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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oke Swahn (ranked 660 p4p, 1727 weight class) and Carson Tully (ranked 99 p4p, 260 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oke Swahn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carson Tully!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tully pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tully wants to clinch.
Tully forces Swahn back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tully blocks an uppercut.
Tully tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tully misses with a body punch.
Swahn blocks the elbow strike.
Swahn lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swahn misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Swahn swings wildly with an uppercut but Tully uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tully taking a breather.
Tully trying to stall but Swahn improves his position.
A short right from Swahn on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tully takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Swahn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Swahn blocking some punches.
Swahn misses with the head strike.
Swahn blocks an elbow strike from Tully.
Swahn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tully blocks a body shot from Swahn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tully.
Tully lands a nice knee to the body.
Tully unloads a knee to the mid-section. Swahn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tully putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Swahn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tully manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tully with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Tully to work.
Tully using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Swahn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tully gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Oke Swahn has been cut.
Swahn misses with the head strike.
Swahn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tully missing with knees to the body.
Swahn is trying to stall.
Tully lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Swahn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Swahn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tully is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Swahn is keeping busy.
Swahn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Swahn.
Tully blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tully has a couple of punches blocked by Swahn.
Swahn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Swahn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tully tries a knee to the head but Swahn blocks it.
Swahn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tully's elbow.
Tully blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tully blocks an uppercut.
Swahn stalling the fight.
Tully misses with a body punch.
Swahn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tully tries a body shot but Swahn blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swahn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swahn swings wildly with an uppercut but Tully uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swahn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Swahn tries a body shot but Tully blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Swahn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Swahn fails to land.
Tully trying to control the position but instead, Swahn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tully into the cage.
Tully working Swahn over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swahn misses with a body punch.
Swahn blocks a body shot from Tully.
Tully content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tully missing with knees to the body.
Swahn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Tully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carson Tully will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oke Swahn's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tully uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swahn.
Tully wants to clinch up but Swahn keeps it at a distance.
Tully clinches up with Swahn and pushes him back against the cage.
Tully stalling in the clinch but Swahn improves position.
Tully misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swahn.
Tully blocking some punches.
Tully fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Swahn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tully backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swahn misses with some punches.
Tully misses with a body punch.
Swahn lands with a right to the head.
Tully with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tully'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tully creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tully has Swahn pressed against the cage.
Tully throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Swahn blocks it with crossed arms.
Tully pulls guard effortlessly.
Swahn trying to control but Tully is working from the bottom.
Tully is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Swahn is stalling in the full guard.
Tully trying to keep a closed guard but Swahn is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swahn wants to control from the top but Tully keeps moving.
Swahn wanted to stand there but Tully had control of the position.
Our spies down at at Pound Town Athletics inform us that Tully has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Swahn stands and steps away. Tully gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swahn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tully has time to react.
Swahn scores with a leg kick.
Tully goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tully rushes Swahn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Swahn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Swahn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tully looking to stall.
Tully tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swahn avoids it.
A right handed body shot lands from Swahn.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tully just misses with a elbow thrown towards Swahn's brow.
Swahn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swahn being controlled against the cage.
Swahn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Swahn is trying to break the clinch but Tully is controlling him.
Swahn misses with a punch on the inside.
Swahn lands with a light punch inside.
Tully displaying some good clinch control by pressing Swahn up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Swahn.
Tully goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Swahn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Swahn is trying to break the clinch but Tully is controlling him.
Swahn throws a punch but it's blocked by Tully.
Tully blocking some punches.
Tully slowing the pace effectively.
Swahn tries to work over Tully's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oke Swahn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oke Swahn's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Tully tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Swahn counters with a straight right hand.
Tully is rocked!
A big right from Swahn misses.
Carson Tully is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tully doesn't manage to clinch there - Swahn circles away.
Swahn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tully doesn't manage to clinch there - Swahn circles away.
Nice defenses there by Tully.
Tully shoots in and drives through. Swahn sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tully looks to clinch
and Swahn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tully is still on wobbly legs! Can Swahn finish him?
Tully shoots in for a takedown but Swahn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tully seems to have recovered his senses.
Swahn circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swahn closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Tully! Swahn dives in looking to finish! Tully is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oke Swahn!
Oke Swahn retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Oke Swahn 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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