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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Swanson (ranked 2620 p4p, 2640 weight class) and Tahiwai Pihopa (ranked 259 p4p, 262 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Swanson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gorillaz- Clint Eastwood. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jacques Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tahiwai Pihopa!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pihopa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Swanson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice shot lands for Swanson.
Swanson checks a low kick from Pihopa.
Jacques Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swanson throws the left hand but Pihopa avoids the punch easily.
Swanson misses the shot to the body.
Swanson misses with a head kick.
Swanson has managed to clinch.
Pihopa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Swanson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Swanson lands a right hand.
Swanson tries a body shot but Pihopa blocks it.
Swanson prevents a body shot from Pihopa.
Pihopa works on Swanson's body with a couple of short punches.
Swanson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson has a couple of punches blocked by Pihopa.
Pihopa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Swanson digs a right hand underneath Pihopa's ribcage. Pihopa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Swanson throws a punch but it's blocked by Pihopa.
Pihopa lands a left hand.
Pihopa's coach down at The Million Dollar Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pihopa's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pihopa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Swanson throws a head punch that misses.
Pihopa misses with the head strike.
Swanson works on Pihopa's body with a couple of short punches.
Swanson misses with a body punch.
Pihopa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Swanson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Swanson throws a punch but it's blocked by Pihopa.
A right hand to the body from Swanson.
Swanson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Swanson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pihopas head.
Pihopa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pihopa.
Swanson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Swanson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pihopa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson working aggressively here.
A short right from Swanson.
Swanson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Swanson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pihopa takes a shot to the head.
Swanson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pihopa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Swanson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pihopa backwards.
Swanson has a couple of punches blocked by Pihopa.
Pihopa lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Swanson fails to land.
Pihopa swings wildly with an uppercut but Swanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pihopa struggles to land a body shot inside as Swanson controls his hands.
Swanson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pihopa's elbow.
Pihopa cracks Swanson with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Pihopa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pihopa lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson misses with a punch on the inside.
Swanson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Swanson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Swanson has a couple of punches blocked by Pihopa.
Pihopa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pihopa.
Pihopa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Swanson tries to work over Pihopa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pihopa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Swanson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Swanson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swanson misses with some punches.
Pihopa tries to work over Swanson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swanson.
Swanson working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swanson.
A head punch on the inside from Swanson fails to land.
Swanson misses with a punch on the inside.
Pihopa tries a body shot but Swanson blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pihopa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Swanson blocks a body shot from Pihopa.
Pihopa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Swanson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pihopa backwards.
Pihopa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Swanson backwards.
Swanson misses with the head strike.
Pihopa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Swanson's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Swanson.
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!
Swanson misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swanson.
Swanson misses with some punches.
Pihopa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pihopa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pihopa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Swanson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Swanson has a couple of punches blocked by Pihopa.
Swanson lands with a short shot to the head.
Swanson struggles to land a body shot inside as Pihopa controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Swanson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pihopa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Swanson.
Swanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swanson throws a nice head kick!
Pihopa cracks Swanson with an open hand slap.
Swanson misses the shot to the body.
Pihopa blocks a head kick by Swanson.
Pihopa misses with a body kick.
Swanson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pihopa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pihopa throws the kick towards the body but Swanson avoids it.
Swanson throws a push kick but Pihopa slaps the foot to one side.
Swanson misses with a low kick.
Swanson ducks under a wild hook from Pihopa.
Pihopa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pihopa tries to score with a low kick but Swanson moves his leg out of the way.
Swanson misses with a head kick.
Swanson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pihopa.
Swanson has a couple of punches blocked by Pihopa.
Pihopa misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pihopa tries to throw a body punch but Swanson avoids it by throwing Pihopa back against the cage.
Swanson misses with a body punch.
Pihopa tries to work over Swanson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Swanson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pihopa can do to turn this around?
Pihopa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Swanson misses with some punches.
Pihopa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jacques Swanson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Swanson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Swanson lands with a light punch inside.
Swanson lands a nice uppercut.
Swanson lands a nice shot to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Swanson.
