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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kida Masaomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masaomi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Complication - ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D. The crowd seem to be enjoying Swift's choice of entrance music: This Fire Burns by Killswitch Engage. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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175 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kida Masaomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathan Swift!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masaomi checks the leg kick.
A nice combination there by Swift.
It looks like Kida Masaomi has been cut.
Masaomi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Swift as he avoids it easily.
Swift lands with a nice body punch.
Swift connects with a good right hand that stumbles Masaomi. Masaomi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Masaomi is rocked!
Masaomi misses with a takedown attempt - Swift sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Masaomi checks a low kick from Swift.
An inside leg kick from Swift misses.
Swift misses with a wild combination.
Swift tries to bum rush Masaomi with a series of wild strikes but Masaomi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Swift throws a head kick that misses.
Masaomi misses with a takedown attempt - Swift sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kida Masaomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masaomi avoids the head kick by Swift.
A good leg kick by Swift.
Masaomi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Swift throws a solid leg kick but Masaomi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Swift.
Masaomi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Swift sprawls well. Swift wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Masaomi gets slowly back to his feet.
A clash of legs there as Masaomi blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masaomi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Masaomi needs to keep his hands up - Swift had a free shot at his head there.
Masaomi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Masaomi wants to pass the guard but Swift is defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Masaomi seems to be working for a kimura but Swift defends the submission attempt.
Masaomi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Swift defending well though.
Masaomi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Swift is trying to maintain the position but Masaomi is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masaomi is working for a kimura but Swift is defending it quite comfortably.
Masaomi is thwarting Swift's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Swift pivots, looking for a leg kick but Masaomi is out of range and Swift settles back down.
Kida Masaomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masaomi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swift scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Masaomi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Swift was covering up waiting for the punch and Masaomi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Swift keeping moving, preventing Masaomi from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masaomi passes Swift's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Swift is doing well to control the position and prevent Masaomi from advancing to side control.
Swift is defending against the submission attempts here by Masaomi.
Swift trying to control here.
Masaomi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Swift tries to roll over but Masaomi keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Masaomi is looking for a kimura but Swift is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Masaomi to get the leverage.
Swift is trying to control but can't.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Swift uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masaomi.
Masaomi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Swift is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Masaomi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Masaomi's back!
Masaomi manages to reverse the position and now he's in Swift's guard. Nice work there by Masaomi.
Masaomi postures up in Swift's guard and throws a big left but Swift blocks it.
Masaomi trying to control the position from guard on top but Swift is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Masaomi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Swift swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masaomi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Swift is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Swift has escaped and now he's on top!
Masaomi is working an open guard so Swift takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Swift dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kida Masaomi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Swift throws a series of punches but Masaomi avoids them all with ease.
Swift throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Swift fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nathan Swift is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left and a right from Swift both land. Nice combination.
Swift misses with a body kick.
Masaomi misses the shot to the body.
Swift moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kida Masaomi's cut is getting worse.
Masaomi shoots in for a double leg but Swift sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Masaomi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Swift tries to avoid it but Masaomi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Swift to the ground. Swift escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Swift fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swift works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oh Masaomi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Swift throws a leg kick that misses.
Masaomi seems to have got his legs back now.
Masaomi moves out of range of the body kick from Swift.
Swift throws a series of punches but Masaomi moves out of range.
Swift stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kida Masaomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swift misses the shot to the body.
Masaomi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Swift pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masaomi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Swift tries to avoid it but Masaomi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Swift to the ground. Swift escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Swift scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No joy there for Swift, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Masaomi tries to move into range but Swift moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Swift looks to score with a jab to the body but Masaomi is just out of range.
Masaomi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Swift as he jumps to the side.
Swift misses with a wild body shot.
Masaomi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Swift misses with a jab, cross combination.
Swift misses with a body kick.
Swift stuffs the takedown attempt from Masaomi. Masaomi gets slowly back to his feet.
Nathan Swift is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Masaomi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Swift just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masaomi shoots in and bounces Swift off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Masaomi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Swift is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Swift has escaped and now he's on top!
Swift tries to free his leg and advance position but Masaomi is retaining full guard.
Masaomi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Swift pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Masaomi is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Masaomi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masaomi has control of Swift's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Swift regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift is looking to improve his position but Masaomi isn't that keen on the idea.
Swift wants to hold on but Masaomi pushes him away.
Masaomi punching from mount but Swift doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Swift is trying to escape the mount.
Swift defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Masaomi.
Masaomi jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Swift is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Swift and Masaomi has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Swift struggling a bit here.
Swift is looking for a sweep.
Masaomi working away.
Masaomi works to advance to full mount. Swift defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Swift is in all sorts of trouble here.
Masaomi with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Masaomi moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Swift has worked his arm free - good work by Swift!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swift wants to control but Masaomi postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Swift showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kida Masaomi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Swift connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Swift closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kida Masaomi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Swift slaps away a takedown attempt from Masaomi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Masaomi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Swift tries to avoid it but Masaomi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Swift to the ground. Swift escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Swift changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Swift throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Masaomi.
Masaomi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kida Masaomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Swift, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swift thuds a left hand into Masaomi's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swift lands a left and a right that send Masaomi crashing to the mat, dazed. Swift thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Swift throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Masaomi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Swift walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Masaomi drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Swift swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Masaomi's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathan Swift!
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