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Adesanya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adesanya throws a nice looking combination but Swain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Swain tries to counter by clinching up but Adesanya breaks away and moves out of range.
Adesanya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swain.
Swain stuffs the takedown.
Swain throws an overhand right that lands on Adesanya's shoulder, as Adesanya tries to avoid the shot.
Adesanya darts in and clinches Swain up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swain prevents a body shot from Adesanya.
Adesanya throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adesanya tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alex Swain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlton Adesanya.
Adesanya keeps control of Swain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Swain tries to break the clinch but Adesanya is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Adesanya.
Swain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Adesanya works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Carlton Adesanya seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Adesanya breaks from the clinch.
Swain misses with a straight right.
Adesanya throws a counter combo.
Adesanya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Swain gets a clinch.
Adesanya stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Adesanya drags the fight down to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swain has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Adesanya is proving hard to escape from.
Swain won't allow Adesanya to sweep him here.
Adesanya wants to stand and escape but Swain is having none of it.
Adesanya trying to control the position.
Adesanya looking for a sweep. Not yet Adesanya, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Swain sitting in guard here, content to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Adesanya looking to hit a scissor sweep but Swain is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlton Adesanya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Adesanya 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlton Adesanya!
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hype
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