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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mareth Line (ranked 543 p4p, 483 weight class) and Benedicte Swanson (ranked 81 p4p, 71 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mareth Line!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 26 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benedicte Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Francis DeMontford and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Line blocks a low kick nicely.
Mareth Line seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Line throws a looping overhand right but Swanson ducks down to avoid it.
Swanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Line looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Swanson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Swanson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Swanson throws a big counter head kick but Line avoids it with no problem.
Swanson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Line throws a head kick that misses.
Line backing away here, and Swanson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Line looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Line waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swanson.
Line thuds a left hand into Swanson's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line thuds a left hand into Swanson's body.
Line misses with a body shot.
Swanson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Swanson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Swanson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line misses with a straight right.
Line backing away here, and Swanson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Swanson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Line throws a half hearted mid kick.
Swanson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Line throws an off balance right hand
and Swanson counters with a leg kick.
Line fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swanson manages to avoid it.
Swanson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Line lands with a cross.
A big right from Swanson misses.
Line lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Swanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Line.
Line throws a big shot that misses.
Line avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Line misses its target.
Swanson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Line lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Swanson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Line.
Decent striking displayed by Swanson there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson checks the leg kick.
Swanson moves out of range of the body kick from Line.
Line blocks a jab.
Line seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Line takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Line uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swanson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Line moves away.
Swanson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Line on the side of the head.
Line takes a swing at Swanson's ribcage but misses.
Swanson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Line missing with a left hand there. Swanson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Swanson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Line.
It seemed like Swanson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Line throws a jab when Swanson was well out of range.
Line scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line moves into range and connects with a jab.
Line takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Line smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Line checks a leg kick.
Line misses with a body shot.
Swanson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Line misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Swanson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Swanson throws out a counter right but Line avoids it with no problem.
Line throws a nice outside leg kick.
Line swinging wildly here.
Swanson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Line misses with a body shot.
Swanson throws a body shot but no joy.
Swanson throws a chopping leg kick but Line manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line scores with a hook to the body. Swanson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Line moves out of range as Swanson strikes.
Line checks the leg kick nicely there.
Line is looking to score with low kicks.
Line avoids a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Line.
Line misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swanson.
Swanson throws a body shot but no joy.
Swanson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Line misses with a wild body shot.
Swanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Line on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Line walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Swanson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mareth Line dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Line looks to score with a jab to the body but Swanson is just out of range.
Swanson throws a head kick but Line moves out of range.
Line was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Line looks to land a right hand but Swanson moved out of range.
Swanson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Line takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Swanson misses with a body kick.
A left lands for Swanson.
Line lands a nice hook to Swanson's body. Swanson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Line throws a hook but Swanson avoids it easily.
Swanson connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Swanson on the side of the head.
Line checks a low kick from Swanson.
Line avoids the head kick by Swanson.
Line keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mareth Line is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Line has time to react.
Swanson connects with a solid leg kick.
Line throws a body punch but Swanson moves out of range.
Swanson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Line avoids the body shot from Swanson.
Swanson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Line lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Swanson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Swanson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Swanson looks to land a body kick but Line moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Line.
Line ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swanson moves away.
Line lands a nice shot that snaps Swanson's head back.
Swanson throws a lazy right hand but Line sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Line throws a body kick that misses.
A slow jab from Line misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line throws a sloppy head kick and Swanson moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Swanson! But no joy.
Line thuds his right hand into Swanson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Line misses with a wild body shot.
Swanson throws out a counter right but Line avoids it with no problem.
Line goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Line connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Line misses with a body kick.
Line lands with a hook. Swanson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Line misses the shot to the body.
Swanson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Swanson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Line has got the better of the exchanges.
Swanson misses the jab.
Swanson lands an overhand right.
Line looks to score with a jab to the body but Swanson is just out of range.
Line misses with an uppercut
and Swanson counters with a nice uppercut.
Line fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swanson.
Line misses with a few strikes there.
Line misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swanson.
A big right from Swanson misses.
Swanson thows a body kick. Line tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Swanson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Line.
Line is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Line. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Line lands a body shot.
Swanson lands a leg kick that knocks Line off balance momentarily.
Swanson misses with a straight right.
Line blocks a head kick by Swanson.
Line misses with an uppercut. Swanson saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Line walks into a jab.
Line takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Swanson misses the shot to the body.
Swanson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Line throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Line swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Swanson is trying to counter with his kicks.
Swanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Line misses its target.
Swanson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Line.
Line misses with a wild body shot.
Swanson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Line.
Swanson tries a head kick but it misses.
Swanson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Line connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Swanson momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mareth Line will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Swanson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Swanson.
Line throws a hook but Swanson avoids it easily.
Line misses with a looping left.
Line throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Swanson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Line momentarily.
Swanson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Line.
Swanson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Swanson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Swanson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Line has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line throws an overhand right that lands on Swanson's shoulder, as Swanson tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Line does no damage.
Line slips under a jab.
Line throws a series of punches but Swanson avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson misses with a looping left.
Swanson lands a nice looking body shot.
Line throws the kick towards the body but Swanson avoids it.
Swanson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Swanson.
Nice shot lands for Line.
Swanson throws a leg kick but Line sees it coming and moves out of range.
Line on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Swanson moves out of range of the body kick from Line.
Line smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Swanson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Swanson slips under a jab.
Swanson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Benedicte Swanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson looks to score with a jab to the body but Line is just out of range.
Line lands with a shot to the body.
Line scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swanson swings for the body but Line moves out of range.
Swanson avoids the head kick by Line.
Swanson connects with a body shot that sends Line's belly button to the back.
Line thows a body kick. Swanson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Line throws a body shot but no joy.
Line misses with an uppercut.
Line checks a low kick from Swanson.
Swanson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Line paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson moves out of range of the body kick from Line.
Line lands a glancing blow to the side of Swanson's head.
Swanson scores with a jab.
Line looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good exchange - Line coming out on top.
Swanson misses with a right hand
and Line counters with a nice uppercut.
A lazy left from Swanson finds it's target.
Line throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swanson shapes to counter with a head kick.
Line uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Swanson.
Line uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swanson.
A clash of legs there as Line blocks the low kick.
Donk. Line catches Swanson right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line misses the body punch
and Swanson counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swanson blocks the body kick.
Swanson looks to land a left hand but Line moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the body from Line misses
and Swanson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Line wants to land a leg kick but Swanson is out of range.
Swanson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Swanson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Line misses with a hook.
Line ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swanson moves away.
Line throws a leg kick but Swanson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Line.
Line looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mareth Line is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Line uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swanson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mareth Line showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Line 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mareth Line!
Mareth Line decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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