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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Davido Monto (ranked 666 p4p, 1644 weight class) and Michael Swango (ranked 87 p4p, 209 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Davido Monto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Swango!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Swango paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Monto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swango.
Monto misses with a takedown
and Swango counters with a nice uppercut.
Monto goes for a double leg but Swango avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Swango continues to drive forward.
Monto is working for takedown but Swango is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davido Monto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swango gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Monto.
Swango misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Monto tries for a takedown but Swango manages to get underhooks.
Swango breaks the clinch.
Monto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Swango counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swango throws a series of punches but Monto moves out of range.
Monto dives in for a single leg takedown but Swango sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Swango appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Swango breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice takedown defense from Swango. No joy for Monto on that attempt.
Monto closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Swango is defending against the submission attempts here by Monto.
Monto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Swango is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Swango wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swango manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Davido Monto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Swango to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swango waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monto.
Swango tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Monto tries for a takedown but Swango circles away easily
and Swango counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monto tries for a takedown but Swango circles away easily
and Swango counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Monto feints and as Swango raises his hands in defense, Monto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Swango wants to get back to his feet but Monto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Swango is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Swango utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Swango wants to stand up but Monto is controlling him.
Monto makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swango is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Monto is controlling him.
Monto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Monto 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.
Swango wants to stand but Monto is controlling the position.
Monto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Monto tries to free his leg and advance position but Swango is retaining full guard.
Swango is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Monto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Monto drops back looking for a leg! Swango is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Swango manages to kick Monto off! Monto jumps back into Swango's guard.
Swango kicks Monto off and gets to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Swango dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Monto gets the takedown into side control.
Swango pushes Monto away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Monto gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Swango managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Monto.
Swango is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Monto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Swango wants to get back to his feet but Monto drags him back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Monto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Monto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Monto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Swango is pushing Monto's head away, looking to escape. Monto manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davido Monto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Monto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Swango is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Monto is trying to get an arm triangle but Swango is defending well.
Monto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Swango wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Monto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Swango knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Swango wants to get back to his feet.
The strikes coming from Monto are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Monto 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.
Monto is trying to get an arm triangle but Swango is defending well.
Monto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Swango has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monto throws an elbow but Swango slips to the side and avoids it well.
Monto misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Swango really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Monto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Swango wants to get back to his feet.
An elbow from Monto crashes against the mat.
Monto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Swango defending against the ground and pound.
Swango is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swango is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Monto tries for a kimura but Swango is defending well.
Monto tries for a kimura but Swango is defending well.
Swango pushes Monto away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Monto gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Monto looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Monto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Monto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Monto in side control, throwing shots but Swango defends.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Davido Monto dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Monto shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Swango manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Swango lands with a shot to the body.
Monto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Swango misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monto.
Swango displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Monto.
Swango is looking to land body kicks.
Monto fails with the takedown
and Swango counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swango connects with a high kick.
Monto shoots in for a takedown but Swango shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Swango is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davido Monto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Swango. No joy for Monto on that attempt.
Monto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Monto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Monto shoots for a takedown but Swango saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Swango has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swango slaps away a takedown attempt from Monto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Swango on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Michael Swango seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Monto fails with the takedown.
Swango looks to land a combination but Monto avoids it well.
Horrible takedown attempt by Monto or perhaps it was just good defense by Swango, which made it look bad.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Monto or perhaps it was just good defense by Swango, which made it look bad.
Swango is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Monto shoots in and gets a takedown into Swango's guard.
Swango has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Monto off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Swango misses with a leg kick
and Monto counters with a single leg into guard. Swango didn't expect that.
Swango wants to stand and escape but Monto is having none of it.
Monto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swango wants to stand up but Monto is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Swango wants to stand and escape but Monto is having none of it.
Monto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Monto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Swango pushes Monto off and scrambles back to his feet.
Monto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Swango paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab lands there for Swango.
Swango uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Monto has time to react.
Swango cracks Monto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Swango might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Swango falls off balance throwing a combination
and Monto counters with a shoot takedown. Swango fights it but they end up in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Swango comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Swango 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Swango!
Michael Swango tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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