Swanson tries to work over Pihopa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pihopa tries to throw a body punch but Swanson avoids it by throwing Pihopa back against the cage.
Swanson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Swanson has a couple of punches blocked by Pihopa.
Swanson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Swanson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson is working Pihopa over against the cage.
Swanson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Swanson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pihopa misses with a body punch.
Pihopa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Swanson's elbow.
Swanson working aggressively here.
Pihopa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Swanson blocks a body shot from Pihopa.
Swanson misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swanson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pihopa misses with a punch to the body.
Swanson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pihopa blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Swanson fails to land.
Swanson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pihopa up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pihopa tries to stall but Swanson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pihopa struggles to land a body shot inside as Swanson controls his hands.
Swanson misses with some punches.
Pihopa stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Swanson fails to land.
Pihopa pushes Swanson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Swanson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pihopa backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Swanson fails to land.
Swanson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pihopa struggles to land a body shot inside as Swanson controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Pihopa as the two fighters clinch.
Swanson blocks a body shot from Pihopa.
Swanson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Swanson fails to land.
A short right from Swanson.
Swanson is leaning against Pihopa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson lands with a right to the head.
Swanson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swanson.
Pihopa cracks Swanson with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Swanson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Swanson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Swanson as Pihopa tries to tie him up.
Pihopa blocks a body shot from Swanson.
Pihopa can't find room to land a body shot as Swanson controls the action.
Swanson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pihopa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pihopa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pihopa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pihopa being controlled against the cage.
Swanson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pihopa backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Swanson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Swanson scores with a head kick.
Swanson wants to clinch up but Pihopa keeps it at a distance.
Pihopa dodges the punch combination from Swanson.
Swanson moves into the clinch.
Pihopa misses with a punch to the body.
Swanson misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Swanson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Swanson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Swanson misses with a punch to the body.
Pihopa misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson prevents a body shot from Pihopa.
Pihopa trying to stall but Swanson improves his position.
Pihopa tries a body shot but Swanson blocks it.
Swanson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Swanson.
Swanson prevents a body shot from Pihopa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pihopa.
Pihopa misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swanson.
Pihopa looking to slow down the pace here.
Swanson misses with a punch on the inside.
Pihopa blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Swanson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pihopa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Swanson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Swanson on the inside.
Swanson has a couple of punches blocked by Pihopa.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pihopa.
Swanson lands a hook that snaps the head of Pihopa backwards.
Pihopa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Swanson scores with a hook to the body.
Swanson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson lands an uppercut.
Swanson pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Swanson fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pihopa tries to work over Swanson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pihopa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pihopa blocking some punches.
Swanson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pihopa as Swanson tries to tie him up.
Swanson throws a punch but it's blocked by Pihopa.
Good body shot from Pihopa.
Swanson presses Pihopa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pihopa can't find room to land a body shot as Swanson controls the action.
Pihopa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Swanson's elbow.
Pihopa blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson tries to throw a body punch but Pihopa avoids it by throwing Swanson back against the cage.
Swanson struggles to land a body shot inside as Pihopa controls his hands.
Pihopa tries to work over Swanson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Swanson working aggressively here.
Tahiwai Pihopa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Swanson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pihopa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swanson is leaning against Pihopa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pihopa just leaning against Swanson, taking a breather.
Pihopa trying to stall but Swanson improves his position.
Pihopa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pihopa struggles to land a body shot inside as Swanson controls his hands.
Swanson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pihopa prevents a body shot from Swanson.
A right hand to the body from Swanson.
Swanson tries to throw a body punch but Pihopa avoids it by throwing Swanson back against the cage.
Swanson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Swanson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pihopa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pihopa can't find room to land a body shot as Swanson controls the action.
Pihopa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Swanson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Swanson prevents a body shot from Pihopa.
Pihopa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Swanson.
Swanson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Swanson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pihopa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Swanson.
Pihopa can't find room to land a body shot as Swanson controls the action.
Pihopa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swanson lands with a short shot to the head.
Pihopa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Swanson can't find room to land a body shot as Pihopa controls the action.
Pihopa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Swanson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Swanson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Swanson 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Swanson!
A victorious Jacques Swanson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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